The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1901-1903, 1902-07-29
"Henry Teale is a gawk"

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''Henry Teale is Il gawk"
l heard the words across the garden
wall l am Henry Teale. The speak
er was Kate Harkcl, who was talking
with her cousin, Marion browne
But he knows things" replied Mar
ion.
what matters it If he does. He is
too bashfui and reserved to tell what
he knows. There Isn't girl In the
place who doesn't dread to be left
alone with him."
Don't you think some OF them might
overcome their aversion if he should
suddenly become wealthy
Il don't think l could stand him if
he We're WORTH
l was lying in a hammock in the
back yard, reading. got up and went
into the house, but as this scrap of
conversation occupied but few mo-
ments l could not very wen avoid hear
ing 1t. 70 do myself justice, | did not
wish to hear myself discussed. Kate
Iarkers remarks were intensely pain
full TO me, SO painful that | resolved to
leave the place of my birth and go
forth into the great world, hoping TO
forget them.
l did not forget them, but l had the
sensltiveness knocked out of me very
quickly. l made money made it out
of nothing, and TO do this | was obliged
TO master MY feelings. "To those who
have shall be given" and by the death
of an aunt | inherited fortune.
owned the little tumbledoWn house
with the acre Of ground about 1t In
which | had lived with my mother,
and since she was no longer living
resolved to go back and dispose of It.
The day after my arrival | rugged a
hammock in the back yard and lay
down in It with cigar and a book.
Pretty soon ] heard voices over the
wall.
Have you seen himY
yes; l was pceping through the
blinds when he came"
recognized the first voice as that Of
Marion, the second as that of Kate
This was all heard, for the two girls
passed out Of hearing
In the evening l called on my neigh
Dor. Kate IIarkcr received me as If I
were her oldest and best friend, max
Ing no attempt to conceal the favor
had found in her eyes since she had
pronounced me eawk Marion was
vcrv reserved. Indeed had been as
unsonhisticatcd as when ! had heard
her say. But he knows thingsr' |
should have concluded that she had
turned against me But man can't
make money without gaining a knowl-
edge Of human nature SUSPECTED
that Marion now held al,of from q
feeling that since had prone a de
sirahle ..cutcb'' if was NOT her place to
court me. Nevertheless ] had been re
npating her words "But he knows
fbipgsr' for years and before leaving
home had purloitcd her likeness. Her
honest face as it was at seventeen had
been well fixed ia INV memory. 1t was
now no less honest and had grown
more bc;futfful. did not propose to
plt MP with this seeming indifference.
tYon Young ladies must be more
careful MS to your words" said. BE
fore won't AWAY overheard n scrap
Of conversation with regard 10 me that
gave me great pain"
Both looked at me uncaqily.
"Yog two were talking in the car
den one Said He's pawl,r the 9th
or PM he knows fiiursr"
The two girls looked at each other
lneuirinelv
Il remember no eucl conversation. ."
said KATE Marion was silent.
do Won. MarjonYv / asked.
"No. but candor comDcls me TO saw
that Mt tbaf time fine criticisms were
inst
svrbo first surely was tboueh am,
not 90 certain ohout tbo second But
tho tt,etnaee ~ If an could hovo no
affoct az . Inv of ninntonn bo,.a for
yra,.s frlt barsbIy toward tbn one who
raIled mo ra,yt ana Eindtv n nor
Who sid .npf mo lno,.s thiuGsrv
0rbnn vo,, raco,qpi4nd fbni,. voicos :,
e,id rya+o rofino yIiohtr. mrnu nc
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