The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1906-02-07
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By SEWARD W. EICPKInls
Copyright. iooss by u. 4. Wastchead

Il Copyright, taoss by T.. 4. sYaltehsad III
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The up express wee due to pass at
4 O'clock, but IL did not ctop. Graham
would mot have been IL fi,s Office at
all, only he had some money In ne safe
and had received orders by wire to
sleep ia the station that night.
He did not know how much there
was. BIT had come In a sealed package,
locked In q email pouch. He knew it
was phy day on the new branch then
building on the LIST, and this was the
31st. 3.
"Why can't theJ send q pay Carp
asked GrsiiiaIn oE himself.
."roo conIounded mean," he snuttered.
The hours dragged slowly, but Gra-
ham found some solace In thinking Of
Miss Delaine. ..~ ....+.s -: so.
Miss. Delaine was from Chicago. She
was visiting the daughter OF SIlas
Jones, whom she had met at school.
Miss Jones was tall, big and strong;
Miss Delaine vas dainty. ~..:... -
Miss JONES' with the advantage Of her
boarding school years. dressed well;
Mlss Deiaine dressed better. 'a......
Graham had suddenly felt a peculiar
sensation when Miss Delaine got of
the local at Naomi ns kMsw thas s..as'
was going to have company. BE had
no idea the company was built more
ON the Geeting vision plan than any
- - =. = =
''If silaa don't 9eed thai eira ND he
will be ell out OF company" Graham
had eaid. @ShatB .elmose gone, nayv.,'';
Graham was q husky fellow, and had
been at Naona tive. months when Miss,
Deloine appeared. AZ Graham board.
ed with silas be had an opportunity to
study her well, " :. ~. : ,,.::; =, !.
mo more turkey hunts while she's
here,'' he grumhfsd to himself. =: j -. :
Miss Delaine took the grumbIe, ont
of him when she proposed a shoot, and
tho three went to the scrubs, and Miss
DRlaine brought down i've to his three
and Miss Jones one. ....::1 = :. -.
Miss; Delains proved to have more
get MP and get In her diminutive ho6y
than Graham acknowledged In his flye.
feet ten. She could bog big Miss Jones
all over the barn hoor; she could climb
a cherry tree in q Light summer. frock
and como down ,as neat as che went
up; she could swim better than Miss
Jones and dive as deep as Graham. 4 i,
She could play the most charming
waltzss and sing the Dfettiest songs,
She had not been at Naomi two weeks
before shs was singing In the choir,
and Graham made the narrowing dis
covery that he sang basa : ;::@g : . ,.:l
So on this night Graham consoled
himself By thinking gloomy thoughts
about Mss Deiatne. 3. 7; ~! ::
'Hd ba q fool Up ask her and a bfuts
to expect her % iaceeps IL Il did ask.,,
BE said this sYith salneaee - .zx szSSosia. sszSosia7.
why eonldn't It have been Fam
Fan was 9AEiHS Jones: But. fto efa,l;
marry Lariiins, and ieI ASaas Dslaine
was poor I'd marry her /;
He knaw Bhe was rich, Ehs had oe-
ten spoken about t.our raj d. y q iaInss
Delaine VIVA pTeaident Ss the q. ana 81. !: ::
Dieeensplate::hhs smoked bas; pipe He
wondered hpw much .mIaonsy fhasss' yvnes
In Che epaea. Ise ssisaav ssihs payrosts unustS
be long. Il =:
he had reid last sund pa.sar s !;
dozen times se1d gone OK Is isisso iaj aai9 ji;
nearly fallen or the chair which he had
tilted hack He had laft the door or,ar,!! !,
Cor air. The night Was worm I; z, s;5l.i 81 5
Hello there young eeltsri,, came q,
voice Hs tprTed .soRafd ssfss door and
looked into the ;barsel OF d Bio revolver.
Hold up your hands!'. r 53,$:. 3S
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