The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1879-06-12
Stories 2&for the E 3 reside.
CALLED TO ACCOUNT.

Some years ago, when L was quite q
young man, was sent down to Evans
Corners about big robbery that had
occurred, and while I was there working
the thing up, nay attention was attracted
by pretty girl used to see at the hotel
where I stopped. Nobody could helps
noticing such beauty. Her hair and
eyes were dark, but her skin was fair a
lily; with lust dash of red that came
and went in her ckeeks. Her form was
slender, but well rounded, and her hand
was IS white and finely formed as any
lsdy's hand in the land. Her name was
Rose Wynne, and of course, she had
plenty Of admirers, but she coquetted
with them all. However there were two
who we're long way ahead of the others.
l used to wonder which she liked the
best, but ! could never guess, for while
she sailed sweetly on one, she would
fling a merry word at the other, and so
on. Both young men were good looking,
one fsir the other Oakland both were
carpenters. One was called Andrew
Davis, snd the other Mark Sheldon.
Sheldon was a jealous fellow, and
showed it. Davis was jealous, too, but
didn't show it 50 plainly. Sheldon was
always in a quarrel with her. Davis, 1
fsncied, was angry enough at her coquets
teries sometimes to eat her, but he never
let on.
Rose Wynne knew was a detective,
and had sort of awe and curiosity
shout me. Many yarn told her
ome true, some not. 1t was SO pretty
see her big eyes kindle and grow
bigger.
l used to joke her sometimes and try
and discover which che liked best, Davis
or Sheldon. But she would never tell
me.
" See here, Rose" I said to her one
day when she had been playing those
two chaps off against each other pretty
lively, you'll have those foolish fell
lows fighting about you if you're not
careful" .-....
I'm much more afraid of one of them
fighting me-" she laughed.
Which one?" l asked, laughing
too but | thought of Davis glowering
locks. rEF
q Guess" she said. . .|
They've both got temper, too much
Of it."
andrew Davis hasn't much temper"
she said.
al shouldn't like to be in your skin
if you ever jilt him for the other" l
answered. .- ..
Why not ?" she asked.
Never mind" ] said; "but if you
ever make up your mind to marry any
body beside Andy Davis, don't DO it
while he's around-thst's sill"
Rose glanced to where Davis was
standing, at the other end OF the We
randall. watching us, though be pre-
tended not. Then she looked hack st me-
Wen, you're solemn enough about
it," sae said; ANYONE would think you
meant it,"
We both laughed, but 1 said, shaking
my head;
You know that ! do mean every
wordp u ] -rlay- 81 -----
Well, III tell you what III d."
said Rose. off any harm ever comes
to me through either of them, I'll pro-
mise to come to you, Mr.. Sharpe, or
send my ghost to tell you who did it.
And you must hunt him down for it.
VIII you promise me that ?"
Yes. / will" / said, "snd there's
my hard upon IL"
Ard we shook hands, had laugh over
it, snd thought that the last of it, of
uurse. Well, went away soon after,
and it was year almost to day before
ever saw the place again. Then / had
almost forgotten there was such person
as Rose Wynne.
The csse / was on was q very impor-
tsnt one, and did not want it known l
was around at sll. So l had disguised
myself in q farmer kind of rig, that /
don't believe my own mother would
have known me in. had stopped at
cheap lodging house at the emu of the
town, because ] suspected some of the
gang was after frequented there.
I'd had my supper, and gone to my
room to sit by the window and study
bit about the business in hand. / am
positive I wasn't thinking of Rose
Wynne. don't believe had thought
of her since got there, my head was 60
full of business. "a frgCW AIN
Ny room was on the ground floor, and
the window wss wide open. 1t was
growing dusk. 1t wasn't very nice