The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1894-07-12

to take a drink with him and Squire
Dabney in my room. You're to have
one more. yol know"
MY Lord! didn't know the man
knew me so well. You see, Gus Rachels,
that I'm more Of gentleman than
some folks take me for. Why certain
1y. of course. In glad I never took
nv last drink you limited me TO
you, Sally brought me this evening.
How do 1 look? = my face at all
swelled? And my cyes, do they look
tolerablc clear?"
s.Oh, you're all right enough, now,
The thing is TO keep So
He assisted him in dressing, the
while cautioning him how to conduct
himself in the presence Of the distin-
guished visitor, ending thus: ~ hope
you'll show Mr.. Torrance that YOU
don't belong to Vile Amerson.r
Gus Rachcla." said the invalid, while
being assisted In tying his cravat,
you're the only rran IN this blessed
world I'd let talk to me that way. You
know you are. You sec q man like
Sebc Torrance has asked me to take a
drink with him"
in his words touched Rachels, who
with instant compassion said:
''Oh, you know I didn't mean to hurt
your feelings, boy. I'm not a-denying
that you want to do right. That'll do
You look real spry. Come along"
His handsome face and slight figure,
which had learned to accommodate it.
self to his limping movement, showed
to full advantage IN his tasteful dress
ing. He met the party with grace. as
If he were accustomed to such invita-
lions, and strove, not quite, but near
ly, with success, 20 hide his embars
rassment-
"Ah!" cried Torrance. s'The son Of
my dear old friend Lewis Carruthers,
the best of court-clerks, and as clever
a man as ever lived in Milledgeville or
any other town. How are you2 A
| man of my age, es o general thing,
oughtn't to invite the young to drink,
but I'll make an exception IN this ono
case, If you and Dabney will join me- :"
For long afterwards Dabney used to
tell of that meeting at the big In
dian," of the instant and continued
! charm put by the great lawyer upon
the harmless wealsling. of the ease
with which, while entirely respectful
of his feelings. he drew, one after an
| other everything that was of any
value from his recollections of his re-
lations with the Amersons. Rachcls
sat and wondered how, In less than an
hours irregular and apparently un-
concerned chatting, he strung along
together items individually seeming
insignificant, but gradually making q
chain incomparably stronger than he
had imagined to be possible. At the
last, as at the first, they clinl1ed the
glasses. and, after an engagement to
meet at the court al hour before its
opening, the lawyers took their leave,
and shortly afterwards Rachels carried
Carruthers homo.
we could have gotten more out of
him, If we had needed to-" said Tor
rance ''Ilc's not bad. Dependence
and other things have made him shack
ling. am gratified to sec that he
doesn't understand ANDERSON. There'll
be no difficulty in getting the truth
out of him on the stand, however re.
luctant he may be to hurt one who he
| thinks has befriendcd him. / thought
| best, however, to say nothing to himsof
what we discovered to-day. It'n be
well for Eachels to know it, and I
| asked him to come to my room to-mor-
row. You're sure of his discretion,
you say? Ycs; well, I'll tell him, and
he must keep it to himself till Monday.
l wanted to impress the boy with the
great seriousness of the case. You
| saw how he WINGED once or twice at
what said. l intended to make his
| hair rise little, then let 1t lie down
| again. He'll feel like it's going 60 lift
him off his feet, Monday. 1t was well
to see him, mainly for the purpose of
deciding how we should handle him on
| the stand. There's going to be no
| trouble. declare it touched me to see
| tears in his eyes when spoke of what
| sort of man his father was, and what
| an honorable name he had left. 1t
| was every word the truth. Heigh-hol''
TTo BE Continued