The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1907-07-26

Jos stopped "FhBf" ne asked muddy
Beach a bit. Make a little countryside
restaurant of It. ye'd say, and have
Wood cookin', and keep the boys and
girls from raisin' 90 much hell out
there Soon ye'd have other people
comm beside the regular crowd Make
q little garden on the shore. and let
'em eat at tables under trees an grape
arbors' -
well, why notT" asked Joe.
Haven't l been tellin' We I'm think
IN Of 1t? It's only yer way of hintin'
that's funny to me. yer way of sayin'
I'd make more money, because ye're
afraid OF preachin' at any Of Us. partly
because We know the little good it'd
be and partly because We have humor.
Well. I'm thinkin' yen git yer way.
I'm willin' to go into the missionary
business with yer
"Miker' said Joe angrilN but he
grew very red and failed to meet the
others eye, I'm not
Yes, We are cried Sheehan. Yes,
air. It's a thing We probly haven't
had the nerve to say to yerself since
q boy. but that's yer notion inside
Ye're little better than missionary.
II took me long while to understand
what was drivin' We. but | do now.
And we've gone the right way about il.
because we know ye'll stand fer us
when we're In trouble and fight fer
us till we sit square deal, as we're
goin' to fight fer Happy now
Joe looked deeply troubled. Never
mind" he said GROSSLY and with visible
embarrassment ''You think you could
not make more at the Beach IL you
ran il on my pIanTr
I'm game to try" said Sheehan
slowly I'm too old to hold 'em down
out there the way yoosta could, and
I'm sick OF it-sick of il into the very
bones of me-" He wiped his forehead.
where's CIaudine?-
"Held as a witness"
I'm not sorry fer herr said the red
bearded man emphatically. Women
o. that kind are so light headed it's a
wonder they don't float Think of her
plckin' up Cory's gun from the door
and hidin' ii in her clothes, Took IL
fer granted it was Happy's and
thought she'd help him by hidin it.
There's a hard point fer We, Joe-to
prove the gun belonged to Cory. |
There's nobody about here could |
swear to IT, | couldn't myself. though |
/ forced him TO stick II back In his
pocket yesterday. He was a wan /
derer. too. and yen have to send a
keen one to trace him, I'm thinkin'. to !
flnd out where he got II SOS We can /
show II in court"
I'm going myself. I've found out (
that he came here from Denver"
"And from where before thaty'
Il don't know, but I'll keep on trav-
cling till get what want"
That's right, my boy" exclaimed
the other heartily. 1T may be long
trip. but we're all the little man has to
depend on Did We notice the Tocsin
ltdn't even give him the credit fer Civ
n himself upT'
Yes said Joe ITS part OF their
game."
did II strike We now" Mr.. Sheehan
lsked earnestly. leaning forward in
lis chair-"did II strike ye that the
rocsin was Amin more 10 do Happy
iarm because Of you than himself?"
Yes" Joe looked sadly out Of the
window. 1--WE thought that over. and
I seemed possible that might do
Happy more good by giving his case to
ome other lawyer"
'No. sir" exclaimed the proprietor
( Beaver Beach loudly. They've be
-un their attack, they're bound 10 keep /,
up and they'd manage to turn il to
he dlscredlt OF both OF ye Besides, {
Happy wouldn't have no other lawyer. [
Ted ruther be hung With you fightin' :
or him than hs cleared ~ aa~Io.a'- I