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CLARKE COUNTY COURIER
VOLUME XIII—NUMBER 4
ATHENS! <te*° 1 u ) «»,gy BI PBPA Y , JANUARY 26.1913.
MR J. E. GARDNER
"Mr. J. E. Gardner Is dead."
This simple sentence was ut
tered by a number'of warm
friends of the deceased on last
Tuesday evening; but it carried
with it regrets unutterable as its
meaning dawned upon those who
heard it. Even now. since his
remains have been looked upon
for the last time, and the solemn
rites at the grave have been per
formed, hardly can it be real-
. ied that no more his genial kind
ly smile will be seen greeting
friends in the homes and upon
the streets of the city he loved so
well. / .
Mr. Gardner at the time of
his death was 66 years of age,
having lived in Athens all his
' life. Left an orphan by the
death of-his father, Mr, Robert
Gardner in early childhood, by
indomitable energy, hard work
and perseverence had-won for
himself an enviable place in the
esteem of all who knew'him. In
early, manhood he was happily
married to' Miss Mamie Mitch
ell, also of this city. - Three
children came to bless their
home, Mr. Walter J.. Gardner,
Mrs. Nellie Gardner-Price, and
little George, who was taken
fron\ the earthly home to the
eternal when but a little boy.
No man was ever more de
voted to home than was Mr.
Gardner. His virtues shone
most beautifully here—a lovi:
husband and a fond and'devot
father leaves a heritage of love
. priceless in value and non-erasi-
ole from the memonr of those
blessed with his lavish affection.
In early boyhood he began his
life’s work in the Southern
Watchman, a live weekly news
paper at that time published by
the late Col. John H. Christy,
and later was associated with
Messrs. E. J. and J. R. Christy
in the publication of the same
journal. From then until his
last illness he had wrought in
one way and another in the
printing office. He was skilled
in the art of printing and in his
younger days was among the
swiftest compositors known to
the craft.
The first publication of Mr.
Gardner was “The Evening
Graphic,” a daily newspaper en
terprise launched by himself,
Mr. H. P. Christy and Mr. W. S.
Cherry. This was an evening
local sheet and succeeded for a
time.
Disposing .of “The Graphic”
Mr. Gardner purchased E. W.
Burke’s job office and engaged in
job printing exclusively for sev
eral months. He then began the
publication of the Courier. The
paper has flourished under his
guidance for 12 years. It is not
fulsome to say that the hundreds
of subscribers to The Courier
have read his writings with un
usual interest and that the com
ing of the paper was as eagerly
looked for in the place of busi
ness as in the home circle.
Mr. Gardner loved Athens.
The best that he had was given
to the advancement of her inter
ests. His paper, his personal ef
forts in so far as practicable
were devoted to this end. How
well he succeeded is attested by
many improvements in which
his efforts assisted.
For many years he was closely
connected with Oconee Street
Methodist church, giving splen
did service as a steward and as
sistant Sunday School superin
tendent An ardent lover of mu
sic, he inspired the children and
older ones in the school as he
led in song. His voice has been
often heard in soft sweet notes
as he would sing at funerals, af
fording that comfort to those
who mourn which music alone
supplies. When the little church
he loved so fondly was moved to
its present site Mr Gardner con
nected himself with the First
Methodist church, where he con
tinued to serve'his Master in an
humble Christian manner.
The Masonic fraternity was
much beloved by Mr. Gardner
and he was a faithful member of
Mt Vernon Lodge, No. 22, He
contributed his part in making
the lodge famous for the diffu
sion of Masonic principles.
The funeral occurred Wednes
day afternoon from the First
Methodist church. The Masonic
S artet composed of Messrs. E.
McGill, E. A. Paine, F. E.
Griffith and C. A. Von der Lieth
rendered sweet music. Mrs. F.
E. Griffith sang most sweetly,
“Face to Face.” The Scripture
lessons were read by the pastor,
Rev. C. C. Jarrell, and Rev. S R.
England preached the funeral,
paying lofty tribue to the worth
and character of the deceased;
Just at one o’clock last Tuesday
morning Mrs. Maria E. Nickerson,
trite ot the late Capt. Reuben Nick
arson, passed away at her home on
Thomas street, after an illness of
tome lime.
She was born in Fonda, N. Y.,
July 12, 1828, and was married to
Oapt. Nickerson, of Maine, in 1855.
She had been a resident of Athens
for many years and was greatly be
loved by all who knew her for her
.many traits ot Christian character.
Her relatives in Athens at the
time of her death were Mrs. Hattie
Dede, of New York, Mrs. D. P.
Haeelton, ot this olty, and Mrs. So
phie Lazanby, Relatives by mar
riage were Mrs. A. H. Davison, Mrs.
Lambert, and Mr. T. H. Nickerson.
The funeral of Mrs. Nioketson
was held at her late reeidenoe and
was conducted by Rev. A. A. Sulli
van, pastor of Ooonee Street Metho
dist churob, of which'the deceased
bad been a member for fifty-fonr
years, and Revs. S. R. England,
pastor of Young Harris Memorial
ohurcb, and A. J. Sears, pastor ot
the Methodist church at Winter-
vill.e, each of whom paid beautiful
and appropriate tribute to the mem
ory'of Mrs. Niokerson. The inter
ment was in Oconee cemetery.
Tho interment was at Oconee
Cemetery and the solemn rites
of the Masonic fraternity were
performed by the officers and
members of Mt. Vernon Lodge,
No. 22.
In the death of Mr. Gardner, a
loving husband and tender fath
er has been removed from his
place in the home; a staunch cit
izen from the community, a good
Mason from the craft, and a loy
al Christian from the church.
He shall be missed, but those
who miss him most have the
priceless heritage of the memory
of his loving service and the
copsolation of knowing that he
has entered that haven where
“the wicked cease from troub
ling and the weary are at rest.”
Mrs. Nickerson
Passes- Away
FOR SALE—While Leghorn .Brown
Leghorn and Ringlet Rock Eggs for
setting. Phone Mrs. Geo. S. Mayne,
438-1 call, or see my ohickens at
259 South Finley Street.
Capt. R. K. Reaves remains quite
ill at bis home on Thomas street.
The Popular
Man of 1913
Acoordiug to the girls who have
met and duly considered the case,
here is what the man of 1913 must
do and he, if he wants to be popu-
r.
1. He must make a good appear
ance, but need not be handsome.
2. Hi must be careful in peraonel
appearance, but not be a * ‘dandy.”
3. He must be jolly, accomodat
ing, considerate and a true sports
man.
4. Ii an athlete and meeting the
other requirements, so muoh the
better, but if not an athlete it need
not deiraot. -
5. He must be a good conversa
tionalist and realize that a girl is
not flattered by having nonsense
talked at her all the time.
C. He must show respect and
reverence for the aged.
7. He must show the lame gentle-
manllnees with men as with women.
8. He must not sit serenely in a
streetcar while an old man or an
old woman standi, and then arise
suddenly and ofler a seat to a pretty
girl.
9. He must not smoke nor drink
nor be guilty of the attendant evils.
'(These were most rigorously de
nounced.)
10. He must dot sneer at religion
nor joke about it.
11. The young women reoognize
no difference in standard* for men
end for women and declare such
distinction as false.
12. The young women oen only
truly respect those men who live
by principle and not by others'
The family
PockfiM
While strenuous efforts are
being made in many directions
to reduce the high cost of living,
wouldn’t it be wise hot to forget
the influence the use of the fam
ily pocketbook may have upon
the family circumstances? It
isn’t always how much is put
into the pocketbook that tells the
whole story of the circumstan
ces of the family. Two house
wives with the same number of
places at the table and the same
amount of money with'which to
keep the plates Ailed might get
results that would be far differ
ent. One might feel that twice
as much money would hardly
feed her family as it should be
fed, while the other would make
the table attractive three times a
day and have money left for lit
tle extras for Sunday's dinner.
James J. Hill, who is being
boomed for Secretary of Agri
culture in the Wilson cabinet
and who in that position would
come into intimate acquaintance
with the problems of the nation
al food consumption and supply,
is quoted as saying that the
housewife’s pocketbook - is the
greatest factor in our national
ife. The reason for his saying
that is that the family buying
can be done economically or it
can be done wastefully. It de
pends very much upon the house
wife’s ability to get value re
ceived for the money she spends,
as to whether the food the fam
ily eats and the clothes it wears
come too high.
Too many families buy many
things they do not need, just be
cause the price seems low. The
buying of useless things is very
nearly pure waste. The house
wife’s effort should be to buy as
cheaply as possible where cheap
ness is not false economy. Much
of the food the family eats is not
nutritive and therefore wasted.
In making purchases for the ta-
ble care should be taken to se
lect food that will go furthest to-
tbn huving is at haphazard the
chances are that much of the
money is thrown away.
There is not only too much
waste in buying, but also too
much in what is thrown away
after the meal. The practice of
cooking too much for the fam
ily’s consumption is too common.
It is not economy to cook so lit
tle that the head of the house
must go to his work and the
children to school hungry, and it
is not economy to cook so much
that after the family has eaten
there are several dishes full of
food to be thrown away. Her
daily practice should tell the
housewife just the right amount
of food to cook to have plenty on
the table, but not too much. Ail
the food thrown away must be
regarded as one reason for the
high cost of living.
Would it not be a very com
mendable new year resolution
for housewives to agree to watch
for little leaks in the -family
pocketbook and stop them? It
might furnish a very happy sur
prise at the end of the year if
;he total of the money saved in
that way were known. It might
be enough to buy the wife a new
set of furs or replace the hus
band’s old, patched overcoat.
Why not begin now to try the
plan?—Savannah News.
■fork Ip J»-
1
PRICE $1.00 A YEAR
The Real Situation
( Mr. Cha>. T. Hay,
Buried Near Bogart
ires
Senator Bacon is the ranking
member on thrUe of the great
committees of the Senate. It
would be a physical impossibil
ity for him to perform the du
ties of chainhatt'of all three.
For that reason, ;and for the
other reason that .he is gener
ously willing to yield his prior
ity on two of tho^e committees
to the next ranking Democrat,
the claim is made that he is
joining in the scheme to have
the old seniority rule set aside.
He is agreeing to nothing of the
kind, further than jo adapt him
self to tiie conpAlons named
above- which are jfmusual and
probably unprecedented. He
could not endure the labor of
the chairmanship of three of the
great committees. No one man
could do it;.and yet by priority
he is entitled to those three posi
tions. He is content with one,
because he feels and knows from
a conscientious sense of duty
that one is as muJIi as he can
give his whole energy to. In
facing this condition he has in
no part yielded to the Bryanized
clamor for an abolition of the
old rule. The two chairman
ships in which has expressed
a willingness and desire to yield
his priority right will be yielded
to the next ranking man, and
not to one at the bottom of the
list—thus preserving the senior
ity rule, not turning against it.
Southern Senates, by long
service, and thenctSiy experi
ence which counts in all the af
fairs of men, enabled by the re-
indorsement of thuir constitu
ents, have worked up to a point
of efficiency which'will require
years of labor on the part of new
Senators to acquire; and this is
seniority.
The scheme to cut these
Southern seniors down and put
the “green squad” 1 in the lead
will fail and ought to fail.
Of course, a rare, if not un
precedented condition will face
the new Senate. Half of the
Democratic majority will be new
men.' The older Senators could
The remains ot Mr. Charles T.
Heyes, whose death occurred in Ma
con laet Monday arrived in Athens
over the Central railway Tuesday.
Mr. Welter Heyes, brother ot the
deed man, went to Macon and ac
companied the remains to Athene.
The funeral party left Athens at
9 o’clock Wednesday morning fur
the burial ground near Bogart where
the fnnerel services were conducted
end the remains tenderly laid to
jf not if they would, add would not
“ if they could, Sftril leader-
Save your combinga and mall to
us. We will make you a three-item
braid for $1.60. Scientific Beauty
Parlors. Athens, Ga.
WANTED TEACHERS.
SOHOOL TEACHERS—I have
the questions and answers of the laet
seven State School examinations in
print. Will mail them all for one
dollar. Descriptive circular free.
' B. S. HOLDEN,
Box 7, Ellijay, Ga.
Before quite a number ot the fac
ulty and students ot the Unhrenity
of Georgia and a large number of
the Normal Sohool and Lucy Cobb
students, Mr. T. W. Reed delivered
a splendid addrete on the life ot
Gen. Robert E. Lee Monday morn
ing at U o’clock in the University
chapel.
There will be services at the Best
Athene Baptist churoh Sunday
night at 7:80 o’clock conducted by
the pastor, Rev. J. P. Cooper. The
pabUo is cordially invited to attend.
ship on all the committees. They
will need the help of, and will
have to divide up in some meas
ure with, the “green squad.”
These new conditions, unusual
as we have said,-will give the
best opportunity for new mem
bers the new squad ever had.
But this will not mean an aboli
tion of the seniority rule. An
abnormal situation' will be
worked out, of course, but with
out relegating to the limbo of
back seats the Southern leaders,
as contemplated by Bryan and
his backers.
Gov. Wilson knows, if Bryan
does not, that no legislative pro
gramme can be put through Con
gress during his administration
without the hearty qo-operation
of these older Senators, particu
larly in view of the very narrow
Democratic margin in that body,
and he knows that he must have
the backing of Clark and Under
wood and the other Southern
“seniors” in the House—not only
the men of capacity, but of ex
perience. The attempt to humil
iate them must fail, or else the
new administration' will split
upon the rock of disaster.
At a time-when the Southland
is rejoicing over the fact that a
Southern-bom man has come, in
the providence of God, to the
head of the nation affer so many
years of banishmenk.it is a hu
miliating shame th: " Southern
bushwhackers shout . join with
Northern Insurgents to pick off
Southern leaders. *
The Hon will not drag down
his dying mother to least on her
flesh, but there is another animal
that will.—Macon Telegraph.
AssessmennNotice
Members of Oconee Burial Fund:
You ire due cue assessment on
account of the death of Mr. J. E.
Gardner.
Leave the amount at W. J. Smith
A Bro., or pay the same to
J. H. MEALOR.
This is due and must be paid in
16 days.
Dr. J. P. Campbell will deliver
his second lecture to men in the se
ries of four lectures on "Sex Prob
lems” at the Colonial theatre Sun
day afternoon at four o’clock, bis
subject being "Know Thyself.’
Every men in Athens should hear
these lectures.
Messingwell’s
Failure
He Kept His Promise
Faithfully
Bj CLARISSA MACKIE
Drink water from the Clear Wa
ter Springs—nature’s gift. It is now
on tbe market. Try it and you will
be satisfied. Respectfully, J. L
Berryman.
Thursday afternoon at Watkins
ville occurred the funeral of Mrs.
M. M. Johnson, one o{ the most
prominent women of Oconee coun
ty, whose death occurred on the
22nd, after an illness of some time
with paralysis.
Don’t forget The Courier when
you need anything in the way of
job work and advertising.
Mrs. j. W. Nodi
Mrs. Jennie Noell, wife ot Mr.
John W. Noell, died at her home in
WlntervlUe Thursday afternoon at
l:30o’olock. Bhewu 43 yean of
age and leave* her husband end
•even children to moon her death.
She also leave* * mother end three
brothers. ,
Shaw*** member of the Metho
dist church and wu a good Chris
tian vtptnan. Th* funeral wu held
(•one 11 .hdlat churoh at twelve
<u>«*1iJ!ay, the aerviora being
commuted by her pastor. Rev. A.
J. Seen, uelzted by Rev. J.. M.
Bowden and Rev. W. M. Ouile.
ffit «|o job Brings*.
Lodge Directory
Glenn Lodge, No. 76.1.0. 0. F.,
meets every Thursday night at Odd
Fellows hall, corner Clayton and
Jackson streets. All Odd Fellows
are cordially invited to meet with
them. W. A. E. Church, N. G.
H. L. Garebold, Sec’y.
Williams Lodge, No. 15,1. 0. 0
F., meets every Monday night in
Odd Fellow hell. All brethren in
vited to attend etch meeting.
G. W. Marlow, X, G.
J. A. Mealob, Seo’y.
Athena Lodge, No. 790, B. P. 0.
E., meets Wednesday night of each
week, Corner Broad and Lumpkin
street^ 8:30- All Elks weloome.
B. S. Dobbs, E. R.
Geo. H, Palmer, Seo’y.
Mt. Vernon Lodge, F. & A. M„
—Mt. Vernon Lodge, No. 22, F,
and A, M. meets in regular com
munication every Thursday night
at Maaonlo Hall, third floor, Max
Joseph building, Clayton street.
W. A. CAPPS. W. M.
GLARED. HEIDLER, Sec., pm
Mrs. W. J. Fleeman, Sr., diedet
the home of her daughter, Mrs. W.
T. Lester, near the Normal School,
Thursday, after an illness ot two
weeks. Her remains were carried
to Beaverdam church, near Winter
ville, for interment.
If you want a genuine Block
Orpington oockrel—a beauty, real
oheap call at 196 Baxter etreet.
Judge 8, B. Wiogfield continues
very ill, to the sorrow ot his many
friend*.
The girl who dreams ot eloping
allow* her imagination to run away
withhsr.
Km 4« loti erbgMb
The telephone bell rang sharply, and
the girl at the typewriter paused and
drew the receiver to her ear. she
frowned as she re- ognlzed the voice at
the other end of the wire.
‘Perhaps you better talk to Mr. Mea-
singwell; wait a moment, please,” she
said, pressing a button at the side of
her desk. She hung up the receiver,
but did not resume ber interrupted oc
cupation. From behind tbe closed glass
door of her employer’s private office
came the deep La*s murmur of bis
oice as he talked with Rudolph Fear
ing.
Suddenly she caught her breath as
Messingwell’s voice rang suddenly
sharp and distiuct to her listening ears.
"Very well, Fearing; if you don’t hear
from me by noon you can do your
orst—and go to the devil afterward!"
Then she heard the receiver slammed
on its hook and the creak of his chair
is he swung away from bis desk.
Emily Carman had lie-.:. Aden Mes-
Ingwell’s chief clerk for two \ears.
It was a losing game (»r .UesslngweH.
He had come at the bidding of a dying
father to carry on the ioug established
business of Messing well A Co., which
old Messingwell and a spendthrift
younger sou had managed to involve
almost to the point of failure when a
death stroke laid the father low. The
younger son had taken himself as far
away from the tottering business as
his means would permit, aud so Aiden
was left with his promise to fulfill to
the best of his ability.
“I’ll do the bbst I can. father.” he
promised. “I’m not a good business
man—doctors seldom are. you know—
but as long as 1 Lave a i*euuy to my
uame the old sigu shall swing abov*
the office door.”
His father had begged him to keep
up the appearau. e of prosperity. "T’uv
business will come back again, Aiden.
Just give It a chance to recover from
the depression.”
The depression was a thing, of the
past, atul prosperity was abroad to the
land, and there stfli remained the de
caying business, perhaps a little
strengthened here and there, but bound
to die in tbe near future. The mat
ery iu the long mill buiidlugs was out
of date, aud Messingwell’s method-
were hopelessly old fashioned.
The week before Aiden had closet!
down the mills aud given the hand;
two weeks’ vacation. The notice tacketi
on the door spoke of au "inventory’
being taken, but Rudolph Fearing had
laughed as he read it aud promptly
hired all of the Messiugweil hands for
his own modem, up to the minute fa
torles. He knew that Aiden had u
the money to pay his workers anothi
week's wages; that there were no c
ders ou his books; that failure wi
staring the unfortunate physician iu
the face.
Emily Carman knew all these thing:
aud so she hesitated l»efore she turned
the knob that opened the door between
her office aud Messingwell’s. At last
she summoned courage aud slipped iu-
side, staudiug with her slender, erect
figure beside him. 9
Did you call me, Mr. Messingwell';”
she inquired.
He swung about aud turned a pale,
despondeut face toward ber. "No, l
didn't call, Miss Carman. But,” he
paused for an Instant and looked in her
face for the flash of sympathy he had
never failed to find there, and again he
was rewarded, “did you kuow Fearing
bad bought up every obligation we
owe ?” he asked bluntly.
heard it yesterday," she said
steadily.
"He gives me until noon to settle,
then he will close me up for good. I've
made a mess of it all!” he ended with
sudden passiou. “I ought to have hired
a tuauager aud kept out of it myself."
She permitted a little silence to fol
low in order that he might recover bis
poise. Then she said; 'Ot course It
seems bard to let the business go to a
man like Rudolph Fearing, but every
firm must come to au end some day,
timely or otherwise. If you sell all the
buildings, machinery and fixtures 1
have calculated there would be enough
to wipe out all the obligations and
leave a clean record for the firm of
Messingwell & Co."
His astouishmeut was genuine. "You
have calculated?” he repeated. “You
have estimated the possibility of my
giving up—you have seeu what a
blanked failure I am?" He smiled bit
terly and turned his eyes away from
her.
It Isn’t failure to withdraw from
business because one cannot honorably
carry It on," she returned with spirit
If failure is the ultimate end, why not
draw out before It actually happeus
and tbus frustrate the end?”
He shook his head hopelessly. “I
promised father I'd hang ou to tbe
business as long as I had a penny. I
haven’t got much now, but I think l
know how 1 can stave Fssrlng off for
awhile.**
"You cannot do it. Mr. Messingwell,"
said Emily sadly. "If he holds all the
notes you can't force him to arbitrate."
1*11 borrow the money from some
body and pay him off," replied Aiden,
reacht&t tar bia bat "We’U itrotf*
along somehow for another month, and
If Sherwood will only rake in a few or
ders on this trip we may be able to
start up once more."
“Who are you going to borrow it
from?" asked Emily, and so much a
part of bis business bad she now be
come that Aiden Messingwell did not
consider whether bis chief clerk waa
overstepping the bounds of her position
or not. Only those two knew tbe reel
situation of the Messingwell mills.
•Til go to Giles. He offered to put me
j»n ray feet once before." AlQen stood
with his hand on tbe doorknob.
"At njinoua interest, and he’d sell you
r.nt to Mr. Fearing without tbe slight
est compunction,’’ exclaimed Emily.
T'\o got to do something!” cried
Aldeu ami left the office.
Half au u*;*ir later be came back,
white and shaking. He beckoned Miss
Carman into his officii and closed tbe
door. “He turned me^wa—he t urn- ,
ed me down, Mias Carmfan, rfe‘gOlkm"*
between his teeth "He treated me as
if i had been a beggar suing for aims,
and he talked !bud enough to inform
his whole office force tbe nature of
my errand. That Is the man my father
set up In business—who might have
been drawing kerosene in a country
grocery to this day if father had not
helped him!” He threw himself down
In the chair and pulled the telephone
toward him. "By the way, Miss Car
man. please type a notice that owing
to busioess troubles I must dispense
with the entire- office help from tomor
row night. Bring it here and I’ll sign
It and {.nr it up In the main office. I
shall be glad if you will stay with me
until matters are closed up. If you will
do so.”
crtiiiui;
the ba!
~;ild Miss Carman and
‘o-'in to do his bidding. As
[ t !»•_• door a he heard Messing-
’ ■ uiing to his lawyer,
au eventful day in the mill
Hie startling notice of dis
puted the half dozen men
?n at the various desks, and
i little work done that after-
miiy Carman made up tbe
iv roil and discovered that it
to exactly more than
'e iu the bank. That was a
K* ;:itd ought not to be touch-
■ were going into the bands
ed If they w
’ a receiver.
But it didn't go iuto the hands of a
reiver, for somehow Messingwell’s
wyer got an extension of time from
Fearing and in the meanwhile got in
touch with an official of the trust and
offered the Messingwell mills and en
viable site for sale, and the trust ac
cepted the offer aud paid a sum suf
ficient to clear the good name of the
old company and leave the erstwhile
doctor a little balance to start him
once more iu Vis profession. As for
Rudolph FeariOg, it'was the worst
turn of business he ever attempted,
for in coarse of time tbe trust forced
him to tho wall, and he had to sell oat
or go under, so he sold out and be
came a manager in what bad formerly
been his own business.
The last day of office work came for
Emily Carlnan wheu the affairs of
Messingwell & Co. were finally wound
up. She had accepted a position with
the trust when the mills should start
up agaiu. but she looked very down
hearted as she close*! the desk where
she had sat so long with Aldeu Mes-
slngwell’s responsibilities heavy on
ber young shoulders.
As she leaned weakly against her
desk his deep voice suddenly pro
nounced her uame, and she looked up
to see him standing iu the doorway
looking down at her with a quedr ex-
pression in bis grey eyes.
“Miss Carman, to hark back to tho
day when we dismissed the clerks,
will you please explain how you man
aged to pay them off with a sum ag-.
gregatfr.g $90 when yon didn't have a
penny In the cash drawer and the bank
account was tied up?”
She steadied her voice with difficul
ty. “Why-why, Dr. Messingwell’'
(giving him the title that was his once
more) "I knew it was only a tempo
rary embarrassment, and so—so I hap
pened to have some money saved and
I was glad to do it,” she ended breath
lessly.
“I know you were glad to do it. Miss
Carman. You’ve been the pluckiest
little partner that a man ever hadl
I’ve been going over thiugs and I find
that you haven’t drawn half of the
salary comlug to you, besides advanc
ing $90 that last day. You’ve borne
my responsibilities and—and”— He
could not control his voice and It
broke strangely.
"Please don’t say any more. I hare
not missed the money, and some day
when things go better you can pay It
back. Now I must go." She held out
her band. "I wish you much success.
Dr. Messingwell, and”—
He held her baud tightly and looked
down at ber flushed face and sudden
ly confused eyes. Gone was the de
murely quiet, young business woman,
and la her place was the loveliest,
shrinklug girl Imaginable.
Emily,” said Messingwell at last,
“success won’t mean anything to me
unless you are my partuer iu It. Do
you understand what l mean, dear?”
Her face drooped until he could see
nothing save her crown of lovely hair,
so he was euiboldeued to take her In
Ills arms and explain to her what he
really meant—as If she did uot know!
“Could you—would you marry such
a fool as l am. darling?” pleaded the
doctor In her pink ear. “I’ve made a
failure of the business, and I don’t,
blame you if yon haren’t filth ta
me"—
Suddenly Kmtly looked up and her
eyes were filled with knppy tears.
"Akjen,’’ she Interrupted, "have yoa—
failed in everything?"
ne looked deep down tn her eyea and
then kissed her Ups. "My failures
have been small Indeed, detr, beside
the winning ot your Iot#*" he Mid
tsndsrly.
