Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1903-07-29

YORKVILLE,
Alexander, and we don't want them to
smell hay in our hair. You know how
the boys are. Unless all Of US wear
spiketails no one will; so we took a
vote on it, and We'll be on big dixie.
There'n be a devilish lot of misfts.
Those who haven't suits are borrowing
in all directions. Frank Buford will
rig out in Colonel Days antebellum
toggery. Did you bring yours"
1T happens to be at Parker's shop,
being pressed" said Alan.
owe had three in the last six years."
laughed Miller. "You know how much
larger Todd Selman is than I am. He
burst one Of mine from collar to waist
last summer at the Springs. I can't
refuse 'em, God bless 'em! JEFF Hig-
gins married in my best Prince Al
bert last week and spilled boiled Gus
tard on it, but he's got good wife
and q fair job on railroad In Ten
nessee now. I'd have given him the
coat, but he'd never have accepted 1t
and been mad the rest of his life at
my offer. Parker said somebody had
tried to scrape the custard off with a
sharp knife and that he had lot Of
trouble cleaning it. I wore the coat
Yesterday and felt like I was going to
be married. Todd must have left some
of his shivers In It. I reckon that's as
near as I'll ever come to the hitching
post"
Just then q tall, thin man entered.
He wore a rather threadbare frock
coat, unevenly bound, with braid, and
had a sallow, sunken and rather long
face. 1t was Samuel Craig, one Of the
two private bankers Of the town. He
was about sixty years Of age and had
q pronounced stoop.
"Hellow he said pleasantly. "You
young bloods are a-goin' to play smash
with the gals hearts tonight, l reckon.
l say, go it while you are young. Ray
burn. want to get one Of them iron
clad mortgage blanks. I've got fel-
ler that is disposed to wiggle, an l
want to tie him up. The inventor OF
that form is blessing to mankind"
"Help yourself" smiled Miller. II
was just telling Mr.. Trabue that I was
running a stationery store, and If I was
out Of anything in the line I'd order it
for him."
The banker laughed good humoredly
as he selected several Of the blanks
from the drawer Rayburn had opened
in the desk.
81 hope you won't complain as much
of hard times as Jake Pitner does," he
chuckled. II passed his store the other
day, where he was standin' over some
old magazines that he'd marked down.
Flows trade? l asked i'm. It's
gone clean to the dogs, he said, and no
ticed he'd been drinking. T'll give you
a sample Of my customers he went on.
"A Teller from the mountains come In
lest now an asked the price Of these
magazines. l told him the regular
price was 25 cents apiece, but I'd
marked 'em down to five. He looked
at 'em for about half an hour an then
said he wasn't goin' out o town till
sundown an believed he'd take one II
I'd read it to him."
Craig laughed heartily as he finished
the story, and Alan and Miller Joined
in.
81 want you to remember that yarn
when you get to overcheckin' on me-"
said Craig jestingly. II was just no
ticin' this mornin' that you have
drawn more than your deposit"
"Overchecked" said Miller. you'll
think have when all my checks get
in. mailed a dozen today. They'll
slide in on you In about week, and
you'll telegraph Bradstreet's to know
how | stand. This is fine banker"
Miller went on to Alan. "He twits me
about overchecking occasionally. Let
me tell you something. Last year !
happened to have $4,000 on my hands
waiting for q cotton factory to begin
operations down In Alabama. and, as
| had no idea when the money would
be called for, placed 1t with his nibs
here ON call Things got In a tangle
at the mill. and they kept waiting. and
our friend here concluded I had given
It to him."
81 thought you had forgotten you
had It," said Craig, with another of
his loud. infectious laughs.
Anyway" went on Miller. II got
sudden order for the amount and ran
In on him on my way from the post
office. l made out my check and stuck
It under his nose. Great Scott! You
ought to have seen him wilt. don't
believe he had half of it in the house,
but he had ten million excuses. He
kept me waiting two days and hustled
around to beat the band. He thought
I was going to close him up
THAT was u close shave" admitted
Craig. Never mind about the over
checking. my boy. Keep Ii up, If it
will help you. You are doing altogeth-
er too much business with the other
bank to suit me anyway"
CHAPTER vi.
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