The Arkansaw traveler., 1886-03-13
lenGanSett.
BY OPIE P. READ.
CHAPTER XIV.

Len stood gazing after the girl until she disappeared behind the house. then he followed her. When he turned the cor ner of the house, Ned, who sat in the doorway, jumped up and exclaimed: wy dad, here's MT. Len. Come in. We're awful glad to see yer"
 She extended her hand and greeted Len as though many weeks had elapsed since she had seen him. Come in an set down. Gitup, kittie," she said as she took chair and shook it. A lazy cat suffered itself to be dislodged. Len, after speaking to old man Hobdy, sat down. The old man looked, with pair of blurred eyes, at the visitor.
 How it your health, MT. Hobdy1" "Ain't got none. How's yourn?" Pretty fair, thank you"
 "Yas, yer ken we'll erford ter say putty we'll when yer air strong ernnff ter fling down CT two-year-ole bull. Everybody but me ken be well. Reckon the Lord'ul mighty's got CT spite at me. Don't know why, fur ain't never done nothin' agin Him"
 "Oh, you'll come out all right" Len replied.
 The old man frowned until his ragged brows almost hid his blurred eyes and rejoined: "Yas, like hell"
 Now, jes' do lissun at dad," said the girl. "Ther bad man'll git yer, mine ef he don't"
 Dam ther bad mau," howled the old man as he drew up one leg and wrinkled his nose
 Never mine," the girl went on, "one uv these here days yer'll hear suthin' comin' down ther road like CT two hoss wagin, an when yer look up yer'u see ther ole bad man CT comin' erlong, knockin' his hoo's tergether."
 "Oh, hush up with yer nonsense. When air yer goin' over ter Johnson's airter that milk?"
 "Goin' right now," she said as she took down yellow pitcher from shelf
 "Pil go with you," Len remarked. "No yer won't," she replied. "I want yer ter stay with dad till come back ter keep ther bad man from gi,tin' him." "Well, Pil stay," said Len.
 When she had gone Len turned to Hobdy and asked: " Do you know a man named Honeycuu2"
 The old man stared at Len and replied {: "Yas, dam him."
 You don't seem to like him."
 "He's CT good man in his place." said Hobdy.
 "Where is his place~
 In hell 1" the old man exclaimed.
 "The other day, while looked at Honeycutt" Len remarked, T wondered how any woman could ever love him." "Who said any woman loved him P "Nobody, but thought that he might, after awhile, get married. don't see, though, how any father could ever give his consent to-"
 The old man, uttering violent oath, turned upon his visitor aud said ]:
 "Thar's dam sight uv things yer don't see. Whut makes yer talk thater way ter me, say9'
 "Oh, was merely expressing my opin- ion with regard to-to-"
 "Yer air tryin' ter pry inter suthin' that don't consarn yer, young feller. Why do yer wanter come roun' here 'spressin' sich 'pinions ter mel"
 "I am very free in expressing my opin- ion of such men as Honeycutt."
 "Yas, but whut ther hell do l kere, say"
 "Of course didn't know how you stood with regard to the man."
 "Do yer know whut believer"
 "Cant say that do."
 "Wall, I'll tell yer. believe that yel air CT young liar"
 "Then l am fortunate in not being aI old one"
 The old man cackled, blew his nos and, after few moments, said:
 "Gansets, rnther like yer. Thar