The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1905-09-20

.aiSed Of Tom Meredith and books ana
music. and discovered that they diff
;erad widely about Ibsen.
They fcund VI. FiSbee in the yard.
talking to Judge Briscoe. AS they
drove ap and before tLe horses had
quite stopped Helen leapec to tae
.:roun;. and ra.a to the old scholar witH
aotii ller i4an;is o@tstretched to hin.
;le !oG:.ed tillijC.:y ut Ler and tooi the
lands sac save him: tAeIl he produced
...oal his pc@l:et yellow telegraph en-
se:c:1e. watching Ter anHiousiy as Sic
received it. However she seemed to
attach 20 particular Importance to it.
:,nd Instead cf opening it leaned TO-
ra.d Eim. still s.oiGing one CT his
::ss;;..::::t.s.
..qii.ese awful old mea!!" H&rk!ess
:ss.o:l::c;i !Award;y as he handed tie
,.os.ses cver to tie juGee. Il dare say
EEL kiss he. too But when t4s, ec-
.tof and Nh Wjl,etts Lad gone it vas
,5elan who kissed :'isbee
.'T!l.,ey're coming out to spend the
evening". aren't t..ey?' asked Br:scoe.
ncGG!ng to the Young ulen as they set
oil down the road.
..Iise las to come whether be wants
e OF no1.'' Minnie laughed rather cen
sciously. Its bis turn tonight to lock
after NJ Earkless.
y guess he won't mind coming" said
the jadge.
Well" returned lis daughter s!s..c-
ing at Helen. who stood apart reading
the telegram to Fisbee. u know if he
follows Mr. Harkless he'll get Eere
pretty soon after supper-as scon as
the moon cores up. anyway"
Tie editor of the Herald was late to
his evening meal that night. 1t WAS
dusk when lie reached the hotel. and
for the first time in history gentle
man sat down to meat in that Eouse
of entertainment in evening dress.
There was no one in the dining room
when be went in-the other boarders
had finished. and it was Cynthia's
evening out'-but the landlord. Co.
lumbus Lands. came and attended to
his wants himself and chatted with
him while he ate.
There's a picture Of Henry Clay"
remarked Lands in obvious relevancy
to his companions attire-"there's
picture Of Henry Clay somewheres
about the house in swallow tail. Gov
ernor Ray spoke here in one, Bodefer
says; always wore one, except 1t was
higher built up n yourn about the col
lar and had brass buttons. think
Ole man Windy was here again to-
night" the landlord continued. chang
ING the subject. He waited around fer
ye good while. but last be had to go.
He's ben mighty wrought up sence the
trouble this morning an wanted to see
ye bad. don't know If you seen 1t. but
that feller t knocked your hat off with
club got mighty near tore to pieces
in the crowd before he got away.
Seems some Of the boys recognized
him as one Of the Crossroads Skillets
and sicked the dogs on him. and be
had pretty mean time Of it Windy
saws the Crossroads folks II be worse
n ever, and. says he. Tell him to stick
close to town. says he. They'll do
anything to git him now says he. and
resk anything told him you wouldn't
take no stock in what any one says.
and I knowed we'll enough you'd laugh
that away. But. see here. we don't
put nothin' too mean for them folks. l
tell ye, Mr.. Harkless. ali Of us are
scared for ye.'
The good fellow was so earnest that
when the editors supper was finished
and he would have departed. Lands
detained him almost by force until the
arrival Of MIR. Willetts. who. the land
lord knew. was his allotted escort FOR
the evening. When Lige came (Wear
ing new tie. pink one he had has
tened to buy as soon as his engage
ments had given opportunity the land
lord hissed a savage word Of reproach
for his tardiness in his ear and whisper
;ncly bade him not let the other cut OF
reach that night. Mr.. Willetts replleo
with nod implying his trustworthl
ness. and the young men went out into
the darkness.
(To Be Continued.)