The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-07-15
CHATTER I.
NJ Boy It The Baftny.

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N Boy It The BefSsy.
~ Quintards had not prosp~ed |.
= ~ barren lands Of the pine
as whittier they had smiossted
y secape the malaria Of the low
~ but this NO longer mattered.
- IN last Of his name and rac4s
n. 0sneral Quintard, was dead IN
~ sreat house his father Nd hutlt |
.,-est . century before and the
I'M scres Of the Barony.- where h.
~ made his last stand against age
~ poyerty, were to claim him.
- that he had given up the strug-
a in their midst
fSough he had lived continuous
!, n he Baropy for almost quar-
- Of q century, there was none
sssns his nsighhors who could aay
!. "a looked on that thin, acQutltne
~ in all that time. Yet they had
lrGsn much Of him. for the gossip
athe slaves, who had been his only
f,isnds in those years he had chosen
10 deny himself to other friends,
- gone far and wide over the
county.
That notable man Of business.
Jonsthan Crenshaw, was closeted In
he library with stranger to whom
vmor fixed the name OF Bladen,
imposing him to be the legal rep
re0entative Of certain remote con-
pections Of the old generals.
Crenshaw sat before the fat
topped mahogany desk with several
account books before him. Bladen
stood by the window.
Il suppose you will buy in the
property when it comes up for
saler the latter was saying.
Crenshaw nodded.
HE lived entirely alone. saw no
one, | understand" said Bladen.
Alone with his two or three old
slaves-yes, sir. He wouldn't even
zee me-"
There was a brief pause, ther
Crenshaw spoke again. Il reckon
Dir, if you know anything about the
old gentleman's private affairs yor
don't feel no call to speak on tina,
pointT' he observed. .....
"All l know is this: Genera
Quintard was a conspicuous man il
these parts so years ago; he mar
'fied a Beaufort" -~s .4-
$50 he did," said Crenshaw. "an'
there was one child. daughter
she married Q South Carolinan b
the name of Turberville. Grea
folks, those Turbervilles, rollin
rich"
And what became OF the daugh
ter who married Turberville?"
DIED years ago" said Crenshav
They were interrupted by a knoc
at the door.
Come in" said Crenshaw. Tn
door opened and a small boy en-
tered the room dragging after hir
long rife. Suddenly overcome b
shyness, he paused on tn
threshold to stare with round, won
dering eyes at the two men. Wei
sonny, what do you WANT" aske
Mr.. Crenshaw indulgently.
please. sir, l want this here oil
spo'tiH rife" said the child.
Il reckon you may keep 1T
least I've no objection" Crensha'
glanced at Bladen.
"Oh, by all MEANS" said the la
ter. Spasms of delight shook tn
small figure. With a murmur Thu
was meant for things he backe
from the room. closing the doc
Bladen glanced inQuiringly at Crei
shaw.
You want 70 know about hir
sir? Well, that's Hannibal Wayr
Hazard. But who Hannibal Wayr
Hazard is-just wait . minute, sill
and quitting his chair Mr.. CreI
shaw hurried from the room to r.
turn almost Immediately with IA
ccuntryman. "Mr. Bladen, this
Bob Yancy. Bob, the gentlema
wants to hear about the woman ar
the child; that's your story"
"Hovdy, sir" said Mr.. YANG
He appeared to mediate on Il
mental effort that was required
him.
1T was four years ago come ne,
Christmas" said Crenshaw.
odd Christmas" corrected Nj
fancy. The evening befo', it va
and Ia gone to Fayetteville to 6
my Christmas fixin's. Just at SUI
DOWN ! hooked up that blind mu
OF mine to the cart and started
nome. A mile out Of town l heal
some one sioshing through the ra
suer me. pulled up and waite
and then made out it was wor
IN. She spoke when she was alon
nde the cart and says, Can y,
Srlve me on to the Barony?' VIII
got down to help her into the ca
saw she was toting q child in h
AIMS. Well, sir. she hardly spo
anul We came to the red gate, Wh,
we says. Stop. il you please;
,k the rest Of the way The la
seen of her she was hurryil
her arms"
VI. Crenshaw took up the nafr
s i've
when morning came she "
ene, but the child done stayed
ma. I've heard Aunt Alsidia t.
! = now the old general said tn
J turning. pale and shaking lii
.oail find q boy asleep in the r
.oom; he's too be fed and cared
sut keep him out Of my sight. +
: @me Is Hannibal Wayne Hazar
anat is all the general ever said
tae matter"
Inc old general was borne acre
suat had once been the west II,
nus resting-place in the negle
! = acre where the dead and gone
~ race lay, and the record Of
s0lly was COmn1e ae far nc a