The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1910-10-06

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must help 70 rouse he" from this
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more han 4 wear IGh. She bro"ds:
shc : 81 bitter. 81 strange. so i'm
ruSivp. 80 full Of morbid impulse.
Because her father had no one 10 pro-
,cct Linn the poor child thinks she
should bcfriend all the world which
is in trouble. Last week one day COM
ing home from the cathedral she has
given her warm cloak To 4 ragged wo-
,...n II the street. That was in III"
rain. You must help IL rouse her. cher
Anatole. from this gloom
"It is no secret from all what l
would give to make 'er happy once
more" he replied, with gloomy sim
cerity.
When the young creole and his host
ess Joined the others at their packing
the General. unnoticed and temporarily
forgotten. had taken his book and Sc
creted himself under the table. in
which city Of refuge he hoped to fol-
low without interruption the further
adventures Of his two heroes. With all
a child's adaptation to environment 1t
was not long before he became COM
pletely absorbed in the romance Pres
emily vague and disturbing cries came
stealing in through the open window,
and these he impatiently shook of. for
natural iuquiSitiveness as to their orr
gin was trivial compared to the fate
Of the two princes. But the voices re-
fused to be thus lightly dismissed. Ex-
cited cries Of: HE went this way!
Look in that courtyard. He turned
this corner" certainly merited the
earnest attention and searching inquiry
of every healthy eight-year-oid whose
native inquisitiveness cannot be damp
ened by being dragged from bed be-
fore dawn or discouraged by the pros
pect OF an all day journey. After all.
exciting fact is superior to exciting hc-
ton. for the former is but temporary.
while the latter is comparatively per-
manent-to be used as stimulant or
sedative when real life is lacking in
appeal.
Turning around and cooking up from
under the table. the Generals inquir-
Ing eyes met those of Cameo Kirby.
who. standing motionleSs by the cur
tains. was wariy scanning the room.
For long moment man and boy mute
IL estimated each other. too surprised
to speak. Come; cheer up" said Kirby
at length. unconsciously employing
his characteristic phrase. DON'T be
afraid"
lin not afraid" breathed the
General, creeping cautiously from u1-
der the table.
Does the roof Of this house touch
the roof Of the house next door?' pur
sued the gambler, with a reassuring
smile.
NO" said the child, round eyed
"Are there people upstairs"
"Yes. there are"
Kirby considered, no hint Of his d.
lemma in voice or bearing. He felt
that he could rely upon this child. who.
with all the composure Of a self pos
sessed adult. evinced no alarm or
amazement at the sight Of an over
heated and disarranged young man en-
tering a strange house via the win
dow.
Does that lead to the street,? he
asked. pointing to door on his right.
The General nodded. He was breath
less and terrified with JOY. Are you
somebody making hairbreadth es-
cape?" he stated rather than asked.
II hope so," admitted Kirby. with a
smile. do you want to be somebody
helping me to do it,:
Yes, of course. What do dog
go out on the balcony" Kirby
gravely explained, land look as If
nothing was the matter. Lean your
elbow on the railing and tell me what
you see." He drew aside the curtain
as the child, with flushed cheeks and
shining eyes. obeyed.
There are men up on that corner"
announced the General at length.
Don't point" warned the man In
the room. How many men,"
Five. Two of them all got guns"
"All right Don't turn your head
when you speak to me-"
There's more meh hunting through
the garden across the street" piped up
the boy, walowing in the satisfying
knowledge that at last. by some mirac-
uous intervention Of benehcent prov
idence. he had become an indispen-
sable character in very real adven-
lure which promised to eclipse the