The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1901-05-02
but IT was so-nrce settIn here snut I

| hnf II ycnS S0-nIrp Se1fIn ~hoTe }N0f =
,owcd pd ,nS+ .toy on o,in,, ,,,,sn,r,
l reckoned sooner or later some idiot
asylum'd come along nm stan round
hcre nm osls a millIon fool ouostinns
m | knowed Itd be more fun 'an Won
could shake a stick at to lest set here
IN answer 'em. But. say, air YOU aimn
to help me or not?"
| Melvin had thought Of the time when
| he had met Hi Jenkins and sought n
little aid from him alHl of the treat
mcnt he had received, and it had oc.
| Cured to him that now would be "A
good time to rotuliatc. SO with cool
nOnchaluncc he replied:
at makes no difference TO me whcth.
er you get loose or not"
jenkins looked surprised, but after
moment he said:
ut don't ch!'
"Certainly 1t doesn't. l didn't put
you IN there, did u!
Course you didn't.'
"Then guess am not responsible
Tor you peihg there, am lT'
mo. but what OF that"'
Nothihg' only II l am not the cause
ol your pe'hG 'h"re can't sec that you
nave any reason to expect me to help
you OUT.
Al" So" got grain OF accommo.
o'''on oont YOU, not nary little
specs!
on' attend to my own business"
'ei'N,ns WAS S'leht ana thoughtful
ioi i"'e "hl'e. men he said al.
"I ""'',''s
"'" ie't' young leilrr. | know
''',. ~" re "-ori'lh 1T. You're a'think-
49, VI WA. '''i'e you cum acrost me over
'n'' III INC "oouS. an you're a-layin
o"t ~ S't even WIN me Tor tho way
uo"c !o" 'hat DAY. hut 1t hain't fair,
.o' 'ntr ,' was "'sct'lh thar waitin for
~! ,""' " ,'i'c "h' ih NOBODY amt
soi'. w. '''''' ~ ~ leS,ereu "hdcr them
VI ,"'i'' '',icrs' nam l one man out OF
'''o"S'''l .hat "ouldnt Il done YOU
"'' "''' lou a'h GOT no excuse
~, '".'.n up ho capers with me- cause
~" "'h nv "Sei "orklh on YOU. so
YOU oi. 70 hcip nc out.
"cn' i guess Will TINS time, since
!"" po, II .hal way. but how shall |
po.'e"' '''l'ii cut you iooSc:
nn spy lily pahts! Great Sam
@nilth! Not nluch you won't"
io"' .i'c":
"hs' JeS' maui th"t "cuge III thar
LII 70" open up 'ne crack enough to let
nc 'ooHe' i'oio' looks IKE youd htTe
e.i'Se cno"Sn ~ hho" 'hat m"ch With
ou' pel'l .olo.
MeiT'h 'ooh up the weuge anu stuck
!, ~, III inc cho oi inc log. 1hen he took
'.ic i'"ui ana peSah 10 pound 1t with
All HIS hlight. Slowly with each blow
'ne crack opened uht'i hnally the ola
in"n iouhu hllnscll released from his
homlllatlnS ana weorisome imprison-
ii'eii'.
Inc moment he was Tree he rose 20
Ills lecl ana sIartcu toward nome with
out speaking one word to Melvin or
even SO much rs gruntlng "Ihank
YOU Me''lh looked after him mo-
nent III astohlshneht' then called to
hlh' saying:
| wv mere are YOU going, Mr.. Jenkins"
Inc Ola man glanced back IN sur
prise as he answered:
"hS' nome or course. Nhar else
you reckon ia De h-&olh'
y" cil-put-you seem to be IN
great hurry. don't YOU"
| MOI Speclai. why
oh thought YOU must be BY your
waking OH that way without Il word.
am got nothlh tlat KNOW or TO
say mere 70 'a'h ABOUT. have your
Noli1ils III paf'icular, guess. !
presume you 'hlhk your 1ahllv are uh-
easy ABOUT you ana you want TO get
nome 10 rclle'e their anxiety
, hccho. l'ooouS ain huch uneasy
pou' me-
Ion you SUPPOSE your lolhs are
seilcnils lor you!
MOI any 10 hurt' haih no 1olks
Out Tue oio "ohlail' al she amt hKely
10 strlke out an trapse round huntin
utter me.
MhS
| cause hhc lows In aole 10 take
he"t oi thS"eii, ali sue hgseIs tiiat ii
.urh up soiie"har some ume all right.
linen sme am aoie 10 pother after me
nono"'
thoushl occurred 10 MelVln.
iernaps tha' MI "aite inay come