It tu·
I· that wfcfla
can aafelr m
«IM*tk*Mr tmm Vmmatm. nmn
1» ft ran «Tir the rock tbnt iroatd
ma · « limM MtMip>.a
"•a/. d· |M lifca (Ma kM ·< ttfar*
1 km III· π y baat Π*π te IL"
ItMMHHkkl · pipe, on· which
M* bu·. Tkô totacea «m ·
wWlllll for feod,
",· private
*•4 Mai
tfcaj m le waylay :
Na and mbbJa a pie.
ai blacutt ba
waa 4» ba tap* ·
ftw ft& «apacUUy frooT
Enid, Ybœ
-Ut not know
that α»
Ttmay ba a» bot 1 Ufeo tbaHnln."
"ΛΛ η. I «m gmt m bappj as
■»>a 1 teak · Up a· «wfc mltwr
m a ertap la at ruif of B»ik Bat
tbat dldat <|i<tl bai·· tu to a loaf
»■·* Λτ far tba rauaiadar at «j
«tfna fV ^rtST"* **"
*ΤίοΜ a aartttoala Joat fer m. I
bad a Marftaalnl twlat la on «ad (tn
Κ play. Bat I an aa ldlar kr pnCaa
■loo.®*
Tba Mgbtboaaa kaapar taachad ao
aatàraUj tbat Q» joaafar man waa
naUM. PoOta · dMtlitt may ba a
"Am Mhr. akl Tea da not atrlk* ma
ao pcwartr daaaad."
-ira fba DM*. uimKiai. Kl
(MttAar waa |1n>il to bnat a
taw Mkra la raal aatata oo tba riboap
tes wbara mnkatfaa araaaa sow
atasda. My eada baa'kaJf: my mother
had tt» atber balf.
"Ara kaCb of yoer paraota dead Γ
"T«; jmb a*o; loat at »ta. too, aa
ar fa tba**· yadtf.- .
"What a trrribia tbla*r
It nat bava baaa aomaWa» Mba
tbat I waa oa|r au yaara eld at tba
tat My oncla loat bta wife «ad cblld.
ta* allia tfca iiawiHi want down.
It aaariy MUad hita. t arrar tboo«fet
ba waald wamrwj aeala. bet I lamm
at daws «Mil cat MIL ι
went «β, aad tho two moa rr·
to the grateful rfHtlw of t!i)
ftoibar talk. Pjuo
rat Mir u« raw U» at a
*«a aaleop ta am*»
ta a inptur
_ .. . _ , ' people awake
atalftit vtlk a ran hmior la OaiMMM.
Λ erodo ankk turn from the em
tnrod one ao greatly that tbe maa wUo
knagera e< MMritr ta—at alatp too
Thaa &u the WkiMlula of Ha Debt·
' 1 hm dna viuUa aanngk
to maintain life. There m
why any. rm the moat dell
oate, ΦμΜ ko Ik real dupt daring
tk» nest forty-eight boon. Rot arion
tlfc raaeeiiliig and tka animal lnittocts
of mankind duk at tlmoa: In thot uy
te daaaei wkoeo suDea ebedow waa
BL*'*!"* *** lteM 10 ooncn ot
Krcqr hour tho oOccf on duty aad
mm M» o^ho watch Ttaltod htm to
raportfthnt al wao wall below. Socnt
of tka Imb drunkaa ottliam woro
pitifully aokor new; tko other· woro
raaadlhi Rayend tka f»w worda «x
chaeiad oa thla and kbtdxed topic· ko
toit atoea with Ma tbougkta
■C the allant watcb. l*yno
irtly. Qtaadng nt tlmao at
tho yoong*ter*e «talwart flguro aud
firm, handwira» Caca. Brand fonnd hln>
octf rerlewtng the buried ymta. He
thought of tka daya whoa be, too,
loaàod forth m tho world wKh tba
of triumphant youth.
rartad, abatterod Idea la bulK up ngatn.
Ha wonderud. U tba deeadee rolled
" would ko dadda η aaeaod tlma to
ι the Osa career which lay at
aad withdraw hie put and lua
to tba aectueloo of lonely recta
rttafit budlttdi.
He hnd boon happy, ai mon const
hagptnaaa, daring tho fleendee. No
deed had artoao to car tko complet·
content at Ma Ufe. Tba btoaaotnlng of
the *1rto Into delightful womanhood waa
an Incrvaalng jey to kkn, and Κ waa
paaalnt atraage that bla lUtle kooao
hotd akootd bo phmgod into a whirl
pool of oventa la tko »ery hour when
their draoftielty aaoaaed to ba moat
aaenred. Tko changeful mooda of tke
element· found no counterpart In bla
BttU·. ff· kanwln» *1— ·-» λμ .—*·
«■pact It to mata tud to cmo aatioct.
Whttkr ta cale or itorm. the con
trary wonld rarely happen «re many
Say* tad Β «—'.I. Hot life waa a dtf
Cenet thing. Hew came It tbat at the
wj cleae of ee maay y«aia at two
datioa with the fickle ocean «he «hoc Id
play «Mb a trick oa him and hi*
daughter». Infold then with perils,
aaateh them treat the qolot p»a»um
of the Ufa they Bhd plahued forth· fn
tun aad throat «ma tl»«n. mo If
the# aecspsd with tUtfr lives, a pab
Uclty wtlcb be. at aay rata, abhorred
aad er«ji di—d»dT
Ha kaitond ae deluloa· on this
point. Ho knew that tbo drama οt the
a ulf Bock ara» bow Oiling the cotuna
of newspapers all orar tb« world. Be
and Ui beloved stria weohl tie written
afaoor. discussed, d—crthed la foUoaa
luiaan pMatad by black aad white
artist· aad Mkftsed by wideawake
editors eager to noka aioeh of a topic
dear ta the pabUc mlod
Oa the rock tb«y were undoubtedly
la grata danger. Deetlj confronted
them—death at once extraordinary aad
ghastly. So tyraat et the middle agta,
with all bis paraphernal· for wring
ing troth «f' ilea oot of criagtag
motihta. bad dovlsad soch a fate as
threatened If the inconstant ees aboald
choose to reader the reef attagrther
anepproaehabte for maay days, if et If
help oaai Ua aad «bee· dear ta him
war· already steeped la unavoidable
aetorlety, bringing la its train oartaM
τagw dlsabilltla· which ha bad strive
•a avoid for over twenty years.
Aad an thla because aae fierce gala
eat of the maay be bad oadorad
spraag lnte being ht a maoMat arbeo
Ida Bat·· were lacapacttatad aad ht»
«aaghlsq happened to pay Mb a sac
priee vMt
It le aa tnsaae fraak of fortaae." he
Battered "so Incomprehensible, so ut
terly oat of focs» with —— «venta,
tbat If I wsrs a aapsrattdoos aaa I
afcoold regard It as batokaalag the sp
prtach of aoo» great epoch la my llf·.
Bar·!/, a oerdfal Providence woaM
aot bring By gtrla ban ta eabjact then
ta the ■eg»»lng tartar· of hanger aad
thirst. I Mast aot think ef it farther.
That way Has aaadaaaa."
There wa· at least om other troubled
aool ea the rock which divined so*·
apart, cut off Cron tbe sufferings «Ilk·
In. Π· lifted bis ey·· ts the wvmber 1
•rot r>f th· Imartua. M to saWl the a*·
of Btraetai bad pmirj. rmy God U
ailgfct not bo sot
Wbaa Hnad wont rat tbe euiWeu
nub or «oU air iliifiiti tbo UlU· floor
NittllDir to the takon; erowed rjnr.
Th.it yoaax tpretieruan wtu roileiy
irrakew.'d from a KttoiBljr tlritl
•Iroenu Up fsael«d tUat CouUuc« mad
ho wore diajrloa to tfto tall of an mor
wocs kite, whkh bad been matte to
hour orer tbe mk bj a grow lap
•anted la am stwnrdly asaH boat.
They were aolenialy advised by other
gitosica. Imp· wRk aparkltug. toaillike
aqro*. to lotrwat ibeauelrc· to Ibis pra
eartxis means οI escape. but tbc |n
•Unt tbtr Oroptml off Cb· Mj« of tbe
gnllery their weight caused the kit?
to «ivoop downward. Tbe reraltut
ptimgo Into th· ocean and Ooentanee"·
ftuTwcfl siiriek were aotbltig more ter
rtfjiae than lb· chut blast aud whistle
of tbc air enrreot admitted by BraaJ.
tret ryne dkl not waat to go to aleep
-c.-ala. tie Old set like emerald hocfl
tplrlla Tr!i(rh arranged inch oaplecutant
cscftp3tleâ.
II· «trelghlMted kla «tiff llmba aod
•at np. .
He was absn to feel In a packet for
Id· pipe—lie experteaced tbe wont
{■an** of hunger oftrr waking In such
fashion—when b· aaw a woman'· bead
and akooldcra emerging oat of the
eUIrwaj·.
At first be thought It was Constarce.
and be woademd why she hnd mauled
ber face ta tbe deep collar of η cloak,
bot tha visitor paosed Irresolutely wben
lier waist was on a torcl with tho floor,
■b· uttsred a Utile gasp of surprise.
•Ton. Charlie y sbo erhnl "I tboogfci
jrou alept ta the kitchen Γ*
"Nok Mr*. Vomit tart." h· said. "I am
aaalatant keeper. and I atu tore irist
all tb· time with Mr. Crand. Hut what
te the name of goodnc**"—
"I was ivcllea*," explained tbe hdy
horrledly.. *Tf t bad remained another
cilnotv among tbOM women t should
bare acreumod alood. How peacefal
yon arc buret Where Is Mr. Brand?"
"Cues· he's ante outside to aqulut at
th· weather. Bat come light te. I can
offer yea a chair. Mr. Brand wnata to
aoo you. aad this la a quiet IIim for a
chat."
-now doaa he know not What did
Mm. Vunalttart prtned bar left hand
to her limit. With the titer «he kept
tba high colter orcr b»r month tad
eboeka. ryne could only mme ber eyea.
■ad (he aloneed Ught tbat Icaptd la;·
Ikni lacnuMd bl* iiMUibont at ber
asoxcM praaa im.
•It mmdr to toe," h« anawcted, "that
it yon J nut walk op four mo» ateim
ami alt down yon can aak Usa all tboee
thine· yooraelf."
"Were ym apeakiaf of ma to hlmî"
1 4M happen to tneotloo yon."
"And ho aaM bo knew racT
"No. Bt'ao. Ha aald nothing of ttaa
aort twt. for merry*! take. -what mya
toty la Ibcro «boot HT"
"Myatery! Kom whatever. I was
toUtakao. 1 teti never mat him. I
earn· now to explain that to him.
Oh"—
•he dlrad anddenly aa die gallery
door opeued. Braad caught a iMUng
iVoia· of bar eanhblng term.
8ht να* aying a»fUy.
' "ΤΛ· waa that?" be naked.
FfM had fetUK) hl» pipe aa<l vu tll·
lag It with tobaeeo.
"Mr·. V»n»Hurt," 1* anmrpred.
'Ttyln# bar Km* M«rml riait. I
•oppoeo. 81» cho·· ■ cotloai boar."
"Ko I t^j>u*fcL Bat abe Jeat popped
her Mad la to tall you tt»»t aha dlvlat
know χοα at alL"
Brand amttad.
"Poor lady!" ba Mid. "Wht. llko ft·
raat of ua, l« peitiabad and aueaay. I
Imaglaa aba la ef a aomawhat hjr»t«r
IcaJ totaperaeeot''
"Tbara my." ainod Ρχη».
Tbere ware ptmllnt dlecrepanclca la
KM. VuMlttart'a explanation of hot
untlmaty »np«»ranec. Kvldeutl/ aba
did no» a ι pact ta aaat Mm tbara. Ibe
t benefit aba woald «ad tka Ihdubona»
keeper «loo·. Tba ready dadacfloo
ppaaawtaj Haaif (bat wbes
«•eatar Bra ad ah· did Mt wlali any
third panaaa to be pnaaat at tba later·
Πear.
Tbot Cooataaee'a father bad ua cava
ta look at uttera la the aatae U«fat be
waa q*i«a eertaln. AnyWw, It wm
•at bl· eCalr, and be declined te trou
ble liia baad a boat Nn ▼anatttarfa
lac an bar knees oetslda ber WAroom
daur, be might here fooad nm fur
mon «lMorMot reflection*. Ob· wji
urytajt tofttr. vttk ker fue· bidden In
bcr tanda.
-Oh. 1 dor» not: 1 (tare noir* «h·
monned "I am tbe nnt uiltcrtbki wo
man «ι the world. It would bare bee·
better U I hod gone ûovrs with the
rcaid. The Lord aaved uo ouly to
Ctt&lih un. il y beert will brook. Whnr
«tall I doT Whet» ·ΙμΒ I h'cur
Aud l»r aebbtne only c«n»cO Trbco
tbo ■»(*» of aaceedlng footstep* «lrort
hsr loto t&o roaipouy of aamiwrnl wo
men who iro ihl nrrcrtbetoa bare for
gotten wao of tbc'.r own »ow did they
hot ennllan twr creator angnltb.
fro UK COW τ in u*-uk]
CAMP LIFE FÔTCLERXS
Method of Spending Vacations
Urged by Chicago Employer.
Msu to (clr34Mt uwniu· <· i»·
<*n 81· Cnplo7M> to R||(k It
Oarl·· Ik·)· n*:ucia>ri«l«tl
Kilul "«UUc n&>- OoUo«a Pa·
•art·· All Hero Warakl».
ln lha final week of aunuuer vaca
tion· (or Chicago workers a local nao
ufuctorer and employer pruvoeea to lo
ircxtac-o an liiuoTRtlou in tbe matter of
roc»'Jon grnntlujc. nay» tUa Ctiknmo
yaws. Uo plan· to Indnco hit young
men darks to "past up" tUa nonimor
bote! daring their fortnight of pleniore
and to dorotc thoutselree to roughing
It tn camp llfa. He déclarai that tbe
"sporty" Ufa at tbo typical rtnort un·
His men for atrauaoca work wlieu ibey
return and (lutt ontdoor living aud vlg
oroaa exerclee would have un opposite
"Tb· regulation lunnwr hotel or ro
eort *eottaee' 1U» ta ruluoui In yming
mon." *α tbo statement ivcoatly
rnado h) tbo lu An Wlioje Une* chim
in ej» strain the spirit or lb· smoke or·
ritnaocc. ".Mjr young QMU cierk», m
llkcty a btiiH.li of chop· aa can be gath
ered anywhere, »r» addletcd to th·
nunual babil. They return to vrork at
til· cad of lltelr two weeks with au
l»llCRni<.« tj the flruTa welfare tkat
Jostle· my nevr··.
"Hi· 051 In the οITW· machine that
ran rnultiesely tbroois'.i tlw winter ao<l
aprloz nuddcrlr becouw la txvd or oil
ta tb· slmpo of barah cull downs. Let
ter file* get out of whack. card In
dex *y« tenia go nrong, awl tbo com
plaint. iV-.k man cvtt Una· under hla
•yea. To Όπιο I pile* on Uw Hum·'
mar h»tel sy»t»m.
"▲a a matter of taring dollar· and
oca ta I ronteurplato starting a aort of
mtnlatur· summer resort Irareaq,
throegh which I bop· to eneoemge ay
yotnu men to g*i out Into Ui· wUdar
ntmt Juat aa f do. I'd Ilka to »· thorn
bucking kindling for a campflre a ad
tramping with beuvy parka through
rogious rrhl.··.! the tort of tbo steam
roller uerer baa penetrated. Aa a
matter of Inducement 1 nay bold oat
bait rata rutljeay fares ami loaoa from
my personal etn-k of flahlng tackla
and fifflp e^n'pment
"Over at tha factory lb· men, with
few excepttous, pan tbelr vueattona In
tfaU thj. 83m· of than attend the
encampment* of the local national
guard regiments, sa doaa one or my
ofllec niwi. In their term of soldiering
thej· get a week's vacation at prac
' tlcally a» emit, nud the discipline and
oxcrrtK· are valuable to both them aad
me. not tb« once teen, aa a rale, dock
to tlu> dancing paellloos and the (inn
mac hotel porche*. I'm going to wean
thorn away from It.
"WUou tile young fellows ivtiuu
from the usual sort of vacation they
ImagUie this latest time of tbelr liras
has doue them ir»l. The oriental
cooptation from finger tips to elbow
and forehead to neektl· line Uioy take
to be ua Indication of a section bind
atatc of health, hnt ttwy orarlnok the
plnlnly apparent loaa of useful weight.
Μη· υ· IIH101 uacj BUOW ap UIIAIUfif
am) «naplng Uoudij morclDX after ■
wild Β an d*y nlRlit ride on a lak· boot
wblch add· (lie flnlahtng touch te *
fortnight οt alcepleaaae**. Idiocy and
bnnrlty. Then they try to ate»p It off
daring wocklfig hour* Ftcd If they
ha vt the «UI to work tbey coat get
back Into atrape for day*.
"Ifa not ouly the pbyetcal bot the
moril effect of tlxwc "Willie boy* va
callon» agaloat whlcli 1 die ■ protaat.
A. young fellow of ateudy cotug «atare
oftan loooe tlila quality after contact
with ttv> flighty. anrcrdreaaed yootha
wtioae father4 are paying their board
Mlla. I nerer alkswM my aao to start
thai way. That artificial, 'near conn
try' Mr» |i au of the few pUeaa what·
the gOddaa kiddae ahthee. and tk·
working youth la apt to bo awed by
bia clutltea. hla chatter, Ma extravm
puit bebtta and hie attracttoo for the
■ α ix) ruer αϊ Π Ha'a a mtghiy poor
aaodel to eet tip before a yooof men
with h la fetor· In hla ewa head a.
"If the chap ne roeettoo «aoooeda la
eqivllng hte aaodel. he aaaeta another
evil In female edolatla·. Hero war
•hip by th* wooiea and gtrta at eoa»
aaer reeorte le a eetttad «tote ef affaira.
Two waeke ef that aoct ef thta* oogtM
to make ereo the bioet level Nee flat
peaa* fellow oeeieea for honeet tabor.
"Tee: 1 have pUeod Mgfc hepeo «a
the remits of My ospdHment tn iMp
p»n* the bey· t* the deep woods, tar
from gtrtteh giffgloo aad aeektie aefety
plae."
tA0\ttmm the Sew Twk Teeataat
The h'en** lamp raaipaay of Fltta
Uwg ha a ifaeal the largeM (tagto cow
tract fer tOwahiaUn· ever made, tt
la far the Mew York torra'aatatatfaa
ef 0» Peoaeylvaala railroad. It «alii
far lampe la a·other eqaaffag 1ΛΛ
000 tawdlepower. The Muat hn»
laLaadiewt eleeoia u*u. bet Mi
rhief umikiile to that tt mmι
aaartp* mihhIIm miH^I than aay
athrr artificial R*t kaewa. U la the
karaatlaa ef nr. WaMa* Xamet ef
Π*»—ι, (lawaay.
GAZETTE'S HOUSE FLANS
No. II
ELEVEN ROOM RESIDENCE
Built In Cottage Style, With Cambrel Roof—Cory and
Well Arrantfed—Coat $4,000.
—· '"I
WRIPKmVI VU5W.
l-t~=—=□
rUMJT FLOOK PLAN. SECOND ΠΛΟΒ ΡΙ.Λ..Ν.
This attractlre design contemplate· elcreo roods. It la built Id the cotUp
stylo, wltli cambrel roof, the root being kept tow. The Ont «tory 1· cl»P
ho*mod TlM exterior above tte trst storr ι· stained a»0 shifted. The
room» are of moderate lia». bat open wen together. One nain cfcimoej. with
* Oraplac* la both the library and dining room, make· the plan Tory economical.
The Brat floor 1· trimmed in satire hardwood, mad the remainder of too bones
la trimmed Id eoft wood amd flnlahod natural or painted.
Thla deelgn hi especially well adapted to α city lot aotl bae all the coo·
▼eoteooee and c-omforts of tone of toe larger bonne·, while t-oetliu· much It'ta.
Tbe boose H l^mtrd throanbout with steam. and all waile find eellluipi are plas
tered with three rood coeta. Estimated cost *4.000. P. T. UACLAOAN.
Week Zai Balsa— Smm· INi
The Carolina and North
western railway bas issued tbe
following notice as Joint-Circular
No. 2:
To All Agents:
This will be your authority to
sell Round Trip Tickets be
tween all Stations on these lines
at a rate of One Pirst-Class Pare,
plus twenty-five cents (23) for
tbe Round Trip. Tickets to be
sold on Saturday of eacb week,
good, returning on Monday fol
lowing date of sale.
The above rates will go iuto
effect on Saturday, April 7tb.
1906, and are effective until ana
including Saturday, October
27th, 1908.
Use regular Local Ticktts,
marking across face of same,
"Week End." .·
Acknowledge refceipt 'of this
Circular, below.
Approved :
L. T. Nichols,
General Manager.
B. P. Rbid,
General Passenger Agent.
f«r So
We will send Tax Gaxbtti
twice ι week from now until
1907.
TORRENCE BROS.
Columbias,
Ramblers,
Racycles,
The Beat Bicycle· that ara Med·
•t Price· that are within
Jteacb of All.
AIm Pall Un oi
Bicycle Supplies and
Bue Ball Good·.
R«a»act#altr.
Torrence Bros,
PlooiMof, Haatiaf, Bicycle·,
Sporting OwmU, gad
Rabbet Bom Una.
Special Lew Bit··.
The C. & N.-W. Railway
Company bas issued the follow
ing notice as joint circular No. 1 :
To AU Agents:
Upon application and suffi
cient notice to this office, Spéc
ial Round Trip Kates will be
quoted parties of Twenty-five to
Fifty people on one ticket, on
regular trains, between anv two
points, on these lines.
Effective on and after April
1st, 1906. B. P. Retd,
General Passenger Agent.
Professional Cards..
ML D. E. McCONNELL,
DBNTIST.
Office first floor Y. M . C. A. Bld'g
GASTON ΙΑ, N. C.
Phone 69
MS. rALLS < WILKINS,
DENTISTS
GASTONIA. N. C.
Office in Adams Building.
Phone 66.
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