The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1905-11-29

t'Did You tell him about Mr.. Halo
way?. asked Helen, leaning forward
anziously.
warren told him before we left the
carr answered Briscoe "He'd have
declined on the spot, I expect, if we
hadn't made him sure it was all right
with Hedge"
..If understood what Mr.! Smith was
saying, Holloway must have behaved
very WELL" said Meredith.
The judge laughed. "He saw it was
the only way to beat McCune, and he'd
have given his life and Harkless', too,
rather than let McCune have it."
.1Why did you leave, Mr.. Harkless"
Helen asked her cousin, her eyes not
meeting his.
'My dear girl" he replied, because,
for some inexplicabIe reason, my lady
cousin has not nominated me for con-
gress, and, oddly enough, the undis-
eliminating multitude were not cheer
ing for me; the artillery was not in ac-
ion to celebrate me; the band was not
playing to do me honor. Why should /
rice in the midst of a procession that
knows me not? Why should l en-
yhsone me in an open barouche, with
four white horses to draw it and draped
wiki silken flags? Since these things
were not for me, few to Your side to
d;ssemble my spleen under the licensed
prattie of cousin
''Then who is with him?"
.The population of this portion of IL
diana, I take it,
"Oh, it's all right" said the judge
leaning back to speak to Helen. ''Keat-
ing and Smith and your father are to
ride in the carriage with him. You
needn't be afraid Of any Of them letting
him know that Fl. Eisbee is a lady.
Everybody understands about that OF
course they know it's to be left to you
to break it to him how girl has run
his paper"
The old gentleman chuckled and look
ed out of thex Corner Of his eye at his
daughter, whose expression was in
scrutable.
ssIv' cried Helen. 81 tell him! Nc
one must tell him. He need never know
it,
Briscoe reached back and patted her
cheek. 'How long do you. suppose be
will be here in Plattville without its
leaking out?'
""But when they kept watch over
him for months nobody told him.
"4Ah," said Briscoe, 'sbut this is diff
ferent.'
.No, no, nor' she exclaimed. I'll
must be kept from him somehow"
Hell know it by tomorrow; so You
better tell him this evening"
This evening?'
eyes; You'll have good chance
.'I will?"
"Hes coming to supper with ~us-he
and your father, Of course. and keatine
and Bence and Boswell and Smith and
Tom Martin and Lige. We're going tc
have big time, with you and Minnie
to do the honors, and we're all coming
into town afterward for the fireworks
and I'll let him drive sou in the phae
ton. You'll have plenty Of chances to
talk it over with him and tell him al.
about it.
Helen gave little gasp. "Never.'
she cried. Never
The blackboard stopped on the Her
aid corner. and here and along Ma;'
street the line CT vehicles which had TO.
lowed it from the station took position
to await the parade The square va
almost a solid mass CT bunting. ane
the north entrance of the COURTEOUS
Fhad been decorated with streamers a':c
fiags so as to make q sort OF sian&
Hitler the crowd was already stIe:;a
ing ard hither the procession made Is
way. At intervals the gun boonca
from the station, and Schofelds' Henry
was winnowing the air with his bell
Nobody had better time that day thar
Schofelds' Henry, except old Wilker-
son. who was with the procession.
IN advance came the boys, whooplng
and sonersaulting. and behind them
rode a band Of mounted men, sitting
their l:orses like cayalrymen, led by the
| sheriff and lis deputy and Jim Bard
lock. Then followed the Harkless CLUB
Of Aulo, led by Boswell, with the mag
nen;mous Halloway himself marching
in the ranks. and at sight of this th'
paople shouted like madmen. But wheh
I1eien's eye fell upon Halloway's fat
rather unhappy face she felt pans o;
,,ity and unreasoning remorse. which
warned her that he who looks upon
;,o::e:cs when it is red must steel bis
eyes 70 see many man with the heaf'-
burn. After the men of Ano came tae
Harklcss club Of Gainesville. MI
i,e:lce in the van with the step OF q
c-enadier. There followed next NJ:
E3arailn Watts, bearing light waac
in lis hand and leading detachmen;
Of workers from the oil field in then
s-a:ned blue ovcralls and blouses, ana
go, ;i.a.l ca.ac Mr. Martin and w
i..n1.is attic head Of an organization
recognized in the order CT procession