The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1911-08-11

there was nervous SOmeIQ1uS dOOul
his fancee this morning that puzzled
him.
His back was toward the window.
while she was facing it. Suddenly she
clasped her arms tightly around him.
"Now 90 if you can" she said. af-
fecting playful tone.
"Why, Laura, what does this mean?'
he asked astonished.
"you don't love me-" she whined
"Love you, pet! You know l do"
Then why do you act SOP"
"Act how?"
"You never come any more but you
want to go right away"
"But, sweetheart"-a half dozen
kisses for exclamation points-'l only
intend being gone little while"
IF you once start out to follow some
body you don't know anything about
you'll be gone all day. and then you'll
be ordered away, anG maybe I'll never
see you any more.'
Never was lover more charmed at
such evidence of woman's affection,
and never had this lover less cause to
be charmed at the evidence Of his hold
upon Laura Fain. Had Captain Fitz
Hugh seen what Laura Fain saw from
the moment she put her arms around
him and held his back to the window
Mark and Jakey going down the walk
to the gate-he would have exclaimed:
"Oh. woman, thy name is perfdy!"
"Oh, woman" the departing soldier
would have responded, "thy name is
indeed perfdy, but how glorious thy
perhdy"
"Jakey," said Mark as they passed
behind trees that hid them from the
house, II don't like that officer coming
TO the Fain plantation just at this time.
There'l surely be some mention Of us,
and it is possible he may want to have
a look at us. You know, Jakey, we're
only poor, modest people. and. don't
want to be stared at"
I'VE amt got our store clothes on
and don't want ter make no acquaint-
ances," Jakey observed solemnly.
Mark had noticed Laura Fain's agita-
ton when she caught sight Of the OIL
Ger at the gate, and knew, there was
good reason for it. He did not fear
that she would betray him intention
ally, but that she might be led to do
50 from her very anxiety to keep his
secret.
seThe first chance we get, Jakey.
we'll take to the woods. We told them
we were going to Chattanooga, and If
this officer takes it into his arlstG-
cratic head to escort US with true
southern politeness a part Of the way
he'll expect to find US on the Chatta-
nooga pike"
IN twouldn't be perlite TO- ter git in
his way" E,
They had gone but a trifing distance
when they came to creek fowing-as
a wayfarer they met told them
through Moccasin gap. The road
crossed it by something between
hedge and a culvert. Mark let the way
from the road up. the creek and began
to climb the hills, on which there was
sufficient growth Of timber to afford
concealment.
; At last they came to hut occupied
by an old negro.
s'Good morning, uncle" said Mark.
''Mornen, sah."
"Hev y seen anything of colored
boy bout eighteen years old go by
hyar this mornen?"
"No, sah."
"He's my boy Sam, and I'm a-hunten
him. he run away last night. He'll
git a hundred ef ketch him"
81 amt saw him, sab, nj tell yo'
what, marst'r, ef I had saw him I
wouldn't inform 20 OBJ de. fac" ...,.
.@Thet's the way with you niggers.
since the Yankees turned your heads.
But it won't last long Our boys'll
drive 'em so fur moth pretty soon that
your darkies'll hev to stop runnen
away"
"Now don yo' believe dat so sarten." \"
"Do you really believe the Yanks can
whip us?"
.'De Lod hes sent 'em to tote his COL
ored people out O. bondage
Mark was satisfied with this prelimi-
nary examins ton that he could trust
the old man.
Uncle, I'm no secesh. I'm Union
man. I want to stay with you today
and travel tonight. Keep me all da-,
and I'll go away as soon as it is dark" !"
"Fo' de Lo'd- I knowed >yo' want
no south'n man all de time"
"How?"
"Yo amt got de south'n mans way
O. taken. Yo' did hit well enough, but
70 CANT fool me-"
"Well, will you keep us?"
"Reckon I will"
"What's your name?
"Randolph's my name, sab. Jef'son
Randolph. My marst'r said be glib me
a mighty big name, but hit didn't do
no good. Dey always call me notten
but JEFF"
sVou'rn "a we'll off as the president