The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1905-02-09

ert Langly, flushing all over his han4
some, sunburnt face; Its no use say'
ing anything more on that subject
FL never ask any woman to marry me
so long as know that l cannot afford
her servant, or so long as there's a
mortgage hanging over the roof that
I'D bring her to-"
His mother looked ct him anxiously
over her spectacles.
-"1t it wasn't for the mortgage" she
said, slowly, 1--WE might get along.
Twas that worried your father into
his grave-that, and not finding the
gold-streak-"
Her son made IN impatient move
ment, and she added:
Don't you think you could get lit
tie more time allowed us, Robert?
Maybe when the crops sold, and the
apples and cider"
Mr. Davis wo@'t hear Of it, mother.
saw him yesteru and talked it over,
but he insists it III st all be paid by
the first of August. Z I, here he comes
now"
And Robert went out 20 meet the
wen-dreSsed, sharp-eyed man in
handsome trap, while his mother re-
mained in the back porch, with sleeves
rolled up, mixing food for the poultry.
''There amt many Of 'em to feed
aow," she said, talking aloud to her
self, as she had been accustomed with
her late husband. Then there's old
Speck missing-the best layer Of 'em
all, and Gold-streak': fit for nothing
since her legs broke. All, me! I'm
mighty afeared that she's the only
gold-streak We'll ever know at this
place"
whats that about a gold-streak,
AIRS Langly?" exclaimed clear,
.young voice.
.And a girl with sweet face and
bright brown eyes and blue-striped
s:hintz dress, fitting perfectly to her
trim figure, stood smiling before her.
Mrs. Langly's face frightened inme-
SIiately.
"Why, Lefty, how do you always
manage to take one by surprise, as if
you'd risen out O. the earth or dropped
down from the clouds! Well, you're
welcome. I'll tell you about the gold
streak II you care to listen"
"You see," she continued, "the Lang
It's come of Scotch stock, and it's been
said that Rob's great-grandfather
Iangly, over in Scotland, had the gift
o second sight-that is seeing and
knowing things that are going to hap
pen But never did think much Of it,
though my husband-poor departed
Jeems!-believed in it as firmly as he
believed in summer and winter. Well,
about eleven years ago old Alick Lang
,Iy paid us a visit. I hadn't seen him
but once before in my life-for he lived
n long way from here. Him and
Jeems, they walked all over the farm,
and it was far better cultivated place
tten than it is now, though nothing
compared to what it was in my fathers
time. Jeems' Uncle Alick didn't seem
10 think much of it, though.
1.-The day he went away" she went
on, che was standing and looking all
around him on the farm. All Of sud-
den he says, 'Jemmy-Jemmy and
Mary'-turning to me-Tve one thing
! TO say before go. Stick to your farm,
foc there's streak of golden luck in
it OF course, asked what he meant;
hat all he would say was, I've seen it
I've seen it by the power that's given
US to look into the future. I've seen a
.stfeak of gold-luck running through
your land that's to better your fortunes
in good time. Don't part wich it until
your luck's found And that same day
he went away, and the first we heard
Of him after he got home was that he
was dead"
There was another pause, and Lefty
said:
:And you think there is really vein
of gold to be found on your farm"
"Jeems thought so. To his dying day
he believed in it"
"And what does Robert think about
IT," inquired the girl, with faint flush
on her cheeks.
~Oh, he thinks it all nonsense-about
the gold, and the second sight, and all. ,
Just at this moment they heard Mr.
Davis trap roll away, and Robert came
around the corner of the house.
He looked little excited, but tha
might be from finding Lefty there. HI
walked home with her across the fields
to the next farm. When he returned
he. said, quite abruptly:
Mother, Mr.. Davis wants to bu.
the farm. He's offered more for it thai
I ever dreamed it would bring. HI
seems ouite anxious to get it; and whe!