The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1900-05-18

enough TO hold up all creation, fur the
minute you begun to mount all four
Of them overweights at our house would
start after you, an they'd stick TO you.
eft they saw you on the climb-they
would eff they fell an smashed the'rsels
into a jelly. Huh! I'd "a run for
president myself long ago, but | don't
like the idea o. them three in low
neck an short sleeves helpin' men my
wife shake hands in the white house
with the whole shootin'-match o. big
Ikes."
Ronald gave up the discussion. His
brothers coarse alusion to his mother
and sisters failed to appeal 10 his sense
If humor. He was thinking Of Evelyn
Hasbrooke's patrician features and 1.-THE
form-of her exquisite refinement and
delicate sympathy. BY this time the
two brothers had almost reached their
home; they could see the sagging roof
of their fathers house. Half q mile fur
Their on in the gathering dusk doomed
the white walls and lighted windows Of
Carnleigh. Az this point the dull,
steady beat of horses hoofs fell on
their ears.
ITS the Hasbrooke gang" an
nounced David.
Ronsld's heart sank like plummet.
He had hoped 10 reach home before
the party overlook him. He reproached
himself for the feeling, but he shrank
from being seen by Evelyn and her
friends in company with one as H.
clothed as his brother. David stepped
to the side of the road and stood open
mouthed, 10 see the trap and horses
pass, but Ronald, without looking back,
simply kept on his way. He had made
up his mind that he should not doff his
hat, as he knew David would, like the
peasant he Mas. He heard q woman's
voice singing a plantation melody, ac-
| companied by a mellow bass. He de-
cided that the woman's voice had a
harsh quality which could not have be-
longed 10 Evelyns, although he had
never heard her sing. The vehicle was
| Just behind him. He heard his broth
err shouting out a shrll warning, and
was turning TO see what had occasioned
| il, wher the horses brushed by him. the
front wheel of the trap striking the
hand which held the basket, dashing il
to the ground and scattering its con-
tents over the sand. lie heard Evelyn
scream out in terror from her seat be-
side Capt. Wrinkle, who was driving, and
saw her desperately pulling on his
arm.
The vehicle drew up few yards
away, and il looked as IL the driver was
going to offer some apology, but see
ing that Ronald was still on his feet
Wrinkle vigorously applied the whip to
the horses and drove on rapidly. David
ran up and began 10 pick up the fallen
articles.
by Joe, you had q close shave" he
grunted. IL lowed once you was Q
dead goner.'
He had put all the things back into
the basket, when he noticed for the
firIt TING the awful white look on Rem
AIDS face. -er
why, whats the mattsr7" he asked.
Did II burt your. .---I..- 80, .s-.----i.-s
Ronald aI ii6wly rubbing q bleed
ing bruise on the back of his hand, but
he Seemed not to be thinking OF II.
"He drove against me on purpose" he
said, the words seeming TO come from
far down In his Observation-Disclosures
on purpose, tell you"
do you reckon 30, ROM"
II know Ill"
David eazed at him steadily for a
moment, then he remarked:
ITO tell you the truth, Ron, thought
so myself. You see, was behind; he
kept the HOSES squar in the road till
he passed me, an then lseed i'm pull
like all possessed on the left rein. But
why don't you come on? You know il IS
late an the old man fuses when we are
late"
Still our hero stood rubbing his hand
and staring in front Of him. When he
finally spoke, his voice quivered and
sounded unnatural.
81 shall never rest till l have resent
ed IT," he said, as if communing with
himself 81 could not live and take that
off any man alive"
"Oh, come off," said his companion,
you don't really mean you will take
i'm TO taw about It,"
| CGllhlhly mean hOlhihB SAsS'
David laughed. Hen you is differ
ent in sech things, Ron. Now ef fel-
Ter o. my own sort gets on the back
o. my neck an pulls hair to blow his
nose on, politely invite i'm down to
see which has the most grit, me OF
him, an eff man who amt my equal
"A buck niger for instance-dares to
give me any o. his lip, jest knock m
down an wash my hans, but law me!
l hain't no han 10 pick difficulties
with the big rich l never knowed no
body TO do it that didn't come out al
the little end o. the horn with their
clothes drug off. A Teller like that
squint-eyed dude will jest set up in
court an look tired when he sweArs
out case agin you fur assault an
battery, an all the good lawyers in
town will huddle round him like 6