The Anderson daily intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1915, 1914-05-10
WHAT A
PEDDLER DID
By M. QUAD
Copyright. 1914. by Associated Lit
ernry Press.

g = little farm had been LETT tho two
children by will, and. while they almost:
hated each other, neither would sell to
the other. Both wanted the best OF the,
bargain. and both feared TO be cheated.
10 had been a cat and dog business
for Hears. and Abraham had come to-
be thirty years old and Cynthia EHen-
! ty-eight. She was stripping. healthz
young woman. and she not only acted
as housekeeper, but worked in the.
fields a part OF the time.
Nature had wanted to spite the state
OF Indiana when she created them
cross eyed. iop shouldered, big ears.
big mouths, overhanging teeth and bow
legs. The pair he'd once been offered
$T5 per week to 60 as freaks In n dime
museum. They would have accepted
only they could not agree as 20 the di-
vision OF the SALARY.
What a tin peddler heard as,he stood
IN the open door 9f a summers morn
"You are q liarr'
'.And so are your,
t'0h.. how hate your
"Ahd I'D like. to kill youT"
(, And what kind OF talk is thib be-
tireen brother and sister demanded
the peddler as he stepped inside the
house.
Il There: I'm glad somebody has iis- !
tened and knows just how mean yon
areg' exclaimed Cynthia TO Abe.
But what's it tiil ubotit', asked the
spediiler. sIss Ssss
ne wants to get married, b6tg,nD
woman win haye him! p xplainsd Gym
5tfla. sl5
No woman win hGye me Rs IohR as
she Is mound. and you can't blame
her" added Abe. Just take q SQUARE
look at her. will you?'
And then take d square look &C him.
sz.,lIl y!n.s 2.
The peddler helped himself TO chair
nnd sat down, with his hands on his
Knees, ana took a. long look 5at both in 2
turn. Then he uttered wfiatling
'R,h-esyyp ana ndded. IS. s s
It's awful just awful!'
You mean herr said Abe.
You mean him t' added Cynthia 8
DIM. nm! Its which and t'othGr.
guesss SO yon qiarrel about getting
EnnrrIeG2 ,sssse 4. s. s.
q They both nodded their heads
ssHlou are right when you see mo
chances q |, 3 !, tis33
8 No Response. sst5A
Unless yoti make it iss object Cor
70 heir you OUT fnish ga tbs peddier.
VIA DO you mean n. was 6ho IA. +.
down and t,s taIiE. Noss. fiier.
5tlle Hrst Is to recGgt gtizs the feet
That neither man nor womb d is se1Iiae
to fall in love with you and marry yo!i
pat Of qlfeeti NJ. .5
Brother md sister slgheI
one OF you ga II isat. II wife ana
tlie other q liIisb and, 5uss be xhilis.
Sc the scheme IS worked ifsht. 5fssk
about one mai gs siit 81 seyen 81
lgye afatf IN the other casas iksa
money that taIks.,'
Vi : ou have a eneme. Lets near IL
10 Not SO inst, If II .esn marry yoa
poIl on & want Siz1 eaeiI.;ss Il 5
4 on shall have IT, Is ~.
And you must DO exactly ass i Ten
yon TO. 2 =
For an hour the peddIefs ma
was iiscussedi anu ne tilen Ts5
his way.
The Barnes farm was on q main
highway, and SOM ebody xs4s yssstSig
every few ininuta5. One s raofnifiI
farmers driving % the village tive.
miles beyond pulled taeir fes1ns sEYS
stlort at an unwonted ssSiit. ABE a1d
bis sister were digging wifi pick and
Spade In n grove near slie roaa. Thar
hid entity been ut work slnes nj
inl lghts fot there were several aoles is,
bic tsealf could have Elazri buried. 4.
tlFes s.sa III yfsfnE IS sgrit
tliete wsg called. nnt neither AISa
nor Ells ter tend ed to Iiezf.
II what one farmer said 90 hsfitsAif ~
drove On htgls O dozen did !. aiill tiiae
wIs
thunder, bps ] thought tlset lin s
lee was ges8lne sekisii he told s1F
liiFled greIls uE6 .ssss siia EsFnes flgss1.
Abs and his sister I1ss,st have 6os. 4 &
.piEtet ana are dIggiiig fur Il. c0nBsrfl
Fem II they ziITSI 1E TtitEJ 0TIsf DO made
TtSs pedaIes did his u oFk rfell ov..s
thtes c0uaties slis the 81 day 81 fIle
digging = ssl ms =
90 look Cyntilia over. He siieex i.lF
bead sIid backed OF, but heard kos1a
enc syhiepns TINT the Ire asiirs a
ed - 81 .Oe0. .00O 81 gold. 81 q f7sss sssss
siress long breath, btaee3 up end sid
70 isntilis
s.Et is iQye ct iirsf 81 d & "A
8nt We niay not find - - 1904
she replied
Ut A. 4 ,Fife . love ne assd Is
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