The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1900-11-29

the top o my head on; he's wheel hoss,
l tell you"
Ronald brought him to a stop in the
center OF the road.
"Dave, do you really think we nre so
degraded ns that?"
The burly fellow shrugged his shoul-
ders.
1--WE are Ms good, 1 reckon, as the gen
eral run Of our own Sort" was his an
swer. and he smiled 80 broadly that n
brown tobacco guid showed between
his big yellow teeth, "but, as the fellow
said: Dang the sort reckon the
Almighty made MS out o scraps when
lie was too tired to watch what He
was doin'. ! reckon we arc some bet
tern cornaeld niger, but we'd jest
be blind TO our own impcrfcctlons ef
we didn't admit that thar Is folks as
much hlgher'n MS as we are hlgher'n
tadpolcs."
THAT Is q dangerous philosophy,
David" protested Ronald, deeply stung
iy his brothers words. "Ify you ever ex-
pect to rise in the world, you must re-
member--keep the idea always before
you-ihat man IL what he makes him
self"
"Shucks, thar haint word o. that
So" gruntcd David. "Col. Hasbrooke Is
our big man, an he hain't what he
made hissef. Ills father owned 600
slaves, an land enough TO start u re-
public on, an government bonds, an
storchouses In Atlanta, an what not.
a. L.. -. ~ l.s.t l..a
daddy done fur i'm; you can bet yorc
sweet life on that! An as fur that mat
ter, men you Is Jest what Jade Fan
shaw has made out'n us. l tell you,
blood has got n lots to do with II. Col.
Hasbrooke's father fit in the Mexican
war. an the colonel stuck hissef up to
be shot at in defense o. his niggers In
the civil war, but Jade Fanshaw's daddy
before i'm was sent up fur house.
breakin, an instead O. shouldcrin' his
musket TO drive the yelpin' Yanks out
o. the south Jade hid In the mountains
up In Tennessee, an turned bush.
whacker, an lived on what he could
rob from helpless women an Children.
hope nobody round hecr won't find
all that out. We've got black eye
enough, as II is"
II always try TO forget that" sighed
Ronald.
"Ah. my honey" calculated the un-
couth philosopher, in triumphant
tone, but Col. iIasbrooke don't try to
forget nothin' his daddy did. Not on
yore tin type! I've hcerd he has his
pas uniform in u big glass case, an II
picture of i'm on u hoss In full tilt after
the enemy. They say the old fclIer
fit like a tiger cub with one ycer shot
of as clean as II baby's belly, an u
piece of cannon-ball as big rs Il saucer
In his shoulder; they say jest as he
was cxpirin' fellcr bent over i'm an
his last kick landed in his bread basket.
an doubled i'm up like razor. All,
come or, you needn't argue with me,
Ron!"
The listener to this frowncd. as he
did not want tn he misunderstood by
his brother.
"What I mean. David. Is that II \
young man really has II in him. and will
study hard enough. he can climb To
the highest rung Of the ladder of sue
cess"
Dave laughed loudly for fully u min
ute. then he said:
"Your ladder would have to be stout
enough to hold up all creation, fur the
minute you begun to mount all four
of them overwcights at our house would
start after you, an they'd stick TO yoa.
If they saw you on the climb--,they
would ef they fell an smas he'd the'rsels
into "a jelly. Huh! I'd "a run for
president myself long ago, but I 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 allusion To his mother
and sisters failed to appeal to his sense
| Of humor. lie was thinking of Evelyn
Iiasbrookc'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 scc tn sagging roof
| of their fathers house. Half mile fur
ther on in the gathering dusk loomed
the white walls and lighted windows of
Carnlclgh. At this point the dull.
steady beat ri horses hoofs fell on
their ears.
Its the lIasbrooke gang" an
nounced David.
Ronald's heart sank like a plummct.
He had hoped To reach home before
the party overlook him. lie reproached
himself for the feeling. hut he shrank
from being seen by Evelyn and her
friends In company with one rs ILL
| clothed as his brother. David stepped
to the side of the road and stood open
mouthed, to see the trap and horses
pass, but Ronald, without looking back,
simply kept on his way. lie had made
up his mind that he should not doff his
hat, as he knew David would, like the
peasant he was. lie heard woman's
voice singing u plantation melody, ac-
companied by u mellow bass. lie de-
cided that the woman's voice had
harsh quality which could not have be-
longed tn Evclyn's, although he had
never heard her sing. The vehicle was
just behind him. lie heard his broth
er shouting out a shrill warning. and
wus turning to see what had occa ioned
II, wher the horses brushed by him, the
front wheel Of the trap striking the
hand which held the basket, dashing II
to the ground and scattering Its con-
tents over the sand. lie heard Evelyn
scream out In terror from her seat be-