The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1907-04-25

fee. growing red to the tips Of his
ears. Ariel" he said. IF ever come
back
Wait" she interrupted. Would you
have TO so to prison right away If they
caught you?"
"Oh, it isn't that" he laughed sadly.
But I'm going to clear out. I'm not
going to take any chances. want to
see other parts Of the world, other
kinds Of people. might have gone,
anyhow. soon. even If It hadn't been
for last night. Don't you ever feel that
wayT
"You know I do," she said. 1--WE told
you-how often! But, Joe, Joe, you
haven't any money! You've got to have
money to live!'
You needn't worry about that" re-
turned the master Of 81 genially. 1--WE
saved enough to take care of me for a
long time"
"Joe, please! know 1t isn't so. II
you could wait Just little while-only
a few weeks-only few, joe
What forY'
IT could let you have all you want.
1t would be such beautiful thing for
me, Joe. Oh, / know how you'd feel.
You wouldn't even let me give you that
dollar I found In the street last year,
but this would be only lending It to
you, and you could pay me back some
time
ariel" he exclaimed and, setting his
empty cup upon the floor. took her by
the shoulders and shook her till the
empty plate which had held the toast
dropped from her hand and broke into
fragments. you've been reading the
Ara bian Nightsr"
mo, nor she cried vehemently.
"Grandfather would give me anything.
He'll give me all the money ask for"
Money! said Joe. (Which Of US is
wandering? Money? Roger Tabor give
you money"
"Not for awhile. A great many things
have to be settled first"
what things?"
"Joe," she asked earnestly, do you
think it's bad Of me not to feel things
l ought to feel?"
mo"
Then I'm glad" she said, and some
thing in the way she spoke made him
start with pain, remembering the same
words, spoken in the same tone. by
another voice the night before on the
veranda. 'I'm glad, Joe, because !
seemed all wrong to myself. Uncle
Jonas died last night, and l. haven't
been able to get sorry. Perhaps it's
because I've been so frightened about
you, but / think not for wasn't sorry
even before Colonel Flitcroft told me
about you" i, -.s---
"Jonas Tabor deadr said Joe. "Why.
saw him on the street yesterday"
Yes, and saw him just before l
came out on the porch where you were.
He was there in the hall. he and
Judge Pike had been having a long
talk. They'd been in some specula-
tons together, and it had all turned
out we'll. It's very strange, but they
say now that Uncle Jonas heart was
weak-he was an old man, you know,
almost eighty-and he'd been very anx-
ious about his money. The Judge had
persuaded him to risk 1t, and the shock
of finding that he'd made a great deal
suddenly
Owe heard he'd had that same shock
before" said Joe, "when he sold out to
your father"
eyes, but this was different, grand
father says. He told me 1t was IN one
of those big risky businesses that
Judge Pike likes to 60 into. And last
night it was all finished, the strain was
over, and Uncle Jonas started home.
His house Is only a little way from the
Pixies, you know, but he dropped down
in the snow at his own gate, and some
people who were going by saw him
fall. He was dead before grandfather
got there"
She put her hand on the boys arm,
and he let 1t remain there. Her eyes
still sougat his with a tremulous ap-
peal.
God bless you, Arielv he said. Its
going to be great thing for you"
"Yes-yes; it is" The tears came
suddenly to her eyes. 81 was foolish
last night, but there had been such a
long time of wanting things, and now
and now grandfather and can 60
You're going, too" Joe chuckled.
"Its heaStless, I suppose, but I've
settled It. We're going
81 know" he cried. You've told me
q thousand times what he's said ten
times a thousand. You're going &c
Paris"
Paris! Yes; that's 1t. To Paris,
where he can see at last how the great
ones have painted-where the others
can snow him! To Paris, where we
can study together, where he can learn
how to put the pictures he sees upon
canvas, and where T.
go on" Joe encouraged her. Il
want to hear you say 1t. You don't