The diamond drill., 1894-02-24

extended % the root end frcnt4d tho
main street The all-yerveSing crecper
slosely covered Il; the sidewalk before
Il was shaded by row Of broad-leaved
nilsntus The front room, With Frepch
windows opening on the po-tico, wss
ussd 10y Col. CourtlAnd Rs general
office; beyond this q sitting-room and
dinlng-room overlooked tho old-fash-
loned gsrden with lts det.chcd kitchen
and inevitable negro cabin. II was q
closc evening; there were dark clouds
coming up in the direction oe tho turn
Pike road, but the leaves of the ailantus
hung heavy and mouonleTs in the hush
oi the impending storm. The sparks Of
lszily floating fircnies softly expanded
aud went out In the gloom Of the black
foliage, or In the Gsrk recesaes % the
ofacc, whose windows vore widely
open, and whoec lights oour&l-ri he'd
cxtinguished whSn no brought bio arm
chair 10 the port,oc for cooiEo-a Ono
of these sparks baycr6 tho t=neo, I'll
though alternately glowing end paiinS,
was still 40 persistent sr2 stationary
that CORTLAND leaned forward TO watch
IL more closely. Al which II disap-
peared and voice from tho strcot said
'Is that you. Courtlend7"
YES Come 10, won't your
The voice waa ChhnpEeT'- end the
light was from his cigsz. 80 no opened
the gate and came slowly up the sSeps
OF the portico tho ucual heaitcuol Of
his manner seemed to have increased.
larh N,tl - -
the ailantus and ~ quickly subsizod. A
few heEvy perpspdiculsr rnindrop1
crcshed and spatterod through tho
foliage like molten lerd
You've just escaped tho aio~7er," :"
said CourtlGnd, pleasantly. Ne had not
seen Champney since they ported In the
cemetery, six weeks befora
"Yes. I-I-thought ia like 70 have
n little talk with you, CcurtlaC,d," :" cnls
Champncy. lie hesitatod = moment bo-
fore the pronered chair, nrd then adScd,
with cautious Rlancs towards tho
street: Hadn't VIC hes.or 90 i4cS1-S"
''As you like. But you'll n-a II WOO
fully hot we'ro cvits nloaa hSvoi
thcrs's nobody IN ths &c "a rrd th.s
shower will drive eay lcurgcTs ron
tho street" 10 wac quite fraDk, al
though their relations 20 ccca other In
regard To Miss Sally wsro Ell co undo
nned As 10 scarcely invite his oonA-
deRce.
Howbeit ChampDey t-oh tbs prof
ferred chair and tbs girca OF Iuiep
which Courtland brought him.
You remember my spoolcing % you
cf Dumont2" 10 esjd, h.-its:iaaiv.
iiM.ss Dows' French coursn. ycr izncyp
Wsll-ho's coming ho.c, hs'a rot Trco-
erty here-those three hou-sr o17ocito
the courthouse. From what I hear
he'a come over with a 10. Of psw-fangicd
French Ideas on tho nigger S1aet'o1--
rot about equality and frctor7ity, don't
you know-and the higaeo. ctucrtio1
and highest Offices FOR them. You know
what the feeling II he1o GiyeeAy; you
know what happened rt .a0 i.5t cleo
tlou st Coolidgeville; bow Tho whites
wouldn't let the nigysrS 20 70 tho poils
and tie Jolly row thai vc1 kicked up
over ~ Well. II locks = n tfat cor. Of
thing might happen hc-s, soat you
know, n Miss Dows takcI up these
IDEAS"
But I've reason 10 euppooe-I mean. "
said Courtiand, correcting himself with
some deliberation, that anyone who
knows Miss BOWS opinions knows
these are not Ar views Why should
she tails them up2"
Because she takes Ain up" returned
| champncy, huricdly, "and even II ahe
| didn't bclfavO In them b--rrIf she,d
have 20 share the responsibility with
him In the eyes OF every un-econstruct-
eel rowdy like Tom Higbee and the rest
Of them. They'd make short werk Of
her niggcrs all the same"
But don't SEQ why sho "a Suld be
made responsible for tho epiAions Of
her cousin, nor do exactly knott What
taking him up means, returned o urt-
land, quietly.
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