(7 if if if (1 YDL 1 1 1. LINCOLNTON, N. C, FRIDAY, MARCH 28, 1890. NO. 4G An Easy Question to Answer. Last week the Democrats carried eleven cities in New York, while the Republicans carried but one Au burn. 'Rah for Harrison's Admin istration ! It was the first anniver sary of his inauguration. What will the third be ? And look at Iowa, too ! Toledo American. An Accommodating Speaker. Republican Congressman Cannon, the other day in the House, rebuked his par ty in that body for such un precedented appropriation. But Speaker Reed abut both yea ou bis political confrere, aw a quorum, and the looting Omnibus bill passed. Toledo American. Hard Fact to Consider-. 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Will meet clients at the Alexauder House, iu Lincolnton, on second and fouit Mondays iu ea;h mouth. Aug. 2, 1880. t. 3 SLStFLkM Night, made miserable by that terrible cough. Shiloh's Cure is the remedy for yuu. For tale by J. KeeJy&co. (mcmE,ms. Log,LumberYard a-GitVTrucRs SPRING Floaters. She 'And think of it, I learned to swim lapt eornrcer, and actually became an accomplished floater.' He 'Weally? Well, I most men tion that to paw. I beard a roan thay that ath he watb going to wun for otiith nextht full, ho must be on the lookout tor floaters.' Harper's Bazar. Wouldn't Mok in Chicago. "John," exclaimed Mrs. Sweet mood, glancing across the table at her husband with a horrified face, ''here is a shocking paragraph which nays that a Chicago man is making shoes from human skin." "A which man?" asked John, making a jab at bis mouth with a slab of toast. "A Chicago man." Theu you needn't worry your self, my dear, it's not so." "Why not?" 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Robinson, which deed ot trust is duly registered in Liucoln county Registry Book 63, Page 2 of Deeds, I will sell at .the Court House door in Lincolnton, at 12 o'clock noon and on the 1st M on day of court week March 31, 1890, that tract of land now owned and farmed by the said .Richmond Scott and lying on the Tuckanegee Road aud also on the C. C. R. R. and C. & L. N. G. R. R. abont 1 mile Est of the courthouse and ajoiuing the lands of B. II. Sumner and others, containing G4 acres. Sale to be at public auction to the highest bid" der for cash. J. L, COBB, Trustee. Feb. 25, 1890. 2 2S 4t WAGONSf ALL STYLES. IGGINS T Ladies Chaise. r wT PATENTCHAASE BRAKE FISH.BR9S.WAGSN G9- RACLNE,WIS From Goly's Lady's Book I KERRY'S ANSWER. BY MAR GAB ET BISLAND. At half past nine o'clock a steady stream of well. dressed men and women began to pass slowly up and down tbe wide, staircase, through the palm-fringed hall and into the drawing-room cleared for dancing at ten they fell into gronps, and then iuto cooples, who commenced to revolve rythraically to the sweet, clear Rtrains of 'La Gitana,' played by the Hungarian band secreted somewhere in a palm-bower by eleven, the number of arrivals ceased, and the young men and women who had been so fortunate as to secure an invitation to Miss Lillian Hasting's debut ball, ad dressed themselves to the business in hand with commendable ardor. The great three-tiered brass and crystal chandeliers shed the glow of their myriad lights over gleaming white shoulders, and correct black dress-coats ; the long mirrors res fleeted the brilliant picture of many colored filmy gauz and lace gowns, softly flushed cheeks, eyes bright with the excitement of pleasure in fact, all the glow and color that lends to a ball-room its beauty, ephemeral in quality, perhaps, but bewitching while it lasts a student ot hnranu nature in every case, an elderly man or woman, will tell us tbat despite the light, laughter, mu sic, and gay chatter, there are many of Misa Easting's guests who hide under smiles and bright repartee numberless heavy cares and bitter giiefs. No doubt the student is in a measure correct; but this proph etic sage must be elderly and expe rienced to discern the hypocrisy ot hearts which a girl so young, pretty and generous natured as Kerry BaS four, will never understand. She, Kerry, dear little girl, was watching the beautiful scene with shining eyes from a leafy retreat in the music room, and entertaining her companion by quaint criticisms of society in general and blls in particular. From the first moment when she set her dainy slippered feet on the polished floor early in the evening, her brow was crowned with the roses of a ball room's tri umphs. Her dance-card was filled with the names of eager, admiring young men, and it was with an air of languid condescension, delightful to behold, that she allowed her waltzes to be ruthlessly cut into halves and thirds to satisfy the im portunings of tardy aspirants to her baud in the dance. Uer eyes and ips were full of answering smiles ; her feet trod the graceful measure lightly and easily. The good sweet bloom ot her cheeks rose under the fire of sincere or flippant compli ments aud admiring glances, and the Kerry, wbo but yesterday was a simple, quiet child, bloomed like a flower under the son's ardent gaze, to a lovely woman. She was test ing for the first time the strength of her feminine fascinations, and fonod the experiment full of strange exhilaration. As the music wouud rapidly to a finale Kerry sank into her chair be hind the palms with a happy litt'e sigh to confess herself tired, and ready for a pi offered ice. Her com panion looked down at her with something of amusement in his eyes, as she daiutdy sipped of a frozen piuk roe he had secured in the snpper-room ; but his manner was flatteringly solicitous and grave. He listened carefully and replied quickly to her gay sallies, and iu no wise attempted to conceal the geu uine pleasure he found in watching her ardent gestures and rapidly va Tying expression. He bad noticed her when be first entered the room but a few moments ago! His hum or was at tbat time scarcely a pleas ant one, owing to a number of cans es firstly, because although a na tive of New York, and in his early youth a lover of her society, he had for the past five years lived everys where else in Europe aud South America principally, and on coming home very soddenly one day, he found, as all returned exiles and wanderers will, tbat notwithstand ing his absence, people in the great city had changed and readjusted themselves without his leave; so al though quickly recognized, and warmly welcomed by his old friends, he felt lonely and out of place. When a cordial note from Mrs. Hastings met him at the club, be ging that he would look ia on them Tuesday nij?ht, he felt half-itenipted to plead a previous engagement: but he remembered, wi h a smile, Lillian, as he last knew her in short frocks, as a sweet child, and Mrs. Hastings' unfailing kindness to him when a boy, so he wrote a personal note of acceptance, promising to drop in for a moment after the Van Antwerp's dinner, mentally deter mining never to be caught in this manner again. 'I have become too settled in my tastes to enjoy any longer the tinsel and flash of the ball-room,' he reasoned to himself; 'dinners are more to my mind. Young gtrla have grown flippant, and thin elbowed nowaday. I bore them with my tiffwayn, as they do me. Ah, well I I shall be aroused at the Van Antwerp's, first by the clever Miss Graybnrn, and then resign myself tor an hour to giggles or dnll stu pidity at the Hastings.' The dinner ws correct, very. The guests well chosen, aud Miss Grayhurn brilliant, handsome and more gracious in her manner than ever before. Mr. Richard Hatham lingered at her sulft till the last mo ment to tear himself away with rf gretful words and raging inwardly at the confounded nuisance of this children's ball. Abominable ! to dull the edge of his evening's pleasure. His handsome face wore an ex. pression of cold indifference as he lounged in the ball room doorway awaiting an opportunity to greet his hostess, chatter a bit of nonsensical flattery to the debutante and then escape. A slim, blonde young man, whom he recognized as Mr. J'm Brady, lounged with him, swinging a big bouquet of roses and pointing out the rich or pretty women. 'Yes! You don't Fay so!' an swered Richard with lukewarm in terest iu his voice and wandering gaze as Mr. Brady detailed and dit lated on the moneyed value of Miss so and so in the yellow frock. 'Who is that young girl in the white gown, with dark hair aud eyes, talking to young Lord,' de raanded Richard with sudden inter est. Mr. Brady's force clouded. 'Oh !' with slighting emphasis, 'she is Mrs. Forrest's niece, Southern girl, you know, from New Orleans, I believe; deadly poor as all those people are, but pretty enough. The boys have made considerable of a fuss over her to-night they will soon find out her financial circumstances tho', and she will learn tbat no woman rules by beauty aloue, at least in New York money before good looks any day.' 'Suppose you introduce me,' an swered Richard as though he had not heard Jim's latter remarks. 'Oh ! if you wish to know her I'll introduce you ; come along. Ah-er Miss Bulfour, Mr Hutham.' Kerry glanced up, flushing with pretty confusion and dropping her ball card, which Mr. Hatham deftly rescued. Before Brady could re monstrate or claim his waltz, just beginning at that moment, Richard whirled Miss Balfour oft' and left the aupry Jim standing. Nothing so raises a new male ac quaintance iu a girl's estimation as to find in him a good dancer. Notwithstanding his lack ot prac tice, Richard Hatham had not for gotten his long, smooth waltz step, and when the music ceased Kerry bestowed a smile of honest thanks for the dance. Between the sips at the ice she frankly acknowledged her delight with New York society, demanded his admiration ot her bouquet, and before Richard real ized the fact, be had forgotten his boredom, Miss Grayburn, his hos tess, even the whole ball, in watch iug the charming play of expression that flitted over Kerry's face as he speke of his travels, books and, even reserved man as he was, of some of his aims for the future. The merry music of waltz and lan cers was only au accompanyment to his well modulated voice. And Ken ry, naugbfy girl, felt so pleased and tiatteied by the conversation ami gently deferential attitude of her compauion, that sho pretended not to see Jim Brady and young Gord on p i8s and rep ips her bower in search of their truant partner. But f.tte in the form of Aunt Forn st discovered the retreat. That lady had grown weary of the noi-e "and lights, and gladly acquiesced with oer daughter Florence in the (impo sition to go home at once. But where is Caroline,' enquired Aunt Forrest ot Mr. Brady, who who sauntered up, a sulky frown darkening his f ice. 'Oh, she went oil with Richard Hatham half an hour ago, and I have not been able to find her since,' he answered. 'Why there Bhe is, I declare,' cried Mrs. Forrest, her keen eyes piercing the gloom ot the shrubbery. 'Come, my dear, at. once, Florence ami I are qaite ready to leave. Ah, Mr. 11 .n tham is it possible that you have returned after all these year?.' With many expressions of pleas ure at the meeting, Aunt Forrest introduced her daughter, and in aisted in the same breath that Rich ard should call very soon at No. Fifth Avenue. 'On Tuesday, our day at home, do not forget,' she in sisted as he accompauied the ladies to their carriage aud raided his hat with wotds ot hearty acceptance. As they rattled over the uneven pavemeuts Kerry leaned back with a little sigh of contentment. Her first t all, how nice it had been and how sorry she was to come away. That last dauce with Mr. Hatham she would never forget it ? A feel ing of elation crept iuto her heart as she recalled that gentleman's parting glance, and his murmured words of thanks for their talk as he deftly laid her wrap about her shoulders. She remembered that he had danced with no one else, that his eyes were a very charming blue, and that she would see him Tuesday. Aunt Forrest's voice broke in on her musiugs ; that good lady was holding forth to the silent Florence on Mr. Hatham's perfec tions, his antecedents and his for tune. Of the best people in New York,' she continued volubly ; 'bis mother was a Miss Vane, very rich, you know; so was his father ; and when Richard was left an orphan at six teen, with his wealth and good looks, he was even then considered as well worth cultivating. He grad uated at Harvard, and then went out for a season or two Some peo p!e say be was very much in love with the youngest Miss Grayburn ; but be suddenly went abroad to stay five years, and now he has come home he will be more than everbei fore a tempting bait to scheming mothers and ambitious girls. But, for my part, I think such angling for a man undignified, and am hap py to say there is never any neces sity of my practicing such social maneuvers,' wouud up Mrs. Forrest in a tone ot satisfaction. During the three weeks succeeds ing the Hastings' bail, Kerry met Mr. Hatham a number of times, ue came to Mrs. Forrest's reception tea accoidiug to his promise, and found the pretty niece busy behind a dain ty ta-table; but he lingered to chat with her a moment, and heg per mission to Hend her cards for a pri vate exhibition of famous painting. At the Bleeker's dinner, he found himself seated next her, and meet ing once or twice in a mcrning can ter in the Park their friendship grew apace. They talked of book, horses, the stars at the leading the atres. He found she spoke French with grace and ease, and she dis covering he knew many of her friends in distant New Orleans, the acquaintance of the Hastings balj grew to something warmer. Was it anything more ? Kerry had nev- r asked herself this question; she felt proud and pleased that Mr. Hat tham should find pleasure in her society, and looking forward to the occasion of their meeting, fchowed by a warm pressure of her baud, and a welcoming smile her genuine enjoyment in hispociety. With the happy thoughtlessness of youth, she forgot that the dinners, picture exhibitions, theatre puties, rides', etc.. would ever ceae; that she would be obliged to return home, and that Mr. Hatham would, iu all probability, walk out of her life un conscious and uncaring of the effect his abacer.rv might ptoouv. lnt one d.iy, in the spring, the moment of awakening camp, fols lowed by such sorrows and bitter disappointments as did then seem to darken her bright young life. Kerry went for a wa'k in the Park tuat morning instead of a ride. As she moved rapidly alon iu the sun shine under a blue sky, full of prom ise of friendly balmy days to come, her spirits rose as the color did to her cheeks, and from pure joy hup hummed a bit of song under her breath. A quick trot of horses' fpet in the bridle path caused her to turn iuvolnntarily and recognize Mr. Ha tham, who dismounted quickly. Ue gave her a gay good-morniug, and lagged her . acceptance ot a cluster of crisply yellow jonquils he held in one hand, 'They are my favorites,' she an swered with her thanks, and these have a good, pure, clean odor one rarely finds in the other hot-house rlowerp.' When they reached the Park gatPH to the street, and halted to say good by, he threw the reins over his hoise's head, laughed slightly as though recollecting the fact for the first time, and sid half gaily, 'I forgot to tell you that Huh may be adieu for some time, as 1 intend going West iu a day or two.' 'Yes 1' answered Kerry. She star ted, grew pale, then colored furiousi ly, but said nothiDg more. He held out his hand, she laid hers iu H, there was silence for a moment, then Richard turned away coldly, liftt-d his hat, sprang to his saddle, and rode rapidly without another word in the direction of down town. Ker ry stood quite still where he lft her, staring wtih fading color at hia figure disappearing arooug the long lines of vehicles surging back and forth on the wide thoroughfare. Suddenly she recollected herself and turned mechanically, crossed tbe open square, and walked like one in a dream down the street which fcbe had that very morning, but an hour back, trod mj lightlj-. 'Going away to the We.t, very soon. Where ? To San Frncico, perhaps. To the West. To the West; going aw-,' was alt she was able to think at first, and then like a shock she reruenihe.ml she had expressed no slightest regret at his departure; had let him go without a word to show even in a vague way how empty his abseuce would make her life. 'Oh, why had Hbe been so .stupid ! Could nhe not call him back to explain f and a foolish hope shot acro.N her mind like a gleam of light and then faded, 'no, it would be imposHihle,' aud her heart sank. But Kerry was proud, and as unbidden tears of anger and disappointment sprang io her eyes, fhe winked them back bravely. Why should I care,' she thought; 'what difference can his going or coming make to rne ? I don't love him, and he only likes me ; he doesn't care any more than I do,' and she gave the bell an angry ier-. The well-bred butler answered her ring; and, as she climbed to h-r room and took off coat ami hat, her eyes fell ou tbe jonquils he had given her. Who can tell what will upset the pquauimity of a oung woman ; certainly Kerry would never have admitted it was the sight of those yellow flowers that caused the lumb in her throat to grow so big. But with a passionate gesture she swept the blossoms to the floor, and throwing herself face downwards on the broad divan lay quite silent, till the maid peeped softly through the door to aouounce luncheon. 'If you please, Mane, toll Anut Forrest I've a headache, and prefer to remain quiet,' auswered Kerry iu a broken voice from her retreat among the pillows. But greatly to her annoyance Aunt Forrest ap peared to enquire with unusual ten. demess and holicitude after her niece's oudition. Sbe insisted that the poor child should put ou a wrapper, aud at least take one small cup of tea. Kerry uulike herself! received these advances with sullen' obstinacy, declinlug all comforts till something in her aunt's voice roused her curiosity ; and, turning suddenly, she saw on Mrs. Forrest's usually rosy smiling countenance traces of tears. Instantly her own sorrow was forgotten. 'Why, Auntie, dear, what is the matter? Forgive my bad temper and tell me if i cau help you. Why do you cry so, has anything hap pened?' kneeling down and puN ting loth arms about the plump, kindly old lady. 'My dear child,' sobbed Mrs. Fori rest, 41 may as well tell you your dear father died last night, aud your mother telegraphs for you at once . My poor dear little Kerry !' ' How these first weeks of terrible grief were spent Kerry never cares to remember. There were some hideous days and nights of trave', during which she sat weeping, ever weeping hehiud the screen of her long veil. Then the return to the dear home hhe had known since babyhood, wheie she and her ni ters and brothers had suffered many privations aud abort moments of unhappiness, but never known death to enter the. door. And now how all was chauged since that day last autumn when her friends wished her a happy winter and hit father kissed her so tenderly at the last. The dear kind father gone, and tbe helpless mother unable to do aught but Wfe bitterly. Yet the shock and giit seemed to awa ken in Kerry all the strength and. sweetness ot her bith'-i to undevel oped character. She lilted all cafes from her mother's tired, trembling shoulders, comforted the childrm set herself wnh a will to solving the great question of their support. Her father's death left the family well nigh penniless, his comfortable salary, their only Income, expired with him, ao Kerry bent her ener gies to the work not only of cheer ing but providiug fcr her family. Tbe older boys were struggling on small wages in humble positions; to after much self communion, many long talks with her father's former partner, Mr. Temnel, and a deal of mysterious scribbling by lampligh', Kerry announced one morniug that she hoped to show the family the result of her efforts in the Sunday's paper. Trie boys laughed and her mother's face showed no hope, but Kerry was gratified and triumphant over the appearance of her modest article. Through this medium she gained her independence- and salary. But hd she forgotten her plea aut acquaintance of the winter, the rides in the Park and the cluster of jonquils1' Sometimes after a long day's work, wh'le thehotsun glared on the white pavements and tbe city wore a look of summer drear iness and desertion, Kerry would drop her bnsy pen, lan ber elbows on the littered desk, and let her mind wander back to the bright winter days when care and sorrow had seemed almost afraid to touch her, and love and happme-s su preme were hers. But now it is to different. How had she ever been gay and thoughtless? Suppose Richard would come btck, would be find her changed from a girl to a woman? Would he like the serious, half pained look in the once frank bright eyes and the faiut lines about tbe month ? Would he look at her as he did that day they met in the picture gallery of the mus eum, or when he gave her the jon quils ? But ho would never see her again, he bad quite forgotten little Miss Balfour, Kerry would remind herself as the hot tear roe to her eyes ; he is rich and powerful, whi'e I am only a miserable little woman reporter. It is wrong of me to even thing of him, and she would turn resolutely to her work. But she did think of htm despite her noble determination. The vny thooght of him interfered in ter woiking boor?, and followed ber to bed, where she lay panting during tbe dry, hot nights, hiding bitter tears of genuine heart's sickness cn the cool pillow. She wa too proud to mention his name in letters to her auut, but waited with chilled Continued to Fourth Fage.

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