The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1896-06-17

"But you mustn't get into it your
self, Tom," interposed Mrs. Ludlow.
Ludlow smiled grimly. "You think
wouldn't cut much of figure as a
fire eater, don't you? Well, now, you
lust wait and see. When the time
comes I'll not go out of my way to pick
a quarrel or to avoid one; but If those
fellows interfere with the work they'll
have to stand from under. And they'll
find that they haven't whole-souled,
irascible, generous southerner to deal
with, either"
1t was duping the summer OF Ring
brands visit to Tregarthen that the
question of resuming work in the aban-
doned tunnel came up again. JEFF |
Bynum heard the news in the store in !
the village, and he told his brother Jed
when they were driving back to the
cove in the evening.
"Does you-all aim to low hit%' asked
the younger Bynum.
"Not much!-they-all done beat us
out O. the coal mine, but it amt gwine
do them no good"
"What dye low for to do, Jeff?"
"Nev' you mind; you-all jest wait an
see. Ye can be plum shore o one thing
though; they-all amt new gwine take
no coal out O. that vein."
Don't we reckon OF Latlmer's put
EN- up to do hit?"
81 dunno an don't keer; but jest
tell We that thar crowd up on the noun
tings gwine toilet on like they heard
somethin' drap; we-all we KEEP quiet
for pretty tol'able spell, now, an l
reckon Latimer lows we done forgot"
81 reckon julie wouldn't let nobody
forgit; she does hate the Latimers
right; but then she'd ought to-she
was big enough to ric'lect when daddy
was killed" Jed Bynum was the
Youngest of the three brothers, and he
had never quite shared the bitter ami
mostly of the others.
al can ric'lect on my own account,
reckon" rejoined jeff, sullenly, a dull
flush reddening his sallow cheeks. Il
amt likely to forgit the day when Lat
inner put the cowhide on to me, an l
low he remembers bout the broken
> arm, too. new could tell what made
my ham shake that thar time. ldldn
aim to break his arm"
: 1T s'pect hits sort O. lucky ye didn't
:. aim no better" replied Jed. THAR was
heap O. talk about gettin' ye for what
ye did do"
The talk was interrupted by theil
:, arrival at the farmhouse in the cove
Z but it was resumed again at the suppel
table when julie and Bud were told o
i the threatened resumption OF work II
y the McNabb tunnel.
>. That's some more o Latimer's do
Il in's, ye can Jest chalk that up on tn
= dol" exclaimed the woman, vindictive
II ly. "Thar'll new be no peace for we
y y all IS long as thar's airy one OF 'em left!
= "Thar's like to be one more OF 'e1
Il fore they's any less, l reckon" sal
jeff, making harpoon of his fork an
4 spearing another corn pone from I'll
dish ON the other side of the table.
~ 'TIow dye make that outT' inquire
u bud.
y II done saw young feller a-ridi
round with the colonel this evenir
" an when asked Jim Dobles bout hi
~ he said he was mighty thick with II
Latimers-lowed maybe he's a-shini
III up to the gal"
re 81 didn't see him." said Jed. "Wh
We for kind O. lookin' feller was hep
Ill "Sort O. biggity-lookin', like
n mought we lest got out of ban
has a middlin' heavy musstache, q
be wears his beard whitfield down to
m pint. That's about all l notice, 'ceptl
ty that he looks at ye mighty hard, sort
ce like catfish. Seem like done met
IN with him somewLars afore, but cayl
es ric'lect when r whar."
n "City felIer, reckon" said Jed. wi
as contempt in his tone.
no "Oh, sure; don't believe he ever di'
lick O. work in his life; don't look as
nd he ever did, nohow."
d. 81 don't see what n gal like Hes
L,atimer lows to find in feller o tt
SIS. Sort" said Jed, passing his cup for mt
We coffee.
ith What do you-all know bout Hes
ng Latimer's likes an dislikes| demal
ion ed his sister, pausing with the cup
nd- coffee-pot suspended.
d "a good deal less N nothin', l s'Po
um but I've got eyes, an reckon can
we 'em sames anybody"
us "Well, don't ye go an forgit that Il
use amt no sleeps eyes" retorted julie,
oay grily. "You amt got no call to be th''
}, in. 'em round at anybody that's XII
It." the Latimer tribe"
on A ravenous silence followed this
and mark, and when Bud left the table
hat said to JEFF: "Want to see ye bime-
,ep- come outside when we get th'oo."
nall jeff lighted his pipe a moment IL
, a and followed his younger brother to
the barn. what was ye wantin', Budd
und he asked.
abb "'Bout that thar city feller-d
for We reckon we-all could give him
,rv. of a scare that d run him back wha
inn come from"
our- 'I dunno. Why?"
ness "Oh, jest reckoned hit d be bel
.ood II we-all ever do what ye was tai
bout spell back, hit'll be some es
,b,e if they amt so many of EN-"
ON you're plum right about that;
,ono then thar amt nothin' shore bout
80 Jim Dobles was a-sayin; he only 10