The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1905-02-03

making brief disclosures to BucKiey
that he made to no one else. If be
had heard word that had passed 10
the office no one could have told IL
from his manner. George" he said
in his drawing tone, Il don't exactly
like the way Bob is THROWN away
money advertiser in the newspaper.
That sort O. pace will ruin any man
alive"
did you everr' exclaimed Kenner.
what on earth has Bob an his ad-
vertisin' got to do with certain men,
bers O. this gang maxim a sudden
fortune? By CAD, eff Lib was standin'
at the gates o. paradise an he seed
an acquaintance O. his on the way in,
he'd ak i'm TO stop an give i'm a chaw
o. tobacco
Hanks face did not alter; his eyelids
did not flicker. He was waiting for
George to reply. But Buckley was
quietly laughing over his ledger.
Il was lOokin' over his books this
mornin'," said Hanks, oblivious even to
! Georges merriment. He's paid that
trif1in' galoot that runs the County Re
porter SD in the last month fer that
half page ad. that comes out once a
week. tn ruin anybody on the face
O. the earth"
Look here, Lib" and Kenner rose
and touched Hanks on the arm; ''yo're
as green as a gourd vine when it comes
to some things. Now, jest to show
you that Bob's got brains, an got 'em
from his mammy's side O. the house,
I'll tell you this: Six wagons O. prod
uce an cotton come here last Sat'day
from beyond the Tennessee line. 1 got
the cotton, an Bob got the produce an
loaded the wagons with groceries fer
enough profit to pay fer his advertiser
fer a year, | reckon. I'm always anx-
ious to learn, eff do live in the back
woods, an l axed the head man O. f.
gang how in the thunder he happened
to come so fer, an he told me, he did.
that some old woman up thar tuck
Reporter an was always a-talkin'
about Hanks cheap prices-nine pounds
o. green coffee fer dollar an the like
an that they all got headed this way
on that az cunt. Now, I'm goin' to
let out some n that you may not want
to hear but maybe it will soak through
yore hide an do you some good. The
Teller said wharever he'd meet any
body on the road an mention the
Hanks store they I'D hold up Their
hands in holy horror an say: Hanks,
a.
pound on credit an drives pore folks
out O. house an home to git 1t? No, |
Stree excuse me- pleasev The Teller |
said he'd always tell 'em it wasn't that |
Hanks, but another one that had
an believed In future tor
La, me- the Teller said, yore
town will have to spend lot fer print
ers' ink fore it gifts over the black eye
that fust Hanks give it,"
:'Bob's taikin' some about nddin' on
dry goods" Hanks went ON to George
In his even tone, without the slightest
change Of face. II reckon 1t won't be
a bad idea. He misses a lots O. trade
by not bein' able to fit folks up all
round But he's got to go slow; he's
too headstrong. He don't know 1t all
yit by joyful"
''He ort to setAaround here an hear
rarnt sight by listenin' to yore
harangues. But you cayn't Earn that
boy a thing about maxim money an
turnin' 1t quick. He could give you
pointers in bis sleep. Tricky? Geewhili-
zfns! l lowed l was some pumpkins
n that line when l started out, but Bob
beats the Jews. Talkin' about Jews
he boys uptown say Teller looked in
It Bob's sbebang t'other day an start
ID out. Thought this was the Jew
tore he said. I promised my old
to go thar the next time come
n town OATS vat II is, mein frientv
aid Bob as quick as fash. Mr..
1ppstein has jhust gondt oudt. Vat
an do for your An he whirled in an
old the fe'ler big bill, jabberin' all
he time like a drove o. geese"
Then Kenner walked out to the CON-
ress and Hillyer went uptown to mail
ONE letters. Hanks took a brown
aper parcel from his desk and opened
t. 1t was FIVE or six hard tack crack
rs and some slices Of cheese; he was
lways eating such things between
meals.
II see the governors In town." he re-
marked, little puhfs of powdered crack
r issuing from his lips and falling like
axes of snow on his beard.
George started; an unpleasant thrill
assed over him and his heart sank. II
idn't know It," he said, giving Hanks
steady STARE.
Eyes. l was at the train when the
ranstons driv up to take i'm home
18th 'em. You cayn't Farm folks any
ense. reckon fully hundred was
-owdin' around tryin' to git look at
m. An as the carriage driv along the
rect whole passle O. loafers run aft
1t, maxim big TODD. They'd "a had ;,
lie brass band out, they say, eff the :.
n jor's cal hadn't mt 'pr foot down / :