Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1905-09-05

! teS,tlionN spared fUI to go oil letter
| iHg the WORLD He's heard II lot about
| Nou He says he r4};.S across somebody
every day th1t you've helped in one
! way and another. and when | rame
| right out and told him-ycs, told him
how near ] WIS Ia the brink not bong
| ago and how you saved me when he
heard that he actually Sehbcd and said.
! Rnily old man: huIiy bully old man!
The merchant caught the name of
the horse in his quivering fingers and
leaned forward till his face touched
the neck of the animal.
Gods good, George; Gods good"
he Solthed.
Buckley put his arm on the old mans
shoulder caressingly.
Now get on the horse and ride
home he said. Il want to stretch
my legs They are stiff
No" Hif1ver looked up. his face
radiant. You ride want to go back
in the woods an pray an shout.
don't went to go home now. want
to thank my Maker ] may not come
to dinner. I'll fast. May God bless
You, my boy"
George mounted the horse, and as hs
rode away he saw the old man plun@'
into the woods at the roadside. H.
hands clasped before him. his lips il
motion.
Buckley did not see his employc'
again until about 2 o'clock in the aft
ernoon. Then he came in slowly and
nh ir{< .ho; ut II;
took up the letters George had left
there for him. There was genera!
droop of despondency on him, and he
handled the letters with listless mat
tentOn
"Wheats still a-climbin'," he said.
little note Of gra tification in his voice
rs he allowed a thin market report to
fiutter from his hand to wastebas-
ket. I'm glad O that. George, fer it
backs yore Judgment. | wonder what
kenner thinks now
Both he and Hanks are urging me
to get you to SELL" replied the young
man.
well, you kin bet l won't till you
tell me to on yore Judgment
well, l cant do that yet, MIR. Hill
yer
Then George saw the old man push
hack the letters on his desk. half of
which he had not opened, and low.
stfied groan escaped his lips. Buckley
got down from his high stool and went
and leaned over him.
Has anything happened since l left
II fn
you:''
The merchant gave him steady
look. NO. cayn't say anything has
Happened anything, at least, like you
mean but my thoughts have happen
ed. George. Fer about hour after
YOU left me out in the woods was
jest too happy fer anything. but after
awhile got 10 thiHkin' ! got to won
derjn' what was so happy about, any
way. an the thought come to me like
lick from a club in the dark that it
was jest heca Sc lowed l was gon'
10 escape the consequences O. my deed
without undoin' it. George. cayn't
never never never give back that
boys life, an he had as much right to
it as have to the content I'm prayn'
fer right now. Huh! What difference,
docs it make toto the dead how much
good Hank Williams an other folks
believe I'm a-doin'? How do | know
'ym Hamb:isht hadn't ruther be
alive than fer me to be doin any
,hiug?"
Buckley found himself unable to
make any reply adequate to the sjtua
ton. different thoughts suggested
Themselves, but he discarded them one
hy one Something made him think
that the cid man would like to be
alone, and he took his hat and went
out. AS he did so Kenner came into
the office with some samples of cotton
in his hands and threw them into
huge pile that lay like snowdrift in
one corner of the room
I've Jest dropped on TO some'n' |
don't exactly like he said, standing
behind the merchant.
Hillyer looked up indifferently
It's about George" said kcnner.
''You say 1t is?" Hillyer frightened
visihy. What about him?''
The cotton buyer sat on the corner
of Hillyers desk and swung one of his
slim legs to and fro. George Buck
ley stands al right in the society O. this
town. he said, but the boys at a sort
O turnin' point. Mr.. Hillyer Joe Drake
an some more Young men is organ
izin' a club. It's Major Cranstons
idea. an the ne ior's contributed $2o
to help EN- fit up the room. The list
O charter members was lynn on the
show case at brakes drug store
an looked at it. Georges name
wasn't on it. I'm sure it was jest a
oversight. but I don't exactly like the
idea o hayin George left out q any
thing Jest RIGHT now. Some busyiodcs
mongl,t make capital out Of it. Do You
see what mean
iiillyer understood. and he noddcI
knowingly rs he rose to his feet The
cloud had left his face
"Nou stay here. Jim" he said I'm
Goin' uptown an look at hat list"