The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1905-09-20

2:l to Lumo" his son. It was your good
luck to have this sons friendship, as
he belongs to wealthy family. Ee
is 4 spendthrift. OF course. but that is
no matter and all the better for Us.
Take my advice and cultivate him al
you can. it may bc the mcuns of
bringing us more business. What l
say to You | shall expect you to CON
SillrI |, professional secret, and hope
You will make good use OF your time
when With this young friend oI YOURS
and heed we'll what have said to
you
That ended the interview, and Albert
was set 1T work copying legal tocu-
m2nts and 1T the S:.ulr tiEc trying 10
reconcile himself 10 his new surround
in.s. That night he wrote to Alice:
Il have hired oct 10 Il most unnlEgat-
Ell old scounurcl and yet one Of the
shaEpeSt lawyers ever met. He as
surcd me must lay aside my coz
science if mean to succeed, and hint
Ell that he might Use me later on rs
a sort of spy. upon Frank, imagine.
lie employs Il StcuoGrarEcr OF unccr-
tain age, who comes in AID takes die
tation and does her work OUTSIDE. The
only stupid thing he has said "'as to
warn he not to tlrt with her.
Then he wrote 10 his friend Frank.
telling him where lie was located,
thanking him for his assistance and
begging him to call 1T an early date.
After that lie smoked foI ;ln hour III
clum silence. His room wls small
and cheerless and in comparison with
his home quarters 4 mere den. But II
was 4 question Of saving. and the lux
ury OF space even he could not afford.
There is no more lonesome place III
the wide world than q great city to
one born and bred amid the freedom
of the wide fields and extended wood
lands. as Albert had been, ard now that
be was shut in by brick walls all day
and imprisoned in one small room ut
night, with solitary window opening
on an area devoted to ash barrels and
garbage, it made him homesick.
He was dreamer by nature ana
loved the music Of running brooks, the
rustling Of winds in the forest and the
song Of birds. The grand old noun
tains that surrounded Sandgate had
been the delight Of his boyhood. and to
fish in the clear streams that tumblcd
down through narrow gorges and
wound amid wide meadows or IN the
lily dotted m1llpond his pastime. He
had the artists nature in him also and
loved dearly to sketch 6 pretty biz OF
natural scenery, q cascade III the brook
or a shady srotto in the WOODS. lie
loved books, flowers, music, green
meadows. shady woods and fields white
witt: daisies. He had been reared
among kind hearted, honest, God fear
tn- people who seldom locked their
doors at night and who believed IN ana
lived by the Golden Rule. The selfish
and distrustful life Of 4 great city, with
It's arrogance and wealth and vanity
OF display. WAS not akin - him, and to
Du; himself 1T the beck and call OF
mcrcc.ary and utterly urscrupulous
old villain. as he believed Frye to be,
WAS gal! and bitterness. For two
weeks be worked patiently, hoping each
day that lie ole and only friend the
city held for him would call, passing
his evenings. as he wrote Alice. in
l,Sft n
little and Frye Il good deal.
He had hesitated 70 write frank I'D
the first place. disliking to ask favors,
but it could not be helped, and now he
began 10 feel that his friend meant to
ir,or:. him. This humiliating conclu-
sion was growing TO a certainty and
Albert feeling more homesick than ever
when one afternoon while he was, as
usual hard At work in Frye's office
Frank came III.
PRAY excuse me. Old man, remark
ed ti!ut youth briskly after the trst
greetings. for not calling sooner, but
was Of OH MY yacht about the time you
came, and then I ran down to New
York 10 take il the cup races. You see,
I'm so busy l do not get any time to
myself. I want you to come over to
the club and lunch with me today. and
we can talk matters over
You Will kindly excuse me- replied
Albert. - lave Il lot OF work cut out
ard am only allowed one hour for
lunch. Can't you come around to my
room tonight and have smoke talk?
Maybe" replied Frank, and we
can 20 around TO the club later. You
will meet some good fellows there, and
we always make up Il game OF draw
small limit. you know. Say, old man.
he added interestedly, how do you
Ike Frye
As that worthy happened to be out
Just then the two friends had i good
chance to exchange opinions. Alberts
is already known. but, for reasons, he
did rot care to express it to Frank at
this time.
Frye is q shrewd lawyer, | pre-
sumo" lie answered, and so far l
have no fault TO lind. he taxes Sooo
care TO see I have work enough, but
that is what an hired for, and have
been rather lonesome and glad Of 1t.
Then to change the subject he added:
Il want to thank you once more,
Frank, for getting me the place
Things were in bad way at home,
and I needed it.
You may thank dad, not me-, re-
piled Frank. II was just going off on
a trip when your letter came, and I
turned the matter over to him. Frye's
bis attorney, you see.
Are you personally we'll acquainted
with Nh Fryer" asked Albert, having
an object in mind.
NO. not at all, except by sight"
was the answer. Il believe he IS con-
sidcred very sharp lawyer and al
most invariably wins his cases. Dad