The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1917-05-10
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poor makeshift for children. Dear
little souls! How nice it is to see
them romp and play! I like the
girls best, of course, but little boys
are nice, too, especially when they're
fine, manly little fellows. But in
every family there should be both
bo,s and girls"
While the woman was running
on, unconscious that the picture
she was drawing was the untitled de-
sire of the two people she was talk
ing to, that they were not married
and both had for years wished to
be-married, especially for the home
she had suggested by her remarks
upon children, jenkins was looking
at the ceiling, out of the window,
any place except where he might
be expected to look. Suddenly he
burned his eyes upon the lady be-
Side him and saw bushes coming
and going like an aurora borealis,
with smiles on the lips like sunlight
on ripples of water. Then their
eyes met.
The usual happening from such
d meeting of eyes under such cir
cumstanccs might be emharrass-
pept, or it might be half embar-
rassmcnt and half amusement, or
! it might be anger. The look be-
tween these two was neither of
-thdse. There was more in that
glance than has been written in
many a volume, and no volume
could express as much. The mans
eyes said, Let US fulfill the pic
ture." The woman's said, 81 will
''Do YOU think you will take the
house," asked jenkins as they stood
on the sidewalk about to part.
"Rather, do you think you'll take
Il: ?" was the reply.
"I am certainly not so ungallant
rs to stand in "a lady's way"
"Nor would | think of taking it
If you want it."
jenkins stood thinking for a mo-
ment before replying. 1t was their
artificial relations that were occu-
pying his thoughts.
Suppose" he said, taking out
his card, You send me word as to
your decision"
81 will" she replied in low
tone.
"On second thought, l will not
put you to so much trouble. If you
will let me know where | could get
your reply l would be pleased to
call for it,
81 should be happy to have you
do So" She gave him her address.
"Good morning!"
"Good morningp
In a few DAYS jenkins called
upon the caretaker, with whom the
renting of the house had been left,
with a couple of leases in his pocket
and executed one for the owner and
another for himself.
"When will you move in, sir?'
asked the woman.
'T don't know. l would like to
have you remain as you are and
take care of the house for me for
the present"
Months passed before the care
taker got her order to do the clean
ing. Then everything was made
spick and span, and furniture began
to arrive. jenkins went to the
house and saw that it was arranged
as properly and with as much taste
as could be expected Of a bachelor,
then when all was finished left it
in charge of the woman and went
away.
The next she saw of him he drove
up to the door in a carriage, wear
ing a frock coat, a silk hat and a
chrysanthemum in his buttonhole.
He handed out the lady who had in
spected the house in his company,
and when inside and her wraps
we're thrown off she was very beau
tifully dressed.
Years have passed since these
two strangers met at the "house to
let" and later went to live in it as
man and wife. A family such as
the caretaker described are there
and all are happy. The house is but
a stones throw from the club, but
jenkins never goes there. He says
he has no use for it.