The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1913-01-01

III venture |" Sd! heo ne "e'e. uo
matter how much business ne mas OF
hand. SAID rory. surveying the long
table with pride. THE idea OF miss
ing i dinner like this for re" ool-
lars.
My brother lives in Chicago. Mr.
Bradford" explained Mrs RanhHH'
land he never las been nome S'Hce
he left the farm. lie has ma'le q tor
tune and is one OF the prominent p'sl-
cess men OF the city, so De has little
time for v::,i:il:G T!!ii is his picture
taken son'c months before he went
away And Mr.. Newton found aim
self gain" ut boy who seemed ali
hands ana feet. while his head was
painfully he'd in place by a stiff collar
and the nigh BACK OF the cha!T ii
which he was seated.
Dinner was served promptly at l..
ard during Tie lon" meal Joseph New
ton had IL" unusual experience +of
hearing his praises sung b? his re:a-
tiveS. He d;siieI up quarts Of gravy.
cat piles Of bread. supplied hungry
boys ana %-r'S WIKI N"FAe! ana cn''A-
en-. oh@EeI Tory : n':;he!otS uifer'i"!i%
IS W"!' rs e. r1iid aad III every way
made himself useful,
Won don't "'.:ht any 9HtSr:e's IL e."
table. lie *";l. following Tory exam
PIE. y Wi! H"!r Miss Tory 50 tAH'
YOU all can He Together
"Al h"t i;To;i'rF Joseph sa!a SP''
erai voices 1T oncc. and all looked 7
The place re!l@ionS!y Kept vacant Al 'N'
table 70" TIE absent m"iA3eF
I'm g9;H:5 10 SIT F!%hr Gown no'e III
hFoth@F 'oSoi'A S pace oecIaE'o ID '-'
Newton "hen al '"S1 lie a"a Ao'! ''''c
Z chance 10 Si' GOWN !os fe''eShihe'i'S
ara rest 1'.e:: urea leet. uoh care
il If IS the seat pefiloos.
iOuFihS ne otSI""Sn:i':' SIX We"
ton eh3o:eu 70 'le "Vlnp'' 'i,e COZ. e.
sauch Oh ll'e So''iits sn' ''1i.4 Jos "'''
dlsmisse's t.o' so tnat lie iii'Sn| o'a"
her out "1''i'u' oeinS oo.he'c cN ~ '4-e
poFs many queSI'ohs ana coiHp''''n.'
""hy nave never met such Si''
oe1ore: he sa'u over anu over o.''I
10 remember That the le" sli'S i'e ''''"
met curing his money nlahIns Il, career
were society oei'eS' 'iAe ~ euu
cate her' ne conciuueu "neh tiie uiSii,
to"e.s had oeen nuns ol 'ne lilie ''Ao
lne hltchen put III oruei' WIZ "n
eoucatlon sue nlisn' oe'e'op 'n'o "
very Orlsht "oiiian
Now you inus' ~ Inv ~. '',.ln7
iooAn' s''iu AoiS o-'eA' ".
soine "o.h " w ui'a''..lo 1nu .a'.
get rlu u lny pinaioie ~. Soinene
more appropriate 10 tnls 1oyiu' occa-
sion. promiseu ~ piay ioi 'neni
ailei hi'e'
from Tue outcry h'e nlino.eS i"'ei
LII tne paf'ot iory suesseu "h'. "as
going OIL 81 sue 'eisu'e'S uieSeu "n'
sat down ny tile winuo" ~ 'ooA aeloss
'ne "ioe Willie ueiuS uns'e ".u
aunt ufoVe ihto lne 5afu ano haue
tnelr way 10 the mousse. lnto tue "'os'
OF ner thou2nts cane net aunl . 'oice
Gaining Iory' iory' anu she SLOWLY
rose 20 go downstairs.
Ihls IS brotner 'osepn: crieo .hlee
voices at once before iory teacheu 'he
sltung room. we iorsot an aoou'
you I'D the eAeiteheht- isht II "on'
derIui we dlont recognize nim
he thlnSs you're ABOUT nlteeh'
Tory. ana wants TO eoucate you, put
IN the 1rrepresslDie Bod Wltn Droad
grin on his treckled race. he tninks
you're awful smart
From bis dusky corner Joseph New
ton advanced to meet the young lady
in the simple white frock with her
dark hair wound round her head IN
the latest fashion. Her dress was SIM
plicity itself, but there was the unmis-
taxable stamp Of fashion upon it, and
from the crown of her head to the tip
Of her dainty shoes the city man rec
ogniZed the city maiden.
You are Miss victoria Stoddard.
and had the pleasure OF taking you
out to dinner last Friday evening" be