The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1905-03-24


NO: not for two weeks" replied
Alan. II went to church with her
Sunday before last and have not seen
her since. ! was wondering If she had
heard about it,
Lob. yes: she's heard it from the colo
mel. 1t may surprise you. but the
thing has rubbed him the wrong way"
why, don't understand" exclaimed
Alan. HAS he
THE old man has had about 1000
acres OF land over near your fathers
purchases. and it seems that he was
closely watching all your fathers deals
and. in spite of his judgment to tie
contrary. MIR Bishops confidence in
that sort of real estate has made him
put higher valuation on his holdings
over there SO you see. now that your
fathers mistake is common talk. he is
forced to realize u big slump. and he
wants to blame some one for it. |
don't know but that your father or
some one else made him an offer for
his land which lie refused SO you soc
it is only natural for him to be dis
gruntled."
Il see" said Alan Il reckon you
heard thai from Miss Dolly"
Miller smoked slowly.
Yes after pausp-"l dropped in
there night before last. and she tod
me about it. She's not one of your
surface creatures She talks senSihly
on all sorts Of subjects OF course
she's not going to show her heart to
me. but she couldn't hide the fact that
your trouble was worrying her good
deal think she'd like ~ see you at
the ball tonight. Frank Hillhouse will
give you a dance or two. He's going
to be hard to beat. He's the most at
tentiva fellow ever ran across. He's
got a new buggy-a regular hug-me
highland a high stepping Kentucky
mare for the summer campaign. He'll
have some money at his fathers death.
and all the old women say he's the
best catch in town because he doesn't
drink, has a Sunday school class and
will have money. We are all going to
wear evening suits tonight. There are
some girls from Rome visiting Hattie
Alexander, and we don't want them to
smell hay in our hair. You know how
the boys are. Unless all of US wear
spiketails no one will: so we took a
vote OH Il, and Wen be on big dixie.
There'll be a devilish lot of insists.
Those who haven't suits are borrowing
L.. III l. D,NA4 ,.1 xr-fH
rig out in Colonel Days antebellum
toggery. Did you bring yours?'
ut happens to be at Parker's shop.
being pressed" said Alan.
"I've had three In the last six years"
laughed Miller. You know how much
larger Todd Selman is than ! am. He
burst one of mine from collar to waist
last summer at the Springs. can't
refuse 'em. God bless 'em! jeff Hig-
gins married in my best Prince AL
bert last week and spilled boiled Gus
tard on it. but he's got a good wife
and fair job on a railroad in Ten
nessee now. I'd have given him the
coat, but he'd never have accepted 1t
and been mad the rest of his life at
my offer. Parker said somebody had
tried to scrape the custard off with a
sharp knife and that he had a lot of
trouble cleaning It, | wore the coat
yesterday and felt like was going to
be married. Todd must have left some
of his shivers in it, | reckon that's as
near as I'll ever come to the hitching
post"
just then a tall. thin man entered
He wore = rather threadbare frock
coat ane er'y hound with braid. and
had 5. suuI.en and rather long
face II yS Ssmuel Craig. one of the
two private bankers of the town. He
was about sixty years of age and had
a pronounced stoop.
"Hello!' he said pleasantly. You
young bloods are a-goin' to play smash
with the gals hearts tonight. reckon.
l say, go it while you are young. Ray
huru | wnnt tO gpt one of Thorn IRON