Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-07-21

The merchant gave him q steady
look. mo, cayn't say anything has
happened anything, at least, like you
mean-but my thoughts have happen.
ed, George. Fer about 4 hour after
you left me out in the woods I was
Jest too happy fer anything, but after
awhile got to thinkin. got to won
derin' what was SO happy about, any
way. an the thought come to me like
a lick from club in the dark that 1t
was Jest beca'se lowed I was goin'
to escape the consequences o my deed
without undoin' II. George, cayn't
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES give back that
boys life, an he had as much right to
it as have to the content I'm pnyin'
fer right now, Huh! What difference
does 1t make TOTO tho dead how much
good Hank Williams an other folks
believe I'm a-doin'7 How do know
Lynn Hambnght hadn't ruther be
alive than fer me to be dom any
lthing?"
Buckley found himself unable to
make any reply adequate to the situa-
ton. Different thoughts suggested
themselves, but he discarded them one
by one. Something made him think
that the old man would like to be
Ialone, and he took his hat and went
out. AS he did 50 Kenner came into
the Office with some samples of cotton
i'm his hands and threw them into q
huge pile that lay like a snowdrift In
one corner Of the room.
1--WE Jest dropped on to some'n' I
don't exactly like" he said, standing
behind the merchant
Hiilyer looked up indiHerently.
ITS about George said Kenner.
you say it ISL" Hillyer frightened
yisibly. What about himY
The cotton buyer sat on the corner
of Hillyer's desk and swung one of his
slim legs to and fro. George Buck
ley stands all right in the society O this
town" he said, "but the boys at sort
O turnin' point, Mr. Hillyer. Joe Drake
an some more young men is organ
izin' a club. It's Major Cranstons
idea. an the majors contributed So
to help 'em fit up the room. The list
o. charter members was lynn on the
show case at brakes drug store,
an l looked at 1t. Georges name
wasn't on IT, I'm sure it was Jest a
oversight. but don't exactly like the
idea o. havin' George left out O. any
thing jest right now. Some busybodies
mought make capital out Of 1t. Do you
see what mean?"
Hillyer understood. and he nodded
knowingly as he rose to his feet. The
cloud had left his face.
"You stay here, JIM" he said. "I'm
lgoin' uptown an look at that list"
He found Joe Drake busting the bot
ties on his shelves. and he turned to him
respectfully.
Anything can do for you, Mr.. Hill
yer?" he asked.
The old man smiled genially. 'I'ye
got crow to pick with you boys be
said, ''fer not calm on me fer dona
ton to that club you are a-gittin' I'd
among you. I'm interested in boys
II used to be one-an' want to see
fem have all the fun they kin git"
"Well, we certainly will take all yon
want TO give us, Mr.. Hillyer" the
young man laughed. THE fact Is, we
haven't called on soul. Major Gran
ston"--
"Well, you can put me down fer a
said Hillyer. as he took up
the list Of names on the show case and
ran his eye over them.
my Lord. You don't mean that, do
you. squire?"
Eyes, / do. Why, you have left
Georges name of. as shores preachin'"
The druggist flushed as he took the
sheet and glanced at it with waver-
ing eye. Then he managed to bring
out: 1.-The truth is. squire. some of
the boys thought perhaps George might
not care to join anything Of this kind
now. You see, he hasn't seemed to want
to so out much since-since the old
man was arrested, and
Hillyer put his hand on Dnke's
1llOulu6I AAtu oA0AlC0 4kIat . JSSS " ny
/ want him in this at the start" he
said. 'Then he kin go whenever he
wants to. You put his name down;
I'll be responsible. Put me down fer the
hundred, too, an, eff that amt enough.
you know whar I do business"
"All right, Mr.. Hiliyer," responded
the young man, and we are very much !
obliged to you
Huh" said the merchant to himself
as he turned down the street with a
lighter stet. "a feller'B got to keep his
eye peeled these days Ell this hadn't
been fixed It mousht "a hurt George 3 I
feelin's Kenner's the right sort He'll
Joke an carry on. but body kin
count or -, o''rr' time"
ITO Be Continued.)