Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1905-09-04

ing tHe week fOllOWlnR MS ia
theirs conviction was blessing to
George Buckley Indeed the first Sun
day afterward WAS a sort of critical
period. for every citizen of the place
who had any claim to respeciabiIity
put on his best clothes and attended
one of the six white churches. and cur
hero knew that if he was to continue
to hold the position he had made for
himself in the social life of the Village.
he must not appear TO falter or 10 Sink
into retirement OF account OF what bad
happened,
1t was bright. balmy day, and
when he Went down to the postofflce
after breakfast at the HillNers, be
found tie usual group Of oilers waiting
for the mail. There was u bafncl shop
next door and il was thronGes With
churclf%eHrs Icing shaved and having
their boots polished. I; lTge hoW", 10
several Of his friends mt! ;4et, u. jft
anccs Int there WAS Sonpth ~ W,tHlil
him tilat made ii!H si,s,'9n rem
closer contact W,..; ;il4y OF I!rm. par
ticuia.'y AS ne t;5nc.pd he n";rd on
tier faces expressions of a syno"thN
that was railing to Ills sensitive spirit.
50 whoa he bad taken hiS mail irem
the Ii,'c glass taceI lock box. instead
OF paN>ll:. 20 >re;,i> - Jli"ia he hnslrd
himself WNh i king over III" letters
and ti.'U, i deWn toward NE ware
house enc >e.nnHni,al ;on Was t1oln
q Grtt}en.inl it"t..er s1fC'n!in" iiill-
YER that wi.cAt lad risen 10 sos
baShel and advising Hihi 50 hod on,
as the market showed decided UP
w5rd tendency. Meeting the nrgro
porter Jake on IL corner. Buckley gave
bim the iettcHs and told nl to take
item up to Hillyer. and teen. for lack
OF anything else to do. lie en}ered the
warehouse. shut the dour after him
and went back to his room. Here he
sat down at the window in the sun
slime, and almost before lie WAS aware
of 1t he had allowed Il feeling OF utter
despondency to descend upon him.
What is the use?' he asked himself
How am | to fight ii through" For
half an hour he sat thus in the very
dregs Of despair. and then suddenly
picture rose before his mental viS,oll-
a picture of old man Hil!yer as he sat
There on the bed in the vague lamp
light, recoun.,ng the one nliat..se OF his
HE and the grim fight ie WAS still
making to overcome the consequences.
and flush Of shame stole over the
youn2 rian. I've promised him. he
SAID aloud I've promised him to be
man, and shall shall!
just then the church bells began to
ring. They We're; HI harsh in tone being
cheap east iron. except one which had
oeen smuegled into the village during
the war from a larger town after the
church to which it belonged was de-
SlroNed by fire Its tone u:,s sweet
ana mellow and rose out Of tine general
eianIor like a promise Of peace to snf-
iefin& sorlS 1t was ringing in he lit
tie belfry of Tie church Lydia CrHns;on
attended. Size Was an EpisroNalian.
pn1 as there Was no church of Tat de
nomination at Darley. and hcr father
was partial 10 the rather progressive
young minister of the Methodist church.
sile and her mother went there regular
~ And it must be confessed that
george Buckley had on many Sun
oay since forming her acquaintance at
tended that particular place of wor-
snip. and chiefly for the opportunity
o' seeing her He knew .hat it would
pe difficult thin. for him to face
'he little congregation. divinn% the
thoughts that would rise in the minds
VI all, and yet he met the matter cour
hseously and vent
lie w. vaguely glad that the first
hymn had heen sung and that there
We're no io.terers. rs was Frequently
the case. on The steps g:eachng the
0oor and looking in. his heart SET ZIP Il
hVely bea,,ss. rs he saw Lydia Gran
SUN with her parents in their pew
re major WAS the only man In Oar
In, Si1 nf