The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1896-04-24
SHE'S ALL THIN
WORLD TO MI.
By HALL GAME,
Author of "The Manrmdn," 1.-THE Deem
StCr," etc.
CHAPTER V.

1t was late when young Christian Myl-
rea got back to Balladhoo that night of
Kerruish Kinvig's visit. "I'Ve been I'D
for n walk TO the monument on Horse
hill, " he remarked carclessly as he sat
down at the piano and touched it lightly
to the tune of Drink to me only with
thine eyes" Poor old Corrin, " he said
pausing with two fingers on the keyboard
"What crazy old hereto he must have
been to elect to bury himself up yonder "
Then in a rich full tenor Christian sang
bar or two of sally In Our Alley"
The two older mon were still seated at
opposite sides of the table smoking leisure
ly. Mylrea Balladhoo told Christian of
the GRAND ON which he had wished to
send him.
"The lightY All, yes, said Christian,
turning his head between the rests in his
song. Curious that wasn't itY Do you
know that coming round by the pier no.
ticed that the light had gone out, so'-a
run up the piano-"so after Intellectual at
tempts to rouse that sad dog of harbor
master of yours, dad, l went up into the
box and lit it myself. You see it's burn
ing now"
"Humph--so it is" grunted Kerruish
Kenvig, who had got up in the hope of
discrediting the statement.
"Only the wick run down, that was
all, said Christian, who had turned to
the piano again and was rafting off live
ly French catch.
Christian Mylrea was a handsome fell
low of five or six and twenty, with refined
expression and easy manner; educated,
l,,tn ,is,l,
with weak corner to his mouth; natural
ly of sportive disposition, but having an
occasional cast of thoughtfulness; lovinga
laugh, but finding it rather apt of late to
die away abruptly on his lips.
Getting up to go, Kinvig said: Chris
tian, my man, you've not seen my new
net looms since you came home. Wonder
full inventions Wonderful, extraordinary!
Talk of your locomotive-pshaw! Come
down, man, and see them at work in the
morning"
Christian reflected for a mo nent. II
will he said, in a more serious tone than
the occasion seemed to require. Eyes, I'll
do that" he said
In the morning" said Mylrea Ballad
hoo. Tomorrow is the first day of the
herrings-no time for new net looms to-
morrow at all. "
1.-The herrings' shouted Kinvig from
the door in an accent of high disdain.
Nothing like leather, " said Christian,
laughing. Lot it be the morning after
he added, and so it was agreed.
Next day Christian busted himself a lit
tie among the fishing smacks that were the
property of his father, or We're at least,
known by his fathers name. He went in
and sat among the fisher fellows with IA
CHEEKY voice and pleasant face. Every
where he was favorite. When his back
was turned it was: None o. yer ransy
tansy tisimitee about Misther Christian /;
none o yer Well, my good man, and the
like o. that. Awful big and could, sem as
If they'd jist riz from the dead. " Or per-
haps, mo criss crossing about the young
masther, allis preachin and IN kerr
moonicate yer bad behavior and all that
aw." Or again, more plaintiyely, 81 wish
he were bit more studdylike and savin
Of coorse, of coorse, me and him's allis
been middlin well acqucnt"