Mower County transcript., 1904-11-16
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foot with contemptuous glance, "but
he don't see nobody this time O. day"
"Oh, that's it!' And, to the evident
surprise Of the servant, the mountain
eer. without removing his broad brim-s
med slouch hat passed by him into the,
hall. "Well, youStell i'm thar's a felfer
out here that wants to see i'm, an that
dern quick" 3y. III ~. @@ i
"''But told your 's~ '' w.. -.
81 know what you told me, you black
idiot! You tell i'm what I told you,
an be in hurry about it!'' -.
With the whites Of his rolling eyes
decidedly in evidence the negro backed
out Of the hall mumbling something
Truitt could not catch. He came>back
in minute. b"
"The governor says he's occupied
just now an amt at home to nobody.
He was just lyin' down to take a nap
He won't let nobody disturb i'm at this
time O. day"
"He won't, hey?' Truitt sneered
"Well, you tell i'm 1 said a man wants
to see i'm that kin beat the hind sights
| off'n i'm in the next election eff he
wants to. You tell i'm that a man
! wants to see i'm on a matter O. life an
death. Tell i'm that, you black fool.
an see what he'll say"
The negro was absent about three
minutes, and then he came back and
sullenly motioned Truitt to enter the
door on the right of the hall. Telfare
was standing at a green covered writ
ing table and frowned and stared i'm
patiently at Truitt, who had not yet
removed his hat.
Il believe I do not recall your face"
he said, extending his hand, "but l
meet so many friends in going about
over the state. You are Mr.
ooh. about as common, thank you-
little headache, that's all. How do
you come on?''
"I'm very well, thank yc1, but did
not catch your name"
"Oh, my name? It's Bascom Truitt"
'Well, Mr.. Trllitt, to be plain, you
must know that I'm a very busy man.
! and if you will tell me right out what
you called to see me about I'll see if we
can get around to 1t. My private Sec
retary usually meets visitors and makes
a note of what they wish, but he is al
ways out at lunch at this hour"
Truitt laughed. Taking a plug of to-
bacco from his pocket, he tore off a
piece and put 1t between his teeth.
Lord bless yore SOUL" he said, mo
private secretary couldn't tend to this
job fer you"
II don't understand you" Telfare
was waxing impatient; his frown had
deepened on his dark brow.
SWELL, it's jest this away, governor -
Truitt replied. 1T seems that as much
as you want to please yore constitu-
ents you've made one of 'em up at
Darley as mad as thunder at you"
ITO whom do you refer? Telfare
| was staring blankly.
"Why, to whom to a young feller-
to George Buckley, who, it seems, YOU
made sorter mad tother night over at
old man Cranston's house." -.
"And he has sent you to me? sneer-
| ed Telfare.
"No; he never mentioned it to me-
| But it seems-at least it seems to me
| from what l gather-that you insulted
i'm like dog-told i'm right out that
| you m him couldn't breathe the same
air, walk under the same sky, an so
| FORTH
| ''What 1 said on that occasion was
| quite private matter" said Telfare,
land, to be plain with you, don't in
tend to discuss it."
| But, you see, governor''-Truitt was
chewing his tobacco slowly and eying
his victim like a cat watching mouse
-"you see, another feller up thar, that
hain't got thing agin his record-a
feller that never had no kin in Jail,
nur any hung, nur none in state poll
tics-a feller that fit on the right side
all through the war-that feller hain't
satisfied. He don't feel right to set
still an let you demean a pore boy
that's doin' his level best to raise his
head up"
Telfare turned pale. He looked as II
he were about to fall.
"You came to bring challenger he
gasped.
"Well, I've come to do some'n'," said
Truitt evasiVely. 1T looks powerful
like you've got to take prompt actor
in the matter. You've made flnt
speeches all over the state about tht
equality O men, an it would be bis
joke on you to have it get out thu
your blood was too rich to come ny
agin one o. the most honorable younI
men in the state o Georgia. Jest be
case his daddy went wrong"
Te1fare sank into his leather cushion
ed chair. He was very nervous, an,
his pallor had extended even to hi
white hands.
"Who is the-the man that is dis
satisfed?" he faltered. ..
"NIe," said Truitt simply.
"You" The governor could onl
e stare in beWilderment e 80,
''Yes, me, Bas Truitt of the Forty
4 second Georgia, under Colonel H.
a Pierson. Ny records all right. At leas
9 ef it hain't, you kin show why
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