Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1910-07-27


@Gobd. I'd like to call you what
everybody calls you-even if you
don't seem to be more than half a
dozen years older than 1 am. And
there is Aunt Lucy, If I remember
right?"
"Will she mind If I take the same
sort of ::iberty?"
"No," the farmer assured him.
@Step in"
The stranger took the seat and
stared hard at the horse as they
moved away.
1T is the frst time.1 have benefited
by actual horse power in a number
q: years." he explained.
The farmer softly chuckled.
@There's quite a number Of horses
still left in this neighborhood," he
solemnly assured him. Most of 'em
domesticated."
Again the bushy eyebrows came
down.
"This seems to be a rather choice
specimen" said the stranger. what
would he be considered worth?"
The farmer shook his head.
"Billy belongs to my wife" he said,
"He's a pet You amt got money
enough to buy him."
The stranger cackled-
IT suppose" he said, and his voice
suddenly grew grave, you wouldn't
consider an offer OF 100000"
Uncle Ezra suddenly recalled what
DR.. Hamlin had said about the
strangers chief popularity
Zine view, don't you Think" he
said. and neatly shifted the subject.
"By George!" the stranger cried
His keen gray eyes took in the greer
valley AMI the blue hills and the
sunny sky. "Well, well! It's better
thar DR.. Hamlin described it" He
drew a long breath. I'm SO used tc
stone Iavements and granite walls
that I've almost forge en- how nature
looks. That's a delightful view
wonder If 1t could be put on canvas:
I'd gladly give $4,000 for a picture
that was anything like that"
Uncle Ezra suddenly urged his
horse. He felt that he mustn't permit
this apparently sane visitor to slil
from his mental foundation.
4Get along. Billy" he said.
The stranger gave him another
swift look.
aDr. Hamlin told me about this
place." he said. "He claims there is
nothing like it anywhere. He calls II
home. He thinks a. great deal of you
and Aunt Lucy. He told me all about
it. Says you opened your door and
your heart to him. Made him your
son, in fact, when there was no one
else to reach out a helping hand"
I'VE lost our own son when he was
just a little cniId-like Henry was
when he came to U.S. said Uncle Ezra
softly.
The stranger drew OF his black
gloves and stuffed them in his coat
Locket.
IF you loosen up one hand from
your steering arrangements for just
a moment, Uncle Ezra" he said, -I'd
like to shake hands with you"
And the two men gra7ely per.
formed the
II s'pnse Henry is doin' pretty
well2" the farmer asked.
Henry is doing very we'll" replied
the stranger. "And he'll do much
better when he gets owe his modesty
and charges what he should for his
services. You can be proud of the
doctor. There isn't another man liv'
ing that could have pulled me away
from my desk and sent me down here
He's right. of course. I may look al
hard as nails-bdt nails get rusty IL
time. They called me the iron mar
and I've paid pretty dea" for the
title. Nerves shaky, can't sleep, CAM
eat, out Of sorts. bad temper. Car
you tolerate me-"
Uncle Ezra looked round at the
stranger.
4We don't have any choice in tn
matter" he smilingly said. Henry
wrote to us that he was sendin' you
an that was enough. Did you break
your health down bookkeep'-I hear
it's pretty wearin' an confinin'."
The stranger gave Uncle Ezra Z.
queer look.
Some bookkeeping" he replied.
General Office work. Hullo, look t
that! Fine, fne."
He had caught sight of the little
lake and it's fringe of pine tres.
Uncle Ezra pointed ahead to the l.w
white farmhouse.
That IS where We get off, ne sad.
You can have all you want of he
lake. I've got eighty acres aouttng
on it,
The stranger shook his head il an
intensely gratifed manner.
@Dr. Eamlin is right" he aid.