The Arkansaw traveler., 1886-03-06
LenGanSett.
BY OPIE p. READ.
CHAPTER XIII

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 "Great Lordi" exclaimed the young man, with a shudder. Len looked over the precipice. About six feet from the ragged edge of the bluff, on ber ding sapling whose roots found scanty life among the crevices of the rocks, sat MT. Honeycutt. He had fallen as,ride oi the sapling, and had had the presence of mind to hold on and make his seat se- cure.
 "Thank God,' said Len.
 "That's all right, young feller," Hon. eycutt replied, "but don't roll CT rock down on me"
 "I won't. Is there any way in which can help you2"
 "YAs, st say the word an I'll climb up the edge. Say that you won't shove me eff ergin an I'll soon be up thar"
 "God knows that have no desire to shove you off,"
 "That's all right. God mout know all erbout it, but wanter know it too"
 He climbed up. Len took hold of a saplipg, reached out his hand and assisted Honeycutt.
 see that thar ain't much use'n sky larkin' with you," said the rescued man, as he began to arrange his "bed-tick suspenders which had been broken by the fall. Now, femme tell yer, l wouldn't have ther eo'nl ter know erbout this here irolic fur nothin' in ther worl'. He's been CT mighty good frien' ter me, an has he'ped me outen morn one tight place, an ef he wus' CT know that had tried ter floor you he would turn CT shoul- der as cold as Jennywery meetin'- house on me. Jes' let ther thing drap an Il pledge yer my word an honor as a gentleman-an' nobody ken say that l ain't-thate never will bother yer no mo-. am peaceable man, MT. Gan sett, an ef 1t hadn't been fur that whisky that slipped inter that bottle while ther co'nl wuz out, never woslder toch yer Whut do yer say2"
 "Ih have no disposition to renew the contest" Len replied.
 "l know, but will yer promise pot ter say nothin' erbout our leetle erfair ?"
 "Yes, for it is of no credit to either of us."
 "Now yer talkin'. Gimme yer ham,"
 "Never mind," said Len. "We can never be on very pleasant terms, at least our relations can never be very cordial Keep out of my way and will endeavor to keep out of yours"
 Len did not wait to hear Honeycutt's reply, but turning abruptly, walked rap idly toward home. His grandmother met him at the gate. It was dark and the old lady did not recognize him until he spoke.
 "Thank goodness, you've got back sate an sound," she said, placing her hand on his arm.
 It is not late, grandma
 "l know, but have been so oneasy about you. never felt that way about you before. don't know what put it into my head but l thought you fell in the river an' was drownded."
 When they entered the sitting-reom, old Bob, who was flaming the fire with turkey wing, looked up and said:
 "Wy, how'd you git out O the river, Lenqubeesr
 Il haven't been in the river."
 "That's strange. Sarah throwd you in about sundown an'-"
 "Now, Bob."
 "Oh, yes, you did. You come in from the kitchen an lowed that you knowed Len was in the river. You went on at terrible rate an' at one time l thought about norratin' it around the neighbour hood. l told her that you would be along d'reckly, but no, she lowed that you was gone"
 "The men folks never will understand the wimen folks," Mrs Gansest replied, "I kain't explain 1t, but whiler go, when was out in the kitchen-jest as took q pan O biscuit outen the stove-l thought that somebody was tryin' to throw yoa in the river. T. let the pan fall an run In here am Bob gun to laugh at mo-"