Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1905-12-06

that. A lame dog, a man who's down
on his luck; even a little gray woman
you see ! know my name-he can't
| pass them. He came and talked to me
just because he thought l wanted some
II to talk to. l made up my mind
t]lat next time he should come because
he wanted to talk to me. Do YOU
know | almost screamed with my aliN-
lety to attract him. And when he was
going he gripped my hand and nearly
broke it-you know how he does with
people he likes-and said. What a lot
people miss by not talking to YOU
And l began to Cry. I've been lonely
lonely lonely" 1 told him. and
every one thinks I'm stupid and dull
And he said, You needn't be lonely if
you'll let me talk to you. No. Talk to
me, you bright little thing" 1t was
the first compliment 1 ever had-the
very first! Well, that is over now. I'm
not a bit spiteful to the world. l even
like a few people. I like you. But you
see I'd got into the habit of studying
the defects in people. and I'd grown
curious about them. Women always
are. l knew others would be curious.
So | wrote the books. They succeed
ed. l knew they would or l shouldn't
have used Charles name.'
"And he was willing to borrow your
success?" ! said huskily. 1t hurt me
to lose my good idea Of him.
mo. He wasn't. l made him DO it.
1 don't think you realize that l am
clever enough to manage Charlie quite
easily. I told him that l didn't want
success for myself don't very much
and that my greatest desire in life
was success for him. That was cer-
tainly true. l declared that | hadn't
the courage to publish the books un-
der my own name. That wasn't true
at all. l pointed out that | should find
it difficult to study people if they knew
[ wrote. [ persuaded him that the
books woulA do good. because truth
always does good. That, of course. is
false. 1 don't think he was quite per-
suaded at the bottom of his mind, but
he thought the bottom of his mind was
wrong, because he believed IN me. l
believed i'll myself. Well, you've shown
me was wrong
She snatched up the work and sewed
again for n few minutes. Her eyelids
fickered and l supposed she was
going to cry. but she did not. SO l let
her fight out her battle alone. l
+i,c,,DI+ che wa, ,c;, n. l,o,,;o,, ,,A:II,,,,
than l could bring to bear.
4 suppose she said, presently,
you expect me to say that I'll own up
to the books and clear him: II so.
you're mistaken. l shall NOT. l Won
der she laid down the work again
'if you'd believe me if told you
why:'
Yes" l promised. i shall believe
YOU"
If I owned the books the blame
would fall on me. I sloulun't care. but
Charlie would. You sec"-her face lit
up. and l saw at last that she had at
tractions-"Cilarlia is very much i'll
love with ne. lie would rather Deo-
pie attacked him than attacked HE. l
shall get my punishment i'll knowing
that he is hurt. You need not fear
THAI 1 am going scot free. l don't
think You wantme to be hurt. thought"
l picked up my hat and rose.
No" | said. Il don't. You a"a Il
good woman. in spite OF The book. God
bless you. You'll come ont all Fight,
my dear
held out my hand and she put both
hers over it and smiled up ii me.
Yes" She said. IT is the belief q
you GOOD men that makes women hc1
Ter. | shall come out all right. You
will see
saw. when the next book appeared
under his name 1t was Il great. good
story. and it took the world by storm.
The hero was Il man who sacrificed
himself to shield Il woman-and l knew
she meant him. The heroine was Il
woman who learned the lesson OF life
from her loves sacriice-and l knew
she meant herself. Her father-confes-
sor was a kindly old gentleman who
tried to spread the butter Of benevo-
lence over the bread Of the world. She
thought she had portrayed HE, but
she had only succeeded in picturing the
man I ought to have been. The clever
est of ome subordinate reason to
feeling. and the little gray woman
whose charm\ society is beginning to
find out. has an affection for my I'M
worthy self. Ii the blessing of an old
sinner can benefit her, she has it
Black and White.
Cured.
A story is told Of the wonderful cure