Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1901-06-01
Triumph! what kind of looking ma


was hep"
Putty slick lookin feiler-sorter
young, sorter tall. sorter dark. sorter
slim an sorter clean shaved. 1 mought
"a found out more bout him. but you
know I'm pow'ful backwards bout
askin questions an 'ppared like he
didn't keer bout aaSwerin what did
ask
How camo ne TO tell you that he had
come down here II prospect for miner
als?'
why, we got to talkin an runnin on
bout one thing an another. an | up an
mentions bout you a-bain we're. an he
asks all bout you en- bout what you
was dom we're. When l says you are
we're a-smeilin round for mineral, he
says, Then I reckon want to meet
that man, seems we're both on the
same line of business That's lest
how he come to mention his object in
comm we're"
Melvin was silent long time and
deeply thoughtful. The coming Of that
stranger annoyed and worried him.
Turner's description of the man.
though vague and general, suited very
much to the description of one he did
not care to see, the brother of the
man whose life he had taken.
The claim OF the stranger that he.
too, had come there to prospect for
mineral made his appearance all the
more alarming to Melvin. for no one
knew better than Melvin that no cap
italists were going to waste money in
useless prospecting in that section.
That claim would do very well. he
thought, to fool the natives with. but
no one with ordinary business sense
would believe il for minute.
He was half inclined to leave the
Ridge Mt once. and had Il not been for
Mrs. Banks he would have done so.
He felt that even at the risk of his life
he must remain there until he had sue
ceeded In gaining one more interview
with her. Strange how weak a man.
strong in all things else. can he when IL
comes to woman and lovel BY and by
Melvin broke the silence by saying.
You said that man was here today,
so presume he is not here uowr'
Lord a-massy, no! No, street He
for him less we put him to sleep with
you, an we lowed we'd best not do
that, seems you are so doggoned par
tic'lar"
I'm glad you came TO that conclu-
sion," Melvin replied. for certainly
should have objected TO sharing my
bed with any one else"
That's the way l figgered il. You
seem to be bout as squeamish an ex-
actin as the Teller that stopped down
to Squire Beeson's oncet. Ever hear
bout that chap?"
Guess not"
WAL, sir, he was good un shore.
Regular blame crank, as the Teller SAYS.
Got mad cause the bed fell down with
him in the night an he had to sleep on
the floor. Squire explained to him that
IL was all jest a accident. an you know
accidents will happen spite of any
thing. but that Teller was so doggona
unreasonable that squire's explanation
didn't satisfy him. Next mornin he
got madden AN a wet hen cause while
he was eatin breakfast cat jumped
on the table an snatched the meat
outen his plate an run of with it..
Squire ketched the dad burned cat an
took the meat away from il an put il
back on the feller's plate. thinkin nat
rally that he done all anybody could
expect OF him, but he found he was
mistaken. Feller, std of thankin
squire, r'ared up an said he want goin
to stop at no SIGH place. Squire, in
co'se, feels hurt TO be talked TO that
away after all his pains to please, SO