Breathitt County news. [volume] (Jackson, Ky.) 190?-19??, 1904-09-02
By WILL N. HARDEN,


got some little have you seed them
lituc hooks he's givin' away fer body
10 write orders ing on. you hascl
Wcl it's powerful good idea. No
body Kin dispute Their account when
It's writ in Their own handwrit;n, Mr.
links, as shore rs yore a-scttin' thar
Rcb's goin TO succeed"
Tanks hooked at the FIRE His eye.
usually dead thing. held Il twinkle
or was it only the reelection of the
flames in the chimney
Il Sorter like his start" he admitted
Il was always afcard,o' the influence
o that triflin' set o boys hGwas runnin'
with. but today Bfli Logic. the wust
a.: the lot drawcd up a crir in fron'
q the door whar Sanford used TO SET
IN white an started to take scat.
but. bless you, Bob called i'm 60 taw~-
toli i'm he wasn't a-goin' 10 have his
friends settin' round the front o the
stcrc that away said IL didn't look
In sincsslikc. an he was goin' 10 start
right an sortcr hew 10 the line Them
ac'in one O the clerks that Sandforl
used TO lot do purity much as he liked
was startln to light cigar bckind The
show case an Bob ynnkcd i'm up too.
'Chynt have no smOkin' in the house
Iita' he said politely we sell IRE
crackers an gunpowder. an' have 60 o.
CAREFUL. Besides, Il don't look rigii
DARN business hours. AN ef we was
kctch fire an burn out we'd want 60
collect our Insurance without bein ac
cused O. carclcssness.'
"Ycs.r Hillyer said. his amused glance
on the face OF his wife, Il believe Bob's
goin' 10 90 ali right My daddy used
10 tlii.k was dead lazy bcca'se ]
dent like to chop sprouts in the mid
de o August as wei as l did to play
Ian twice as hard. but the sprouts was
his fun an the ball game mine. This
Lcre's Bob's fun. an the only way TO
amount to a hill o beans is 70 enjoy
what yo're at You think yo're model
business man. Hanks. but thar's a.
.uUch fun nj the job you have as
piyin' poker with a full hand. You'd
- 10 sleep sellin' supplies on time fer
anybody but yoresef. but yo're wide
awake as il is The truth is, you never
tried TO find out whar Bob's talent lay
tanks drew himself up. lie had not
smiled during his visit and he rarely
made concessions. He did both now
rather sheepishly.
well. I've come over to tell you that
I'm goin to take UP that note" he said
''What note is thatT
'Nhy. the one Bob give you. | rec
kon I'm able to stand the--the resk as
wei as you are"
"NVel" and Hlllycr smiled again al
his wife, Il think you've got lot o
gal To come tell me thing like that
When did | ever ask you TO give up a
good loan TO meY
Il think 80 myself" Joined in Mrs.
nillyer. who had caught her husbands
drift why. MIR. Hillyer was jest say
in fothcr day that It WIS mighty nigh
impossible TO put money ont whar il
ul be safe an draw any sort o 'iIser-
est an Bob's got a good payin' cash
business"
Hanks shrugged his shoulders. His
small smile had vanished; he looked
shrewd
II reckon III have to give Bob the
money, then. an tell i'm TO pay it OF.
! don't want i'm to be OWN anyhc9y."
"Oh. that's entirely a different mat
ter" smile the merchant But you
kin bet l amt a-goin' 10 transfer any
note without KNOWN how it would
suit my customer"
AN that's nothin mOre'n fair" said
Mrs ullyer as Hanks rose and start
ed 10 leave.
The next morning Mt the warehouse !
Hanks seemed somewhat preoscup!eds
Presently in lull in business and con Z
vcrmtion he turned IL IIiliyer al I
mentioned that note 70 Sob this morn
in ut breakfast an what you reckon
he said? Hulr.v
"Iiow do I known replied the mer-
chant
Hanks opened the door Of the stove
Cigar IA his hand, and began to hook
for Il coal OF fire. 1T sorter flusterel
I'm. hut lac finally said that he belieYed
he'd rather not take my offer; that he
wanted to softer work out his own sal
yation. What do you think o thatr
flilyer shook his head, pleased OK
prcssiof on his face. He made no re-
ply. hut .Kehnor. spoke up The boy
don't -lntcnd to az you no ODDS, Lib.'
he said. IAN glory in his spunk"