Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1905-09-05


see me. Gu know the old livery sta
Ole whar the shootin occurred is still
standn. had never been past II
since then. jest couldn't But las:
night, In the pitch dark an driZZlin
ram, ! got out n bed an went thar an
! knelt down right whar he fell &u
begged an begged God to let ne die
then an thar an face whatever VIA
a-comln to me. even ef it was eternal
l want my punishnent-the rail thing
10 begin. an go on an on ef it's God =
Will, don't care how long cayn.1
stand this uncertainty. Hank Will
llafhs intends ia come to me- but he's
putin it off to the last minute But
want him to spout it all out an be done
! with it. Ef he don't. will Then tonight
went UP 10 the graveyard an picked
/ out Lynn Halnbright's grave an laid
down ON it amongst the weeds an
briers an prayed to his bones to rise
up an do some'n'. Anythinss better
than this awful silence of God an
/ man
With his hands tightly pressed over
! his face the merchant sat, breathing
heavily. George Buckley stood over
him, his handsome face heavy with
pity
lis there anything-anything on
earth that l can do. Mr. Hillyer?' he
questioned. Il would do anything to
relieve YOU. Id cut off my right arm
to do you a service.'
Yes. you can do some'n','' said the
merchant. looking up and staring stead
lily. You know how ] feel. want
YOU 10 take my hoss an ride out to
Williams the fnst thing in the morn
! in. You could git thar by 10 or II
O'Clock, but -Hillyer paused and az
tered a soft sroan"but Id have 81.
that time to wait. like man goin' to
be hung. George, ef-ef you started
tonight, you'd git thar about the time
lie Was risin, an You could. by ridin'
peart. git back here Ivy 10 in the
murnin'.
"Why. yes, ! can go easily said
Buckley But what must ! say to him.
Mr. Hllyer?'
The old man stared for Il moment.
and then he replied:
Tell i'm I'm a million tines sorIier
, than was When--the deed was done.
an that want i'm not &c delay any
| longer cf cf lie is goin to take any
step Tell i'm | want it over. That
will be enough, George. Now cit out
the hess
Ard YOU"
"l'll Stay here tie balance O the
night an open up, as usual. an make
Jake put the Office in order
'Bont you think your Wife will be
troubled if She should miss You, Mr.,
Hiliyer:'
"She won't miss me: she's got used
to my night prowlin, Id keep her
awake eff Was at home. I'm soin' to
pace this floor back an forth an Try
to git tired 60 ahead. George. Don't
waste amy more time. You'll know
what to say | don't want Non to plead
fer me. Eve plead With a higher power
n he is till In through All want is
verdict the verdict | lodged SO long
ago
vle next day about lA O'Clock, rs
,;e4Tye was retUrieiH@ home and was
within !, mile 0f ia5Vn, he s}tW lis en,-
ul0ver emerge :ru,n a cls.lHp OF per
fHcii t.ar ~ he eds Il the road
gnl Va:N i. N..50 H..:l de Was "''noSt
4 nervou> w:p>.3i; h!a eyes were blood
.lat am. his 2l..y h"..' cis"eNtted.
Il ,;,,sldni wai fer yea 10 s't to
town.. ie sac io@.t;::::. " and down
,he read fuYi.H',y, as if "tf"td some
one ni@'st be coming. ''alid SO l walked
out. come away from the Warehouse
lest after breakfast. an We been
valkiu' through ille.y woods over thar
ever since Unce fell i'll d deep dl'ch,
| thought ii WAS Gods mercy All that
it vas all gon' to be over but
didn't git scratch. You notice l keep
talkjn'. It's hecA Sc I'm afeArd to looN
at you OF let you speak.
"You haven't a thing to fear, MI
H;llycr.'' Buckley dismoUn:ed and
st,ad hv his employer, his arm through
the bride.
"Yol didn't see Williams!
Yes ! saw him and had long talk
with him. He said you were the best
man he had ever known in his hfe
and that he'd rather die than harm you
in any way He would have come 10
see you, he said, but he thought you
night not wa:u TO be reminded OF the
mast. He actually cried when tod
i; ~ ,f xtiir >i.i4..ii.s. He said it WAS
>n,5r inference that had made nm Try
in lead "A better life. lie said DIS
.,,.,,;ect,on of you in that case was
. one thing in all his life that lie
- t.,r4ild Of He declared he would
=. il over a.ai8 lies got into some
.av re,,.ion. siou't KNOW what II
hut II is NOT exactly orthodox lie
,,ys j, would hlve been wrong 10 pun
-, y MAR for Il ding he regretted
e,,,:h as YOU did ;iiat act. ana 'f'at
i, V,, s.,tl q yielded to tue ihrulse
- yot-
.oh ,,enr.r. you don't mean
.,;,.; see f.ee N Elilyefs breas'
~ lnrsf. his red eyes were iuii "