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PROMIls By EMERSC iiiTUAD .r TUT Mi^qiqqippi AU iIlUI\ U1 * iiu mik/wiwwi. & a. ILLUSTRATIONS by Ra COPYRIGHT 1912 BY EMERSOl CHAPTER II. tn Love Successful. "But, my dear?but Laura, you don't stop to think!" exclaimed a certain vnnnar man to a certain young woman. at a somewhat interesting and important moment of their lives. "You certainly do not mean to say?to tell me i ?to tell me! Why??" He ceased, a gasp in his throat at | the unbelievable effrontery of the! woman who faced him in this situa- i tion. All he had asked of her was to marry him. And she had hesitated, i It was a thing incredible! It was Mr. Rawn, our hero. It could have been almost no one else who I could have sustained precisely this at- j titude at precisely such a time. As to the young woman herself, who I now turned a somewhat pale face to one side as she left her hand in his,j she might have been any one of many thousand others in that city. Her hair was brown, her features regular enough, her complexion nondescript, her e'arh non-committal. Not a person of ancient lineage, you would have said, or of much education in the world's ways, or of much worldly goods?these things do not always come to a saleswoman of twenty-five, whose salary is six dollars a week. Yet her face had in it now a very sweet sort of womanliness, her mouth a tender droop to it. He leaned again toward her. insistent> frowning, imperious. This was as she had planned. What, then. laCKeaT li sne naa sougui jlui owmo strong man to sweep her from her calm, why was she now so.calm? "You surely do not stop to consider," he renewed. "Why, look at me!" Laura Johnson did stop to consider. She wanted to be a wife, loved, cherished, supported, comforted and. protected. And certainly she could choose only among the opportunities offered her. This was her first opportunity. It might be her last. She sighed a trifle as she laid aside t*?a MTmortt nf g-irlhood. which V ft".* o r had kept her sweet and clean for five and twenty years. She folded both her worn and rather bony hands, put them both In his, and said, with a little smile that ought to have wrung his heart, "Well, John, if?if it must be!" John Rawn, then, married Laura Johnson, and they lived unhappily ever after. That is to say, she did. As for her lord, he did not notice his wife to any great extent after once they had settled down together, but came to regard her as one of those incidents of life which classify with food, clothing, the need of sleep. He was a solemn man in his home, or at least for the most part silent #ITe ate all the beefsteak there was on the table when there was but enough for one, which latter often was the case, for his wife had need to be frugal! At times he would purchase a solitary ticket to the theater and go alone. Yet he was generous, and always after his return home he would with fine feeling tell his wife what he had seen. After the birth of Grace Rawn, their -lornVtor M'Viir-'h within flip UG. U??l y " "1^** vvv%?*. V%. first year of their wedded life, Laura Rawn had something, to interest her for the remainder of their days. Her horizon widened now immeasurably; i indeed to the extent of giving her a world of her own wherein she could 'dwell apart quite comfortably; one iin which her husband had no part. ; Simple anu just in her way of thought, # she accepted the truth that without married life, without her husband. hundred dollars was as important es voung Haisev's original idea: which latter Mr. Rawn had also appropriated. So now these two brought very considerable bundles of copper wire and other things, and made several machines of this and the other shape, and tried divers experiments. In all this work young Halsey's manual skill una technical training continually was in quest, John Rawn for the most part standing by and frowning heavily, watching Jacob labor for the earning ro' Rachel: for Halsey knew this surrender of his idea was the price of <Grace. Halsev had little hope of ultimate success in his appliances. Not ?o Rawn. He had something akin to # feeling of certainty. Differing thus?yet who shall say they were not partners, after all, since all these things were true regarding them??they at last en^erged from the woodshed in Kelly Bow, after many long veeks. They circled Into the frop*N rooaa of the Rawn house la K&ty Row a ?nalI rtiaculne, w&i<5L presently wa# to do large things. ThU novel and mysterious little machine, with a glass jar underneath, many foils and vrheels within, ana an odd, oothed ere*t of little upreachlng inetal fingers, had been produced only at great cost, great sacrifice. It had seemed wholly right and reasonable that all of young Haisey's five hundred dollars should disappear little by little, and it had done so, long ago. It seemed proper that.the email s&v**9* iTMt M toptftto# IENT CITIZEN )N HOUGH BUBBLE; 54-40 OR FIGHT. iy Walters M HOUGH tin Daking-powcTer can?For she was like her mother, part ground-squirrel, and secretive?should also disappear little by Httle, and they also had gone. In some way, only the women knew how, they all had had enough to eat, 80 rar as mac meant accuany neccr sary food; but the entire Rawn family were a gaunt and haggard, as well as a wearied and anxious quartette, when finally they gathered about the little machine out of the woodshed. Their play was on one card and the card was turned. What was it? * * * * In the most commonplace way in the world, and quite as though he had always done this very thing, Mr. Henry Warfield Standley, president of the I. & D. A. Railway Co., warned in advance by Mr. Rawn's telephone, came to the door himself. Presently the three, Rawn, Halsev and the president of the company for which both so long had worked, sat at the long-glasscovered table, where lay many papers. The president pushed a button and ordered the attendance of Mr. Theodosius Ackerman, the general traffic manager; so that now they made four in company. Very little was said, but after a time young Halsey nervously removed the newspaper from his little machine, and displayed it uncovered on the table, a ribbed and coiled and toothed little model, showing file marks here and there, and resembling nothing in particular in the world. Young Halsey, tacitly elected spokesman by Rawn, cleared his throat as he addressed the president of the road, for whom he still felt naught but awe. "We have put our receiver in tune with the dynamo in the basement of i this building, Mr. Standley," began he, finally. "And now you can see right here, on the table before you, about ail the rest of it that we "hare. It isn't attached to anything at all. There is no wired connection of any sort whatever. Now if we can run that electric fan over there with 'juice' that we can take right out of the air?with tlie second current which we take out of the motor in the basement?just as well as the primary current "wired to the fan will run it. why, then, 3t looks to me as though our receiver here ought to be accepted as a working device." The room was silent now. They j sat looking at him. He resumed: I "Besides, this receiver is more powerful than you think.. I suppose I could burst that fan wide open with it, by just wiring the two, after disconnecting the original wiring of the fan to the house dynamo." Halsey spoke very calmly, yet the j hands of the president of the road, i resting on the edge of the table, trem- j j bled "Slightly. The fighting red had j disappeared from the face of the G. T. Al. Me was Diuisn gray, as uiouku deathly ill. He was, however, the first to recover. ''Well, why don't you burst it, then?" he exclaimed savagely, mopping at his forehead. Every man present sprang back from the little instrument on the table. There came a slowly increasing p^rr of the motor, a series of in- ] teuse blue sparks showing at the i **\ Am the Stenographer Assigned for Your Work." toothed pointa of reception. Tb?. blades of tha fan began to revolve raster ana raster; so rasi ta&c at length both eye and ear ceased to record their doings. Then, after sight and sound had failed to serve, there came a crash! There was no fan on the shelf where it had stood. Fragments of metal were buried in the woodwork, in the wall. John Rawn wiped the blood from a cut on hts cheek. No one said anything. It was quite oommonplace, after all. "You wished to see what it would do," said Halsey grimly. "The power ? ~ -? A w\ ?v - y\ V/M > ll)* A semi-is w ut* mere, umc juu nr\^, any amount you like. And you saw that it didn't come in here by wire? it was only transmitted from the reoeiTed, not te it. The fan is broken, tn$ ?b* FWKtror ? 4mt tbt ? jgf -?!* , left it. it iOwi-ls iiS tl.UUgil Wt | lir'd settled a few questions, doesn't j it?" Standi' y turned an agitated eye i upon John Rawn. "Mr. Rawn," said he, "referring to the tenor of our ear- ; lier conversation, I desire to say that j we are not in the habit of giving the ; lion's share to anvbodv?' "Suit yourself," said John Rawu, ; smiling. "But in this case, as I said to you at first, there's 30 much in this if there's anything at all, that there's no use splitting hairs over it." He receded rapidly from the position he coveted but saw be could not hold. "We ought to begin work at once. Er?Mr. Rawn, do you happen to have any present need for any money?personally?" "No,* answered John Rawn calmly, "I am in no need of funds. When the organization is completed, and I begin my work as president of the power company, I shall be glad to go on the pay-roll, of course. I should' add now j that I expect Mr. Halsey to be my *- _ 1 > I general manager m ine mecnamum i department." "In regard to salaries,'* said the president, hesitating, "we might roughly sketch out sotaething?" "My own salary will he a hundred thousand dollars a year," said Mr. Rawn quietly. "I don't think we should ask Mr. Halsey to work fori less than five thousand. Do you. gen- ( tlemen?" "There shall be no haggling, gentlemen, no haggling," said the president blandly. "It shall be as Mr. Rawn suggests." 4 V. ^ A /?lror. I Iiill 5 LUC LdI n. ; ui a. ? icu xxviw* man. "I'll tell you, Rawn, come in | to-morrow. We'll get the patent lawyers and our corporation counsel, and begin work on this thing." That was all there was about it, the proceedings being wholly prosaic and commonplace. Mr. Halsey found again his newspaper, again wrapped up his machine therein, took it Under his arm, and hesitatingly turned toward the door, the palest now, and most unhappy of them all. Ke had denied his own ^rst-born. (TO BE CONTINUED). : . | [Rheumatism ; Neuralgia ] Sprains j Miss C. Mahcxey, of 2708 K. St., I "W. Washington, J). CM writes: " I suffered with rheumatism for. five years and I have iu&t pot hold of your Lini (ment, and it has done me" so much good. My knees do not pain and the swelling has gone." Quiets the Nerves Mrs. A.Weidma**, of 403 Thompson St., Maryville. Mo., writes : ? " The nerve in my leg -was destroyed five years ago and left me with a jerking at night so that I could not plecp. A friend told me to try your Liniment and now 1 could not do without it. I find after its use I can sleep." SLOANS IiiHinui i u Is a good Liniment I keep it on hand all the time. . 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O f T-r^, r\f Dtrgtil JL I i UV, *N U. Mty JL LL1U ? cu v/l ? <$> LODGE DIKECTOBY. ^ de>r Red Men, meets every Thursday ^ ^ night at 8 o'clock in Klettner's Hall. $><$>$<$<$><$>$><$><$<&<$><$>$><$<$ _ . J J. O. Havird, Newbery Camp, No. 542, W. 0. W., 0. Kletto yr, Sachem, meets every second and fourth Wed- j Ohief of Records. nesday night in Klettner's rfall, at 8 j ? nvwk. , . Omaha Tribe, L 0. B. M. Omaha Tribe, No. 75, I. 0. It Amity Lodge, So. 87, A. F. X. Prosperity, S. C., meets every first and Amity Lodges No. 87, A- P. M.. meet? tbJrd Friday night at 8e'clock in Maevery first Monday night at 7.30 o'clock ??nic ha& Visiting brethren are weh in Masonic Hall. Visiting brethren ??me- O. H. Dominick, cordially invited. Prof. J. S. Wheeler, Sar^ezn. T. P. Johnson, Chiet of HecoPd? . ? _ v ja. vtf \e S-ll-12-lyr. i W. Ea-rhardt, w. IL Secretary. J ! } Caoteecke* Coaacfl, 4, ?. P. 1 Wodmen ?f tfce WorW. j ?. K. M. Maple Camp, No. 437, W. 0. W., { Cateechee Council, No. 4, D. of P., meets every first and third Wednes- j Dieot? eveiT other Tuesday night at 8 lay evening at 7.45 o'clock. Visiting i 0 (''?f'k P- in Klettner's Hall, brethren are corially welcome. ? ? ? ' o: ri,a?fAv Yn tQ T? K ir u. d, uardy, 1 v iiapici, ?iv. 10, ii. jui. J. A. Derrick, Clerk, j Signet Chapter, No. 18. R. A. M., 0. C. j aiceti wy tecoii Moalay liffat at 'j t uf*r.T..y: ^ hrsdav. Feb. 6 'V > I 4 th Music with the WonderE SOUL? d $1.50 Ieeks' Drug Store. I OLt'MBlA, XEWBEBBT & HUBENS B. B. 1 Sci?e<iuie in effect June 4, 1912. Subject to change without notice. Schedules luu.catvd are not guaranteed: A. C. L 52. 53. Lv. Charleston .. .. 6.00am 10.38pm Lv. Sumter 9.40am (5.55pm a, n. & l. Lv. Columbia 11.35am 4.55pm Lv. Prosperity 1.12am 3.34pm Lk. Newberry 1.29pm 3.20pm f Ly. Clinton 2.30pm 2.35jm^l>. Lv. Laurens ! 52pm 2.05pm c. & w. c. Ar. Greenville 4.40pm 12.20pm Ar. Spartanburg. .. 4.05pm 12.20pm S. A. L. Ar. Abbeville 3.55pm 1.02pm ? Ar. Greenwood..... 3.27pm 1.33pm Ar.'Athens.... ..... 6.05pm 10.30am Ar. Atlanta 8.45pm 8.00am A. C. L. 54. 55.' Lv. Columbia 5.00pm 11.15sm , Lv. Prosperity 6.26pm 9.50am LX Newberrj.. .. .. 6.44pm 9.32am Lv. Clinton 7.35pm 8.44am - * ? T ?nm L?v. uauioua., ... ... ..vwk"- ? No. 50. No. 51. Lr. Columbia 8.00am 9.38pci Lv. Irmo 8.26am 9.12pm Lv. Chapin 8.57am 8.41pm Lv. Little Mtn 9.11am 8.27am Lv. Prosperity, .... 9.30am 8.08pm Lv. Newberry 9.47am 7.52pm Lv. Kinards 10.18am 7.21pm \ | Lv. Goldville 10.26am 7.13pm ! Lv. Clinton 10.41am 6.58pm Ar. Laurens 11.04am 6.35pm | C- & W Q, ] Ar. Greenville 9.30pm ?.00am S. A. L. I Ar. Greenwood .. 2.28am 2.38am * 1 * rtr/? A Afl. at. ADoevnie ^.ooaui i.ujaui Ar. Athens.. .. . .. 5.04am ll.59pm 4 Ar. Atlanta. 7.15am 9.55pm N'os. 52 aii'l 53 arrive aud depart from UniOD Station, Columbia, daily, , | and run through between Charleeton <tnd Greenville. Nos. 54 and 55 arrive and depart Gervais street, Columbia, ^tl!y except ! Sunday, and run through between o fuinbia ami Greenville. Nos. 50 and 51 arrive and depart ! from Gervais street, Columbia, on Sun! day only. W. J. Craig, P. T. M., E. A. Terrer, C. .A, Wilmington, N. C. ' Columbia, S. C. NOTICE OF SALE. The undersigned will sell to the highest bidder, for cash, before the court house door at Newberry, South A Carolina, cm February 7, 1913, at 11 J o'clock a. m., all the accounts, notes . and mortgages belonging to the estate of J. A. Bouknight, deceased, amount-^fl ing to the sum of five hundred and* ninety-two and 16-100 dollars, asn ^ itemized list of which may be seen at the office of Eugene 3. Btease, attar- , ney-at-law. M B. P. Bouknigkt, Administrator of tha Btetate of J. A^.l Bouknight, deceased. m 8 o'clock in Masonic Hall. Van Smith, j T. P. Johnson, E. H. V.? Laeote Trft*, 10.L1, i Lacota tribe. No. 79. I. 0. R. M. J*U?A 0 /I A _ mWAMH ^4L 0*mm. ^WlwilL O, V/., WXGiaVg OTWJ wuw WOU.- neaday night at 8 o'clock la Sasnw hall. Visiting b^ihre* are welcorot. J. Wm. Polk. Sachem. Keeper of Record*. > ! Newberry Conunaadery, No. 6, K. T. Newberry Commandery, No. 6, K. T., meets every third Monday night at 8 o'clock in Masonic Hall. Fred. H. Dominick, T. P. Johnson, . E. C. ItMrttr. sp . ^ w,' VM