Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1920-01-23
CHAPTER xxII-contlnued.

house. leaving her bending over rose
EHSs, and a shade more pensive than
sAe most pensive garden lady in any
Victorian engraving. Next day,
&c happened that this same "Vendo-
uaR~ or "Rides-Down-Ev Everything" be-
cafsse the subject of a chance CONVEX
safion between Eugene and his old
friend Kinney, father of the fire-topped
Fred Tine two gentlemen found them
selves smoking in neighboriag leather
chairs beside a broad window at the
gfHb. after lunch.
Mr. Kinney had remarked that he
expected to get his family established
at the seashore by the Fourth of July,
and, following q train of thought, he
paused and chuckled. Fourth of July
reminds me-" he said. "Have you heard
what that George Minafer is doing?"
"No, haven't" said Eugene, and his
friend failed to notice the crispness of
the utterance.
well. sir" Kinney chuckled again,
TT beats the devil! My boy Fred told
me about 1t yesterday. He's friend
~ this young Henry Akers, son of f.
r Akers of the Akers Chemical COM
yany- 1t seems this young Akers asked
Fred IL he knew q fellow named Nina
Ter, because he knew Fred had always
Gved here, and young Akers had heard
some way that Minafer used to be an
I'D family name here, and was sort of
FURIOUS about 1t. Well, sir, you re
nesEber this young George sort of dis
appeared, after his grandfathers
ke1fh. and nobody seemed to know
anuch what had become of him
though did hear, once or twice, that
Ne was still around somewhere. Well,
sir, he's working for the Akers Chem
icaI company, out at their plant on the
brownsville road"
He paused. seeming to reserve some
nhfng to be delivered only upon inquiry.
End Eugene offered him the expected
question. but Only after cold glance
Through the nose-glasses he had lately
cannd it necessary to adopt. "What
Bees he dot"
Kinney laughed and slapped the arm
" his chair. Hes nitro-glycerin ex-
prsf"
He was gratified to see that Eugene
!. kns surprised. If not. indeed, little
startled.
Hes what?"
Ties an expert on nitro-glycerin.
Doesn't that beat the devil Yes, sir |
Young Akers told Fred that this
George Minafer had worked like a
kasn-dOg ever since he got started
sut at the works. They have a special
aiaaE for nitro-glycerin. way off from
he main plant, O. course-in the
NNssds somewhere-and George Nina
fer's teen working there, and lately
taey put him in charge of it. He over
lees shooting oil wells, too, and shoots
era himself, sometimes. They aren't
Allowed TO carry it on the railroads,
FUu know--haye to team it. Young
Ahers says George rides around over
tie bumpy roads, sitting on as much as
three hundred quarts of nitro-glycerin
BY Lordi Talk about romantic tum-
slszs Ii he gets blown sky-high some
gay he won't have bigger drop, when
Ae comes down, than he's already had !
UCxiT III beat the dewitt Young Akers
said he's got ell the nerve there is in
the world. Says he gets fair salary,
Fssnd Should think he ought toi Seems
ITO me I've heard the average life in
4hat SORT of work Is somewhere around
-Four years. and agents don't write any
Insurance at all for nitro-glycerin ex-
.psxtS Hardlyl"
4 mo" said Eugene. II suppose not"
y Kinney rose 30 go. well, it's a
yyueffy ffuMny thing-~sretty odd, / mean
lard suppose 1t would be pass
f1,ousxthe-hat for old Fanny Minafer
n k1 blew up. Fred told me that
they're MwSng in some apartment house,
md said George supports her. He was
going to study law, but couldn't earn
Inough that way to take care OF
Fanny. SO he gave 1t up. Fred's wife
edIA hin all this. Says Fanny doesn't
do anything but play bridge these
days Got to playing too high for
euhzSe and lost more than she wantels
% tell George about, and borrowed
u mite from old Frank Bronson. Paid
aim back, though. Don't know how
gred's. wife heard it. Women do hear
the darndest thingsi"
They do" Eugene agreed.
well. I'm of to the store" said Mr.
eZinaey brissly yet he linge;aed. q
suppose we'll all have to club in ant
Geep old Fanny out of the poorhous'
e be does blow up. From all / heal
frss usually only question of time
They say she hasn't gos anything els
% depend en-" n
~ suppose not"
~weu-I wondered" Kinney hest
tufea- Il was wondering why yo'
An<znt thought of finding somethin
srssnd your works for him. You use
= ae such tremendous friend of tn
.tzaY nc