The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1890-05-09
ONION 9. H., SOW 4 tcARoLINA, MAY.g, 1890.

Tho might be up to the Job he's undertook
Butt aint haystack End OF he was g
every blessed thing upon Il. small puddled
1t In Q clean fune. and sifted the tRilins
carefuls he, wouldnst and It. End these bein.
goin' to hang about here lookinsat the place
where I've come to pr.c., like an old female
what's slipped:om the sidewalk on bit OF
orange, ora nU, ,eI With your permission. Squire.
wished to-. replied Sir Edmund. who, be- it
observed. knew nothing OF tho suspicion
AGAINST the Judge. am inclined to think
that you win be happier in seeking new
fortune than in lingering about with the
faint hope OF recovering the old. II the
diamond dian is found you will hear Of itwher-
sses another sSS @sy Se Are you going to look
.-No. Squire; I'm going to and that. please
God, Brace replied;. then. after moments
pause. he said. There's n. matter. OF busi-
money ] have in my pocket beiongs to YOU.
y! ~ Is q loan: keep II. grace--keep ituntil
TOR yeaN aakszfhs1 s1mss . and 7 hepas
You're grit, squire---reai gritl 1 won't
start with. But I'll ask you. Sir, to hold this
till claim it"
He went round to Sir Edmund.
What is 1t. Bracep" asked the baronet.
pocket He found it was the judges copy %
Of agreement. "Oh. do not need this. nv
good fellow" he protested; Il have your
o y. and that is as good now us ever It
was"
IF you won't keep IL for your own securi-
ty, Squire, I'll ask you to keep 1t for my own.
It's kinder ce'tifcate, and IL any one hes
got g.d anythin, % to say agen nm me when I'm not
i that up. Good-by. Squire"
He held out his hand, and said, as Sir Ed
mund shook IT cordially: Thank you. sir.
thank you'll You are gritl"
He strobe down the room, brushing past
Van Hoeck. who sat immoyable. and silent
| rs though he were carved I'm stone, and
came to where l was standing. My faco
must have told him that my heart was
hardened. But he stretched out his hand
aul said hoarsely:
"Saygood-by to us. pardner."
folded my arms and shook my head. He
dropped his hand by his side.
iuily. prehaps you're not. Time will show
| that I've got q clean conscience. it Heaven
Is Just. He paused. then in a still lower
added; Say yer hope SO. pardner. sny yer
-fhope so." I said.
He shook his head. .rsiefully.
Taint yer old voice. Gentleman Thorne
there's no heart In 1t. We've roughed It
together, and we've shared our 'bacca out
there. end"-his chin twitched convulsively,
and turning away he muttered "it takes ali
Lola was standing in a corner OF the room
by the door. with her eyes fixed upon me.
AS Brace was about to pass through on his
way out he caught up her wrist savagely in
his hand. AS savagely she tore It away.
andtn her turn came and stood before me.
I'm a-goin'." she said.
And good riddance." thought, exas-
perated by the belief that she knew where
the diamond was, and could reveal the
whole mystery IL she chose.
You aIn't eoin' to let ME go like him. are
yerf- she asked; you amt goin' to let me
go without sayin' good-by?"N
:. There was deep ratecs N he- Voice. The
friendless little savage loved me. She had
saved my life. My heart. smote me for
forgetttna that LGaye her my two. hsnds;
she drew them round her sffght body, Hnu
then. 6inging her arms about my neck. she
whispered, with tender !mpulsiveress:
Shall be good2 Shall I tell you whore
Itis?-
But just at that moment her fine ear
| caught the rustic of n woman's dress, and
! catching a sight of Edith. who was entering
| from the dining-r room. she started back.
Scowling over her shoulder at Edith, her
| eyes atlame with hate. she said. In voice
| from which all tenderness had gone:
For her sake? Mol" And without look
ing again at me, she went from the room
and joined her father.
| Ito BE CONTINUED