Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1918-04-19

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tell amt Ike bait on a fshhook. put
on for bait and Just thick enough to
cover the barb"
; do you mean to lnsinuate"-
screamed the irrepresslble nephew.
, wlld at being so completely ignored.
Ills uncle again paid not the slightest
attention.
But that amt neither here nor there
now, he went on. Caroline Mr.. Pear.
son Just told you that his coming to
this house without tellln' you fust Of
his quarrel with Bile was his fault
mat amt so. The fault was mine al
together. He told me the whole story.
told me that he hant called since If
happened, on that very account. And
took the whole responsibility and ask
ed him to come. did! Do you know
why?"
II ne expected an answer none was
given Carollne's lids dropped dlsdain.
fully, Steve she said, Tets 60"
stop You'll stay here until I fin.
ish. want to say that l didn't tell
you about the trolley fuss because I
wanted you to learn some things for
yourself. l wanted you to know Mr.
PearSon-to find out what sort of man
ne was afore you judged him. Then.
when you had known him long enough
TO understand he wasn't a liar and
Dlackguard, and all that Steve bos call.
ed him, l was goin to tell Won the
whole truth, not a part Of 1t. And
after that, l was goln' to let Won do.
eide for yourself what to do. I'm a
lot older than you are. I've mixed
with all sorts of folks. I'm past the
stage where / can be fooled-by false
mar or soft soap. You can't pour
sweet oil over a herrln' and make me
believe It's a sardine. l know the |
Pearson stock. I've sailed over a heap
| OF salt water with one Of the family
And I've kept my eyes open since I've
run acrost this particular member.
And l knew your father, too, Caroline
warren And / say to you now that
KNOWN Jim Pearson and Bile War.
ren-yes, and KNOWN the rights and
wrongs Of that trolley business quite
as well as Malcolm Dunn or ANYBODY
else-I say to you that, although Bile
was my brother, I'll bet my life that
Jim had all the right on his side.
There That's the truth, and no hook
underneath it. And some day you'll
realize it too"
lie had spoken with great vehemence.
Now he took a handkerchief from his
pocket and wiped his forehead. When
he again looked at his niece he found
her staring intently at him, and her
eyes blazed.
Have you quite finished-now? she
demanded. Steve, be uuietw
Why, yes; l guess so, pretty nigh.
| spoSe there amt much use to saw
more. IF l was to tell you that I'VE
tried to do for you and Steve in this
same as in everything else since | took
TINS Jo0--as If you We're my own chill
dren you wouldn't believe it. If |
was to tell you, Caroline, that I'd come
to think an awful lot Of you Won
wouldn't believe that either | did hope
that since our other misunderstanding
was cleared up and you found l want
what you thought l was you'd come to S
me and ask questions afore passin' {
judgment, but perhaps Il
And now she interrupted, bursting
out at him In blast Of scorn which t.
took his breath away. r
"Oh, stop, stopr' she cried. Don't W
say any more. You have tnsulted IA f
theirs memory and defended the man b
who slandered him. Isn't that enough?
Why must you go on to prove yourself
greater hypOcrite? We learned, my
and l, today more than the ~
ruth concerning your friend We q,
earned that you have lied-yes, lied f.
md ~
STEADY, Carolinel Be careful. G,
wouldn't say what l might be sorry for O.
ater' ~
Sorry, Captain Warren. You spoke in
# my mlsjudging you. l thought I 90
ad, and was sorry. Today I learned In
nat your attitude In that affair was No
e Ike the rest. You did not pay for y,
lr. Moriarty's accident. Mr.. Dunn's T..
money paid those bills. And YOU al. w.
)wed the family-and me-to thank g e,.
gu for your generosity. Oh, I'm ~ H.,
shamed to be near youw Wv
There, there! Caroline, be str. y ~,
Il shall not be still I have been H.
Ill altogether too long. You are our nm
lardian. We cant help that, l sup ~.
)Se. Father asked you to be that for nc
'me reason, but did he ask you to 81,
We here, where you are not wanted, IN,
shame US before our friends, ladies +,,
ID gentlemen so far above you in w.,
'ery way, and to try to poison our ~,
lnds against them and sheer at them ~,
hen they are kind to US and even try Wv,
be kind to you? No he did not.
!, I'm sick of it all-your deceit and
ur hypocritical speeches and your
etended love for us! Love Oh, IL
could say something that would ClU
IKE you understand bow thoroughly Mu
despise you and how your presence, can
er since you forced il upon Steve 'uu
d me, has disgraced Us. If only sun
I'D! II rat
She had been near to tears ever since u'l
$. Corcoran Dunn, In the kindness '"e
her heart, told her the truth" that wat
ernoon. But pride and indignation aoo
i prevented her giving way. Now, hy