The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-04-28


Uns at hand % bear. 'VORangs sunshine
len me yellow sandA magsnta shad0wA
'U1tzamarins -. luxurlant forage to
bsat all cssat10a. This beats tsssing
-aspund On board q yaeit anyway.
mink I'll many . native ana settls
-.1oWn 70 dream out my dayv In pet.ce.~
He nt The cigarette and topped over
- his back, nourishing heavenward
~ lsngthy and tmmsculatsly white
Gork clad lsos. Tom Darby resented
- sesultant display of Nvtd hosiery
en1 ozowisd DArby We in Q rsent-
- mood He bad besn most comfy
o1pasd Dorrancs's prtvats yacht. the
uoou Gallant and saw no earthly rec
60 why hs should have been dragged
0peo<rom for q mil9s row over the
ooDnmlng shallows TO the end that they
mlght merely loaf on the edge 0s the
ooach- Morsoves. hs was athirst
~IherS's not drink In sight," be
,oo10 crcssly, ''noe . suegestion Of .
ogoess. This b plainly the jumping Oh
oonea. And wen b caught In the
11ocs q Z thundsrstorm II I'm not mis-
sonn0.~
sDlsappointsd. yoo mean"
DDs1es," Darby went ON deflantly,
(noring In correction. who'd have
-. IA mo 10 knowr
That's immater1al III md some
go" He Saissd his voecs and chanted:
s~xoung gentleman. sich and a dlstin-
UnHhed appearanoa. dssfrss Q w1lA %
~ matximouy. No txinery." ~
Darbv Sruntsd and resumed hls <is-
uDood ceotsmplatiou Of DoFranee's
sOpr1A He Wa about to make m un-
0onoant romark when both became
Aunss q u peessnos q third per
Hsw shs ever sot thsrs 20 quietly
.OoRoy couh nsvee understand, but she
enDoG befors them trim and neat and
Ome desirable In chic muslin frock
- . canary eoiored bet Of some sort,
Wo0 Ribbons, psRched saucily atop her
s10 brown hair. Brown eyes she
~ tpo. and the very devil Of mis-
49, lurAing in their dspthA and rosy
- with The shadow Of mirth IN their
Nu0orU. Darby believes that her nose
- e0 tilted Just the lsast BIT but he
>Um deves dare sseert it At any rate,
- was entirely to b adorsd, with
- sun nlterins down through the
11nSoe and do<ting hsr with little blurs
- noht
,Dprrancs was on his feet In an in-
oonnk and you may believe that Tom
0nrby was not Gar behind him. The
r1wo stood hike idiots. gaping at her a.
- - bad dropped from heaven. And
- might have that, bat the dancing
oUus we've against the theory.
81 - glanced from the one to the 9TH
: - apparently enjoying the situation
1omensely. Sbe fairly laughed when
- 1nst she said:
Good evening Ssntlsmen."
DOeh stammsrsd ineohsrsnt re-
reDonsss. and tAsn ths young lady calm
~ pointsd nt Dosruncs Win the tip
- ~ dainty paras0l
'Tu marry you : sa1d che. Shs might
0nvO beeu asking him % tee.
Dut Doerance was ever more ready
- Darby and Iucly. II b but fair
- state that Ten was staggered. but
1nuRxuncel
II was convinced Of that when laid
- yV0s ~ U0Hxs OOWl0Ws
>Just 90" she laughed
Ard then Darby found his tongue.
~Porhapo you've overlooked me-" he
oo11 tfmidly. "Dorrance n all very
Ws1l but have my points." He stuck
- his chsst, louttng low and with q
0nuxiah.
They've we'll covered" said Dor.
oonee nastify.
(which you hsrsby respectfully sub
'an1t to my considsrationY she asked.
9cst % but you're . tri6s late. Mr.
ee-Dorrancs. ! think you sasdf Mr..
1lorrance asked fut."
y Darby protestsd. 'But hs never
10aoinsd"--
sOh. but did." Dorrance interrupt
9 unblushinsiy. I've expected this
n(ght along"
~Of course he haa," she added severe
-. That was vexy ungal,ant Of you~
Darby collapsed; b had never learn.
- 90 accspt defeat gr~csfully.
~yust my fuck," hs moaned. ct nov
- raised little doc and learned b
apvs tn son brown sys but what a.
>NOh, dry up said Dorrance ungya-
'e3susiy enough. Besides. you have II
wrong"
Tom Darby sulhed- The maiden
Ayed Dorrance somewhat approvingly.
He returned her case with admiring tn
ersst. but she kept her continuance
~aiy those eys would dance divineiy.
Neither spoke TIL she extended tiny
hand win firm pink palm.
''Come along" she said, "since we
are 20 be married"
Ever at your service" And he took
fbe hand.
esquire Of damesr' Tom Darby snap
Ped.
"But you are disagreeable." she said
-wonderingly.