The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1901-04-17

hole in it,"
The men exchanged Il surprised
glance. but for IL little while no one
spoke. Finally, however, Hicks broke
the pause.
sam" he said. have YOU been seein
that Melvin an some woman doin like
you Saidt'
""rhout mcntionin no Jake,
I'm bound to say | have"
when was it. an wharf
"YiStcddy evcnin. right down here in
Sim Banks own piece Of timber land"
"Tcll us all bout it, .ron't your
The" was Il conce' ted hitching OF
chairs up closer around sam, and Il
hush almost as s''n rs death fell over
the little group. There was little, very
little, of excitement or interest in the
lives of the citizens Of PoSSum Ridge.
and when anything strange or out of
the common did happen they liked t"
make the most Of it and enjoy it to the
fullest poSSihl" extent.
Then. too, in this instance, they scent
ed something in the way OF scandal.
and that made them all tine more eager
listeners. UnSuphiSticatrd and Simpl,
rs they were. they possessed chat inSa
table curiosity and that rhorbid love oi
the unsavury which are not altogether
things apart from the lives Of many of
the more cultured.
Sam Morgan. finding himself the cen
ter of an eager group who waited with
opcn mouths for him TO speak, felt his
Importance, and it was cXcusablc in
him that he remained silent for Il little
y-l,il, 4, nniA,. tho Sitnnti,n wn.
not every day he could occupy Il posi-.
ton like that, and it was very natural
that he should desire to make the most
of it.
But glorying III Il triumph, even such
q triumph as that. mo last forever.
So finally Sam CondcSccndcd to speak.
I'D been u ahuntiu.' he began
IAN. comm long up across Sim Banks
timber land. | felt Sortrr tired an
lowed | mought'S well set down an
rest Il bit. SO | turned out of the path
an went a few steps out to that big tree
what Pap Sampson told us he shot six
squirrels ont OF at urr time when he
vas Il young Teller. You all mind bout
that tree, | reckon
They all nodded assent. Then Pap
Sampson spoke.
1T was seven squirrels. sam, Std of
six"
You said six last time YOU told bout
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eight next time Pap tells that story"
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