The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1914-05-20
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Soue ana see mine, Sne SAID.
Roses are our specialty-we have to
live up to the Rosewood name But
beyond the arbors, are beds and beds
of other flowers. See-by this big
tree are speedwell and delphinium.
The tree Is black-walnut. It's a
dreadful thing to have one as big as
that. When you want something that
costs a lot Of money you go and look
at it and wonder which you want
most, that particular luxury or the
tree. | know a girl who had two in
her yard only Il little bigger than this,
and she went to Europe on them. But
SO far I've always voted for the tree.
How does your garden come on?"
'Famously. Uncle Jefferson has
shanghaied half-dozen negro gar.
dencrs-from where l can't imagine
and he's having the timo Of his lifo
hectoring over them. He refers to the
upper and lower terraces rs 'up.and.
downstairs I've got seeds, but it
will be long time before they
flower"
"Oh, would you like some slips?"
she cried. "Or, better still, can
give YOU the roses already rooted,
Mad Charles and Marcchal Neil aud
Cloth of Gold and cabbage and ram.
blers. We have geraniums and
fuchsias, too, and the coral honey.
suckle That's different, from the wild
one, you know"
"You are too good! II you would
only advise me where to set them!
But I dare say you think me prcsum.
ing"
She turned her full face to him.
'Presuming!' you're Furnishing mo
now for the dreadful way talked to
you about Damory Court-bcforc |
knew who you were, Oh, it was un-
pardonablc! And after the splendid
thing you had dono-l read about it
that same evening-with your money,
! meant"
mo, no." he protested. There
was nothing splendid about it. 1t was
only pride. You see the corporation
was my fathers great idea-the thing
no created and put his soul into-and
it was laundering. know that woul,
have hurt him. One thing I've wanted
TO say to you, ever since the day we
talked together-about the duel. !
want to say that whatever lay behind
1t, my f,,ther's whole life was darkened
by that event. Now that l can put
Two and two together, know that it
was the cause Of his sadness"
''Ah. can believe that" she re-
piled.
Il think he had only two interests
myself and the corporation SO you
zee why I'd rather save that and be a
beggar the rest of my natural life
But I'm not bcggar. Damory Court
clone is worth know it nova hun.
dred times what left"
You are SO utterly different from
what I imagined you!"
II could never have imagined you"
ae said, never"
II must be terribly outre."
You are so many women In one
When I listened to your harp playing
could hardly believe it was the same
you saw galloping across the fields
tnat morning Now you are different
woman from both Of those"
AS she looked AZ bin. her lips curied
Nnrner-Wisn. her loot sjimred on rhe
sheer edge of the turf She swayed
toward hlm and he caught her, feel.
ing Tor sharp instant the adorable
nearness Of her body. 1t ridged all his
skin with creeping delight She re-
covered avr footing with an exclarua-
tion- end turned back somewhat alb
ruptiy ta the porch where she seated
hersaE or The step, drawing her filmy
skirt aside to make a place for him.
There was moment of silence which
he broke.
That exquisite serenade you were
playing! You know the words. of
course"
"rhey are more lovely, If possible,
than the score. DO you care for
poetry?"
I've always loved it," he said. "I've
been reading some lately-a little old
fashioned book I found at Damory
Court It's Lucille DO you know it?"
Yes. It's my mothers favorite.'
He drew it from his pocket See,
I've got it here. It's marked, too"
He opened 1t, to close it instantly
her hand and laid it, palm down, on
the page. THAT rose Oh, let me
have it,"
"Never!" he protested. look here.
When ! put it between the leaves,
did SO at random. didn't see till
now that had opened it at a marked
passage"
"I OF ra road II - aho aaid
He leaned and held the leaf to the
light from the doorway and the two
heads bent together over the text
A sound fell behind them and both
turned A slight figure, in soft gray