Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1909-05-14

on DO bahR waikiki !ak hea IN beeg
borry. 'Ba gar l cay, 'dere's man
goin' so fast he'll meet hese'f comm
homer Den he turn roun' an go tear
in back, wavin' hees arms lax he's
calm me, till he fall down. Wen l
paddle close up l don know lin no
more dan stranger, an me an Johnnie
Platt is trap togeder wan winter.
Wat you fink of dat!"
81 saw fellow killed that way at
Holy Cross" interpOlated the trader
"'Helor | say. Watts de matter?
An den see something bout lin dat
| look familiar Hees face she's all
swell up an bleedin' lax raw meat.
The Frenchman curled his upper lip
back from his teeth and shook his
head at the remembrance.
"Jesu, OATS 'orrible sight! Dem fly
is drive i'm craZee. Iiees nose an ears
is look lax holes in beeg red sponge,
an bees eye are close up tight"
''He died before you got him In
didn't he:"
"YeS. He was good man TOO.
81 guess you been purity glad tcr
bavin' Nccia home again, eb?' ven
tured Polc0n after awhile, unable TO
avoid any longer the subject upper
most in his mind.
"Yes. I'm glad she's through Win
her schooling"
"She's gettin' purity beeg sal now
That's right"
"By an by she's goin' marry on
some feler-w'at:"
81 suppose so. She ain't the kihd u
stay single"
"Ha. OATS right too. Mcbbe you
dom care if she does get marry, en-:
Not if she gets a man that VIII
treat her right"
"Waal, waa! Dere's no trouDle
, bout dat" exclaimed poret ferVehiiS'
NO man watts llvin' could treat her
.. had She's too good an too purity tor
have lad husban'."
/, "she is, is sheT Gale turned Oh
+, him with Il strange glare in his eyes
..rher,'s the kind that get the lie deN'
lis There's something about goou
girl that attracts bad man. par',cu'
; iorly if she's pretty. ard it goes dou
: bIe too. The good men get the hellioAS
fellow can't get so tough but "la'
he can catch good woman. ana IL oe
cent man usually draws a. cri''er 'il"'
e ,oo,,s li,,o sled and acts like timber
: wolf"
{ "Necia wouldn't marry on no pae
u man." said Doret positively
e Neither man had ever spoken tnu'
Il onenly TO the other about Necm pe
e fore and although their language wa
/ indirect. each knew the Othet
IS thought But there was 20 time 10
le further talk now, for the others Wer
u close upon them. AS they came ih'
view Gale exclaimed:
"Well. If Lee hasn't brought Kun
Mon alOng.
ct "Humphm gruntcd Dcret. Il Col
fink much CT dat Teller
The three new arrivals droP?P
p down upon the moss to rest, for III
ID up trail was heavy Lee was the HE
to speak. lat,
re Did you get away without bei'
III SEEM" he asked
ed Sure" answered Gale. "Eoieoh III
v been here two hours"
d. "Thats coed don't want noDoo
lg taggin' along"
d, Runnion volunteered nothing exec
tx oaths at the mosquitoes and at his pax
IS straps. which were new and cut II
IL already. AS no explanation OF Il
presence was offered. Eeither the tra
Oh er nor Doret made any comment the
OF hut il came out later when the o
Ok miner dropped far enough behind II
ne others to rei,der conversation possibl
nS "You decided to take in another on
ehY' Gale asked Lee.
st wasn't exactly my dolns, I
nlied the miner. STARK asked me
LET Runnion come long, bein' as
had grub staked him, and he SCENE
so set Oh ii that addressed. "
see i:s the first chance | ever had
Day him back for favor he done q
IN the CasSllr country There's pien
oe lid to - 'r"""d-'