Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1909-01-08

He GRABBED me anu HullS upol iiiS
and l put my arm about him. Don
tell me ruthin' now, Bill. Don't wan
to hear a word, for I'm deefer than
horse block"
You have nothing to fear, Mr.. Juck'
lin. l bring good news. Alf isn't ou
vet, but he will be. I have othel
news"
But don't tell me. Deefer than
horse block. What did do with thai
ID handkerchief? Take that back
-kiver to kiver. Had it in my hat
mint ago. Sand from this here lake
shore gifts in a fellers eyes. Amt goi
used to it yet. Hope the Lord will eX-
cuse me for cussin' like sailor. Must
have got it from them fellers down or
the lake shore. Kiver to kiver Now
let us go into the house. Doors round
there facin' the holler. Let me go In
| first; you stand outside. Sands blow
in up from the lake and gifts in theil
eyes, too. Amt used to 1t yet. Come
on"
|
the house and among them 1 stood
waiting for the old man to open the
door.
Susan" he said, as he stepped into
the room, this here world-this one
right here-is as full Of surprises as
chicken is with-with-I don't know
what. Now, don't you take on none
outcome in, Bill.
The old woman started forward with
a cry and threw her arms about me
There now," old Linn protested, wip-
ing his eyes, don't take on that way
Everything's all right. Set down here
now and let's be sensible. That's it.
Oh, she's all right, Bill-her folks stood
at the stake. Guinea's comm down
stairs
| Toward the stairway looked and
Guinea stepped down into the room
And oh, the smile on her lips as she
came toward me! But she did not hold
out her hands-she came close to me-
and her bended head almost touched
me, but her hands were held behind
her, clasped, could see. mot yet" she
said, looking up with a smile. But
you must not think i'll Of me, must not
be provoked Let me have my whim-
sical way until my whole life shall be
yours"
shes talkin' like a book" the old
man cried. Let her talk like one, Bill
Don't exactly grab her drift as I'd like
to, but 1 know it's all right. Gracious
alive, why don't you women folks git
him something to eat? And me, too
for I'm as hungry as the she bear that
eat up the children. l wish you'd all
set down. Turn him loose, Susan
Amt nothin' the matter with him
hungry as a wolf that's all. Now we
are gettin' at It,"
With the door open and with a cool
| breeze blowing, with the sweetness of
ripening fruit in the air, with the holly
hooks nodding at US, we sat in that
modest room, at home in a strange
place. l told them all that had befallen
me. l gradually led up to the discov-
cry of the mine. And now" | added,
I'VE go back there, not poor, but rich,
There Is no telling how many dollars
they may give u.s."
'.,ot us, BILL" the old man interpos-
ed, slowly shaking his head; mot us,
you. It's yours, all yours. You bought
the land and all that's on 1t or under
1t belongs to you"
mo, Mr.. Jucklin, 1t belongs to you,
to Alf and to me. There will be enough
for us all, but no matter how little, you
and Alf shall share 1t. / am just be-
ginning fully to realize it-but l know
me to get back at once" 1 added. I'll
have to buy some land from Parker,
but 1 told Clarm & Cling that l was 60
ing to stop for day in Kentucky.
didn't want them to know that I in
tended to buy more land. It's none of
their business, anyway. So / must be
in Purdy one day ahead of Cling. I've
got money with me and We'll all start
this evening"
The old man sadly shook his head
II can't do 1t, Bill; can't go back yet.
| If he comes clear, without scratch on
him, I'll go back, but if he don't I'll
never see that state again. So we'll
| wait right here till after the next trial.
Won't settle on anything until then.
| You go ahead and attend to everything
and let me know how it all comes out.
I've been scared ever since l left there,
afraid that I'd hear something by some
chance or other; and l wouldn't let
Guinea write to you. Every day I'd tell
her not yet She wanted to, but
wouldn't let her"
You shall have your own way, for
know that everything will come out
right. Conkwright says so, and he
knows. How did you happen to find
this place."
The old man laughed We'll, sir, we
got on the train, and when the man
asked where we wanted TO go told
him we'd go just as far as he did, 1t
made no difference how far that might
happen to be; and every time we'd
change cars I'd tell the other man the
same thing But finally they got SO
stuck up that they wouldn't let US get
on without tickets, and at Louisville
bought tickets for Chicago. l didn't
know what to do when l got to Chicago
didn't know what to do when l got
t. any place, for that matter; but we
poked around, getting a bite to eat ev-
cry once in a while. and slept in the
slambangin'est place l ever saw. The
| lake caught me, and l found out how
soon the first boat went out, and we
got on her and here we are. When
told these here folks where l was from
braced myself eXpectin' to have a
fight right there. but l want to tell you
that l was never better treated in my
life All the good folks amt huddled
together in one community, tell you;
and this knockin' round has opened my
eyes nightly. Why, / rickOllect when
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