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The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1922-09-20
COTTON SHOWS TENDENCY
no HOLD STEADY PRICES

Outside influences Preventive 0f Wide
Price Movement. War Cloud Of Near
East Depressed.
New Orleans, Sept. 17.-The range
OF prices in the cotton market this
week was rather narrow, the trading
positions moving over II to 81 points
from the highest to the lowest. During
good part OF the time, there was a
fairly even balance of influences which
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1922-09-20

To the Ladies
Of Clinton Cross HILL Mountville, Waterloo,
Lanford, Ora, Enoree Woodruff, Fountain
Inn, Owings, Gray Court, Goldville as
Well as Laurens and Vicinity
We have opened high class La
dies Ready-to-Wear and Millinery
Store i'm Laurens and we especially
invite you to come and see us, as you
will be able to buy what you want
here at much lower price than
elsewhere.
Here's the Reason Why
customers to ask us how is it we sell our
goods much cheaper than other
First Reason is that good financial backing with
our business associates in Creenvile, Laurens
Reason expert buyers that shop New York
market daily and buy only the best for the least
goods be bought for right in the factory where they
made up.
Third Reason ~ @ keep down just as low
possibly can and don't add much cost to goods for
handling them.
d outh hdSa Reason M know % what what wh and hard
best goods obtainabe for the smallest per they be
handled tor am satisfied with small profit goods
come and acquitted with kind merchan-
disc and better prices hundreds Of customers will
vouch for. It's pleasure to
give you prices We whether you buy or not.
Our new Fall showing Of Goat Suits Dresses and Millinery
they're New Yoks best; beat the prices
sortment
ID a. =
The Chesterfield advertiser. [volume] (Chesterfield C.H., S.C.) 1884-1978, 1922-04-06
A Surprise for Patty

About one hundred and forty years
ago in little town in England, there
lived very happy little family. There
was boy named Ben and a baby
girl with golden curls, whose name
was Patric,a--Patty for short.
When Patty was about five years
old and her brother about eight, their
country became involved ina great
war. Patty's father was among the
first to JOIN TIC E;::rlish army and in
a few weeks was ordered 10 America.
This meant that Patty, Ben and their
mother were TO be separated from
their father by the great Atlantic.
Patty was too youDg to understand
what this would mean, but her mother
and brother bore their loss bravely.
Ben went to work in a nearby gro
Gerry store and the money he made
added to that which their father sent
them supported the family very we'll.
Year after year went by and Still
the cruel war continued. Patty had
forgotten her father, but her mother
and brother had not and each day
they looked for some message from
him.
Patty had a canary, which her faith
er had given her when she was quite
small and this was her only play
mate. She was almost twelve years old
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| N am going to ask you to be my
guest for short time, Alan" he un-
nounced. 81 have had your bag
carried to your room; the man will
show yOu which one II is."
Alan hcSitated; he felt that Sheriff.
had not told him all he knew-that
there were some things Sheriff. pur-
pOsely was Withholding from him; but
he could not force Sheriff. to tell more
than he wished; SO after an instants
irresolution. he accepted the dismissal.
Sheriff. walked with him to the
door, and gave his directions to the
servant; he stood watching, as Alan
and the man went up the stairs Then
he went back and seated himself in
the chair Alan had occupied, and sat
with hands grasping the arms of the
chair while he stared into the fire.
He seemed to be considering and de-
batting something within himself and
presently he seemed to come to n de-
cision. He went up the stairs and on
the second floor he went to a front
room and knocked AlunS voice told
him to come In. Sheriff. went I'm and
when he had made sure that the serv-
ant was not with Alan, he closed the
door carefully behind him.
Then he turned back to Alan, and
for an instant stood indecisive aS
though he did not know how to begin
what he wanted to say. AS he glanced
down at key he took from his pocket.
his lndecision seemed to receive di-
rectiOn and inspiration from it; and
he put 1t down on Alan's dresser.
"Tve brought you" he said evenly,
the key to your house"
Alan gazed ut him. bewildered. "The
key to my house?"
"To the house on AStor street"
Sheriff. confirmed. Your father deed
ed the house and its furniture and all
Its contents to you the day before he
disappeared. l have not the deed
here; 1t came into my hands the day
before yesterday at the same time
got possession of the pictures which
might-Or might not, for all knew
then-be you. | have the deed down
town and will give it to you. The
house Is yours in fee simple, given
you by your father, not beQueathed to
you by him to become your property
after his death. He meant by that, l
think, even more than the mere ac-
acknowledgement that he Is your father"
Sheriff. walked to the window and
stood az though looking out, but his
eyes were blank with thought.
For almost twenty years." he said.
your father. as l have told you, lived
In that house practically alone; dur
Ing all those years a shadow of some
sort was over him. I don't know at
all. Alan. what that shadow was. But
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CHAPTER ~
Discussion OF a Shadow

Alan, as he looked confusedly and
blankly at her, made no attempt to
answer the question she had asked,
or to explain. His silence and con-
fusion, he knew, must seem to Con-
stance Sheriff. unwillingness to an
swer her; for she did not suspect that
he was unable to answer her.
"YOu would rather explain to father
than to me-" she decided.
He hesitated. What he wanted now
was time TO think, TO learn who she
was and who her father was, and to
adjust himself to this strange reversal
OF his expectations.
Yes; I would rather do that" ne
said.
She caught up her fur collar and
nun from chair and spoke word
to the servant. As she went out on
to the porch, he followed her and
stopped to pick up his suitcase.
simmons will bring that" she said
sunless you'd rather have 1t with you
It Is only a short walk"
They turned In at the entrance Of a
house In the middle Of the block and
went mp the low, wide stone steps
~ deer opened to them without rina
q kuec] q gefxaat |l] t!.e helI vithir
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Copyright by Edwin BoImer \


She was quite young girl-not
over twenty-one or twenty-five, Alan
Judged; ike girls brought up In
weatl: .amilfes, she seemed to Alan
to have gained young womanhoDd in
Tar greater d.sree In some respects
than the girls ne knew, while, at the
same time, I'm other ways, she vetained
more than they some characteristics
OF child. Her slender figure had q
.woman's assurance and grace; her
SOFT brown hair was dressed like
woman's; her gray eyes had tn, open
directness of the girl. Her face
smoothly oval. with straight brows
and skin SO delicate that at the
temples the veins showed dimly blue
was at once wOmanly and yOuthfuls
and there was something altogether
nkable and simple about her, as she
studied Alan now. She was slightly
pale, he noticed, and there were liies
OF strain and trouble about her eyes.
Il am Constance Sheriff." she an
nounced. Her tone implied quite evil
IDENTIFY that she expected him to have
some knowledge Of her, and she seeme:i
surprised to see that her name did YsJt
mean more to him
"Mr. COrvet Is not here this morn
Ing" she said.
He hcsitated. but persisted: 81 was
to see him here today, Miss Sheriff..
He wrote me, and l telegraphed him'I
would he here to-day"
II KNOW" she answered. I'VE had
your telegram. Mr.. COrvet was not
here when 1t came, SO my father
opened It," Her voice broke oddly,
and he studied her in indecision, won
dering who that father might be that
opened Mr.. Corvet's kilograms
"Mr. Corvet went away very sud-
denly" she explained. She seemed. he
thought. to be trying to make some
thing plain to him which might be a
shock to him; yet herself to be un-
certain what the nature of that shock
night be. Her look was scrutinizing,
questioning. anxious, but not un-
friendly. "After he had written you
and something else had happened
I think-tO alarm my father about
him. father came here to his house to
look after him. He thought some
thing might have L. happened to Mr..
COrvet here In his house. But Mr..
Corvet was not here"
"YOu mean he has-disnppeared?"
"Yes; he has disappeared"
Alan gazed at her diZzfly. Benja-
min COrvet-whoever he might be
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now and her fair curly hair and pret-
ty blue eyes made her a very pretty
girl.
One rainy day when Patty was
| playing with her dolls, she heard her
mother call:
Patty, come her minute, dear"
She ran upstairs and the first thing
that she noticed was that Cherry"
her beloved canary, was scolding and
frctting in his cage.
"Oh! mother" Patty exclaimed,
Cherry hasn't had anything to eat all
day"
THAT is what called you for" her
mother answered, you must run up
town and buy her some seed. Here is
the money and hurry back for know
Cherry must be almost starving.
Patty ran out the door and few
down the steps out into the street.
where the rain was beating furiously
down on the side walk. She did not
notice the rain but thinking only of
her canary she sped rapidly down the
street until she came to the bird store.
She purchased large package of
seed and ran out into the rain again.
She did not notice tall man who had
gray eyes and kind looking face,
stadlng in front of her and before
she knew what had happened she
found herself caught by some one
and heard her bird seed hit the pave
ment and scatter in all directions.
Tears of Disappointment stood in Pat
tvs eyes, but remembering the
stranger who had kept her from fall
ing on the hard side walk, she turned
and started to thank him but the
stranger said:
Little girl, ! am so sorry that
caused you to lose your bird seed and
will you allow me to go buy some
more?"
Before Patty could answer he was
leading her back into the bird store.
He bought her such large package
of seed until she was afraid she would
not get home with so much. But the
gentleman settled this by saying:
"Now, will you let me see you
homer"
Patty expressed her thanks and
they walked along towards her home.
When they reached her home the man
said:
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alarming change In him.. | was re-
minded, recall, OF a friend I had
had In college who had thought he was
In perfect health and had gone to an
examiner for life insurance and had
been refused, and was trying to deny
to himself and others that anything
could be the matter. But with Corvet
/ knew the trouble was not physical.
The next year his wife left him."
"The year OFF Alan asked.
THAT was 1897. There was no
question Of their understanding and
affection mp to tile very time she so
strangely left him. She died In France
In the spring Of 1910. and Ccrvet'h
drss irfsywttiop ~ her degth ~orus
The Chesterfield advertiser. [volume] (Chesterfield C.H., S.C.) 1884-1978, 1922-04-06

II Is certain that whatever 1t was that
had changed him from the man he
was when ! first knew him eliminated
three days ago when he wrote tn you.
1t may be that the consequences Of his
writing to you were such that, after
he had sent the letter. he could not
bring himself 10 face them and so has
merely cUnc away. In that
case, as we stand here talking, he is
still alive. On the other hand his
writing YOU may have precipitated
something that know nothing of. In
either case, II he has left anywhere
any evidence of what 1t is that changed
and oppressed him for all these years,
or If there is any evidence Of what
has happened TO him now. II will be
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found In his house,

Sheriff. turned back to Alan. ut Is
for you-not me. Alan" he said simply
"to make that search. have thought
seriously about II. this last half hour,
and have decided that is as he would
want it-peihaps as he did want it
to be. He could have fold me what his
trouble was any time In these twenty
years. IL l." had been willing I should
know; Bat he never did. Your father
nf course, had key to the front door
like this one: mis- servant has key
l" tIre servants entrance. 1 do not
KNOW of any other keys"
The serv; mt is in charge there
nowT Alan asked.
Just now there Is no one In the
house. The servant, after your father
disappeared, thought that, If he had
merely gone away, he might hove gone
back to his birthplace near Manistique,
and he went up there to look for him.
1 had wire from him today that he
had not found him and was coming
back"
Sheriff. waited a moment to see
whether there was anything more
Alan wanted to ask then he went out.
(To be continued NEXT xveeLN
The Chesterfield advertiser. [volume] (Chesterfield C.H., S.C.) 1884-1978, 1922-04-06
Alan Gazed at Her DizxiIy-BenJamin
Corvet-

had disappeared; he had gone. Did
any one else, then, know about Alan
Conrad?
mo one has seen Mr.. Corvet," she
said, "since the day he wrote to
you. We knew that-that he became
80 disturbed after doing that-writing
to you-that we thought you must
bring with you information of him."
"InformatiOn
$50 we have been waiting for you
to come here and tell us what you
know about him or-or your cOnnec-
ton with him."
The Chesterfield advertiser. [volume] (Chesterfield C.H., S.C.) 1884-1978, 1922-04-06
SHORT STORY BY
HIGH SCHOOL PUPIL

The English teacher of the Chester
field High School put on a contest in
the 9th grade for the best short sto-
ry some time ago, with the promise of
having it published in The Advertiser.
Below is the story by Miss Frances
HurSeY:
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1922-05-13

Champlain Motor Co., is in Bur-
lington on q business "trip.
+. NJ. Whitehill of Morgan was
a business caller in town Thurs
day.
II. L. Grey is in New Yorl;
state on business connected with
the Graylawn Farms, Inc.
Miss Gertrude Green and Miss
Adelaide Humphrey are in st.
Johnsbury the guests of Mrs. f.
B. ingalls,.
H. B. Gordon of St. Johnsbury
is in town.
Rev. l.. A. Edwards returns
today from the annual Congrega-
tional conference in Springfield.
DR.. l.. II. McIver has been in
Burlington to attend the Optomet-
lical convention.
Mrs. w. B. Bullock is able to be
out after two weeks illness of
bronchitis.
John Hammond is sick with
measles.
Mrs. William Heyer is visiting
relatives in Reading and Boston.
Reginald Collins, little son of
Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest Collins is Sc
riously i'll.
Mrs. Hattie Pearl and Miss
Harriet Mason leave Monday to
spend the summer at Mrs. Pearls
home in Johnson.
Mrs. Francis Tinkham has re-
turned from a trip to New York
and Boston.
Special services are being plan
ned at the churches for Mothers
Day tomorrow. At the First Bap-
fist church "Mother's Day" in
story and song will be given at
7.30 p. IN. At the Methodist church
the special service will be in the
morning.
Henry Williams of Lowell,
Mass, is visiting his brother, Wal
lace Williams.
Mr.. and Mrs. Everett Hunt OF
Bellows Falls are guests of rela-
tives and friends in town.
W. T. Durfee of Rutland, sup
erintendcnt of Plant Division,
New England Telephone and Tel
egraph Co., is in town on business
pertaining to the moving of the
telephone Offices, made necessary
by the plans of the National bank
in moving part of the exchange
block to the rear, to make room
for their newbuilding.
Fred Donnely and George
Morse of Boston special represen-
tativcs of II. P. Hood and Sons
are in town on business with the
local creamery.
The Lake school with their
teacher. Mrs. Frank Sisco, cele-
brated the closing of the spring
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1922-05-13

term with a verv enjoyable picnic
III the Gardnct grove.
Nh. and Mrs. J. Z. brennan
and Mrs K. johnson OF Cookshirc
were visitors il the city Friday.
The Alpha Alpha Delta class
were entertained Thursday even
ing at the home of Miss Ella
Ramsdcll, Miss Ramsdell and Mrs.
William Bond.
H. c. Ide of Burlington was q
business visitor in Gown yesterday.
The many friends Of c. n.
Brady are pleased to know that
he has returned from his winter
sojourn in Lowell, Mass, much
improved in health.
Rev. H. B. Rankin has ben ap-
pointed the delegate from Orleans
county to the annual meeting Of
the New England Division of the
American Red Cross held at Hotel
Somerset in Boston, May 10, 10
and 20.
The city listers, c. F. Davis, l..
F. Kay and W. E. Bond have COM
pleted their duties and filed the
1922 grand list book. 1t is now
ready for inspection by any of
the taxpayers. They have fixed a
date May %, as a day for hearing
grievances
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1922-05-13
NEWPORT LOCALS

f. Gladu of North Troy visited
friends in town on Thursday.
John Mclaughlin OF Rutland
division engineer of the New
England Telephone and Telegraph
Co., was a business visitor or
Thursday.
The Woman's Guild of st
Marks church met Thursday ev-
ening at the home of Mrs. j. NJ
Cunningham.
Tom Walker has returned from
weeks fishing trip at Seymour
and is numbered among those who
were lucky.
Fred Snay has returned from
Sherbrooke hospital, where he has
had an operation on the nose.
Mrs. J. R. Akin has returned
from several weeks visit with re.
latives in New York and Airing
ton, N. J.
Mrs. Clarence Richmond was
the hostess for the Reading Clut
on Thursday afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. c. Copp of Is
land Pond were in town yesterday
J. F. Rowley, manager Of the
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1922-05-13
East Burke

Mr.. and Mrs. Roy Ayers of Pas
sumpsic were Sunday visitors at
George Hubbard'S.
There was large attendance At
Burke Mt. Grange Wednesday
night. A class of fourteen wC.c
worked in the third and fourth de-
Srees. A bountiful harvest supper
was served.
Curtis Harvey returned to New
York City Thursday morning at
ter spending a few days with his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. K. x. Ha~-
vey.
X. A. Eggleston has been visit
ing DR.. and Mrs. Alvah jenkins in
West Burke the past week.
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1922-05-13
North Troy

George Rice has moved from the
house on Railroad street now owl
ed by Henry Pereau to the home
place of Ella F. ElkinS on Pleas
ant street.
Dentist Ross H. Butterfeld Of
Rutland recently visited his father
a. H. ButteIfeld and othes here.
Mrs. Mary Wilder and son Robert
of Newport are visitors at the
home of Mrs. Wilder's parents.
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1922-05-13
Newport Boy Eats
10 lbs. of Bananas

Leo Henrichon, clerk at the
Boston and Maine Yard office ate
two dozen bananas that weighed
ten pounds and also one-half
pound Of saltines in 25 minutes on
a wager with Mahlon Kendall. He
worked last night and is alive to-
day. Kendall paid for the feed
and thought he got the worth of
his money.
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1922-05-13
Children In Spring Time

Mrs. c. Osborn. 1912 Hillside
Rd., Cleveland, o., writes: "My
granddaughter was troubled with
cough for nearly two years. She
took Foley's Honey and Tar and
her cough is now gone. 1t loosen
ed the phlegm so she could raise
it easily" Foley's Honey and Tar
is just what children should havet
for feverish colds, coughs, "snuf-
fles" and tight, wheezy breathing.
Be sure to get Foley's. 1t checks
Group and whooping cough, too
Advertisement.
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1922-05-13
Lyndonville

| Glen Pearl and Miss Mildred
| Edmunds We're weekend visitors
| at the home of his father, Frank
Pearl in Sheffield.
Angelina Duford, three years ole
had bad fail Wednesday after
noon from the second story piazza
at her home, and broke her leg
above the knee. She will be confin-
ed to the bed for several wo,-&.
Mrs. Everett Chase of Barnet
has been the guest OF her sister
Mrs. w. S. LETTERS, for a few days
Haddon Lyster is in New York
for few days, with his brothers,
Morton and Benton Lyster, at
their home in New Rochelle. Ben
Lyster is very i'll as the result Of a
cerebral hemorrhage sustained in
April.
Hal and Jacks Orchestra OF
Boston, which is giving dances in
this vicinity, drew a good crowd at
their concert and dance Friday
evening, under the auspices of the
Oriental club. They gave pro
gram Of the popular style OF muse,
excellent to dance by, and will be
heard again in June on return
trip.
The Nellie Gill Players, a stock
company which appeared here to q
very small house a short time ago,
are to play another evening later
in te month, presenting the popular
comedy "Martha-by-the Day" If
the patronage is good enough, they
will add this town to their regular
ciruit. This is one Of the best tisV-
cling companies in New England,
and is worthy Of the attendance of
our people, giving repertoire of
good, clean plays by a very good
company.
Miss Catharine Emery as gone
to Barnet, where she will visit her
aunt, Mrs. Jane Martin, until the
middle of next week.
Miss Anna, daughter of Dr. and
Mrs. r. H. Burke of St. Johnsbury
was a week end visitor of Miss
Cathaline Clarke.
The May meeting of the Moth
ers' Club was held with MIS-. Lo-
reno Eaton Thursday evening,
and a very enjoyable program
presented to large number Of
members and guests. The program
included, first, a piano duet by
Mrs. Geoge Pierce and Miss Susan
Cunningham; reading, by Miss
Bermce Trefren; vocal solos by
Mrs. l.. 7. Huntley; address by
the Rev. w. J. MacFarlane. The
subject was "Problems of Child
ren's Fairgrounds" and the speak
er gave a most interesting talk on
Fairgrounds in general, and then
in regard to establishing play
ground WORK here in town. This
question is now having serious
consideration, and his words con-
tributed much towards the know
ledge and interest of his hearers
in the subject. There is certainly a
good field for playground work
here, and many more interested in
furtheling it. The program closed
with vocal duets by Miss Mildred
Hubbard and Mrs. Leon Curtice. 1t
was a most interesting program.
and we'll carried out. At the close
the hostesses served a delicious re-
past of sandwiches and u unique
fruit salad, and :, social hour was
enjoyed. Mrs. Eaton was assisted
as hostess by Mrs. A. A. Cheney,
Mrs. Erton Shorey, Mrs. Z. J. Be
mis-, and Mrs. Will Bonner
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Stuart
have returned from Boston, where
they went in their car the first of
the week, Mrs. Stuart having been
quite i'll with a cold during their
stay. The Hubbards, GriSwolds and
Hales, who were also in the party,
have all returned.