The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1905-05-31
the roadside, "That's whar 1 russ found
Mr.. Page, Telly."

the roadside, THAT'S whar l russ founc
Mr.. Page, Telly."
lie watched her face closely as he
spoke and noted the look of interest
that came.
Il told him that day." he continued,
chuckling, that lawyers was mostly
all thieves, an the fact that he didn't
take it nmiss went fur to convince me
he was an exception. It's n hit bird
as allus hutters. From what he's done
an the way he behaves, I'm thinkin'
more an more o. him the better 1 know
him, an 1 believe him now to be as
honest an square a young man as /
ever met"
Uncle Terry was silent a few mo-
ments while he nicked Mt the daisies
with his whip as they rode along.
"Ye've had n couple o. letters from
him sense he went back, hain't YET" he
asked finally. 81 noticed they was in
his writin'." He saw II faint color
come to hcr checks.
"Yes, he wrote mo he was finishing
n couple of sketches he made here, and
wanted to have me paint them for him.
They are the ones | am working on
now"
That's all right, Telly," continued
Uncle Terry briskly. I'm glad ye're
dom it fer him, fer he's dom d good
deal fer u.s."
Nothing further was said on the sub
ject until they were on their way back
from the head of the island. The sun
was getting low, the sea winds that
rustled among the scarlet lcayed oaks
or murmurcd through the spruce thick
cts had almost fallen away, and just
as they came to an opening where the
broad ocean was visible he said:
did yc ever stop ter think, Telly,
that Iissy an me Is gittin' purity well
long in years? I'm over seventy now,
IN in common course o. things 1 won't
be here many years longer"
what makes you speak like that,
father? DO you want to make me
blue?"
"Oh, i didn't mean 1t that way, Tel
ly, only l was thinkin' how fast the
years go by. The leaves turnin' allus
makes me think ont. 1t seems no time
sense they fust came out, an now
they're goin' ag'in! 1t don't seem
moron two or three years sense We was
n little baby a-pullin' my fingers an
CALM me dada, an now yer n woman
grown. 1t won't be long aforc yer
a-sayln' yes TO some man as wants
ye, an a-goin' 10 n home o. yer own"
80 that Is what you are thinking OF,
father, Is 1t? And you arc imagining
that some ono of the name Of Page is
likely TO take me away from YOU, who
are and always lave been all there Is
In life for me-"
She paused, and two tears trembled
OH her long lashcs, to he quickly brush
ed way. "Plcmsc do not think me SO
ungrntcful." she continued, "as to let
any man coax mo away from you, for
no man cnn Here l was cast ashore,
here I've found II home and love, and
here l shall stay as long as you and
mother live, and when YOU two are gone
| want to 20 too" She swallowed n
lump that rosc in her throat and then
continues: AS for this legacy that
you have Worried about so much, ana
| am sure has cost you n good deal, 1t
Is yours, every penny of II, and wheth-
cr it Is big or little, YOU are to keep
II use 1t as YOU need IL you love me.
You haven't been yourself for six
months, father, md nll for this trouble.
| have watched you more than you
think, and wished many times you had
never heard OF it,"
When she ceased Uncle Terry looked
at her n moment, suddenly dropped the
reins and putting both arms around
her held her for n moment and kissed
her. He had not kissed her for many