The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1897-11-04

and died. The venom in Gilliad Moons
eyes was as deadly as the waters Of tho
mountain spring. Laney covered before
1T and Crouchcd upon her bare feet.
While he stood there thought came to
him that Of all the poor creatures with
whom his lifo had been linked hero was
tho dearest. He was about to strike
down tho only living thing that he
loved. Gilliad Moon had saved himself
from developing into veritablo human
vampire by that very love for Laney.
Strike herr No! He had never yet laid
his rough hand upon her in anger. His
arm dropped to his sido.
EFF yo uvver do watch me again."
no said with quavcring voico, "cf 20
uvver do, I'll lay hands on yc, shore
I'll tar ye inter threads O whit leather
an feed 80 ter tho DEVILS huntin dory."
Tho old mans face settled into its
stolid scowl, and ne resumed his work
| Tho two dogs stood by, swapping occa.
sionally at each other, and greedy for
tho blood. The knife glittcrcd as no
flashed it before the fire.
81 know'd yo he'd money" said
Lanoy sullenly. "Tatldy Green scd cs
how thcr ingincarcr showed Il pile o
money ter somo un ct thcr falls thcr
vary day he was drOwndcd. y
'Ihadcous Green gut thct money,
then, CT he knows SO much crDOut 1t,
said Gilliad.
II seed 80 git 1T, persisted Lancy,
Ian OF yo don gin mo 'nur fur par
o shows I'll tell on yc.
'4c daSScnt, - said Gllliad, with an
ugly smile. 'What dye want wit
shoes cnnyhow? 9c nuvvCr hey he'd emmy
yit. They'll coniino yer feet sos y"
kain't walk.
Sh" tossed hrr h'ad ana Slc'i'u 1T
his arguments. Tho iroWn on hcr lace
grew darker.
"io kin d" G" yo air Il m'h ter
pnppy, nut 81 yer want mo ''i S,'N )"
ct homo an dr'Ir fur y" cS mes "'"
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Iuin cnuvthju fur them, or uu thar fur
,uuv Cuuyr wIuISumrytr in tho least
III cit me a hunrh @ rene an lnrrup We
,yycrv strn fer this cnlcu. Ne hear?
Novv yr min me rc yu want Il home. IF
,c don want no homo here, lis light
mt cs soon rs VI air a min ter. Er
]ou' homo mo marry hnirht Me an ,hcr
lorrs kin 81, uu Guo ',hout yc.n
Gillind Noou thrn sl,lkrd ont of finn !
,ouso
I,nncv s,pottrd NV ,hc fire Nhcrn she
had held the cnrcnss OF tho wildcat,
rested her chin in her hands and looked
ont at the evening Sky. Her thin fuco
seemed to grow longer in tho twilight. !
Her ewes lriyhtrncd and hrimmCu over, ,
and tho tears rainru clown her chccka !
Sho heard her fathers footsteps descend
tho hardened path and die away in the /
distance. She shuddrrcd Then sho
noisricssiy crrpt toward tho greasy old !
box in tho corner.
1t was not all stolen money in tho /
box. Since She was Il llttln girl Cillllau /.
had been contributing TO its contents. |
Sho would not have tuuchrd ono of !
those shiny coins ur water soaked notes J
she had r,cn from the cliir for all tho
world put together The top Of tho box /
had served in turn rs wahNtand, meat
block, bread board and Kitchen table.
II WAS HOW piled with nond"Scrlpt
heap OF rubbish, and the front Of It was
fastened firmly with rusty padlock.
But, with the opportunity that makes
tn" lhirf, l'an"y had cut th" leather
hinges ON the lid, and 81" now liiird 1t.
At tn" bottom OF On" box Sh" found
an old yarn S"rk--r"I"vod blue when
her moth"r ilVcd and set a hluc pot
ana slowed away III the sock Wis
money II was InmpN ana heavy 1t
was bnt one OF In" many stuffed socks
III tho old boN' nut 1t WAS In" only one
sh" had seem ana II contained NOR" than |