Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1904-09-09

led him to get beyond the hearing OF
the negroes in the dining room.
whats the matter with George?
she asked him.
"Why, nothin' as know Of" he re-
piled. II haven't seen him this morn
in. Is anything wrongT"
Looks like he hasn't slept wink
all night" said the woman. He
didn't tetch a thing on the table, an
his hands shook awful. Do you know,
somehow, believe him an Governor
Telfare quarreled up at Cranstons'
last night. I never saw him look like
that before. He's up In the company
bedroom. I passed through the hall
lust now an seed i'm settin' at the
window lookin' out. Mr.. Hillyer, 60
up an see what's the matter with i'm.
He'll talk to you"
With his heart in his mouth, Hillyer
went up the stairs. sliding his hand on
the banister railing. George turned his
head as he entered the open door, and
rose quickly, as If ashamed to be seen
there without q reason for 1t.
George, what's the matter with your
Amt you well this mornin'?" the old
man questioned gently.
mot very, Mr.. Hillyer," George said,
dropping his eyes, "but I'll feel better
when l get to work. I'm going down
pretty soon."
"That hain't 1t, my boy-that hain't
It." said Hillyer. his sympathetic eyes
resting on the troubled face before him.
"Some'n' has gone wrong, George. an
I wish you'd tell me about 1t. I'd take
It as favor-so would. I-I-feel 81
big interest in you. l don't know as
could ever explain how big it is. Tell
me, George"
1T wouldn't do any good" the young
man replied slowly, land might disturb
you a nttle-you are 80 kind hearted"
II want to know, George"
"Well, I will tell you. Mr.. Hillyer.
Do you know what is the hardest thing
on earth to hear? II is1to- be insulte6.
grossly insulted, by a man whom you
can't strike" Buckley then told all
that had taken place between him and
Telfare.
"He said that to your cried the old
man. Eyes, I know what 1t would
mean to a proud sperit like yore'n, my
boy, an it's simply awful-awful! He's
a cowardly dog. but that don't make
you feel any better. Men in the northern
states don't understand how we kin
feel as we do on that line. but It's bred
in the bone with u.s."
Hillyer suddenly turned from the
room and went downstairs. His wife
heard him going out at the gate and
called to him from the veranda, but he
walked on without needing her. At
the street corner he quickened his step.
going faster and faster till he reached
the warehouse. He saw Kenner and
Hanks in the Office, but he passed on
to Geor. .;e's room in the rear. There on
the table lay Buckley's revolver
Thrusting 1t into the pocket Of his
short coat he hurried out at the side
door and went up the railroad to the
Johnston House. Going into the Office
he approached the desk and asked the
clerk for Governor Telfare-
"He left on the 8 o'clock train this
morning, Mr.. Hillyer." said the clerk
s'He had US call him at Z"
"Gonew The old man stared blank
ly.
Eyes, he got off, but he'll be back
next Sunday. He engaged the best
room in the house and gave orders that
It was not to be used by any one else
"Gone" Hillyer turned and started
away aimlessly. In the hall leading to
the street he was met by Bascom
Truitt, who stopped him.
"Say, old man. what's the matter!
Sick" Hillyer stared at him, but made
no reply. Look y here, what ails you
anyway" The old soldier placed his
hand on the merchants shoulder and
turned him into vacant room on the
side Of the hall, room used by com.
mercial travellers for displaying their
wares to the village storekeepers.
Hillyer sank into a chair and groaned
Truitt heard some one passing in the
hall and closed the door.
II know some'n's wrong" he said
"Some'n's wrong when deacon in the
church an man O. yore stamp goes
round white as grave rock with a
A caliber gun in his pocket an his
teeth chatterin' on as warm day as
this is."
Hillyer told him what had happened
to George and his own failure to meet
Telfare. He told It In an unsteady
voice, his lips Quivering as he spoke,
Then, with his head down. he added
"Bas, you know split human blood
thirty year ago. I've prayed all them
years to git God to blot out the crime,
an yet, after all that. IL I'd "a met
Telfare just now, IL reckon. eff he
hadn't apologized to that pore boy I'd
"a shot i'm dead in his tracks. l was
all upset about 1t. Oh. my God, I'm
as bad as was away back when | was
young an hot blooded"
Truitt shrugged his shoulders. Then
/ reckon it's better fer all concerned
that Telfare went off when he did.
Now, look here, old man." Truitt bent
and took the revolver from Hillyer
and put it into his own pocket. ''Yo're
entirely untitled to run round with a
loaded gun in yore pocket. You take
my advice an 60 back to yore store.
I'll tell you what I'll do. I'll study
over this an try to come to some con-