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

Inc next morning the TWO DrOthers
met as they were leaving their rooms.
David caught Ronald by the arm and
turned his face towards the little glass
less window at the head of the stairs.
"Own up" he said, with a smile, "you
didn't git wink o. sleep last night"
81 confess IT," was the answer. 81
didn't know what was the matter with
me-"
But l do" David touched his brow
significantly; ut was hot blood in the
brain. / know how you felt. You jest
rolled an tumbled. / heerd you git
up an look out o. the window 10 see
eff it was gittin' daylight five times eff
you did once. My Lord, couldn't rest
for two nights fore ! whipped Budd
Meyer fur reportin' me fur sellin' that
quart TO che Calhoun boys, but you bet
Ffter made his face look like q buckle
berry eustarq ] slept the sleep OF the
righteous. Two o. my friends had TO
perjure the'rse'ves 10 keep me out o.
the ohain-gang, an was tryin' to wash
out the'r sin with his blood; ef Their
conscience amt clear IL amt because
thar gs.n': enough g tbs AUD fur
laundry pTrp6seS, Ter be bled Ike .
stuck pig. reckon" Dave broke on
suddenly as they began TO descend the
stairs, that PreakfaS, is.sbout ready,
l heerd the old man cussin' about thar
beip' TOO much ham trieG."
After breakfast our hero left the
houseandSook theroad leadingtowArds
Carnleigh. He wore his best suit OF
clothes, which fitted him perfectly.
In each OF the pockets OF his dark sack
coat there was a revolver; he had
shaved himself by the first rays of the
sun and wore a becoming necktie; his
boots shone with fresh backing, and
he had on a stylish straw hat.
As he left the house Mary Lou and
Ann Josephine, having shirked the
dishwashng, stood arm in arm on the
porch. Their shoes were unlaced, their
dresses soiled and torn, their hair dis
heveled.
"He walks mighty biggity," observed
Mary Lou; 81 reckon he is maxim
tracks fur town TO see about bein' ex-
amined fur the law. Who do YOU reck-
on would hire i'm to speak fur EN-"
"Thar's no tellin' the luck of a lousy
calf" opined Ann Josephine. Ron
amt nobody's fool; body couldn't
read as many papers an magazines an
study law as hard as he does without
r9Epi9' something"
Hell take keef o. number one any
ways" commented Mary Lou. "Iheerd
pa say t'other day that Ron refused
to market his cotton when everybody
| in the county was turnin' loose o. theirs
last fall an that he held onto it tell il
riz an he put cool two hundred dol
lars profit in the bank; an another
thing, he never goes in debt over head
an yeers like pa an Dave does; he's the
only farmer round heer that pays cash
fur labor an that's one reason he gifts
sc much out o his hands. Niggers don't
want to work fur orders on the store
at two prices when the cash planked
down will git so much better bargains"
Meanwhile the subject of these re-
marks was walking swiftly down to-
wards Carnleigh. The great house was
now in full view, and that part of the
BIOuhus AnIOuBu NhiCh lOWeT-DOT-
dered walk led in sinuous curves from
the veranda down the grassy slope
where there were a spring, a summer
house and rustic seats. The spot was
only a few hundred yards from the
main road, where, in a corner of the
coloners zigzag rail fence, Ronald
paused and waited, hoping that by
some chance Can't. Wrinkle would stroll
In that direction as Ronald in passing
had once or twice seen him do.
He had not long to wait. He saw
Wrinkle in fatigue uniform come out
on the veranda and receive cigar from
man-servant. A few minutes after
wards, under a banner of blue smoke,
the young officer took one or two turns
on the lawn among the flower beds,
and then, as IL obeying Ronald's fierce
desire, conveyed to him GEOGRAPHICALLY,
he turned into the walk leading down