Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1898-12-22
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T35s IA 9he passengers had felt angry with
him spssially those who had 3 done
least for turning baok alone, but when
! they realized hss rondi tion they bet,aIne
anxious lest the swift current should
olaim him too. IL Z % NJ 81 llss$ s.s
Slowly he worked his way along un
| I'll he neared the shore; then q strong
kand laid hold Of him, for the dude had
waded out up to his very neck and was
bringing tho exhausted swimmer In.
Two or three other mon laid hold whom
he got to shore end helped drag him
out Of the water. He was powerless to
help himself. VI. 4. N
| "What . pity he had to turn baokl r.
said one. 49, s 6y 8@f.
"He oouldn't help Il, "zsaid another.
"The poor chaps half dead himself. .
"Grent heayensl'' shouted q stout
man. "He's got her +" i. ,g.,. y
| Sure enough, there, held between his
knees, with deathlike grip, was lit.
j s!o figure shrouded in wet calico and
long wet hair. -
You'd have thought the people had
gone mad IL you had heard them. The
dude was working over Spider and
cheering and yelling as ho worked;
Fannie was Oh her knees, and the twin
ran back and forth, from Spider to the
other twin, who was standing on her
head, while they slapped and pumped
her without mercy. tfys~ .
There was nothing equal: to the en-
during quality Of those twins. You
couldn't kill one Of thon,. That day,
even before Spider came to himself, Lou
was on hor feet again, walking back to
tho boat, escorted by an immense body
guard of rejoicing people
Tho next thing on tho programme
was to reward Spider. AS he wouldn't
touch cont of money that was diff
Quilt matter. Aftor some inquiry Mrs.
Trenohor learned that although Of good
family and woll educated Spider was by
nature and habit n wanderer. She and
hor family were about to 60 OUT to Colo.
! RADIO for trip, and in lieu Of anything
botter offered the man tho chance Of 60.
Ing with them. Somewhat to her sur
prise ho joyfully accepted, and orc long
they and no wero under way. On their
return from tho mountains he petitioned
to como with thom, promising to cook
Oh do anything else that was useful, and
all for a small wago if only thoy would
keop him with them! ..
"Why, Spider" said Mrs. T-enoher,
"a young man like you, born and edu-
Gated for something better, ought not to
fill suoh position.''
eff l didn't, I'd bo in o worse ono.
It's in mo to go down, not up. I've led
q straightor lif, with you folks than I
ever know befc &c,
The upshot of it all was that for ton
years Spider was ono Of tho family-an
Invaluable momber, too-cool1, house.
keeper, laundrcss, caterer secretary,
nurso-everything
Flo had plonty to do just now, for o
family wedding was on foot. Sue was
still soraggy, but Lou had blossomed
into lovely, rounded cut, softly tinted
girl, and some one had discovered this,
rs mon will, and mado love to hor, and
she had mado love back. They were to
bo married tonight, and Spider was get
ting ready for it oil. Fannie was help
ing OH overy side. She was Mrs. Dudo
now and was remarkably fastidious
about her dress, rs bocamo ono Of that
name.
The wedding was simple homo Of
fair. Tho family wanted Spider to como
in and sit with them, but ho refused.
Ho acted strangely that day anyhow,
but no doubt ho was tired.
1t was all ovor-that is, tho knot was
tied, and tho fresh faced girl was look
Ing up into tho eyes of her husband
with tho lovelight which links this
world to heaven. All were chatting and
laughing and congratulating tho young
couplc-all but man who stood in tho
shadow of tho doorway, looking from
his grimy hands to tho smooth, fair OK
terror Of the happy lover.
Nobody noticed him--thore was too
much going on-and ho stood there, tho
tears chasing oaoh other down his face
and every now and then great sob
convulsing his strong chest
Whom at last tho family remembered
and ran out to find him and fotoh him
in, ho WAS gono.
They tell about him today-how
faithful he was, how constant in his
caro- of Lou. how watchful and devoted
and thoy wonder where he is and why
he left thom. Elizabeth Strong in Chi
cago Record.