The Pickens sentinel-journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1903-1906, 1905-02-08

want to trick no man, Yankee or what
not, into totin my loads. AS Betsy
srvS, 1t seems to me If the lands with
the nioncy we needn't make such Il
great to-GG, I'm afccrd | wont feel
exactly right about it,"
The young men exchanged alarmed
eiancr*.
You don't understand" HaiN Miller
lnmcly. but he seemed to he lnprcpNrud
for views so hcrctical 10 1iyancial deal
ings, and could not finish what he had
started to say.
'Why.' said Alan testify, "ihc land
is worth all Wilson can make ont OF it
with the aid Of his capital and the rail
road he proposes to lay here. Father,
you have spent several years lacking
up the best timbcrcd properties and
getting GnOd titles to It, and to Il bis
lumber company q body OF timber like
You hold is no small thing. We d0.'t
want to cheat him, but we do want 10
keep him from trying to cheat us hy
getting the upper hand. Rayhurn
thinks If lie finds out we are hard MP
he'll try to squeeze us to the lowest
! notch"
w VII. SiSlib Ill bISIpll, III
| shore | never had no idea we'd resort
to %ittin' Pole Baker to tote anybody
around like Il hog after Il yccr o corn.
| flowed we waS gGin' to make a open
and shut trade that we could be proud
of an stop folks mouths about Al
frcd'S foolish dcaliu'S. But she look.
ed at Abnrr. who stood i'm the door.
way leading to the consultation room
"Il do whatever Brother Alb Thinks
is right. | never knowrd i'm to take
undue advantage OF anybody"
They all looked at Abncr who was
smiling broadly. -
"Wcll, l say git his money" he rc-
piled. with Il short, iImpulsIvc laugh
"git his money, and then, If you find
he's Starvin', hand i'm back what yUu
feel you don't need. | look on Il thing
like this Sortcr like did on Scramblin'
fer the upper holt in wartimcs. | re.
member ! shot straight at Il fcllcr that
was climhin' up the cncmy'S breast.
works on his all fonrs. said to my
se'f, 'Iif this ball strikes you right, old
chap, fore you drHp over the bank,
yo're one less agn the Confcdcrncy;
cf it don't, you Kin pop away at me-
| don't think | give i'm anything but
flesh wound IN ahc back, bcca'sc lie
jest saggcd down Il little an crawled
on an that's about the wust you could
do fer Wilson. | believe he ort to hold
the bag awhile Alfs hung on to 1t till
his fingers ache an he's weak at the
knees. | never did feel like thar was
any harm in passin' counterfeit bill
that some other chap passed on nc.
ff the government, with all its high
paid help, caynt keep crooked shin
plastcrs from slidin' under our noses,
1t ortn't to kick agin our lookln out
fer ourselves"
"You needn't lose any sleep about
the Southern Land and Timber com
pany, Mrs. Bishop" said Miller. ,"Thcy
will take care Of themselves. IN fact,
Wen have to keep our eyes peeled to
watch them even If we get this loan.
Wilson didn't come up here for his
health"
ooh, mothers all right" said Alan,
"and so is father, but they must not
chip In with that sort of talk before
! Wilson,"
"Oh, no, you mustn't" said Miller
"1n fact, think you'd better let me
and Alan do the talking You see. If
you sit perfectly quiet he'll think you
arc reluctant about giving such big
security for such a small amount OF
money, and he will trade faster"
ooh, I'm perfectly willin' to Keep
] quiet !" agreed the. old man, who now
} seemed better satisfied. sa3 S5 II 4 & !:
: Pole Baker left the 0 offic0 ssi tn, long.
| swinging Strides There sSus an en.9
htranS AsisassI olinston House tlll.oligh.