The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-06-03

There aras a pretty look Of fear IN her
eyes.
Th' woman is huh maid an the man
he's tn gen'ral hustler fer th' hull
pahty."
"And you don't know her naGle?''
''No, sub, an CANT YER we'll Tin
OUT
"In what part of Europe does she
Eve?'
Australia, I think, suli."
"You mean Austria"
/ "Do I? 'Scuse ma iS'nance. 1 was
jis' guessin' at it anyhow; one places
as good as mother orah thuh, I reck-
on
Have you one Of those dollars she
gave you:'
YES, sub. Heh's coin that ain
American, but she says it's wuth 70
cents in our money. It's folen piece.
She tell me to keep it till went oyah
to huh country; then I could have
high time with it-that's what she
says, a high time'-an' smilad kind o
KNOWN like"
LET me see that coin," said Lorry,
eagerly taking the silver piece from the
porter's hand. Il never saw one like
it before Greek, it looks to me, but l
can't make thing out Of these letters.
She gave it TO you?"
Eyes, sub. las evenin'. y high time
on 20 cents. That's reediculous, amt
it," demanded the porter scornfully.
'Ili give you Q dollar for it. You
can have higher time on that
The odd little coin changed owners
Immediately, and the new possessor
dropped it into his pocket with the in
ward conviction that he w:ls the sill
liest fool in existence. After the por-
ter's departure lie took the coin from
his pocket. and. With his back to the
door, his face to the window, studied
its lettering.
1t one little station a group Of In
dian bear hunters created considerable
interest among the passengers. Gren-
fall was down at the station platform
at once looking over 4 great stack or
game. AS he left the car he met Uncle
Caspar, who was hurrying toward his
niece's section. \ few moments later
she came down the steps. followed by
the digniied old gentleman. Grenfan
tingled with q strange delight as she
moved quite close to Lis side in her
desire to see. Once he glanced at her
face. There was 4 pretty look Of fear
in her eyes as size surveyed the mas.
sive bears and the stark. still ante
lopcs. But she laughed as she turned
away with her uncle.
Grenf:rll was smoking his cigarette
and vigorously jinGling the coins in his
pocket when the train pulled out. Then
he swung On the car steps and found
himself ut her feet She WAS standing
at the top. where she had fingered
moment. There was On expression OF
anxiety in her eyes as he looked up
into them. followed instantly by one Of
relief. Tren she passed into the car.
Doubtless she wo:lid have been rs So
| llCllOuS Ittu Ilc Dctli tuc pOI lSi " tA-S
brakeman, he reasoned. but that she
had noticed him ut all pleased him.
At Abilene he bought the Kansas
City newspapers. After breakfast he
found q seat in the observation car and
settled himself to read. Presently
some one took seat behind him. lie
did not look back, but unconccrnedly
cast lis eyes upon the bread mirror
in the opposite car wall. Instantly he
forgot his paper She was sitting With
in FIVE feet OF him, {, book ii her lap,
her gaze bent briefly Oh the lifting
buildings outside. He studied the re-
hccticn furtively until she took up the
book and began to read.
The first page of his paper was fairly
alirc with fresh and important dls-
patches. chiefly foreign. At length, att
cr allowing himself to become really
/ interested in Il Paris dispatch OF some
international consequence, he turned
his eyes again 10 the mirror. She was
| leaning slightly forward, holding the