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The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-07-31
SYNOPSIS.

Fran arrives at Hasnilton Gregory's
home In Litteburg, but finds him absent
conducting the choir at a camp meeting
She repairs thither in search of him,
laughs during the service and is asked to
leave. Abbott Ashton superintendent of
schools escorts Fran from the tent. He
tells her Gregory is a wealthy man,
deeply interested IN charity work and
pillar of the church. Ashton becomes
greatly interested in Fran and While TAX
ing leave of her, holds her hand and is
seen by Sapphira Clinton, sister OF ROD
ert Clinton, chairman of the school board.
Fran tells Gregory she wants home
with him. Grace Noir. GregOry's private
secretary, takes a violent dislike to Fran
and advises her to go away at once.
Fran hints at a twenty-year-old secret,
and Gregory in agitation asks Grace TO
leave the room. Fran relates the story
of how Gregory married young girl at
Springfield while attending college and
then deserted her Fran is the child OF
that marriage.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-07-31

DR.. William Butler, who died in 1921,
is credited with the origin of the re-
mark about the strawberry. "The Lord
might have made better berry than
the strawberry, but he never did,"
Thomas Fuller, the English divine and
historian, in his History of the
Worthless of England" that has de-
lighted readers of more than two CEN
turtles, styled DR.. Butler the Aesculap-
JUS Of his age. Izaak Walton in "The
Complete Angler" said: eve may say
of angling as DR.. Boteler said OF
strawberries, Doubtless God could
have made better berry, but doubt
less God never did, and so if might
be judge, God never did make more
calm, quiet, innocent recreation than
angling"
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-07-31
Naturally. Well, just invent some

Naturally. Well, just invent some
,story-Tll stand by you"
You don't know me-" he returned,
drawing himself up. What! do you
imagine | would lie to them?"
81 think" Fran remarked imperson-
ally, that to a person in your posi-
tion-a person, beginning to reap what
he has sown, lying is always the next
course. But you must act as your
conscience dictates You. may be
sure that if you decide to tell the
truth, I'll certainly stand by you in
that"
Helplessly driven to bay he flashed
out violently, Unnatural girl-or
woman-or whatever you are-there
is no spirit of girlhood or womanhood
in you"
Fran returned in low, concentrat-
ed voice, "If I'm unnatural, what were
you in the Springfield days? Was it
natural for you to be married secretly
when the marriage might have been
public? When you went away to
break the news to your father, wasn't
it rather unnatural for you to hide
three years before coming back?
When you came back and heard that
your wife had gone away to be sup
ported by people who were not re-
spectacle, was it natural for you to
be satisfied with the first rumors you
heard and disappear for good and all?
AS for me, yes, have neither the
~pirit of girlhood nor womanhood, for
I'm neither a girl nor woman, I'm
nothing" Her voice trembled. Don't
rouse my anger-when l lose. grip on
myself, I'm pretty hard to stop. If
let everything rush on my mind-how
she-my 'friend'-my sweet darling
'friend-how she searched for you all
the years till she died-and how, even
on her death-bed she thought maybe
you'd come-you-"
Fran choked back the words.
DON'T" she gasped. Don't reprcach
me, or III reproach YOU, and | mustn't
do that. l want to hide my real heart
from you-from all the world. / want
to smile, and be like respectable
people"
For Gods sake" whispered the
ether frantically, hush! 1 hear my
wife coming. Yes, yes, I'll do every
thing you say, but, oh, don't ruin me.
You shall have a home with us, you
shall have everything, everything"
Except a welcome" Fran faltered,
frightened at the emotion she had be-
trayed Can you show Tie to a room
quick before your wife comes?
don't want to meet her, now, I'm ter
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-07-31

a way, Grace Noir dominated the
place. Perhaps it was because OF her
splendidly developed body, her beauty,
her attitude of unclaimed yet unrec-
ognized authority, that she stood dis
tinctly first.
AS for Mrs. Gregory, her mild aloof-
ness suggested that she hardly be-
longed to the family. Hamilton Greg
DRY found himself instinctively turn
ing to Grace, rather than to his wife.
Mrs. Gregory's face did, indeed, ask
why Fran was there; but Grace, stand
ing at the foot of the stairs, and look
ing at Gregory with memory of her
recent dismissal, demanded explana-
tons.
Mrs. Gregorys mother, confined by
paralysis to a wheel-chair, fastened
upon the newcomer eyes whose
brightness seventy years or more had
not dimmed. The group was complet-
ed by Mrs. Gregory's bachelor brother,
older than his sister by fifteen years.
This brother, Simon Jefferson, though
stockily built and evidently weilted,
wore an air of lassitude, as il peren-
nially tired AS he leaned back in a
hall chair, he seemed the only one
present who did not care why Fran
was there.
Gregory bEoke the silence by clear
ing his throat with evident embarrass-
ment. A peal Of thunder offered him
reprieve, and after IFS reverberntions
had died away, he still hesitated
This" he said presently, lis a-the
orphan-an orphan-one who has
come to me from She says hef
name is Frances"
Fran" came the abrupt correction;
lust Fran"
There was a general feeling that an
orphan should speak less positively
even about her own name-should be,
as It were, subdued from the mere
fact of orphanhood.
can orphan!" Simon Jefferson ejac-
ulated. moving restlessly in his effort
to find the easiest corner of his chair.
81 hope nothing is going to excite me.
| have heart-disease, little girl. and
I'm liable to topple off at any moment
| tell you, | must not be excited
81 don't think" replied Fran, with
cheerful interest in his malady, that
orphans are very exciting"
Hamilton Gregory resumed, eau
tiously stepping over dangerous
ground while the others looked at
Fran. and Grace never ceased to look
at him. "She came here tonight. after
the services at the Big Tent. She
came here and or | should say, TO re-
quest. to ask-Miss Grace saw her
when she came. Miss Grace knew OF
her being here" He seized upon this
fact as if to lift himself over pitfalls
Graces eyes were gravely judicial
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-07-31
FREEDOM IN BURMA
No One InterfereS in the Affairs
of Another.
Remarkable Trait of Burmese Charao-
ter Is Their UnwiIlingness to In
terfere in Other Peoples BusI-
ness-Each Acts for Self.

London-A remarkable trait of the
Burmese character Is their unwilling
ness to interfere In other peoples
affairs. Whether it arises from their
religion of self-culture or no, cannot
say, but 1t Is in full keeping with 1t.
Every mans acts and thoughts are his
own affair, think the Burmans; each
think his own thoughts, to act his own
acts, as long as he does not too much
annoy his neighbors. Each man Is
responsible for himself and for him.
self alone, and there is no need for
him to try and be guardian also to his
fellows. And so the Burman likes to
go his own way, to be a free man
within certain limits; and the freedom
that he demands for himself he will
extend also to his neighbors. He has
very great and wide tolerance to-
ward all his neighbors, not thinking 1t
necessary to disapprove of his neigh
bors acts because they may not be
the same as his own, never thinking
it necessary to interfere with his
neighbors as long as the laws are
not broken.
Our idea that what habits are diff
ferent 10 our habits must be wrong,
and being wrong require correction at
our hands, is very far from his
thoughts. He never desires to inter-
fere with anyone. Certain as he Is
that his own ideas are best, he is con-
tented with that knowledge, and is not
ceaselessly DESTROYS of proving IL
upon other people.
And so a foreigner may go and live
In Burman village, may settle down
there and live his own life and follow
his own customs in perfect freedom;
may dress and eat and drink and pray
and die as he likes. No one will in
terfere. No one will try and correct
him; no one will be forever insisting
to him that he is an outcast, either
from civilization of from religion. The
people will accept him for what hs
is and leave the matter there. If he
likes to change his ways and conform
to Burmese habits and Buddhist forms,
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-07-31

Miss Eleanor Sears, the beautiful
and athletic young Bostonian, was Wis
iting recently at a country house
where a good deal of flying is
done.
Miss Sears, one cold and brilliant
afternoon, appeared on the terrace
of the mansion in a new and charm
ing aviation costume.
How do you like my new rig?"
she asked, as she approached a party
of young men and women who were
taking tea in the open air behind a
glass wind screen.
One of the young men answered,
with a loo,- of admiration:
Beautiful You are always dressed
to kill. Today. though, you are dress
ed to be killed"
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-07-31

She would not condemn him unheard,
but at the same time she let him see
that her knowledge of Fran would not
help his case. 1t did not surprise
Mrs. Gregory that Grace had known
of the strange presence; the secretary
knew of events before the rest Of the
family.
Gregory continued, delicately pick
ing his way: but the child asked to
see me alone, because she had a spe-
cial message-a-yes, message to
deliver to me. So asked Miss Grace
to leave us for half an hour. Then I
heard the girls story, while Miss
Grace waited upstairs"
We'll" Simon Jefferson interposed
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-07-31
ONE FATHER HAD OVERL 0OKED
Small Girl Will Long Have Suspicion
That Her Beloved Daddy Was
Sinking Work.

Father" said little Ruth, appeal
ingly, "why don't you stay at home to
work as other little girls fathers do?"
Father, who, as the business mana
ger of a great corporation, has to
travel extensively, smiled fondly at
his little daughter. I'D love to, Ruth"
he answered, "but you see I have to
earn a lot of money to take care of
my little girl and her mother, and Il
can't get enough work to do here at
home"
ooh, father" cried Ruth, reproving-
ly, II don't believe you've ever tried
hard enough! Why, / have seen a
sign out, Man Wanted lots and lots
of times. There was one over in front
of our grocery store this very morn
Companion.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-07-31
COUGH DUE TO NERVOUSNESS
Not Dangerous, but Hard to Distin-
guiGh From That Where Bronchial
Tubes Are Affected.

1t frequently happens that persons
hitherto in good health are suddenly
geized with fits of coughing, which
they have considerable difficulty In
overC oming Due to a general neu-
rasth enic or hysterical nervous condl-
ton. this cough, owing to its particu-
lar characteristics, is termed the
nervous cough
The nervous cough often cannot be
distinguished in any way from the
cough due to an affection of the res
piratcry passages. 1t sometimes oc-
ours n the form of periodical, pro-
longed and very painful fits Of cough
ing and sometimes as continual
short, dI'v cough Its most character
iatic symptom is that it ceases during
sleep and begins again on waking.
The patients while often a source Of
anxiety to those around them, are
generally otherwise in very good
health
Another peculiarly Of this cough is
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-07-31
English Averse to Chance.

There is nothing more amusing in
all the quaint and curious customs of
the English house of commons than
the strange ceremony which marks the
termination of each session.
The moment the house is adjourned,
loud-voiced messengers and policemen
cry out in the Hobbies and corridors:
who goes homer"
These mysterious words have sound
ed night. after night for centuries
through the hall of parliament.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-07-31

the absence of any secretion, for even
after very prolonged fits of coughing
there is rarely anything noticeable
except a little saliva. Patients may
sometimes succeed in checking the
cough, but not for long, and as
rule in such cases the next fit OF
coughing is all the more severe.
The nervous cough is particularly
frequent between the ages of twelve
and seventeen. 1t then often as
sumes the character of BARKING
cough. 1t is unattended by any seri-
Gus danger, and does not induce any
emphysema. Change of climate ap-
pears to have most effect upon it.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-07-31
Too Far In the Future.

!, OF favorite child comrade Mr..
Clemens related that they once con-
versed together gravely considering
the little girls plans for rearing her
future children, of whom there were
to be two-a boy and a girl. The
girl, naturally enough, was to be
named after her mother. Asked what
would be the boys name, the child
answered, "a reproachful look in her
brown eyes: -
"Why, Mr. Clemens, how can /
know what l shall call him until
know his fathers manner"
The girl who fully intends to marry
her ideal usually compromises.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-07-31

The custom dates from time when
ii was necessary for members to go
home in parties, Accompanied by men
carrying links or torches for common
protection against the foGdpads who
infested the streets of London. But
though that danger has long since
passed away, the question who goes
home is still asked, night after night,
during the session of parliament.
No reply is given, and none is ex-
pected.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-07-31

clean the streets of their town with
exemplary diligence, acting as public
scavengers o. sanitary officers. And
they have their reward, for, unlike the
been drones, they live their allotted
life in peace and quietness until win
ter involves both them and their
maiden sister in one common cata.
clysm Of death and destruction.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-07-31
Fair Warning,

A golfer at the Haworth club, in the
jolly little suburban village of that
name, got off one of those beautiful
grass-clipping drives, the sort that
staff low and bend upward as they fly.
But unfortunately it>struck man on
the head; and the golfer hurried up
with terror in his heart.
who done that?" asked the
stricken man gruffiy. turning toward
the golfer.
II ain very sorry" said the golfer.
Il didn't see you. am very sorry"
"Youse people want to be careful, ;"
said the man. You'll be hurting
somebody first thing you know"
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-07-31

ribly tired. I've come all the way
from New York to find you; reached
Littleburg only at husband I've been
pretty busy ever since!"
Come, then" he said hastily. This
way-I'll show you room. It's
too late" he broke off, striving desper-
ately to regain composure.
The door opened, and woman en-
tered the room hastily.
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CHAPTER V.-Continued.


tensity "I've asked for home with
you on the grounds that your. wife
was my best friend in all the world,
and because l am homeless. You re-
fuse. | suppose that's natural. | have
to guess at your feelings because /
haven't been raised among respect
able people. I'm sorry you don't like
it, but you're going to provide for me
right here. For a girl, I'm pretty in
dependent; folks that don't like me
are welcome to all the enjoyment they
get out of their dislike. I'm here to
stay Suppose you look on me as a
sort of summer crop. | enjoyed hear
ing you sing, tonight
we reap what we sow,
We reap what we SOW
see you remember"
He shuddered. at her hooking holy
things Hush! What are you say
ing? The past is cut off from my life.
/ have been pardoned, and I will not
have anybody forcing that past upon
me-"
Her words came bitingly: You
can't help it. You sowed. You can't
pardon a seed from growing"
81 can help it, and l will. The past
is no more mine than hers--our mar
rage was legal, but 1t bound me no
more than it bound her. She chose
her own companions. | have been
building up respectable life, here in
Littleburg You shall not overturn
the labor of the last ten years. You
can go. Ny will is unalterable Go
and do what you cant"
Instead of anger, Fran showed SCR
row: How long have you been mar
ried to the second Mrs. Gregory-the
present one?"
He turned his back upon her as if
to go to the door, but he wheeled
about; "Ten years. You understand?
Ten years of the best work of my life
that you want to destroy"
! Poor LADY," murmured Fran. THE
first Mrs Gregory-my 'friend'-has
been dead only three years. You and
she were never divorced. The lady
that you call Mrs. Gregory now-she
isn't your wife, is she?"
81 thought" he was suddenly
ashen pale-"but l thought that She
] believed her dead long ago-I was
sure of it--positive. What you say is
impossible"
But no one can SOW without reap
ing" Fran said, still pityingly. when
you sang those words, it was only a
song to you, but music is just bit
of life's embroidery, while you think
it life itself You don't SOW, or reap
in a choir loft You can't SOW deeds
and reap words
81 understand you, now" he fall
tered. You have come to disgrace
me. What good will that do you, or
or my first wife? You are no abstrac
ton, to represent sowing and reaping
but fesh-and-blood girl who can &C
away if she chooses"
''She chooses to stay" Fran assured
him
Then you have resolved to ruin me-
and break my wife's heart!"
mo, I'm just here to have home
"Will you enjoy home that you
seize by force?"
Don't they say that the Kingdom
of God may be taken by force? But
you know more about the Kingdom
than l. Let them believe me the
daughter of some old boyhood friend
-thatH make it easy AS the daugh
ter of that friend, you'll give me q
home I'll keep out of your way, and
be pleasant nice little girl, of any
age you please" She smiled remotely
He spoke duly: But they'll want
to know all about that old college
friend.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-07-31
CHAPTER vi.

Mrs. Gregory.
The wind had suddenly increased
in violence, and few rain6rops had
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-07-31
CHAPTER VII.
A Family Conference.

Of the group, it was the secretary
who first claimed Fran's attention. In
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1913-12-31
In Sad Bnt Loying Remembrance of Ny
Darling Father.

On the morning of November the
18th. 1918. God must have said to his
Reapcrs 60 TO Earth and pluck very
gently the spirit of William Benson
Evans. and bring it to me. Calm and
peacefully did we find his lifeless body
on the cold damp earth, but his soul
was asleep in Jesus from which none
ever wakes to weep. He was 81 years
old, in the year of our Lord 1884, be
was happily married to Miss Garland
E. Similev, to this vision was borned
twelve children, nine OF whom are llV-
ing, he was a true husband, a tender
and loving father, kind and helpful
friend, ard his death has deprived his
neighborhood Of one OF its choicest
characters. He isft with US many as
surances of his acceptance with. God
Through Faith in Christ Jesus. With
him the storms of life are over and he
is anchored in the harbor. He is gone
but not forgotten. Yes Thou art gone
Thou much loved voice our ears no
longer hear but Oft in house of solitude
starts the: unforbidden tears. We
would not wish TO call thee hack to
such i world as this. but trust that we
some day shall join thee il the reltude
of Bliss. During his life he had en-
deared himself to his loved ones by
bonds of affections, that time can never
break. Loving hearts erieves over
his going away, but we know where to
find him. Ours is the loss, his is etern-
al gain. Dearest Father and must we
part dearest treasure of my heart.
Death has struck the fatal blow that
parted us here below, VIC mourn thy
loss dear loved one submissively while
we wait for happy, joyous welcome
when we meet at The Golden Gate.
His devoted daughter.
Rest dear husband, Jesus reaps you
with kind and loving hand close be-
side the sparkling waters in the bright
and happy land.
Since that day OF terrible sorrows
many a weary hour has past, but that
smile still fingers near me sweet as
when I saw the last. tWife.)
Dearest Father Thou has left US here
thy loss we deeply feel, but Tis Coz
that has berefJ US he can all our sor'
rows heal. (Son.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1913-12-31
Swift Justice.

Scott Madison the negro from the
Remini section of this county who kill
ed Mr.. E. ?. Best merchant at Barn
well on the night OF December 3rc, was
electrocu.ed by the law uineteen days
after he committed the crime This
was surely swift and sure justice. but
had he been q man of meaus or had he
had the backing Of influential friends
who wou,d have employed counsel, we
doubt seriously if Scott wculd have
been executed so quickly, notwithstand-
ing the evidence was clear TO prove his
guilt.
One of the difficulties in the way OF
securing Justice from the courts is the
practice of certain class of lawyers to
DELAY the operation Of justice, as long
as fees can be Obtained just so loog will
WAYS be devised to thwart the prog
ress of justice, as consequence the
masses tired of the delay and frivolous
appeals lose confidence in the courts,
and seek to take the law into their
own hands. We believe the courts
should throw its protecting arms around
every citizen be he high Or low. at the
same time, we do not think it right for
Justice to be commercialized as 1t Is
being done by many LAWYERS.
In commenting on the Scott Madison
case, The Journal of Spartaobur9
makes the following observation:
The negro, Scott Madison, who shot
and killed f. P. Best at Barnwell on
December 3rd paid the full penalty
last Monday. Only nineteen days had
elapsed between The murder and the
exception. This would be nothing to
comment upon in Great Britain or 9th
er European countries. But here IN
South Carolina il is Il marvel.
This case shows what can be done IN
the way of prompt and effective ad-
miuis.ration of justice, even with the
| legal machinery now in existence. If
the thing could be done in this case,
WHY not in more cases? The occasions
| for such work abound throughout the
State-occasions where all the circum-
stances of reckless uncalled for homl-
eide exist. Why should justice be al
most invariably cheated of her due
sooner or later. while one delay after
another is secure:
No sensible man car coubt that i
murder was hanG!ed wi h anything like
the stern prenptue>s shown toward
Scott Madison, this crime would dl'
minish to less than half its present pre-.
ivalence. Let the reckless ones learn
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1913-12-31
St. Peters Officers For 1914.

At meeting of St Peters Lodge
No. 81 F. g. \. NJ, held December 18th,
the following officers were elected and
appointed to serve the Lodge for the
year 1914. All we're duly installed on
the same night.
Edward G. Horton, W. NJ.
Leon Weinberg, s. W.
C. NJ. Smith, J. W.
J. w. Wideman, S. D.
Morris Ness, J. D.
II. b. Huggins, Treasurer.
E.J. Browne, Secretary.
E. S. Mcintosh, Tyler.
J. NJ. Graham Stewards
Fred Lesesne ,
The Lodge is in healthy financial
condition at this time. Considerable
new material has recently been added,
more is on the way, and everything
points to 4 successful year ahead.
E. J. BROWNE,
Secretary.