Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1922-06-16

.ug against his breast.
This nights work" said MacKen.
zle. moved almost beyond speech
won't pass outside the few who know
ID. And PoIy-Iook up, child. | want
tp ton van something"
In silence She dared a timid glance
at him.
"Wutlp you-you were-aSIeep-iust
now. Mr.. PcrgiyaI and made arrange
mynts with your father to give him
work." Mackenzie told her. Does
that please youf"
awful much" she sighed: then She
turned and looked at Bishop. standing
against Tie wall.
"What about LarryY' she murmured
softly. Poor. poor Larry"
"I1l help him, too" Marcus agreed
ealerIy.
Polly cogitated one small moment.
There's Lye Braeger," she sighed
again. "He amt got many friends,
I Lyp amt"
Mackenzie's laugh sem a sense of
relief over the gloomy group.
Then I've Braegcr. too" he OK.
claimed, and any other squatter who
wants 10 work"
Pollyop, overwhelmed with this gen
eroSity, stood up before him, curls
shoWer'ng each shoulder and framing
her lovely, eager face.
81 guess mebbe you were an angel
all the time, like Granny Hope said
once, she said shyly. I'm thankin'
you, Sir, an I'm hopin' the little
one Gods sendin' in the Summer'u look
just Hke-llke'-a smile touched her
IIpN-"JuSt IKE jerry" she ended,
because she was so simply natural,
Aachenzle replied solemnly
II my child looks as much like me
as jerry looks like his father, I'll be
satisfied
Then he hurried his wife away, Of
lerlnS TO carry Robert home with
theln.
NO, SIR said that young man
StoutIy. I've got to talk to Polly Hop
klnS.'
I'm goin' now, too" grunted Larry
Bishop. Got to 20 an see Lye Brae-
ger He's sick in bed with a stun
mick ache. Good night, Poll See
you tomorrow, Jerry Hopkins"
lie made a gesture of farewell to
ROBERT; ana Pollyop went to the door
with MIN. There she brought a Wry,
tWltchlng smile to his lips by throw
Ing her arms ABOUT his neck n kiss.
ing MIN,
ITS all right now, Larry, dear!"
she whispered. "Good-by."
When she turned slowly to Robert,
her face was suifused with crimson
blood.
Amt your horses gettin' cold, sir?'
she queried. IT'S worse outside than
When you ame!
Jeremiah blinked at them, went to
the cot and picked up the drowsy
oaoy' 10 hlde MS embarrassment, he
serted hlmSeit ana rocked the child
oach anu iorth' lie was almost afraid
VI MS oeau'lul dauShtef' dressed SO
Unlike herself her mar hanging In
S~'islehihg curls over Evelyn Robert
sun exquisite c'othes.
Inc horses are Wen covered, Polly"
I"'"eieu iooeit' III make IL worth
'"o > "A"ie " "all d pl'
i"el ui'ao'e 10 pear the strain any
'0aSe'' ie oursl OUT
D"''iis' '"n you ever Forgive meE
Hne gave MN one iheltlhg glance
"n.u ''Ne a nul'e,i,s oiru speu ih'o MS
~ Wv 9'"Ieu "'i' ANU l'uS tlle
,r7 un''77' WI" no'inls oe
i 'o"e S''r'''es ol nap
ti,,,l .tarIn ~ 0t"ei u"Oi tne
.",%''-'"'"e VI 'he MocNenzle sielsh
""' '''' "e nis"''
A"en .'e squa'ter slfl' a~'Sehgaglns
herSell from her S"eethearts arms.
~" F" "A '"'"o''
Daddy she breathed, bending
over nun, ever since | mended the
rool That day-the same day Old Marc
came nome I've peer lovin' she
reached PACK her mana, and Robert
claSped II, I've been loyin'-" Chok-
ing, Sie could get no farther in that
important explanation.
Robert stepped beside her, and rest
ed his hand on the down-bent head,
He knew now that though she was a
SQuatter, one of the deSpiSed Of the