The Savannah morning news., 1901-04-14
a 6U'N- INHERITANCE.
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I'd letter go and meet h, him ua at the
W. said Rice hltchihs ms fewoir 49,,
CAV nearer his nip nae wd 49,
ho.sle- iorg enough to put down three
or four liked leisurely but silently to
The! II IS probable that none of
the ss'1,.s,,sd in a serious collision, but
them prospect had enough possibility
no" t.- oiiieken their pulses. They reach-
in il 10 But it was still closed; the
ed beyond it empty. ro,,ra 20 +ha
'Aeo0@i Briggs, land are holdin' 1t
caoiA' Tbev were turning quickly In
ins'ue s,rection when Wyngate SAID,
taat some ones there in the brush
me buckeyes" They nstened;
uiu' WAS faint rustling IN the snaqows.
tlS1r-.o,a out O. that, Brown-lnto the
Oo'--' -,,r nv shy" called out Rice, in
open. ~ Inv Were waitin' for We"
caee.-Ir,, ,tgps. who was nearest the wood,
bu' 4.55-nIv uttered an exclamation,
here ~ and fell back, open-mouthed,
- os1, COMPANIONS. They, too, in an
upo" ,,r7ent broke into feeble laugh,
otne ID against each other in sheepish
anu -@ For a very pretty girl, handsome
s'e'-.a7 swept out OF the Wooo, ana
a5vanced toward them. -, .. x,o,.
auy"- ~ any time she would have been
Eve. ,ar+ine vision to these men, but in
an ~, .-oy, of exercise and sparkle OF an
VIC 81 was bewildering. Her WONDERFUL
&c! The color of freshly hewn redwood,
nan pan oscaped from her hat in her passage
h au the underbrush, and even as she
mi down upon them In her majesty
sEa was jaDbing, a halrplh INTO II Win
5ovtarous feminine hand.
,o GeN' ttTee partners turned quite the
ING ~ her hair-Jackson Wells alone
colol, white and rigid. She came on,
IelHa .'arv short upper lip showing her
heI me- -eeth with her painting breath.
WI. mas first to speak. II beg-your
~ ,niss-I thought it was Brown
20, 1yrovv" he stammered.
- She only turned a blighting brown
DU. +he culprit, curled her short lip
ey :. almost vanished in her scornful
IN -.rt,s drew her skirt aside with jerk,
nos nos -aor-inued her way straight to Jack
or Wells. where she halted.
sV I've did not know you were-here
live " he said apologetically.
a4 ,'T,a,,,,gb+ I was afraid to come alone
,.5a,t vouo Well, you see, I'm not.
-- -, She made another dive at her
~. and hair and brought the hat down
ma al. over her straight eyebrows.
"Gimme my plants"
1scl,son had been astonished. He would
have scarcely recognized in this willtul
baaTtv the red haired girl whom he had
boviybiv hated and with whom he had
often ouarreled. But there was a recol-
lection-and with that recollection came
an instinct of habit. He looked her
souarely in the face and to the horror
of his partners said: Say please!
They had expected to see him fall
smtten with the hairpin; But she only
stopped and then in bitter irony SAID:
please. Mr.. Jackson Wells.
II haven't dug them up yet-and it
would serve you just right if I made you
get il for yourself But perhaps my
friends here might help you-if you were
civil" The three partners seized spades
and hoes and rushed forward eagerly.
only show us what you want they
said in one voice The young girl stared
at them and at Jackson. Then with swift
determination, she turned her back scorn-
fully upon him and with dazzling smile
which reduced the three men to absolute
diocy said to the others: TN show you,
and marched away to the cabin.
Eye mustn't mind, Jacksy," said Rice,
sycophandcally edging to her side, hes
so cut up with losin' your father that
he loved like a son, he isn't himself, and
don't seem to know whether to ante up
or pass out And as for yourself, Miss
why-what was it he was sayin' only
just as the young lady Gamer" he add
ed, turning abruptly to Wyngate.
Everything that Cousin Josey planted
with her own hands must be took up care
fully and sent Dack-even though it's kill
in me to part with it." quoted Wyngate
unblushingly, as he slouched along on the
other side.
Miss Wells eyes glared at them-though
her mouth still smiled ravishingly. I'm
sure I'm troubling you"
In a few moments the plants were dug
up and carefully laid together; indeed,
the servile Briggs had added a few that
she had not indicated.
Would you mind bringing them as far
as the buggy that's coming down the
hiA?' she said, pointing to a buggy driv-
en- by small boy, which was slowly ap-
preaching the gate. The men tenderly
lifted the uprooted plants, each carrying
one, and proceeded solemnly, Miss Wells
bringing up the rear, toward the gate
where Jackson Wells was still surlily
longing
They passed out first, Miss Wells ling
cred for an instant, and then, advancing
her beautiful but audacious face within
an inch of Jackson's, Kissed out, Make
believe! and hypodrite!"
"Crosspatch and Sauce Boxp' returned
Jackson readily. still under the
influence Of his boyish past, as she
bounced away. Presently he heard the
buggy rattle away with his prosecutor.
But his partners still fingered on the
road In earnest conversation, and when
hey did return it was with a singular
SWhWdrdness and embarrassment which
ne naturally put down to a guilty con-
seriousness of their foolish weakness in
succumbing to the girls demands But
ne was LITTLE surprised when Dexter Rice
approached him gloomily. "Of course"
ne oesan 1t amt no call of ours to in
lsI-ere IN family affairs. and you've a
I4sH, 10 Keep EN- to yourself, but If
youd been fair and square and above
.oa'a II what you got off on US about
what do you mean9' demanded the
sstonlshed Wells.
Mel-callin' her a red-haired gall
e!-she is a red-haired girl" said
wells imDauently.
d., man. continued Rice, pityingly,
mat is so prejudiced as to apply such
1-sudee TO a beautiful orphan-torn
~,en sslet at the loss of a beloved but
trulng parent-merely because she
50 a few vegets bles out Of his potato
Ea'1"-alnt to be reasoned with. But
az you come to look at this thing by
a-H large, and as a far-minded man,
ss"ny, youl agree with US that the soon
you make terms with her the better.
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