The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1903-03-04

He knew il was ten, for
hadn't Miss Daily taught him
4, coupt that many? He WINS thinking
az the red and blacl; beads on the wires
now m he walked with his gun on his
sheulder. Perhaps II was the little
vIprlea IN thu mir that reminded him
of the heads. Miss Daily told him n
s,y That tha little wiyyles were heat.
Riily knew an about heat. he thought;
they had II ont there on the islands,
ana II was there that Miss Daily had
told him about the wigyles.
Buly's gun crew heavy on his shout
DER. hut he straieftened himself as he
Ahouxht Of young Mr.. Hard, lust from
the Point. He remembered how Mr.
Hard had looked tn the evening when
nnlv hesrd him tell Miss Daily that he
"a nsver really. truly tired. Billy
meant 10 be IKE that, never really. tru.
n tired. BE thought that perhaps bis
shoulaer ached because be was only six,
ana beeause Of the gun. But the guard
dufv vaa relf.imposed. and the our he
had asked for in his prayers. Billy
syuSeed on. mast the parade ground,
roo fhe bend stand. 70 the bend in the
vsIk. where. n seemed to him. oil the
straneera from the city stopped and
saxed on and ON. and sometimes men
fook OF their hats and stood uncov-
cred.
Whsn h came to the Coloners house
Rilly lowered his gun and took of his
hat. Tor he saw Miss Daily on the
uorch.
he knew bis reward had come. Miss
Daiiy vas alone and would talk to him
ana vould tell him things he was sure
~ one else Knew. That about the wig.
rlea he considered very interesting.
The riri took both Of the boys little
Int bands and n pushad hack the
damn hat, srom hIa forehead This
-. ,Aa m. thing that slvsvs embar.
,ass.6 Rnlv. He almost resented n.
Mias nailv didn't treat youne Mr..
Hsra ana the others that way. he re-
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A. usrI :. .he bad seen him thai lac,
-. No.. thsr s.,IsS
\ b,d walked home with R,i,v
.n. r.momhared No bod s,,nnod his
hsrS into hers ot their nartinp and
vith n a Ifttle packace Of sachet DOW.
Ner wrannad In one Of his little red.
horaered bandkercbiefs She had nm.
xronned the Eft as BiIIv scampered
down the street. She had wondered 4.
socbet powder coul8 am all the empty
.orners IN anv ones heart
All tbis seemed m fnr AWAY. Some
>.me. \ vishea .be cop,d FORGET tbs
dream.llfe oyer there. The mornins
the ship had sailed she could see from
the deck ran the little rroup Of officer.
Who had come to bid her .ood-pye. All