The Savannah morning news., 1901-04-14

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alone the claims of humanity-we've
concluded to withdraw from here until
this thing is settled. She's sort o mixed
us up with your feelings agin her, and
naturally supposed we object to the color
of her hair, and bein' penniless orphan,
rejected by her relations"
What stuff are you ta.king?" burst in
Jackson, why you saw she treated you
better than she did me-
STEADY! There you go with that tenn
per of yours that frightened the girl! OF
course she could see that we were far
minded men, accustomed to the ways of
society, and not upset by the visit of a
lady or the givin' up of a few green
sticks! But let that slide! We're goin
back home tonight, sonny, and when
you've thought this thing over and are
Strengthened up and get your right bear
ms, we'll stand by you as before. Well
put man on to do your work on the
ledge-so you needn't worry about that"
They were quite firm in this decision
however absurd or obscure their conclu-
sions-and Jackson, after his first flash
of Indignation, felt a certain relief in
their departure. But strangely enough
while he had hesitated about keeping the
tvp-and allowed it to flow back through
parallel trenches. Again Buckeye applaud
cd Only the gloomy barkeeper shook his
head THE moment you get that thing
TO pay, Mr. Wells. you'll find the hand
property when they were violently in IA
vor of it, he now felt he was right in re-
tanning it against their advice to compro-
mise. The sentimental idea, had vanished
with his recognition of his hateful cousin
in the role of the injured orphan. And
for the same odd reason her
prettiness only increased his re-
sentiment. He was not deceived
ii was the same capricious, wilful, red
haired girl
The next day he set himself to work
with that logged steadiness that belong
ed to his simple nature, and which had
endeared him to his partners. he set half
a dozen Cinnamon to work-and followed
although apparently directing their
methods. The great difficulty was to re-
strain and control the excessive vegeta-
don and he matched the small economies
Of the Chinese a6 dinst the opulence of
the Californian soil. The garden patch"
prospered; the neighbors spoke we'll of
il and of him. But Jackson knew that this
fierce harvest Of early spring was to be
followed by the sterility of the dry sea-
son-and that irrigation could alone make
his work profitable in the end. He brought
a pump to force the water from the little
stream at the foot of the slope to the
squeeze it dry
But jackson Wells did not trouble him
self about Brown, whom he scarcely
knew. Once, indeed while trenching the
slope, he was conscious that he was
watched by two men from the opposite
bank, but they were apparently satisfied
by their scrutiny and turned away. Still
less did he concern himself with the
movements of his cousin, who once or
twice passed him superciliously in her
buggy on the road. Again, she met him
as one of cavalcade of riders mounted on
a handsome, but iH-tempered, mustang
which she was managing with an ILL
temper and grace equal to the brute's-
to the alternate delight and terror of her
cavalier He could see that she had been
petted and spoiled by her new guardian
and his friends far beyond his conceo-
ton. But why she should grudge him the
little garden and the pastoral life for
which she was SO unsuited puzzled him
greatly.
One afternoon he was working near the
road when he was startled by an cutlery
from his Chinese laborers, their rapid
dispersal from the strawberry beds where
they were working, the splintering crash
OF his fence rails and commotion among
the buckeyes Furious at what seemed
to him one of the usual wanton attacks
upon Coolie labor, he seized his pick and
ran to their assistance. But he was sur
prised to find Jocelinda's mustang caught
by the saddle and struggling between two
trees, and its unfortunate mistress lying
upon the strawberry bed.
Shocked but cool-headed, Jackson releas-
ed the horse first, who was lashing out
and destroying everything within his
reach, and then turned to his cousin. But
- H. al, dxr harGe1f her al
bow, and with trickle of blood and mud
on one fair cheek, was surveying him
scornfully under her tumbled hair and
hanging hat.
you don't suppose I was trespassing
on your wretched patch again, do you?"
she said in a voice she was trying to keep
from breaking. ut was that brute-who
boted."
Il don't suppose you were bullying me
this time" he said. but you were your
horse-or il wouldn't have happened. Are
you hurt?"
She tried to move; he offered her his
hand, but she SHE'D from it, and strug-
gled TO her feet. She took a step forward
but limped.
"If YOU don't want my arm, let me call
a Chinaman" he suggested.
She glared at him. If you do IN
scream!' she said in low voice and ne
knew she would. But at the same nv
ment her face whitened, at which ne sup
ped his arm under hers in a dexterous'
business,ike way, so as TO support her
weight Then her hat got askew ana
down came a long braid over his shoni-
der; he remembered II of old-only u was
two or three feet longer ana darker thsh
then III you could manage 70 imp al
far as the gate and ST down on the BANK.
I'd get your horse for you" he SAID
hitched il 70 a sspling"
II saw you dld-before you even OF
fered 10 help me-" she said scornfulp.
The horse would have got away-you
couldn't" d,
III you only knew how hated you
she said with q white face-but tremo-
ing lip. -.
u don't see how that would make
things any better" he said. Better "lps
your face. ire scratched ana muddy sno
you've been rubbing your nose 10 my
! sirs wberry bod" -.,-,
she snafched his prOnered hsnokefchlef
suddenly, applied n 20 her face ana 500
Il suppose Il looks dreadful
Like q pigs" he returned cheefiuily'
She walked llifie more army @tl'i
this until they reached the Eate ~ seat
ID her on he bank an0 sent back fpf ii.e
muntang. That bcauufui brute afl'Niip'
10 and sore from 90 contact Hlth 30 ~
rau ana bramD.ef. Waa nqre9 40 fP~F
Gued AZ BE- ied Il back
Sos hes fHiGhsa eipirg be- Res $40