The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1914-05-20

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 speed-well and delphinium.
The tree Is black-walnut. It's a
dreadful thing to have ono as big as
that. When you want something that
costs lot Of money you go and look
at it and wonder which you want
most, that particular luxury or the
tree. I know a girl who had two in
her yard only 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 as 'up-and.
down stairs 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 Marcchat Neil and
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 me
now for the dreadful way talked to
you about Damory Court-before
knew who you were. Oh, ii was I'M
pardonablc! And after the splendid
thing you had done-I read about it
! 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. l know that would
have hurt him. One thing I've wanted
10 say to you, ever since the day we
talked together-about the duel
want to say that whatever lay behind
1t, my fathers whole life was darkened
by that event. Now that can put
Two and two together, l know that it
was the cause Of his sadness"
"Ah, l can believe that" she re-
piled.
Il think he had only two interests
myself and the corporation. So you
see why I'd rather save that and be a
beggar the rest of my natural life
But I'm not beggar. Damory Court
clone is worth know it nova hun.
drcd times what left"
You are SO utterly different from
what I imagined you!"
II could never have imagined you,"
:,e said never"
II must be terribly outre."
"You are so many women in one.
When listened to your harp playing
I could hardly believe it was the same
you I saw galioping across the fields
tnat morning, Now YOU are different
woman from both OF those
AS she looked at bin. her lips curied
'nrner-wisn her root sjjureJ on rhe
sheer edge of the turf She swayed
toward h>m and he caught her, feel.
ing for q sharp instant the adorable
nearness Of her body. 1t ridged all his
skin with creeping delight, She re-
covered a'sr footing with an exclama-
tion- epd turned back somewhat ab-
ruptfy ta the porch where she seated
herseH or che 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"
They 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 found at Damory
Court It's Lucille DO you know it?"
"Yes. It's my mothers favorite.'
ie 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 I put it between the leaves, I
did 80 at random. | didn't see Till
now that had opened it at a marked
passage"
LET us read it," she said.
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 q soft gray