The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-03-20

Early's feet. From there it Travelled slowly
up to the sleek-combed crown and back
again to the shifty eyes where it coldly
fastened itself. Presently he held up a
deprecating hand.
THAT is enough, quite enough Mr.. Early
Lee; l think / gather your meaning. BY
your own admission this young lady here
Is not eighteen; you wish me TO swear that
she is. very slight matter you say,
and yet, in law we have a name for just
such small things-we call it perjury, my
young man, perjury, If this is your idea
of what one gentleman may ask of another,
by God, sir, we have been raised in different
schools Do you know what / would ex
pect IL l went into mans office and asked
of him what you have asked of me? |
should be disappointed, sir, IL he didn't
kick me down stairs, and that's what you
deserve, sir, you-you-"
The captain sprang hastily to his feet and
went to the front window.
Across the street in the courthouse yard
was gathered the usual assemblage of shirt
sleeved citizens, gIouped about in chairs
under the trees, no doubt listening to
of the always questionable stories of Ed
Sampson, the red-faced sheriff. The big
bell in the tower Changed out the hour of
three. Pliny Jenkins having sharped.
natural for the fourth successive time be-
gan all over again John z. Benson had
finished shoeing Eli Anderson's blaze-faced
sorrel and was wiping his hands on his
leather apron preparatory to making
change. Some one went along the side
walk and called up hello Peyt!'. A mule
brayed diSconSOlately al the hitchrack. An
inquistive dog wandered across the from
tier into the euemys country and every
body went over to the fght. two or
three little dogs ki-yi-ing excitedly on the
, outskirts of the crowd; Peyton Edmunds
leaned far out of the window and chuckled
at the summary fashion with which the in
vasion was repealed. He inhaled a deep
breath he air was heavy with the odor of
the honey locust tree and his anger melted
into the spicy perfume. He turned about
and came back TO the table.
You will pardon me. Miss Brandon.
am an old man and violent one and some
times under provocation / forget myself
AS for you, Mr.. Lee, l can excuse your
conduct under but one supposition, that of
| ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS of the thing YOU ask:
This young lady here is the daughter of
dear friend of my youth. and just now
is in need of advice. and it seems. of pro-
lection; and / propose to see that she has
| both. For the present she will remain as
| my guest and whenever she pleases you
| may see her at my house. AS to the mar
| riage, there will be none-to-day, at least.
| And now we Will wish you good day,
| Mr.. Early Lee
When the door had closed and the echo
of the retreating footsteps had died away,
| the captain went over TO where the girl
sat with her face buried in the chair back,
and taking her hand, stroked it gently
Look up here. my girl he said in a
| trembling voice; listen to me. | know
what your mother must have been to YOU
/ and / know il must be hard to see her
place filled-and so soon. But il had to
come some time; widowers are prone to
marry as the sparks fly upward. and you
wouldn't like an angel of heaven-for a
| stepmother. / don't see any relief in this
| remedy you propose to use. Ii is altogether
too harsh: il is like saving off a foot to cure
/ corn, or putting a mustard plaster on
| a burn. I'm afraid it's case of the Irish
| mans toothache that he was after having
! because il made man forget all his other
| troubles. Don't let us be in haste about
| this elopement business. You're only sew
| enteen. Yes. il may seem old TO you. but
4 Mt will ooh l,a1l
| and l was married at seventeen and il
| will make you shudder My child YOU
mustn't allow yourself to be hustled into
anything. I've lived nearly four times as