The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1897-02-02

care anything about Justice. They want
ed the reward, and a constant seeker
after reward amt any better than a
robbor. But that's neither here nor
there. I want you to go with me-"
"Oh, 1 can't, Cleml'
"Wby?"
"Oh, you know whyl 1t would be SO
awful. I'd have to go away where I'd
never see any Of my folks again, and
oh, l just ~can'tV'
els it because you love some other
man?"
"No."
eff you do, ] will kill the man."
81 don't love anybody but-but''-
"Out with it."i
"But you, Glenn"
"Thank God for them wordsl Let me
get down and kiss you"
"Oh, Glenn, you are the foolishest
man L ever sawI'
"Not foolish, but in love, Silla. May
I come in the house?"
ono, mol / couldn't think of such O
thing. Pap might come home"
"Well, what could no do?''
"He could give me an awful goin
over. No, Glen, you mustn't come in.
Some time you may, but not now. Say,
Glenn, if 1 ask you somethin, will you
think mo funny?"
"Nothin that's beautiful can be fun
ny"
"Well, I wanted to ask you this-now
i just know you'll think Pm funny"
"No, 1 WON'T"
"Honest?" And then she laughed.
Talk of honesty to n robert "Honestf"
she repeated.
"Honest."
"Well, how much money did you get
out of that pay car? Now, there, l told
you you'd think 1 was funny"
He laughed and af~fectionately strokcd
his horso's mano.
"Honest, now, don't you think I'm
funny?"
emo. Let me SEQ. l got about $16,-
OOO."
Gracious a~livc!'' she gasped, and
then exclaimed: "Yonder comes pap.
You'd better CO."
But he did not 60. He sat stroking
his horse's name, waiting for old man
Garrett. The old fellow tumbled the
bag of meal on the fence, turned his
AAShSS AhNo q wv hiNh AbOli cloNlJ OtlllC
forward with Il scowl Oh his face. He
stopped, put one foot on a low stump
and then asked, "What arc you dom
here, Glenn HOLDER"
"Oh, sorter rostin awhilel'
"Well, this is Il mighty pore place to
rest. I've been Twin hero fifty odd year,
and 1 amt never had no rest yet, so if
you arc in need of that artickle I reckon
you'd better shove on somewhar else.
Silla," he called, Ego in tho house.
Now, look here, Glenn Holder" he add
ed when the girl disappeared. II want
to tell you one thing, and that's this:
You must keep away from my house. 1
never did have any too much use for
you, and your robbery and KILN amt
improved things none. What are you
hangin round here for anyway"
81 love your daughter"
"Lovo the DEVIL" the old man
stormed.
mo; loVo an angel"
"Well, then" the old man replied,
with an air of compromise, "we'll say
that the devil loves an angel, but that
amt what I want to git at. You must
keep away from my house. l don't want
to be took up on your account and put
in Jail, and L won't be if l can help it
nuther. You have ruined yourself and
disgraced all your friends, and I'll be
blamed If you shall draw mo into it! Do
you hoar?"
eyes, but l must tell you that I won't
keep away except O. one condition"
"Well. INT what is it?''
"That Silla will keepaway with me" "
"Clem Holder, / don't want to hurt
YOU"
"All right, and T don't intend you
shall; so, you see, we have como to a
pretty good understandin. Now, let me
ask you a few questions: Did the rail
road ever help you in any particular
way?"
Help mep The Internal s~coundrels
killed my COW and never paid me more
than half pricel"
well, then, they robbed you, didn't
they?"
"Of course they did"
"Ah, ha, and | robbed them!"
"But what's thatgot to do with me?''
GA good deal. 1 will give you the
price Of 100 COWS if you will give me
your daughter"
'Clem Holder, L have struggled along
tho best 1 could and managed to live
somehow, without ever takin a dishon-
est cent, and it is most too late to begin
now. Go on away from, hero and don't
come back again"
"There's no use talkin, old II :, ]
can't do 1t. If you won't give me Your
daughter, 1 will do you rs 1 did the rail
road-rob you"
And l will do you as 1 did Buck
Goodall ten years ago-kill you"
A right, old man, I won't deny
you the pleasure Of tryin, but II pro-
test against tho accomplishment, as the
Teller says. Well, / must he goin. Good
dayi"
CHAPTER III.
Another attempt to capture Glenn
Holder was made. and all that kept q
daring deputy sheriff from biting the
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