The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1905-09-27

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sss;ssM creek when John and Helen
I reached their bench. (Of
s Saurse they went back there.) She
Earned to him with a little frown.
why have you never let Tom Mere
ssssh know you were living so near him
~Asess than hundred miles-when be
Gas always liked and admired you
Ahoye all he rest of mankind? I know
Shat he has tried time and again to
Aear Of you. but the ether men wrote
Chat they knew nothing, thar it was
Thought you had gone abroad. l had
eseard of yeu and so has he seen your
saame in the Rouen papers about the
White Caps and in polidc|but he
roo,d never dream of connecting the
Raattrllle AR Harkless with his Mr.
HargIess; though Lid. sJjusta little. in II
q vague way. / knew. you, of course,
when you came into Mr.. zHalloWay's S
aecture the other evening. But why
aaseR't you written to my cousin?'
<Renen seems rather far away to
sne, he answered quietly. I've been
ehere only once, half a day on business.
Except that. I've never been much far
Cher than Amo-and then for conven-
Con or to make a speech-since I came
here"
wicked" she exclaimed, 'tto shut
Soarself up like this! / said it was fine
I TO drop out of the world. but why have
SeN cnt off your old friends from you?
Why haven't you had a relapse now
ard then and come over to hear Ysaye
saaay and Melba sing, or to see Mans
6esd or Henry Irving, when we have
Aaa hems And do you think you've
Nsn quite fair to Tom? What right
Aad you to assume that he had forgot
Zen yoas''
soh, { didn't exactly mean forgot
een.n be said. pulling a blade Of grass
sn and fro between his fingers and
sztarng at 1t absently. ITS only that
z Gase dropped out Of the world. you
Snow. They rather expected me to do
q let of things. and haven't done
Ssaefh Possibly it is because l am sem
aatssire that never let Tom know. They
Sxnsctea me TO amount to something.
bot don't believe his welcome. would
ae less hearty to a failure-he is a
tgnna heart"
-ssaIiurer she cried and ciapped her
hands and laughed.
sI.m really not very TRAGIC about it.
Ss0agh y must seem consumed with
seF pity" ne returned, smilins. 1T is
only that have dropped out of the
WarM while Tom is still in it,
Dropped out of the worldr" she
S6naM lmpatientiy. Cant you see
Huosre dropped into it? That YOU
-Iast night was honored by your
@raise OF my graceful mode Of quitting
sas~
sAna SO sou wish me to be consist
snS,- she retorted scornfully., What
Ae6snes of your gallaatry when we
&haae by reason?'
.-zcsne enough: equality is denial OF
Nsavz,ege.~
and privilege is denial of equal
asSs dos;t sTSe that at ALL" She
arned serious. suddenly illuminated
Hzce upon him and spoke earnestly:
It's my hobby, should tell you. and
ra tired of that nonsense about WON
Sn always sounding the personal note
&c should be sounded as we would
@snn.z It And think we could bear
sshe loss Of privilege y
He laughed and raised protesting
aand- But we couldn't
<.No. you couldn't It's the ribbon of
saaper8e1ity in your buttonhole. know
ssaFeral women who manage to live
sHTt.sout men to open doors for them.
sand think II could bear to let man
Soass before me Eow and then or Wear
saEs bat in an Office where happened
SO be. and could get my own ice at d
Ssanre. think. possibly with even less
rSs and scramble than I've sometimes
sSahSeEred in the young men who have
ssssnae 3t fer me- But you know you
sseE:es. no matter what legal equality
knSrtt be declared. even when we get
representation for our taxation. You
eNln never Ce able to deny yourselves
s5vins US our privileger | bate bein.
Naisad on. Id rather do things for
sngSesf'
sSSs was so earnest in her satire. SC
Sau OF scorn and so serious in her mean
S2g> and there was such contrast be.
SHGen what she said and her person
ssase cooked so pre-eminently the pretty
ssagsaise, the little exquisite. so essen
EzSag to be waited on and helped. tC
1szEe cloaks thrown over the dampness
saF Ter to tread upon. to be run about
Ror-he could see half dozen youths
sashing about for her ices. for her car
scSage- for her chaperon. for her wrap
sa9 sseances- that to save his life be
S1NSd not represS u chuckle He man
SagcG TO make it inaudible. however
s2Ed It was as we'll that he did
~I understand your love of newspa
Ame work she went on less vehement
Sr. but not less earnestly. 81 have al