Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1912-03-07
CHAPTER /.
The Boy a .he pareny.

The Boy at the Bareny.
The Quintards had not prosTsred
on the barren lands OF the pine woods
whittier they had emigrated " ss-
cape the malaria OF the low coast, but
this no longer mattersd, for the last
OF his name and race. old General
Qnintard. was dead in the great house
his father had built almost q century
before and the thin acres OF the
Barony, where he had made his last
stand against age and poverty, were
10 claim him, now that he had given
up the struggle In their midst
Though he had lived continuously
at the Barony for almost q quarter OF
century, there was none smong his
neighbors who could say he had
looked on that tain, aquiline faoe in
ali that time. Yet thsy had known
much Of him, for the gossip Of the
slaves. who had been his oniy friends
in those years he had chosen 70 deny
himself TO other frisnds, had gCns far
and wide ovcr the county.
AMAk AbA&bAn knA4 Va 9N@&n@snr SSAar
than Crenshaw. was olosetsd In the
library with q stranger TO whom
rumor flxod the name OF BlAaen. sup
posing him 70 be the legal repre-
sentative Of eertain remote conAeo-
tiona OF the old generals.
Crenshaw sat before the nattopped
mahogany doak with several account.
books before hirn. BlaAeA stood BY
the window.
Il suppose you win bug Tn the prop.
erty when II comes W for salsr the
latter was saying.
Crenshaw nodded.
HE lived entirely alone, saw no
one. underHtandf' said Bladsn.
~Aiono with his two or thrss old
sIaycs-yss. ar. he wouidnt evea
see me-
There was brief pause. then Cren.
shaw spoke again. Il reckon. sir. II
you know anything about the old gen
tlsman's private affairs you doat feel
no call TO speak On that pointT' ne
observed.
"All | know IL this: General GUM
tard was a conspicuous mas in theHo
parts nifty years ago; he married q
Beaufort
go be dld." said CrsRshsw. "and
there was one child. . daughter; abe
married q South CaroliniaA by Tho
name OF Turberyflia Great solks,
those TurberviIlsa, rolfing rica.-
"And what became q the aausAaer
who married Turbsrviilsf-
Died years ago" aaid CroAshaw.
They we're interrupted w . knock
at the door.
"Coms In" said CreRshaw. The
door opened and small boy entered
the Fopm dragging after him long
rife. Suddenly overcome By . SAY
ness, he paused on the threshold TO
stare with round. wondering ayes At
the two men. well, sonny. what do
you wantr- asked Mr.. CrensAaW In
diligently.
please. SIR, want this here old
sp6tin' rife" said tho child.
X reckon you may keep it--as least
I've no objection" Crenshaw glanced
at Bladen.
"oh, BY all meana." said the lattsr.
Bpaams Of delight shook the small
tgur0 with q murmur that was meant
for thanks be backed from the room,
closing the door. Biaaan glanced in
quirtngIy at Crenshaw.
"You want to know about him, sirg
Well, that's Hannibal Wayne hamaFd.
But who Hannibal wayne hasard h
just wait a minute, air---and quit
ting his chair Mr.. Crenshaw hurried
from the room to return almost Inn
modiately with q tall countryman.
"Mr. Bladen, this IL Bob Yancy. Bob,
the gentleman wants TO hear about
the woman and the child; that's youE
story"
"Iowdy, SIR said Mr.. Yanny. He
appeared TO mediate on tina mental
effort that was required OF hiTn.
1T was four years ago come next
Christmaa," said Crenshaw.
"oid Christmas" corrected Mp.
Yancy. "The evening bofo, II was.
and rd gone to Fayetteville to g0t nay
Christmas fixin's. Just at sundown
hooked up that blind mule of mise 70
the cart and started TO home. 4 mile
out Of town I heard some one aiosh-
ing through tho rain after me. I
pulled up and waited, ana thea made
out It was = woman. She spoke whoa
she was alongside The cart and says,
Can you drive me on TO the BAronyr
When ! got down to help her into the
cart | saw she was toting a chiid in
her arms. Well, SIR, she hardly spoke
until we came to the red gate, wheR
abe says, stop, II yOu please; I'll
walk the rest Of the way Ths last
seen OF her she was Aurrying
through the rain totfng the chIlA in
hor arms"
Mr.. Crenshaw took UP the narrative.
when morning come she WAS
gone, but tho child done stayed BE-
hind. rye heard Aunt AlsAdia tel 90
how she old general said that mora
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