Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1913-12-24
MONEY FOR The CHURCH
By J. w. JACKSON.

"Fair coming on, or hospital dona.
ton wanted?"
The rich man stood in the middle
of his study, one hand holding his
eyeglasses, in an attitude Of expect
ancy, and the other waving tine young
clergyman to seat.
Nothing of the kind today. Mr..
Clanpel," the minister said. Il came
70 ask you for a new church"
The rich man dropped into his re-
volving chair with the suddenness OF
o discovery in gravitatoa.
"You did, did you? Well, I don't
know about that" he said, quizzicafly.
"We need a church and rectory,"
the minister continued, without WIS.,
ible discontinue. There will be no
trouble about getting rectory If /
can manage to secure the church build.
ing"
"Yes, yes; I understand" Mr.. Clan
pei broke in, "but I'm afraid I can't
afford you a church. Yet-hold on a
minute" he added, as he took up a
letter which he had apparently writ
ten that morning. "See here" he
continued, as hhe. glanced over it;
read this. sHere is a way in which
you might get what you want"
Graham looked over the sheet and
read it the second time. Then he
sat for a little while in a train Of
thought which brought frown to his
forehead.
"Mr. Glanpel, do you remember
Elizabeth 'rravers?" the clergyman
asked, suddenly.
The chair came around with quick
jerk.
I'm Heavens name, man. How
glibly you use a name. What do ySu
know about herr"
81 know all about her" Graham de.
clared. as he rose from the chair and
laid the letter on the desk.
"Sit down, man; sit down, and tell
me-" Clanpel begged. There's no
hurry about your going, is there?"
II should make 'call,"' Graham
said, consulting his watch. "If I
could write a note and send by mes.
senger-?"
"Oh, surely, yes. Sit down here.
I will have man drive over with it"
Mr. Clanpel indicated paper and en-
velopes. Then he touched button
and gave orders for the carriage.
The minister wrote a few lines rap
idly on a plain sheet of paper
The sealed letter bore no address
and Graham handed it to the servant,
with directions for delivery and re-
quest to wait for an answer.
How came you to know Mrs.-Nliss
Traverse Clanpel asked.
Il am engaged to marry her niece
Graham explained.
Isis she well?" Clanpel asked,
struggling to open the conversation.
"Quite we'll"
"Her marriage-was it accounted a
success?"
Hardly" Graham answered, with a
flavor of irony, "inasmuch as she
never married"
do you mean to tell me" he asked.
in slow voice, that 1 have deceived
myself all this timer
Graham nodded aflirmatiyely.
"Man alive" Clanpel continued,
with a high note in his voice; I've
had murder in my heart for years.
And now you tell me that I have
harbored this hate without reason.
Tell me more"
There isn't much to tell. Ten
years ago you thought-only thought
Captain Thomas had won out"
"Yes-the furies take him!" ejacu-
lated the older man.
"He is dead" Graham said, with
something Of solemnity. "He died
week after his arrival in London,
where he had hoped to marry her.
She came back here in the course Of
time. Five years later she lost her
father and almost all means of sup
port. Since then she has been strug-
Cling against adverse circumstances"
And with more than I can use,"
Clanpel murmured.
Clanpel hardly gave glance in
the direction of the door when the
servant came in with the answer to
Graham's ncte
MT. Clanpel." Graham asked, after
reading the answer, do you still
hold to your agreement in regard to
the letter you showed me?'
Yes was the absent reply.
"The letter instructs your agent"
Graham continued, ito secure the
Mercer farm at the lowest possible
figure, with thirty thousand dollars as
the limit
"That is the idea. Whatever he
saves out of the thirty thousand you
shall have for the church," Mr.. Clan
pei assured him.
Every WELL" Graham replied. 81
nave written to the owner and this
reply gives me authority to fix the
price There is mortgage on the