The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-04-13
~ Morx WanWorst
ILLUSTRATIONS e. N.G.NIDER



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Your rather never went Aear his
pvrchase for . year or more. and
when hs he'd turned the mine he was
VsanAging over TO the original COM
pany. with me a. manager In his
place. Ut q salary Of twenty thousand
dollars . year. he saAd to me ono day.
Iugsiss. you1l 10 sorry 70 know that
IL fun v all oxer. rve struck eil.' But
~ oil We copper. The whole bloom
lng business that he'd bought Of that
Hnglishman was ftch with ora Well.
that's The story of Blairtown," Rug
Glss aid. You wecs born thsre and
yuur mother died there"
Dan said: '0slossy told No what
dAA aid latsr for the man that sold
him the mine. and Il was Just like
svsrything else he did. Cor dad was an
rlght. Just - good % they come."
Rugyiss aSrssd. He left his rsm-
lnisosnoss abruptly. Tour dad and
~ bad ths fun In our time: now you
ars going 10 gst the other ktnf: you're
sotng 10 make - dust " that he
dug up"
And ths rich souag man said mus
ensiy: I'll bst II isa't hak - good at
NJ end"
y And Rnggiss agreed: MOT By jug.
mi" And fciiowsd: WHATS ON .ts
aigAtl "AAndalayr
Dams fury at Prince Poaiotowshy
came back. Il guess you thought I
was y little loose IN the Ia. didn't
yea. josh. going 20 aoftsn to the same
yaAyf"
"You wopldat have been the nrst
racA man that hsd the same disease"
1uggles answered.
There y nothing The matter with
1Mandalay.' bat I'm not gone on any
aersss living. Josh; you are IN the
wrong Yew."
Dan altered his i.dossas vpse and
ut forward. but am thinking Of
Ostting married" he said.
Il bops re to the right gfsl, Duu.~
And with young assurance Blair an
swsred: 1T VIII be n mzrry her.
know what want all right"
Il hope she knows what sAs wants.
Dan."
How DO you meant"
sYou o. your money. You have the
Aarnedest handicap. my boy"
Blair dushsd. 'T1l get 70 hate ths
vAole thing" he said fsrociously. 1T
n.oets mo everywhere-bonds-
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES deeds
--ats too muchr" he said suddenly,
With resentment. It's TOO much Tor
-. Why. sometimes I feel q h1nr
dred years old. and Ike q hunk Of
Uold."
Ruggles. In answer 70 this, said: (:
Why. that reminds me Of what Q
man remarked about your father once
n was the Hame English chap your IA,
tAer bought the claim Of. Speaking
q Blair. he said to me: You know
there's al kinds Of metal bars, and
vAen You cut into them some ,is hui.
non and somes coated withs alum
fnsm, and there's others that when
20 cut down. cut q clean yellow all
along the line n. as you say, you
feel like q hunk OF metal, II amt bad
& IL Ia that kind"
Its got to stop coming In between
ne and the woman marry, Ill riKht
though" Dan did not pursue his sub
leet further. for his feelings about the
sucness wero too unreai 10 give him
ne sincere heartineus with which he
would have liked to answer Ruggles.
He went over to the window, and.
With his hands In his pockets, stood
looking out at the fog. Ruggles, at
NJ table. opened the cover OF the
eook OF "Mandalay" end took out the
four checks made out to Lady Galorey
md which he had forgotten. He hur.
nedly thrust them into his pockst.
Come away. Dannis." he said cheer.
fully. lets do something wild. feel
40 10 do most anything with this mis-
srsble fos down on me. II Il had any
nsrve II would take some form or
shape. so q man could choke Il back"
Russles blew his nose Violently.
There's nothing to do" said Dan
ia Q bored tone.
why don't you sss who your teie-
gram Ia fromr" Rusgles asked. Il
proved to bs n suggestion from Cor
soa Galorey that Dan should reet
MN at ive o'clock mt the club.
What will you do. Rux'"
Sleep" said the Westerner sereno-
~; I'm nearly az happy In London
. l am In Philadelphia. IT'S four
O'Clock now and I can't sleep more
nan four hours anyway. Let's have
real wild time. Dannie."
DAn looked at him douhtfully hut