The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1906-01-31

ne talked tai - boyish little inanneEism p
Marian ~ at never had even seem him, but
she made no sign, II = We'll. we walked
along. chatting, When we reached
about the middle OF that stretch of
woods I saw two men standing rather
queeriy. one In fs.,nt ioa the other at
the edge OF the Sidewalk. hind oe
grabbed the mans arm, ana he thought
wanted bina TO speak TO some one he
hadn't seen mud took or his hat It
wa funny, because they stepped up In
'front.' Of us and answered his polite
bow by shaving gun In his face and
telling him to hold up his hands. 2 .Ea
She stopped, and after waiting awhile
for her TO eontinuS Marian said:
s'Well. did hep. 4. & * -
why. you know, it never. occurred
to me that he wouldn't t. There were
two OF them, and they swore, terribly.
But thai nan! He had on a long ul-
ster with deep pockets, anjd he pammed
ais hands way down Into those pockets
and said in the most ridiculousIy calm
voice, r won't" The men were SO
surprised they nee sls dropped. i
wasn't n hit afrsld. All / could think
OF was tsat the man must hold up his
hs- esda or he'd get hurt. 81 4 So L just
danced round him, saying, Hold up
your handsl, + / said please called
him dear and ,'foor' aila idiot.' But
he just said : u won IT, and kind Of
moved forward, OF course the holdup
man didn't want, to shoot very badly,
and he thought the man would give In,
SO he backed up as the man moved for
: ward, M The other man walked behind
with me 2 q 81. h: ,s2 j ( =
Al She laughed as she remembered Till
Marian natd shortly I. We'll 40 orI', ~ .
I Il Tell, we walked, and I screamed.
: Pretty soon we got almest to the gate
of the first house. We Heed In tho third.
Then snW what the man was up to
and felt 30 ashamed as my silly saueal-
ing. "a. started TO sprint, thinking that /
|! would ring tho . doorbell Of the sarsss
house and get help, but the second man
caught me. And then he seemed to get
kind OF signal from the other one for
+ he let 90 of me alI OF "a sudden end
jumped right on the mans back. And
then the gun went Oh. :: It was the most
! awful sound IL ever heard. I sat down
on the sidewalk for a lninute.S b .asz5: 4
!i'4 ELL, when I came to my brother
Bob WAS here and O whole crowd Of
neigh hborsth they'l heard the ;stsct and
had run out Just In time TO SEQ tue men
ruin away through the ;woCd ds--and eW-
!. svbody was talking at once: The shot
!. dnst hit any one but they thought T
sysas the Victim, and the mar, was hay
ing serions time. But Just as soon us
he found ont was all right he and that
silly Bob wanted 70 go of and chase
those desperate te: n en-. But Il wouldn't
let him go, IL told Bob he could 70
Rlone IL he wanted to- ana / cried like
such little fool that 1t tickled his syan-
sity;; and hetstayed. ISfhought he'd beea
I brave enough aud 4 guess I told Shiml
that I:wag ready to hold MP my hands
{or sorne such thing, for he seemed aw.
4s.1.s. ss.a 4 iii Uf d sudden
She stos.,esss, es, iiarian, wal ing Igr ,l,
sfhe end asked finally
l iMhat,a all tl,ia. & 8,gs.ss
yoIr turning him down n. IA.
# sst livery thing 50 the syorld, g said Alicia
cot1pIac centIy s. ttsI didn' ", hen gna'
laughed elighfed You see, SI rye:
been engaged to- him ever since. He
Came ID New York becayse there was:
more business here; and ! you ses& k il
sSdonst get even syi itfh that Polly TOR tell.
Ing around that i refused him n, $3sss