The morning call., 1891-06-07

nature were false this man was no sly dog;
there were traces Of the gentleman in the
expression of his c0un enance. 1t was
natural that he should not have said bluntly
that he himself was in love with the girl;
he had displayed admirable taste IN the way
he had put the case Jacks heart warmed
toward him and Jacks hand went forward
as its owner said
"Your manner does you great credit, old
man, and | wish you Joy Of her. | promise
solemnly that / wont go near her house
again. When l find myself feeling lone
some I'll tramp in the opposite direction
and find somebody to talk to. We Yankees
are great takers; everybody has his weak
ness, you know. But as for that girl, /
again give you my word that wont see her
again.
The visitor dropped Jacks hand and his
face grew long as lie sighed.
"ThapI be awful hard on her."
Jack stared in establishment; then he be-
gan to lose his temper and he exclaimed
almost shouted:
''See here, old man, you talk like a fool
No man can be near that girl without adj
mring her a great deal; you've told me
certain things about her; you don't want
her to get more interested in me, nor me in
her, yet
the visitor, while Jack in his surprise
stepped backward and nearly tumbled into
the river. II only want you to keep away
if you don't mean anythin' serious Nothn'
would suit me better than for her to git
man like you for her husband"
What? And you give her up?
Then it was the visitors turn to be sur
prised. He began to straighten himself to
standing posture, and he continued until
he seemed a giant when he said
What have / got TO do with it? l Amt
her beau. I'm gOin' to marry a friend of
hers as soon as my cabins done.
t'1b " Sai1 lack with a WbOa UQmut 0f
infections as the change of conditions be-
came clear to him. Then he found his
brain in a whrl TWAS utterly ridiculous,
the discomfort he had suffered in abandon
ing that girl. whom he had first seen only
twelve hours before. to the man whom he
supposed was her lover. Now that he
learned she was free he wanted to shout
with JOY, which, of course, was equally
ridiculous Besides, the fellow was prob
ably mistaken; any man IN love lmagInes
everybody else in the same condition. lie
would question his informant further, not
that 1t would be possible for him TO fall III
love in earnest with a woman of whose fam
lily he knew nothing, but 1t would be de-
lightful to be sure that so glorious a creature
had really become interested in him.
It's born In her." said the visitor, after
a short chat about the indications which
had aroused his interest. her father and
mother went the same way. I've heard agin
an agin how her mother, who was the most
run-afteT gal In these parts, never took
shine to any feller till one day Sam came
along. Thered been some land flooded down
here by a break in the levee, an Sam come
down with some more fellers from up river
to 20 for deer that got punched on little
rise of ground that the water didn't cover.
He stopped at her old mans house to light
his pipe; he didn't git no deer that day with
his gun, but he got a dear with his tongue
before mOiDin" Then the visitor INDUCED
in long and gentle laugh over this time
hOnOred joke of the vicinity. AS for Jack,
he murmured beneath his mustache:
Heredty! Heredityp'
Sam could have done good deal better
for himself, in the money wav," said the
visitor, ''if he hadn't been so fond of his
wife. He's got good head for bizness. an
! more'n one big plantatiou-own back of
the river has offered to go shares with him if
Sam would manage the place an let the
| owner go off North or somewheres else an
fool away his money, but Sam won't live
anywheTes but in the cabin where he fust
met his gal Well, / don't blame him. If