Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1912-03-21
CHAPTER !.
The Boy at the Barony.

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whittier they had emigrated to es-
cape the malaria OF the low coast, but
this no longer mattered. for the last
of his name and race, old General
Quintafd. was dead in the great house
his father had built almost a century
before and the hin acres OF the
BarOry, whore he had made his last
stand against age and poverty. wer,
to Claim him, nOw that he had given
up the struggle In their midst.
Though he had lived continuously
at the RarCny Tor almost a quarter or
a century, there was none among his
ncishb"rS who could say he had
looked On that thin, aquiline face In
all that time.
That notable man OF business, iona.
than tronshaw, was clOseted In the
library with a stranger TO whom
rumor fixed the name OF Bladen, sup.
posing him to be the legal repre-
sentative Of certain remote connec.
tons OF the old generals.
tr"nNhAw sat before the ~iiat.topped
mahogany desk with several account
hooks before MIN. Bladen stood by
the window.
Il SUPPOSE you will buy in the prop.
er,y when II up Tor sale?" the
latter Was saying.
CrcnshaW nodded.
lie lived entirely alone, saw no
one. understands said Bladcn.
Alone with his two or three old
slavcs-ycs, sir. He wouldn't even
see me-
There was a brief pause, tnen Cren-
shaw spoke again. Il reckon, sir, II
You know anything about the old gen.
tleman's private affairs YOU don't teel
no call to speak on that point"
IAN | know is this: General Quin,
tard Vas a conspicuous maj in these
parts fifty years ago, he married a
beaufort"
so he did, said ~CrcnShaw, and
there was IN child, a daughter; she
married n South taroIiuian by the
name Of Turbcryill". Great folks.
those TurbcrviIlrs, rolling rich"
And what b"caru" OF the daughter
who married I~ulhcryllc?"
Died years ago SAID Crcnshaw.
They were Interrupted hy Il knock
al the door
Come in," said Crcnshaw. The
door opened and IA small boy entered
the room dragging alter him Il long
rifle. suddenly overcome by a shy.
ness, he paused on tn" threshold to
stare with round, wondering eyes at
the two men. "Wcll. sonny, what do
You want?" asked Mr.. Crcnshaw In.
diligently.
Please. sir, | van TINS acre ola
spntiu' riile.' said the child.
i reckon You may Keep IT at lcas,
I've no objection" Cloushaw glanced
at Bladen.
'Oh. By all mean" said the latter
Spasms OF delight Shoots the small
figure. With "A murmur that was meant
closing the door. Baden glanced in
quiringly at Crenshaw.
You want to know about him. sir
Well, that's Hannibal Wayne Hazard
But who Hannibal Wayne Hazard 1,
Just wait a minute, sir"--and uui,
ting his chair Mr. trens!aw nurrie,
from the 20 to return almost i'm
mediately with n tail countryman
Mr.. Bladen, this Is Bob Nancy. Bob
the gentleman wants to hear abou
che woman ant the child, that's you
story"
"liowdy, sir" said Mr.. Yancy. IA
appeared to mediate on the menta
effort that was required of him.
IT was tour years ago come neg
Christmas" said Crenshaw.
old Christmas" corrected MI
Yancy. The evening befo', It was
end I'd gone to Fayetteville to get m
Christmas iixin's, Just at shutdown
hooked up that blind mule of mine I
the cart and started TO home, A mil
out OF town | heard some one slost
ing through the rain alter Inc,
pulled up and waited, and then | mad
out 1t was a She spoke who
ahc was alongside the cart and saw,
Can you drive me on to the Barony'
When | got down to help her into tn
cart | saw she was toting a child ,
her arms Well, sir, :he hardly spok
until We came to the red gate, whe
she says. Stop, II you please: 4
walk the rest OF the way The Ia.
seer OF her she Mas hurryin
through the rain toting the child |
her arms"