Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1905-09-08
CHAPTER K.

Ek~1HE next morning Kenner came
K1 into the Office and greeted Hill
yer and George with smile.
I'm be hanged eff l don't be-
lieve Bob Hanks has struck his proper
element" he said. "He's turned that
old store upside down already. Seed
i'm burnn' half busLel measure O.
live cockroaches jest now. Stores all
about had to shet 1he'r Gx"ors. thar wai
Sech a stencil. Rob's got his coat off
sn' up to his neck in business. y fell
lor told nae Bob was thar at ) O'Clock
~ oi>en up an swept out hi:'se.f
sorter call that good Joke on Lib.
He's always keessn' his eye reeied fer
somebody TO lend money to an over
booked his own boy"
Half an hour later Hanks slouched
i'll and sat down in his accustomed
place at the stove. Kenner was eying
hin. @uriously. Il quIzZical smile pla wing
Oh his face. Hanks swung his foot to
and fro. his ,nli@hted cigar in his
hand. till he caught Hillyer's glance.
then he erunted:
Thought yen WAS powerful smart,
didn't you?" he said dryly.
Il don't know as l did, replied Hill
yer. flushing Il lite.
There was silence for moment then
Hanks said. "Well, you'll see whar Nore
moneys gone eff you'll keep watch
out"
"It'll be gone clean to the Indian Ter
ritory as soon as Sandford's packed up
his effects"
Hanks grunted again. you never d
"a done it eff you hadn't lowed Id
make it good. but I'll tell you now
you'll never cit cent on that drafted
note from me-
II never expect to-" said Hillyer
smiling agreeably.
"Oh, that'll do to talk" answered
Hanks. You think. though. that I'd
never stand by an see body lose by
a child O. mine; hut this is different.
was fetchin up that boy acrorlin' to
my lights. an you come in an inter
fered.''
He told me he was twenty-one.
said Hillyer, still amused, "and saw
a chance to lend i'm some money
That's all there is to it,"
"Oh. we'll. you kin afford little loss
like that retorted Hanks. IAN when
Bobs run through with the pile | kin
show everybody ! was right in the
stand l tuck with i'm
AS it was busy hour, nothing more
no n,
farmer in sioucsea hat came in to
talk to Hanks aEout mortgag ging a mule
and mill; COW for his next year
supplies. and Hanks Wen, out to see
the mule and hear a minute descrip
tlon OF the cow--ier age. weight prog
eny and habits
That afternoon as George and the
merchant We're CLOSING the wareho;sS
10 go to supper. kenner came along o.
Tue way to bis boarding house. ''T'.c'
say o!d Lbs hepn han.,in' rounC Bob
store all day Watchin' i'm like a llawh.
ne INFORMED them, with laugh II.
caynt hide his interest. AS soon IL.
nup ud make a sale the Old man liz.
run up to the cash drawer an coa,
All ASK the cost OF til.
, article. He's neglectin his own mat
'e,s' II swear its funny IF hes
talked with one man today he has with
loriy about BoL's venture. He van.ul
10 ma o'': What fell ks thinks. an he's
.i'eraf'Se as,uhished to find so nlau{
oe'!e'Ve ''oh knows what res Gon'.
!, seed i'm a-stanlin' in Rol,'s does
"a.oilih hob an Heneker Rrothe~.
o,ooll asin one another to buy 10 =
mountain chickens | spoke TO IL,
Dut lie jest kept chawin' his tobacco
so much absorbed he diGp't hear mo
Iben we seed the feller s.,rt To a~:,.o
fup to Bob's door, an Old Lib clonnaa
pis nands together an said: BY gum