The Arkansaw traveler., 1886-04-24

For some distance they walked on in silence.
 Coin over ter Hobdy's ain't yer?" Honeycutt asked
 Yes.
 Whut fur?
 None of your business
 reckon it is, though Now, look CT here young feller, wanter tell yer suthin, want yer ter stop med lin with my bus ness, never have fooled with yer ar tall an with me ever thing went on all right tell yer come inter ther neighborhood reckon yer air CT leetle stronger than am but gunpowder talks as well for one man as fur CT nuther. crfeerd that yer ken change ther ole mans mine but yer mout worry ther gal
 /" It doesn't make any difference to me what you want
 !" No, an it didn't make no ditfunee ter thcr June bug what thcr duck wanted but it happened that ther duck wanted thcr June bug. Don't walk SO clost ter me Keep off CT lectlc This here pis- tol k powerful easy on trigger Yer mout think yer could jump on me an take 1t away from me but Yer kaint.
 IL is against the law to carry con cealed weapons Len remarked, deeply regretting that he had failed to provide himself with one
 Yas, crgin ther law. all it's ergin ther law ter kill CT man yet folks do it.
 Mmdcrcrs do
 That's whut they tell me.
 You ought to know without being told
 Why?n
 oh, darcsay you might, to some ex- tent, rely on your own experience
 don't know what yer air tryin ter git at, young fellcr, an don't keer a damn, but what said jcs' now crhout not wantin yer ter medal" in my criars is .ics whut meant Me an thcr ole man has got engagements that no- body but ourselves understands, all which it would be sorter dang'us ter pry inter
 lIoneycutt your warning is wasted on me. It is like throwing sand against suspended wire None of it finds a lodgmcnt, l know that you are a desperate fellow, and that if it were not for the keen interest which you feel in your own safety, you would attempt to do me violence know that you are incapable of a manly thought or gener- ouS impulse, and, above all l know that you are d--d coward Just now I told you that had no pistol If have told an untruth, pardon me.
 lIoncycutts manner underwent an instant change. Thar ain't no use n .jowcrin', said he Reckon a man ken talk Jcs wanted yer ter un crstan that didn't want yer ter mcddle with my business. Aint nothin' wrong in that but here yer go an git mad'n CT wrthen.- Ef Yer want-ter go oyer an, call on ther ole man, wy, uv co'se kaint keep yer rum it. but l ken keep ther gal rum workin' in thcr printin' office, an I'm goin ter do it.
 We'll, we'll see about that.
 BTevc I'll turn off here an go bv CT place whar I've got some business that needs tendin' ter. Yer won't be over at ther old mans many minits tili yer see me CT jog'in' crlong in ther cum munity So long
 Len did not reply He did not even look to see which direction Honeycutt had taken, but, with quickened step. hurried onward. \ nervous fear lay cold against his heart When he reached llobdy house, he found Ned, seemingly forgettul of surroundings bending over d book. She looked up with d start when Len tapped on the facing of the opened door.
 Come in she said, arising and plac- ing a chair near the fire Why. how wet you are. What made you come out on such day? Come over here to scold me for not comin --coming to the office this morning, didn't you?"
 I
 weather was so bad? Where is your father?
 Gone to his trap Hcll be back putty-pretty soon, and may be he'll bring some cartridges with him. If he does l must send some over to vour grandma
 What are you reading?' Len asked, taking the book from her lap
 It's grammar
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