Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1903-07-25
ABNEfR} DANIEL
Bv WILL N. HARDEN, Author "%s...rts,.." Ss
Copyright, 1902 by Harper Bros. All rights reserved
CHAPTER II-CoNr1NuEp.

CHAPTER II-CoNTINuED.
Bishop clutched this proposition as a
drowning man would straw. "Well,
will go see 'im," he said. "I'n 60 jest
to satisfy you. AS fer as I'm concerned
know he wasn't tellin' me no lie, but
reckon you all never II rest till you
are satisfied"
He descended the steps and crossed
the yard to the barn. They saw him
lean over the rail fence for moment
as If in troubled thought.
"Poor father" said Alan to his uncle
as his mother retired slowly into the
house. "He seems troubled, and it may
mean our ruin-absolute ruin"
1T amt no triain' matter" admitted
Daniel. "Thar's no tellin' how many
thousand acres he may have bought.
He's keepin' somethin' to hisse'f. re-
member Jest when that durn skunk Of
a lawyer put that flea In his yeer. They
was at Hansoh's mill an talked con-
fdential together mighty nigh all morn
In. But let's not cross bridge tell we
cit to it. Let's talk about some'n else.
I hain't never had q chance to tell you,
but seed that gal In town yesterday
an talked to 'er."
"Did- you, Uncle Abr The face Of
the young man frightened. His tone
was eager and eXpectant.
eyes. I'd hitched in the wagon yard
an run into Hazen's drugstore to git
box O. axle grease an was comm out
with the durn stuff under my arm
when run upon 'er a-settin' in bug
gy waitin' to git clerk to fetch 'er
out glass O. sody water. She recog-
nized me, an fer no other earthly rea-
son than that I'm yore uncle she spoke
to me as pleasin' as basket O. chips.
What was l to do? / never was In
such a plight in my life. I'd been un-
ioadin' side meat at Bartow's ware
house an was kivered from head to
foot with salt and grease. didn't
have on no coat, an the seat O my
pants was non est don't think thar
was any est about 'em, to tell the
truth. But knowed it wouldn't be the
part Of q gentleman to let 'er set thar
stretchin' 'er neck out O. socket to call
a clerk when I was handy. so wheel
ed about, hopin' an prayin' ef she did
look at me- she'd take fancy to the
back o. my head, an went IN the store
am told fem to git a hustle on Their
se'ves. When l come out, she hauled
me up to Ak some questions about
when camp meetin' was goin' to set In
this yeer an when Adele was comm
home. let my box O axle grease
drap, an it rolled like wagon wheel
off duty an me after it, bendin'-
bendin' of all positions-heer an yan
in the most ridiculous way. tell you,
I'd never play croquet ur leapfrog In
them pants. All the way home
thought how I'd disgraced you"
"Oh, you are all right, Uncle Ab,"
laughed Alan. "She's told me several
times that she likes you very much.
She says you are genuine-genuine
through and through, and she's right"
"Pd ruther have her say it than any
other gal l know" said Abner. "She's
purity as red shoes, an ef l'm any
Judge she's genuwine too. I've got an
other idee about 'er. but amt a-givin'
it away jest now"
"You mean that she''-
mo-" and the old man smiled mis-
chievously. II didn't mean nothin o
the sort wonder how on earth you
could a got sech a notion In yore
head. I'm goin' to see how that black
scamp has left my cotton land. I'll
bet he hain't scratched it any deeper
n a old hen would "a done lookin' fer
worms"