The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1901-06-05
-, .1r,lruI1.,. nrrr An
COPYRIGHT, 1901, by THOMAS p. MoNrFoNT
M Illlalans -. - I - - -

sam. if was to sw'ar TO YOU that I'm |
innocent would YOU hlirvc mcY"
81 would. Sim. cause | know you'd |
never Sw'ar To a lir."
"rhcn Swar TO YOU that | never
Killed lanes Melvin Mov Cod holm
me-"
"Sim Banks" Sam said, "from this
minute b'licvr YOU innocent. Thar's
my hand on that"
"Thank YOU" Sim replied. 1T does
me a world of good TO hear you saw
that And now. Sam. I'm ready to 90"
"\u RIGHT. Wen 90 bcrorn SuuIro
Bccson mn let him set thc day for vour
preliminary hcarin or will Won waive
that an wait for the gran Iury TO metz"
IL dunno Which will be brst?"
"NNru If Won waive u hcorin I'm thn
| suuirc'S court vou'u have to 90 to iou
! Willie if Won have Il hcarin Won moupht
git out ON bail"
"rhrn I'll have Il hcarin. m tho
quicker the better. But what Won
reckon thcy'u do with mo, Som?v
81 can't say. S:m, but not much. l
hope"
They had reached the door when Pan
Sampson came from another room and
called TO sam.
"What is it. pap?" Sam asked.
"Irs about the man thot come with
Sim" Pan replied "IIc wants you to
send Squire BrCSon an two other men
here"
"What ror?"
81 don't know. lie lost saws he
wants 'cm, an, though he's so sick this
moruiu thot hn c,u.t sct nm bo eovs if
YOU don't send 'cm he'll go to the
squirc's office even if he has to crawl
ever foot of the wav on his hans an
knees"
Lord. I'll send 'cm, of course But |
can't make out what on earth he wants
OF 'cm. Must want 'cm putty partic'-
lar, too, to talk that away"
"Sccms so. You better send Jason
Roberts an Jake Hicks, guess"
"All right Pap, I'll send 'em."
AS sam and sim walked down the
street the former said:
"Nho is that man that come with
you, SimT
Hes fcllcr i got TO know in the
army sim replied "llc come thar
two or three weeks after me, an he
said ms name was Thompson. TRAITS
pout all Know bout him.
Don't t YOU know whar he belongs
nor ho'llh
NO. lie never would speak or his
past illc nor or MS nome nor nothin.'
lluilpu! lhat' quairc, amt itE
eS' thought IL little curious, bu,
lowed 1t wasn't any OF my business
so never Sald anything to him bout
It,.
NO. put it qualrc, an so Is his want
III inc squire an them men. can
hSscr IL OUT.
"'''i ,noM'u cut ii'tie interest. ne
wa" ''i'''Nll'S vi soilctiihS else. LIS
nilhu was on LOUISA, the one chief SUB
Jec' VI n'S 'housnls curing all lhe ions
iout !c"'" u MS "pSchcc. lie "a'
"oiiuerll';' IL hc shoulu sec her agar
now that ne was so near. She had
never DclleYcd him guilty. That was
one great comfort. No matter what
ms lat'' that knowledge would cheer
nm even If she held aloof from him in
his hour or trouble.
At Inc Squir"'S Office sam remained
guarding his prisoner while the squire
ana the others went to answer the
summons OF the stranger. Pap Samp'
so''' l'hu'ns hi'hscil not needed at
'''r,''' '"'i'c "o" II 10 pc WIN Hiil.
nv News oi thc arrest having
spread number OF people came to sec
ni'' IT" oi 'hchl out or sympathy
' D"I ''' S't''cl humber out or mere GU
'ioH''H' Jun norm ana Mary Mann
WY ~, "h'oi!S 'ho NlS''orS.
lllorh ana not say word to Sim, but
,ncIr "'S trE'iiphaht expression on
MS i"'r lhht ShoWe" ne was highly
E'".i''cu Ut Hilii arrest. lie had ncv'
ti i"'Sot'eh 'hal dow SIN had given
''ili, ana hoW' after four years, he was
E',I'nS HIS revenge ana getting 1t In
'uli measure
Ni'"' Nialii wa" equally rs well pleas
Z" Us ! norm put' unlike him, she was
io' content 10 i'l thH expression on her
features show her feelings. Approach
ing H"ite close to the prisoner, she
III S''u ~ S'e Sou' sim bahks' an
:" "" 'S,t' Mlric you "re. nope