The Pascagoula democrat-star., 1911-09-22
The Mascot Of
Sweet Briar GuIch

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r. n.y. friend and N you hadn't como
ss fon did"
esay. lei roF interrupted ihe rap
fain YOU'D have dons the snDe
thing N you'd becn ~, wouldn't your
yes admitted iiuf fclucianfif
"shd yon wouldn't want 70 be
ihnnhed for " white chip mofe'h we
10" concindcd The captain ~ there's
ms thanks coming n ls N Tint liiilc
two loot chunk ~ mnn yonder suak'
lnr over Tint fali WAS thing 10 put y
crimp In anybody You was bound 10
help your pafdncr. wnsut you. sonf
Tho boy looked up Into the captains =
engle face "l'd or rot 10 ilm," he an
swercd simply. - had ter chew me
way IN like rat"
Tho captain stepped back nnd looked
nt him
"By thunder" he said slowly, 4
believe you would a change cnmo
over tho thin. arrogant face. He
stopped suddenly, raised the boy aud
kissed him. Now. get out o this
,, he ronrcd nj the driver ms bc lcnpcd
into the wagon
pretty good folks when you're In
trouble, nin't they, CbesY' said Bud.
: "Wbnt 'ud we have done II dcy
hadn't conner Amt II mos time jim
l
\ was moving, BudT
"Ill give him another spoonful OF
whisky, but you can't expect him tt
start right up aud hop around. liz
got nn awful crack, boy"
For all that MS the dose Of sirons
liquor went dowr Jlms thront h'
opened his eyes.
"Hello, Budl Hello. Cbes" he salt
wonderlngly. "IIave ! been asleep
!, Why, what the devils the matter will
my hcnd2" lie raised his hand to tn
, spruce gum bandagc. ''Phcw. but
= feel weakp' he sighed rs his han
G dropped. Something's happened. Wha
s is it2"
l. There, with friend on each sid
d holding hand, they told him tho ste
J. ry. 1t was sacred reunion.
n Tho gratitude Of The man saved an
the protestations OF tho others thu
" they would have done all they did
" thousand times again would only seel
" childish in repetition. They cried, to-
IT which Is excusable in child, but nj
nc in two big men, Men don't cry. 1t
ut tho monopoly Of women. Neverth
es less Bud and Jim and Ches cried NJ
se swore and shook hands and cri'
40 again until 1t was pitiful thing
!, see.
VI "Well," said Bud at last, 18th
II makes you feel better, but 1t won't g
W. the work done. I've got to 60 out al
ss fix old Buck and get In some III
"a. wood"
,r. "Oh, I'll do thatr' cried Jim. raisil
re himself on his elbow.
a. "Youl" jeered Bud. "You look II
=, I'll Now, you lie right down there al
- get well. That's your play. 1t wou
~ make us feel rs II we'd wasted o
hu time II we had to turn to and bu
cc you after all the trouble we've hi
m You're good for two weeks in IL
"a. bunk, old horse"
ne "Two weeks! l can't Bud; car
an. l must get up before thatl'
~ "You lie down there Hear me?"
"But I'll have to SEQ to thir
~ around. You can't stay"
en II stay right here till you're we'll"
st, "But the mailf"
he "The devil take tho mall or anybc
up. else that wants the Job. Unclc Sn
Dry my won't hop on to my collar butt
No. because of the flne sendoff my fric
,et tho inspector II give. And somebt
ans win get orry eyed up In town q
~ come down to find what's loose. II
Vne take the bags then. It's all settled.
ne, "But there are other things
ust "Let zen, rest. Now I'm OF to
cal the chores. Oh. say, speaking Of m
,ell here's letter for you. forgot
ale about In the excitement. Here you
on. Come along, Ches. and help me ca
n. wood"
~ The miner looked at the letter In
~ hand. and tingc Of blood crept l
o'y his white cheeks, then ebbed, leav
ort them whittier than before.
ad. Suppose there were other men '
the wanted her, men with money. leo
ion Ing, wit and influence! Was this
ost terest of blows to fall upon him wi
NJ he was already DOWN. He looked
his hands, green from loss Of bic
II tried" ho muttered; II tried"
Still the very touch Of the pa
seemed to have something warm
heartening In It 1t was from
to anyhow. With sudden strength
the tore It open and read:
-, Dearest, Dearest Jim-I yield the W
ao'o case You arc right.
re. II Is to my shame that clear sighted
ria, came from no source within me, but {