Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1919-04-11
CHAPTER I-continued.


hood. He Rugged me close and begged
me to tell him what was the mat
ter. n
'That Wills boy stole my melon.r
/ said, and the words came slow with
sobs.
"oh, no, he didn't" said Uncle Pea
"Yes he did. 1 saw a piece o. the
rim"
We'll by" said UncleAN Peabody,
stopping, as usual, at the edge of the
preeipice. INN
uIle's snake" 1 added
"And YOU fit and he scratched you
up that .wayT ~ EsAgA
fsI scratched him, too.",S}N,N Y Y
t~Don't you say a word about 1t 10
Aunt Deel. DON'T ever speak o. TINT
miserable melon agin to anybody.
You scoot around to the barn. am,
I'll be there in minute and tx We.
up
He went by the road with the tea.
and I ran around to the lane and up
t. the stable. Uncle Peabody met
me there In q moment and brought a.
pail of water and washed my face
so that I felt and looked more respect
able. NJ w. Ss - FA ~
The worst was over for that day.
but the BaynessWills feud had begun.
II led to many a fight In the school
yard and on the way home. We were
SO evenly matched that our quarret
went on for long time ana gathered
intensity as It continued.
IiX One June day Uncle Peabody and
j, from down In the fields. saw a
fine carriage drive In at our gate. ne
stopped and looked intentIy.
Jerusalem four-corners r. hA en-
claimed. Its Mr.. and Mrs. Horace.
.Dunkelberg." 81 ii kss
My heart boat fast at thought Of
the Legendary Dunkelbergs. Uncle.
looked me over from top to toe,
Heavens J" no exclaimed. sGo down
TO- the brook and wash the mud on
yer feet an legs"
4 ran for the brook and before i
had returned TO my uncle heard the
horn blow. 4; W.
1.-THE Dunkelbergsi-the Duhkel-
Sbergs Come quickp 1t seemed to
say.
Mr. Dunkelberg was big, broad
shouldered, acknowledging man. Some
how his face reminded me of q lions
which had seen In one Of my pic-
ture books. He had a thick, long, out
standing mustache and side whiskers,
and dcep-set eyes and heavy eyebrows.
He stood for half moment looking
down at me from great height with
his right hand in his pocket. heard
N little Jingle Of coins down where
his hand was. 1t. excited my sctirioss1
y~SHe took step, toward me sand
! retreated. / feared, a little, this
big, lion-like man. My fears left me
suddenly, when he spoke in a small /,
ksqueak$ voice that reminded Ihe of
L the chipping of lbird.sVsb vsud d
l., Little boy. come, here and ], will
make you a present" said be. 49,
~ IT 4teminded me Of my disappolntg
rnsnt when uncle tried TO- shoot his;
gun lat + squirrel apd pnlyy the SAP
cracked.
nn1i Went to him ana hplaba G silver !
! piece hsthe palm of, my flmndI II Aunt
Deel began TO hurry about getting din \
ner ready while Uncle Peabody and
sat down on the porch with our
'Aguests among whom was a. ptetty.
blue eyed girl Of about my. own age,
with long, golden-brown hair that
hung in scurls. IL
8" "sal1y, this Is Barton Baynes- can't
isyOu Shake hands With hiIn'ap said Mrs.
I Dunkelberg. 10 yodiug "a
81 With O. smile. the girl came and Of
: Tered me her hand and made a funny
. bow and said that she was glad to
zee me. took her hand awkwardiy
and made no reply. / had never seen
many girls and had no very high opin<|
Ion of them.
AS we sat there I heard the men
Talking about the great Silas Wright,
who had just returned to his home
40 Canton. BE had not entered n1y1
iconsciousness until then. asb.aa
Hi While sat listening felt a tweak
of my hair, and looking around ]. saw
fhe Dunkelberg girl standing behind
me with saucy smile on her face.
| Wont you come and play with
ne7 she asked. S'5 ~.
HI / took her out In the garden to
'ihow her where my watermelon had
IInin. At the moment couldn't think
, ~ anything, else TO show herr As we
Walked along observed t1dt her rect
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