The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1905-11-24

Win thingS as they arc-the store an
the place an all? don't blicve Charlie
Harding II ever grow up-Capn Hard.
ing! What's he cap'D of exceptin' It's
Grace!'
Grace is cap'n. then" said Ter
grandfather.
Il can't tell where Grace got her am
bilious sperrit," said her mother.
"Oh, 1 do KNOW" said her husband.
Il was mos crazy to so to sea, fust
v'y'ge. But one COOL wreck cured me,
an p'r'aps twill them"
"Ycs," said the old grandfather
laughing half to himself. II guess he'll
pe glad TO git back on to the land
ag'in.'
II wouldn't wonder If it all turned
out for the BEST" said Louisa, who had
come down from the hill with her sow
ing.
But Captain Harding had no doubts
on the subject. "First thing. some
Clothes. said he. "rvc heard saw
theres nothin' succeeds Ike success.
an so you've gottcr look successful.
An III say one thing-.if there's any.
body thatll bc " credit TO fire clotlr,
it's my wife,
And yet, as his wife walked thro;,.r,
the corridors Of the Fiftn Avenue h,tr,
after returning from the far west. :,
ll't!e u"cd by tho velvet carpets. the
satln curtains. the gliding, the mir
fcrs, Tie Splcnuor OF the other women,
she was conscious OF something about
herself not as it should Lc. Her hus.
band was al! well enough, Il bluff and
ready man Of business i'm a business
suit. But either she had on too much
or she didn't know how to put it on.
She felt she was unlike these grandes
danes who talked and laughed and
moved at ease. Her hands troubled
her and made her uncorlfortable; her
halr lacked the touch. But still sho
knew it was only n matter of time;
she would catch on. Charlie, anyway,
looked at her with admiring eyes when
he had any time to look at her ut all.
She was more lonesome than at first,
for her husband had become entirely
absorbed in his schemes.
Meantime she was seeing the world.
1t went by her in the beginning like a
panorama; 1t almost made her dizzy.
1et. although at last she was q part
or 1T and as eager In the rush as any,
she was never quite at home in it.
Captain Harding had indeed had
some measure Of the luck he had hop
ed FOR, and he was floating the shares
OF the Nimble Dollar mine In a way
that made his wife hold her breath
when he reported his successes to her
Ge had been on the ground, he had
seen the mine, lie knew what he was
talking about. he was not anxious for
too large 4 price. and he came out of
the transaction with Il small fortune.
Now" he said, IF l did what my
folks and your folks would approve
OF 1 should lay this down to grass
that means interest-unu go home and
build house with bow ,winders and
a French roof and be the rich man OF
the region"
YES" said Grace,
"But you believe in me. don't you?"
asked he apXiously.
Eyes" said Grace.
"You'd like to see me one Of the mil
lionaires? I've as good right to big
money as the best Of 'em. and I'm goin'
In for it. I'm goin' into Wall street III
earnestW And Captain Harding had 4
sense of assured success which made
him the happiest, best natured and
busiest man alive. "'Tain't luck" he
said to his wife. "It's long head. I'd
look pretty hidln' such knack Of bust
ness In the corner store. wouldn't II
And as for You, I'm proud of you ev-
cry dayw
But Mrs. Harding was not proud Of
herself. She would not let her husband
know 1t, but she felt herself wholly
unequal to meet the women Of society
with whom her husbands affairs
brought her into some association, In
vited now and then to their houses. to
their opera boXes-women who had ac-
Quaintance with each other, with for
eign life. who knew what to do and
how to do 1t and who without the least
Ill feeling often overlooked and ignored
her and made her feel herself out OF It,
She sent home boxes Of gowns and 9th
er things to Louisa and her mother (of
which In their private talks they said
they would have preferred her own
things to make over for themselves,
without dreaming how unsuitable they
would be), and she sent grandma
gray silk wrapper in whose ruffies and
lace she would look like a little old
flower. as Grace pleased herself by
thinking, and she sent her GRANDPA
ther fur coat and wonderful meer-
schaum pipe. She had feeling that
such things were. as her husband
phrased II, SO much to the good Now
and then she sent her father q little
money, but she did not have much
money. Captain Harding needed all
his ready money, but she had generous
credit-and bills. "Pile 1t onv' said
her husband. zone must look success
full in order to be successful, you