Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1908-12-08
CHAPTER IX-Continued.

We drove along IN silence. Altel
long time he said: Here's where sh'
crossed the road; and do you see thatE
he asked, pointing to the Milky Way
THAT was done by the waving OF hel
hand. l wish tc the Lord l knew JUS
how much she thinks Of Dan Stuart.
"Ah. but that wouldn't relieve you,"
replied. for know how much Guinea
thinks of Chyd Lundsford and feel al
the worse for it. There are always
two hopes, walking with a doubt one
on each side, but certainty walks
alone"
"I reckon you are right" he rejoineo
with a sigh. How many strange things
love will make a man say, things tha'
an imprisoned man would never think
of. Poisoned is the word, Bill; and Ill
bet that If I'd bite man it would Kill
him in a minute"
What sort Of a fellow Is young
Lundsford?" asked, with my teeth set
and my feet braced against the dash
board.
"Oh, he amt a bad fellow; he amt
our sort exactly, but he's all right"
Smart and full Of poetry, isn't he?'
II never heard him say anything that
had poetry in it. Don't think he knows
half as much about books as you do
Oh, about certain sorts of books ne
does, books with skeletons in them, but
knowing all about skeletons don't make
a man interesting to woman. have
read enough to find that out. Why,
have more than held my own with men
that are we'll up in special books-haVe
held my own with all except that tel-
low Stuart. Now there's Etheredge,
that told you about one day-kin TO
Dan Stuart. He's a doctor, and they
tell me that he is we'll educated, but
never heard him say thing worth re-
membering. 1 reckon old Mrs. Nature
has a good deal to do with it after all.
They were sitting up waiting for US
at home, although 1t was past the mid
night hour when we drove into the
ward. Old Lin snorted when he learn
ed that the Aimes boys were not to
be hanged, but his wife, merciful Great
ure, was saddened to think that even
more mercy had not been shown them.
And then she anxiously inquired wheth-
er we had found ourselves short in the
matter Of provisions. We told her that
we had brought back nearly all the load
which her kindness had imposed upon
us, and then with disappointment she
said: Goodness alive. why didn't you
give it to those poor fellows to take
to the penitentiary with 'em, for know
that there's nothin' there fitten to eat"
The old man stood looking at her,
with his coat off and with his shirt
sleeves rolled up. Susan" said he
II don't want to git mad, don't want
TO go out yander, snatch them chickens
out of the coop an make 'em nod at
each other in the dark, but when you
talk that way you almost drive me-by
jings, you almost drive me out there
agin that tree, hard enough to butt
the bark off. Do you reckon they are
takin' them fellers down there to feed
'em, to fatten 'em up and then turn
'em loose? Hah, Is that your idee
POUNDS, madam, they are lucky to get
there with their necks. And here you
are lamentin' that there's nothin' at
the penitentiary fitten to eat. Go on
to bed, Susan, for If you don't I'm
afeered that I'll have to say somethin'
to hurt your feelin's, and then I'd wor-
~ about it all night"
Now Limuel, what IS the use In
snortin' round that way? Can't body
say a word?"
1T do look like a body can," he re-
joined: "and Pm afeered that a body
will, and that's the reason want you
to go to bed
Old Lin sat down and the subject
was dropped. l noticed his wife look
ing anxiously at me, and just as l was
about to leave the room she said: Mr..
Hawes, you'll please pardon me for
mentionin' it, but there's button of
your coat, and I'll be glad to sew 1t on
if you will be so kind as to leave II
down here"
NO, 1 will sew it on" Guinea spoke
Up. Give me your coat, Mr.. Hawes." /"
II will not be the means Of keeping
you up any longer" replied, looking
into her eyes, and feeling the thrill OF
their sweet poison; 81 will do 1t my
self"
And rob me of a pleasure" she ask
ed.
mo. relieve you Of drudgery. Come
on. Alf."
Two fools went to bed in the dark
and sighed themselves to sleep, and
two fools dreamed; know that ore
dil-dreamed of eyes and smiles and
4 laugh like q musical cluck.