The Arkansaw traveler., 1886-03-13

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 "Mr. Hobdy, don't want you to think that am piying into your affairs, but let me tell you that love your daughter. Hold on, now, and let me get through She has given me to understand that she is to be the wife"
 "I'll smack her jawsl" exclaimed the old man.
 "Oh, no, don't do that. She knew that l would not tell anyone-or at least thought as much. Tell me about the matter. If Honeycuts has you in his power, we must"
 The old man raved. Len sat, quietly regarding him.
 "Tell me all about it, Mir. Hobdy. It is my idea-my entrancing dream to send Ned to school, and then, at the proper time, if she loves me, marry her Don't rave SO. Act like man. 1t would be an unpardonable sin te sacrifice that child. Come, uow, sit down and calm yourself. Make haste for Ned will be back pretty soon."
 The old man had arisen and was hob bling about the room. At one time he seized his crutch and drew it back as though he would strike his visitor, but Len, not in the least disturbed, calmly looked at the old man.
 "Sit down. If you continue to cut such capels the rheumatism will come down on you like wolf on the fold"
 The cid nan sa. down. Len contin- ued: In thus holding out against a course which reason suggests, you do net exercise that strong natural sense with which nature seems to have endowed you"
 "Air yer in earnest, Gansett ?" the old man asked.
 "Ot course, I am. What object could l have in knowing your secret if"
 "Wall, wall, l'll tell yer but don't never let Honeycutt find it out. Mebbe as smart CT young teller as you air could hep me. Lemme think a mint. Watch out fur Ned"
 For iew moments he sat in silence Then, with frightened countenance he began to tell his story. Erbout nine years ergo," said he, "thar lived in this neighborhood feller name Jim Buck. Me an i'm want friends. We had CT fallin' out wunst erbout some cattle. cotch him CT pullin' down my fence an CT turnin' 'em inter my con-6ep. rushed up ter him ter whale him an he snatched out a navy six an told me ter dig dirt an dug. Couldn't do nothin' else. Fore dug, though, tole him that I'd see him ergin. That evenin' he writ CT letter ter me, sayin' that he didn't want no trouble with me. I answered the letter as best l could an told him that wuz goin' ter shoot him on sight Erbout three days sirter that, I wuz goin Tong ther fence by ther ole Abner Cum mins place an ther iust thing knowed l he ard gun go of. lowed, uv co'se, that some feller wuz CT huntin' squirrels an didn't pay no 'tention ter it, tell all uv CT sudden come up ter Jim Buck, layin' dead. While stood lookin' at him, who should come up but Honeycutt. Whut made yer kill him ? says be. T never done it, said. Wall now Honeycutt went on, me an him wuz iust rate frien's an ther luther day he showed me a letter whar yer said yer wuz gwine ter shoot him on sight, an Pve got ther letter right here in my pocket an it's ernuff ter hang yer on could CT killed Honeycutt as free as look at him, but strange ter say had for got my pistol. saw that he had me an begged him ter gin me ther letter, but he wouldn't do it. He said that ef l would berhave merself he wouldn't tell on me. didn't know whut else ter do an promised ter berhave. He said he would halter have CT little change now an then an say, thar's one thing ye,'ve got ter un'erstan': When that little gal uv yourn comes uv age, want her. 'gunter cuss, but 1t want no use. 'Pn see that yer don't git CT way rum me- he said. an ter keep yer frum hurtin' me ll sw'ar out CT peace warrant ergin ger Then he went erway, an sorer than CT stone bruise went home. The coroner hil CT inquest, but couldn't find out who done ther killin'. Nobody, not even ther nigger that had fotch me ther letter rum Buck knowed that thar wuz any dlffince betwix. us. Sence then Honeycutt has tuck erbout all sher money could rake l an srranA Many er time h vA thouuht