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It does not assume to itself tbe claims of a Col lege, but is thoroughly Academic Location healthy, and of easy access by railroad. Fall term of 1890 be gins Wednesday, August, 27. ijT For Circulars, c, send to D. MATT. THOMPSON, Principal, incolnton, AT. C: July 4, 1890. MM fay- WAGCyVi'o HJ.L I YLL. FATKILjCHAi5 C B RAK& JSP WM1; 1 :1 Hh FISHBR9STOG9HG9 RACLNEWIS. From Godey's Ladies Book. A Broken Pledge. BY 31. O. R. nTORGlVE m y hasty speech, ifbtAgnesi Will yoa not! lam omnro than unrrv fA hnvn hppn y provoked so easily.77 The girl addressed seated herself leisurely ih tbe shade of a great oak tree while this confession was being made, and seemed in no hurry to grant the desired pardon. At last the answer came, slowly. ul am always forgiving you,it seems to me." "Yes I know it, to my sorrow j but this shall be the last time. You are going7 away so soon, you wout have many opportunitlties ; and now I wan't to show you something more precious to me than anything I own." The last words were spoken a lit tie tremnlously, as tbe speaker drew from his pocket a small gold locket of exquisit workmanship. On one side was some delicate blue tracery, and beneath it, in tine let ters, the Latin words u2eneor et te neor1' ul hold, and I am held.7' Looking at int tenderly, he said, "Father gave this to mother, and she left it to me. Now, will you wear it, dear Agnes ? The latter part oi the motto is truth itself, as far as I am concerned, and isn't, the first part eqoally true t" Agnes Linden took the locket In ber hand, looked at it a long time, and quietly said, "Yes, I will wear it." "My darling, I knew you would," was tbe low joyful answer. Three years, and I sball come to your Western home to claim the luWil-. ment of this promise. But there comes your friend. Sball we walk to meet her f The speaker, Lawrence Erritt, was a tall well made mau of 22. Tbe first thought that crossed an observer's mnd in looking at him was that he was unusually manly His darksbrown eyes were a trifle dreamy ; but a noble brow and lips that looked as if they might be very firm, if tbe occasion demanded it, gave an air of strength to his face, only partially contradicted by his eyes. Agnes thrnst tbe locket quickly nto her dress, aud and turned with a smiling face to greet her fiieud. "Oh; Margaret, have you heard the news ? We leave for Colorado a week from today. I had a letter from Cousin Heleu, and she said the girls were delighted with my photograph and that was not all the flattery but thought I would make a charming addition to their circle. I am gay as a bird whenev er I think of it. But why are you so pale, my dear Margaret 1 I be lieve Lawrance Erritt frightens you whenever you see him. Now, you're blushing. Why Margaret what is the matter?" These teasing remarks did not tend to restore tbe composure of the younger girl, and she looked at her friend in a beseeching way. "I am just recovering from a similar shock,, Miss Margaret," said Lawreuce; "but Agnes will not show her true feelings to any of us. It is a clear case of still water run running deep." Agnes exhibited very little con cern at the consteruatiori of ber friends, aud soon launched out into a bright description of life m Colo rado, the glorious climate, tbe mag nificent country, and the gay girls who weae so soon to be her inti mate friends. The two listeners were as patient as they could be ; but Margaret's face was exceedingly sad. Agnes had been her intimate frieud all these years of her girlhood, and she longed for the young man to be gone, when, free from the restraint of his presence, Agnes would pour out her sorrow at leaug her, Mar- caret, perhaps forever- A few more steps brought them to tbe turn of the road, and with a smiling bow to Margaret and a tender glance at Agnes, Lawrence was gone "Ob, Agnes I" said Margaret, "I cannot believe it- What sball I do without yoa?" And she swift tears rolled down her chet-ks. "We have been sisters m every thing bat name, and now we may uever eee each other again." "Don't cry Kitten! You will soon be as accustomed to my ab- scence as to my presence. Be more pnuosopbical. W hy, look at me! There are few girls that have had a gayer time than I have had so far, right here ; but I expect to have just as good a time in Colorado. am not going to cry, but wait until there is something to cry for." A quick, hurt look passed over Margaret's face at these words. She did not seem to get from them the comfort they aimed to convey After a short pause, Margaret said suddenly, "Agues, are you sad at the thought of leaving Lawreuce Erritt V ' "Why yes, my dear, I wish I wish I could take ;ou all along; but Margaret, you muit learn to be less shy with Lawrence, and more friendly, eo that you will have much to write me about him.7' "I wonder where we will be three years from toiday," said Margaret a little plaintively. "You will have turned into a book by that time, if youclon'tstop read ing so much, and 1 shall be better acquainted, I hope, -with my Wes tern friends. But come, Girlie, let's go home." The day came for Agnes' depart ure. A heavy rain was falling, but the fiercest raging of the elements could not have kept two of Agnes' friends from making their way to the little station to clasp her haud for tbe last time, and receive assu rance of frequent letters and con stant retnembrace. "Good-bye, dearest Agues,"whisi pered Margaret, "I shall never love another girl as I love you." Then, seeihg Lawreuce Erritt waiting for his turn, joiued another group, aud tried to drown her tears in laugh ter. Lawrence crossed quickly to Ag nes siae. "I wisu we were au going with you," he said, lightly j theu, lowering his voice, "However,' 1 am a very bappy man to-day, all in consequence of a trifle you are wearing at this moment ; you will wear it constantly, will you not? I feel as if I had bound you with that locket more tbau as if you had accepted ten rings. Well, three years and I shall be startiDg west ward." "You mean if everything turns out as you expect it," said Agnes, archly. "True,"' was the rejoinder, "but 1 am a mau, and success is to him who works it. I have au object, now to work for,and attaiu itl will." Already the travelers were boards ing the western bound train. Lawi rence posessed himself of Agaes' hands for a moment, and, looking deep into her eyes, said: "Remem ber, I am held ; 1 low assure me that 1 hold.' " "Would I wear yoor locket it you didn't V was the half coquet tish reply, and the train was gone. Fortunately Margaret and more fortunately Lawrence that that the swift moving train carried out of your hearing the sigh of relief which Agnes gave that these tire some auieus at last were over, and that she was free to weave bright dreams of the laad of prom ise. "We seein lo be the chief mourn, ers, Margaret," said Lawreuce a lit tle sadly, "and having so much in common, will have to be very good to each other, will we not ? Let me begin by carrying your books. I am going in yonr direction this morning." Margaret shyly looked her thanks for this friendly offer, handed her school satchel to him, and walked along with a heavy heart, inwardly wondering that Agnes could leave Lawrence Erritt so willingly for his place could not be so easily as a sister's. While Margaret's face was sweet ly serious one it could lay uo claim to beauty. The eyes were too deep, tbe cheeks to pale. The whole frame suggested a delicate consti tution, and kind friends often wish ed that Margaret's mother had lived for she WOu!d huva brought berup.o.liffenII,,uot .llo.i.g constant reading, aud hard study ing, for both of tbe.e pursuits were like the air she breathe! to Mar garet. In contrast with Margaret's face. Agnes was simply witching, and bv no one were her charms more thor oughly appreciated than by her friend. Soon the winter days set in. Lawrence kept his promise by calliug to see Margaret occasional ly, and talking for tbe most part of Agnes, her letters and bright say.. ings, the one subject upon which Margaret forgot her einbarassed shyness, and grew eioquent. But these calls were by no means fre quent, for Lawrence was hard as work. His friends joked him a lit tle that he should have given np their society so entirely, uever spending his evenings at the Club, and declining all invitatations for a frolic, on the ground that he had not the time. But these festive occasions had lost their charms, and the young man was no longer a dreamer; but an earnest, indefati gable worker. Ilia ambitions was to become junior pardner in the firm of which he was now the sala ried clotk. On one briebt dav in the latter part ot Juue, Lawrence Erritt looked at his w&tch, closed his desk hastily, aud gathering up a superb bunch ot dewy roses, made his way with all possible speed to the scene of the Academy com mencement. It was Margaret's graduation day, and be bad written to Agnes that he would be the bearer of the ilowers she would have sent her friend had she been there. True, he was shameful I v late, but Margaret took tbe houors of her class, and he hoped to be iu time to hear her essay, Not a iniui ute too soon, for hardly had be found a seat before Margaret's name was announced: What a pale, fragile figure came forward ! It seemed to every listener in tbe hall that tbe words of that valedictory weie indeed words of farewel. A lady in front of Lawrence whispered to another, "She was al. ways delicate, but they say siuee Agnes Linden, that friend of hers, went away she has never been just tbe same." Lawrence's heart smote him. Why had he not been more thoughtful for Margaret, it only for Agues sake. He made his way to her after the exercises were over, with the flowers, which he offered in Agues' name, and was rewarded for that thnughtfuluess bv a sweet, happy ainile "Oh. good for you, Mr. Erritt; these are just tbe flowers was most fond of. How I wish she was heie to-day. Do you know this 3 ear ha3 been such a long one tome. I feel as if the b?st,the happiest part of myself was iu Colorado." "Well, I have been so engrossed with my work," half apologized Lawrenee, "but expect to have more leisure this summer. I was just wondering if we could not do a little botauiziug together, make a herbarium, say, aud send the re sults of our labor to Agnes ; that was her favorite occapatiou, if you remember." Margatel.'s face flushed with pleasure. "I should be delighted," she said "but father is determined to end me off for a time. We could begin it now. however ; I s'jau't go for some weeksi" Tbe next few weeks were most pleasant ones to Margaret, aud Lawreuce bid her good-bye with real regret. "I shan't be idle while while I'm away, ' she said, "but will add as many rare specimens as I can find." Four weeks after Margaret went away the news came that her aunt bad taken her abroad in the hope that au ocean voyage aud au eu tire change would restore her health. Lawrence heard tbe news with pleasure, wondered a little if the girl would live to come home, then buried bitnsolf in his work. So the summer passed. Autumn came in late, winter close upon her footsteps. And now it was that Lawrence Erritt was rewarded for the hard mental work of the past year, when Judge Cuthbert grasp- e.l Lis hand after a kuolty case that he hd beeu trying, and said : r'Young man, your masterly man ageu.ent of that ease, as well as the two hours' speech, did honor to this bar. I congratulate you and also the firm of which I heat yoa are soon to be a member." uerrestnng words they were to the ambitious fellow. - That success was but the begin ning of many others; and when the senoir member of tbe firm drew him aside and announced that a formal ptrdnership would be entered upon in the fall, his crowning sue cess was won. Just a year had passed since Margaret went abroad, when has tening to the Court House one af ternoon, Lawrence Erritt came face to face with a latly who stopped shor t and said : - "Well Mr. Erritt, it. isn't flatter ing to be forgotten so entirely by old friends, and this makes, Ithink the third time you have passed me.'' A dazed, surprised look passed over the young man's face, as he stammered out : I fear I do not know whom I have the pleasure surely, this is not Miss Margaret Mason "It is none other," laughed that young lad'. "Aud I have been so anxious to see ycu to make inqui ries for Agnes. 1 have not heard from her for so long. But do not let me detain you, I see you are in a hurry. You will call wben you have the leisme, will you i.ot r" "Thanks, I shall be delighted," was his reply. "You must pardon j 1U5' stupidity, Miss Mason, but yon have changed so much that I was actually at a loss to know wlit-re 1 bad seen vou.'' No wonder Lawrence Erritt was at a I03S. Agnes herself would hardly have recognized in the tall, graceful figure and assured ease of manner, her shy little frieud 31 ar garet. Lawrence marveled that a year could make such an astonishing difference, and hastened to make an early call. There was not a trace of the old shyuesi", which Agnes used to hiut was caused by bis presence, aud when Margaret pro duced some rare Alpine blossoms and said she had brought two of each, oue to send to Agues, aud the other to add to his collection, he was really delighted. Her warm, friendly manner led Laweuce to talking much of himself aud his hopes that weie soon to be realized. Iu greatest confidence be told her of the change in the firm which wa to take place o soon, and which be had not yet mentioned to Agnes, as he intended if to be a thorough sur prise. They talked much of Agnes, of Margaret's experiences abrond aud Lawrence, when he looked at bis watch, was amazed at the late ness of the hour, and mentally re corded this as the most delightful evening he bad tpent tor a long time. Early in September a card ap peared in the papers announcing that Laurence E'ritt, E-q , had been made a member of the firm of Bachelor & Allen, and a copy was immediately forwarded to Colorado, accompanied by a long ardent let ter to Agnes Lindeu, in which the wriler assured bt-r that nothing could have urged him to such stren uous effort but the rich prize he hoped lo win. By some strauge fatality, that letter crossed auother addressed to him Tbe handwriting was nnfa miliar but the little package accom panymg it was addressed in Ague-' writing. Breaking tbe envelope carelessly he found it contained an other cards of some kind, for what be wondeied. Only an instant's un certainty, when the dreadful truth was known; for Agnes Liudeu'e wedding on the loth of September, and the package contained his locket. Months have passed since then. The news electiified the town, and Lawreuce Erritt, as the discarded lover, was, for a time, tbe observed of all observers. Only oue person knew tbe Lopes that were shipwrecked, and the dreadful blow that had been re ceived, ard she shared his disap pointment as best she could. To the world, Lawrence Erritt did Lot wear his heart ou his sleeve, but Margaret Mason saw with pitying eyes a sterner look in those dark eyes, and tense, bard lines about the mouth, and she prayed that she might be kept from hating her friend, as well as her falseness, and that the one most deeply injured might not lose faith in woman. The subject was never mentioned be tween them but once, when Law rence said: "Miss Margaret, the only sympa thy, at one time, that tb thought of I could endure, was yours, and that was sileut, but none the lea gratefnl." A lid Margaret answered, broken V, "1 think we have both been dis appointed in Agnes.'7 When Harold Ilopeton began to address Margaret wai not exactly known. He met her abroad, and tht bis visits ot late had become very frequent, was an undisputed fact. Lawrenee Erritt, cbanciug to cll, met him one evening, saw tbo deep interest ho evidently foil m the young lady, and went away with a little sole feeling that the only woman whose fneudship, to him, was worth having, would soon be the exclusive property of ome oue else, lie looked upon himself with having done with affairs of tbe heart, he had loved and lost, beeu humiliated, too, iuj', as be said pr.ndly to hli.iself, ".-he was un woithy ot my love, aud I am strong strong to eudure." Why, then, after thischauca visit, did Margaret's image refuse to be banished from his miud ? Was it the thought of auother man's hap piness that recalled hi- own past dreams, or tbo thought ot Margaret herself J Returning one atteiuuou ou horseback from a business tiip iu tbe country, ne saw, standing under the same eak tre where A nes had stood more (ban tbsc; years ago, Margaret, taller, fiirv even than Agnes ever Lad ! e ti, with her hands full of golde;; iod. Obeying his impulse, he reigned his horse and then jumped off 10 ask for a spray of the wavside fljw- er. There was something in tbe changing color and availed eft5 that made Lawrence Erritt imprison the hand extended to him, and ask, in a low toue, "Miss Margaret, would I be pfesiiuiing upon our friendship if I should ask you to listen to a little incident that oc curred here, wbeieyou are stand ing, almost four years ago 'Why should it be presuming, Mr. Erritt I We are fiiends, are we uot ?" For a moment he was silent, her grave, sweet attxwer filled him with apprehension. What if he had mis interpreted the expression of her fac; and surprised her iu ber thong lit. 1 of some one else! It w.s too late to retreat, be was g'ad that it wa- " Yes," he naid, rail) ing at her last word, "we are friend, aud no place could I teli.vou so easily as right here. Four years ago Agnes Linden sat where you are now ait ting; it was on the eve of her de parture for Colorado. Mouths be fore I bad told her that I loved ber, and I bad reason to believe that she returned my affection. Once I asked ber to wear a ring, as il was generally kuowu that there was au understanding between us. She hurt me very much by her refusa', aud wheu I pressed her for htr reasons, aud asked if she did not consider herself engaged fi me, her answer was: 'Yea, I'm rngaged to you, but I do not care to wear a ring, as a long time must elapse before our marriage.' This, of course, was unsatisfactory to me, doubly so wheu I learned they in tended moving to Colorado. I felt unwilliug to have her go without some pledge of my troth, knowing full well what misunderstandings aro apt to arise wheu the only means of communication are written words; so, on this particular afters noon, 1 determined to give her, if she would accept it, this locket. I possessed nothing mere sacred, it Continued on fourth page.)

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