The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1905-05-24

w was u hopeless SINNER
TT was an interesting experience"
replied Albert, land one I shall not
soon forget"
"Oh, 1t don't do EN- no harm to git
together an pray an sing, an most
likely 1t divarts their minds from other
troubles; but, in my way O. thinkin',
prayin' Is q good deal like Il Teller try
In to lift himself by his boot straps.
1t encourages him some, but he don't
git much further" Then he added,
You haven't thought o. no way to git
me put o my scrape, hcv ye2"
II have thought a good deal about
it," replied Albert, "and the best way,
1t seems to me, Is for you to go to
Frye and tell him you can't afford to
carry the case any further and offer to
pay whatever fee he sees at TO ask.
You can tell hin you will give up the
case entirely, and ask him to return
II proofs you want. l may decide to
have n detective within hearing, so that
If he refuses you these things we can
use the detective as n witness In a re-
plevin suit. Most likely he Will de-
mand quite a sum, but Ii. is best to
pay 1t If we can get the proofs. I will
advance money enough to cover what
he Is likely to ask. What I want you
to do is to wait until he sends for more
money; then come to me at once"
Uncle Terry looked at Albert n mo-
ment and suddenly, grasping his hand,
exclaimed, II can't thank sc 'nough
for yer offer to help me, but l kin say
how sorry 1 an 1 distrusted We Mt fust,
an rs long as I've n roof to cover my
head ye're sure to find n welcome I'M
der 1t an the latchstring allus out"
II thank you for your kindly words,
MIR. Terry" responded Albert, land /
an likely TO avail myself Of your invi-
tatlon again before the summer is over.
L expect my friends back today and
must join them, but 1 assure you 1
would much prefer to stay here for
the two weeks 1 have planned for my
outing"
aye won't go till l see ye again, will
ye2" asked Uncle Terry anxiously.
mo. If the Gypsy shows up today
we Will stay in the harbor tonight, and
I should like to have you and Miss
Telly visit her." Then rs the old man
pushed off and pulled out OF the cove
with long, slow strokes, Albert watch
ed him with n new interest. Poor old
fellow he thought. "IIe Is honest rs
the day Is long and has n heart Of gold
beneath his blunt speech. How hard
he has to work for what he gets, and
SOL" When the old man was out Of
sight Albert strollcd over to the vii
lage. On the outer side of the harbor
and opposite where the houses were he
came to some long rows of Stat benches,
and busy at work spreading split fish
upon them was the old lady who had
thanked the Lord so ~fcrvently at the
prayer meeting.
For an hour he strolled around the
harbor watching the men at work on
boats or fishing gear and smiling
the salt sea odor of the ocean breeze.
and then returned to the point
and began sketchlng the lighthouse.
He was absorbed in that when he
heard n sharp whistle, and, looking up,
there was the Gypsy just entering
the harbor. He ran to the GOV where
he had left his boat. and by the time
the yacht was anchored had pulled
alongside. TO his surprise no one was
bDOuIu Dul IItuh. utIc NIc tu0
rest of the boys?" he asked, ms that
young man grasped his boat. Frank
laughed. well, just about now they
are playing tennis IND calling fifteen
love and thirty love with n lot of girls
down at BUr Harbor. The fact Is,
Bert" he continued as Albert stepped
aboard, "our gander cruise has come
to IN end. They ran into some girls
they knew, md after that all the
Gypsy was good for was n place to eat
and sleep in. I've IL hcr up here and
Shall let you keep her with you until
you get ready to go home. I'm going
to cut sticks for the mountains, md IL
I can get one OF the girls to go with
me / may visit Sandgate."
Albert laughed heartily. Want to
hear some one sing Ben Bolt againi'
he quericd.
We'll, maybe" replied Frank. 1.-THE
fnct of the matter Is, the whole trip
has gone wrong from the start. You
know what | wanted, but as II couldn't
be, I did the next best thing and made
up this party, and now the cruise has
ended In a flzzle. BY the way, where
is the girl with the wonderful eyes you
met hcref"
"Just now / imagine she's helping
her mother in the house." answered
Albert quietly; and then lie added,
well, what Is the programme, and
where are you going with tho Gypsy2"
II want to be landed ut the nearest
port where 1 can reach n railroad, and
then you can do as you please with her.
My skipper will do your bidding"
"What about the rest of the boys"
"Wcll, you can run to Bar Harbor
and dance with the girls until tho rest
want to come back, or you can do rs
you please. The Gypsy is yours rs
long as you want her after Pm ashore.
I think I'll run up to Bath and take the
night train for the mountains IL there
is n If not, we will lie at Bath
overnight"
II must go ashore and leave word I
am coming back" said Albert. "The
fact is I've found n client In this Mr..
Terry, and it's an important matter"
s IS tho blue eyed girl, L imagine"
observed Frank, with a droll smile.
When the irrcpressiDlc owner of the
Gypsy had deserted her Albert return
ed to the Cape and remained there for
n week. How many little trips he in
duccd his new found friends to take on
her during that time, how much gossip
1T created i'm the village and how many