Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1912-03-05
hopelessly impotent to deal with his

again the Bob Yancy Of Scratch Hill;
violence of any sort had no place In
his nature. He was deeply absorbed
in Hannibal's account of those vicissi-
tudes which had befallen him during
their separation. They were now seat
ed before a cheerful fire that blazed
on the hearth, the boy very close to
Yancy with one hand clasped in the
Scratch Killers, while about them
were ranged the six small Cavendishes
sedately sharing in the reunion Of un-
Gle and nevvy, toward which they felt
/, they had honorably labored.
"And you want dead. Uncle Bob?"
said Hannibal with a deep breath,
viewing Yancy Enthusiastically in the
flesh.
Never once. 1 been floating peace
fully along with these here titled
friends of mine; but ! was some anx-
ious about you, son."
"And Mr. Slosson, Uncle Bob-did
you smack him like you smacked Dave
Blount that day when he tried to steal
me?" asked Hannibal, whose childish
sense Of justice demanded reparation
for the wrongs they had suffered.
Mr.. Yancy extended a big right
hand, the knuckle Of which was skim
ned and bruised.
HE were the meanest man I ever
felt obliged 70 to hit with my fist, New
Wy; It appeared like he had teeth all
over his face"
"Sho'-where's his hide, Uncle
Rob?" cried the little Cavendishes in
an excited chorus. "Sho'-did you
forget that?" They themselves had
forgotten the unique enterprise to
which Mr.. Yancy was committed. but
the allusion to Slosson had revived
their memory Of 1t.
We'll, he begged so piteous to be
allowed fo' to keep his hide, hadn't
the heart to strip 1t off," explained Mr..
Yancy pleasantly. And the winters
comm on-at this moment / can feel
a chill in the air-don't you all reck-
on he's goin' to need it TO to keep the
cold out? Sho', you mustn't be bloody
minded"
What was it about Mr.. Slosson's
hide, Uncle Bob?" demanded Hanni-
bal. What was you a-goin' to do to
that?"
why, Nevvy, after he beat me up
and throwed me in the river, I was
some peevish TO a spell in my feelings
To- him." said Yancy, in a tone Of gen.
tie regret He glanced at his bruis-
ed hand. But I'm right pleased to be
able to say that I've got over all them
oncharitable thoughts of mine"
And you seen the Judge, Uncle
Bob?" questioned Hannibal.
Yes, I've seen the Judge. We was
together TO- part Of a day. Me and
him gets on fine"
Where Is he now, Uncle Bob?"
II reckon he's back at Belle Plain by
this time. You see we left him at
Raleigh along after noon to tend TO
some business he had on hand. /
never seen a gentleman Of his weight
so truly spry on his legs-and all about
you, Nevvy; while as to mind! Sho'
why, words flowed out of him as
naturally as water out of a branch"
OF Hannibars relationship to the
Judge he said nothing. He felt that
was a secret to be revealed by the
Judge himself when he should see fit.
Uncle Bob, whom I going to live
with now?" questioned Hannibal anx-
iously.
That p'int's already come up, New
vy-him and mes decided that there
won't be no friction. You-all will just
go on living with him."
But what about you, Uncle Bob?"
cried Hannibal lifting wistful little
face to Yancy's.
"Oh, me?-well, you-all will go
right on living with me-"
And what will come of Mr.. Ma
haffy?"
II reckon you-all will go right on
living with him, too" =
Uncle Bob, you mean you reckon
we are all going to live in one house"
II low 1t will have to be fixed that
a-ways," agreed Yancy.
To Be Continued