The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-04-11

| well patronized in the summer The season
was just now opening and the coming of
/ city visitors had transformed Sandersville
into quite gay village.
| Bob lit his pipe with a prolonged sputter
| of match and pulled silently for a moment.
Mister Allen he said. suddenly, luz you
| ever in lover
| / looked around quickly. believing him TO
| be OF facetious turn of mind. but there
| was no mistaking the firm set of the jaw
and the grave expression OF his face the
moonlight revealed them to me-
Why Bob. 1 suppose So" / replied:
everyone loves at some period Of his life.
But" he persisted. luz yuh ever in love
| right hard?"
/ meditated moment. although there was
no need TO. '.Yes. think so. Bob / said
softly.
! An wouldn't she hev you. either?"
Something rose in my throat that was
awkward to get down again. and L reached
and found his hand in silence. He returned
my pressure with heroic severity.
Tell me about it, said finally after
/ long pause. in which he looked out over
| the hills. and my pipe died TO ashes in my
| lips.
| There amt nothin' ter say Mister AL
! len," he answered huskily. Il jest kim f'om
| there; she lowed w a meddler. an 'cused
me o readin' her letter. She said she
thought more O. his little finger n of my
whole body, an it air a big one. you
| know" he nodded. smiling mounfully. Il
told her p'omised her father 10 look after
| her, an she thanked me kindly, she did.
/ an she TUX an throwed my ring on tn floor
an trompled hit. lowed L 'ud rather she
stepped on my heart hitself. an she reck-
oned she'd jest as leave. tell you. Mister
Allen, it riz my feeln's powerful; jest
| stirred up the Grayson in me. an l tell yuh
hit air fightin' mean blood. I'm goneter spite
| her, shore he went on. "ef hit wrings out
my heart blood. I'm boun' ter show her at
| Baxter KANT spit in a Grayson's face.
KANT do hit. even eff they be a GAL" And
| he shook his big head vindictively and
pounded earnestly on the boards with his
| fist
Bob" 1 interrupted. take my advice,
| court another girl That will bring her
around all right
| In do hit" he assented gleefully;
blamed eff 1 don't"
| III.
| Several days after that Bob stopped in
| for moment.
did you see him." he queried. Hes
come"
| He 1 repeated, mechanically.
| Mays Teller. her railroad feller," he
went on rapidly. AN I'll agree he air
sight. I've shot likelier houn's nor him,
! hev, fer all he dresses like a lord er
! juke. He no more'n notices May n eff she
w patch O. dogfennel un'er his feet. Bill
| Liness gal w in the postoffice when he
kim in ter get his letters tn fust time.
May, she knowed him. an called his name.
He lowed her face air moughty IA
mliar, but he KANT call her name; an
| May. kinder hurt like, tells him she be the
gal at ne corresponds 18th fom the keers.
| An Jess Lines says he jest bowed polite as
could be, an walked out an never takes
his mail. an fom what they say she amt
| seen him since; send a niger for his mail.
Mis- Baxter says May has been sick ever
| since, jest mopes 'roun' an KANT eat. L
reckon, Mister Allen, she air got tn sick
| ness same place ketched hit. An" he con-
| tinued. II reckon the whole town knows,
| too, now, at May has got er set back. Jest
'twixt you an me, she sent fer me to kim
| down, said she w sorry. L thinks a heap of
her, moren any yethly woman, an L air
feelin bad fer her. too. but hain't goin'.
Mister Allen. She oughter knowed the Gray
sons. Yuh KANT slap EN- in the face one
| day and shake hands 18th 'em tn next.
! When they gifts sot, they air sot solid as a
| mounting, an low eff they started on
| road they I'D foller hit plum though tn
burnin' o. hell-fire Good night, Mister AL
| lem"
"Oh, 1 don't min tellin' yuh," he said.
| coming back, Il air formed tn 'quantance
| of er moughty fine city lady. She kim ter
| my place ter git drink, an / showed her
| the cave spring, n tn crick, an all 'roun'
| Their farm. She low she could live here
| contented Their rest of her Unexpectedly
| contented We air goneter Baldridge ter
| morrer, on tn river road. / low May I'd
| ne powerful pestered," he said, after a mo-
| ments pause, "ef she knowed L air
moughty sorry started in ter spite her."
| he breathed softly. Good night, an if hap
| pens ter meet tn cuss at sighted her. 1
reckon I'll make hit powerful interestin'
| ter him. Good night"
The next morning they cantered past Bob
waving his hand gaily. AS she crossed the
| track she looked full at me, and gave a
| start and half recognition. smiled grimly.
| Oh yes. knew her, and was not honored
by the knowledge. 1 had met her when
was sowing the wild oats Of my apprentice
ship in Cincinnati WELL" 1 said aloud,
| "Tll warn him. If 1t goes any further"
All evening the clouds had piled in the
west i'm great billowy masses, and lightning
played behind them and occasionally fiared
out and around the edges like the fire in a
great furnace. The thunder was coming
nearer and the air was quiet, and smelled
of rain AS j showed the window up to re-
lieve the oppressiveness of the atmosphere
Bob Grayson hurried In.
Well" he said. breathlessly. II hev done
hit"
Done what?" asked
"Spited May, fer shore"
WHAT" 1 said, in growing alarm. you
haven't-havent-''
Married" he said shortly, ito the city
woman
Great Cod cried, leaping TO my feet,
bob / know her. I've seen her often in
Cincinnati; she's-she's-"
Ny voice choked.
Bob staggered If struck.
al know. ] know what you mean,' he
murmured, DULY; Lord help me-
A great light leaped into the room, and
close on its heels 9. peal of deafening thun-
der. He hid his face in his hands as if TO
-. -. +hougbt md Sound together Tonp