The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1937-02-11
SPEARMAN


"But that doesn't explain, to me,
why everybody out here hates him.
And that's what I've wanted to ask
somebody like you, Doctor, some
body who would tell me the truth.
Why is Father so disliked? Is it be-
cause he is so rich?"
DR.. Carpy was taken aback. Here
was an innocent and charming girl
budding into lovely womanhood,
the daughter of an INSCRIPTIONS
criminal and thoroughly detested
cattle kind, asking him to tell her
why her father was so hated along
the Spanish Sinks.
"Well, Jane" he said at length
slowly, many a rich man is hated
without good reason"
But if he thought he could get off
with such a general observation he
was mistaken. Jane pursued him.
"Was that the case with Father?"
she asked bluntly.
"Other rich men are hated" con-
tinued Carpy, unmoved, mot be-
cause they're rich, but because of
the way they got rich!"
The force of his words was not
lost on his listener.
"And if a man does get rich here
or anywhere else, they don't lose
any time Matching up lies about him,
do they?" she said Indignantly.
Father warned me when saw him
at the hospital that I'd hear stories
about him. But there are always two
sides to stories"
II probably ought to say, Jane,
that I my self didn't get on well with
your father. So my verdict might
not be fair one. Another man
might give more favorable opin-
ion."
what other man, Doctor?" she
asked coolly.
why, offhand, couldn't say right
now, Jane"
i, Doctor" said Van Tambel's
daughter, rising, suddenly; he
thought her still angry, but she real
ly wasn't-''may I come again, just
to talk with you, perhaps get little
advice-come without excuse at all
to see you?"
"Why, of course you may, Jane.
Why not? Come any time, all times
my latchstring's always out for
you," declared Carpy, swayed by an
admiration he could not resist. -
"And you won't harbor any feel
ings against me just because you
don't like my father?"
"How could II" Doctor Carpy al
most gasped with surprise at her
poise. "Jane," he said, taking her
hand, "just feel I'm your friend-I
mean it. Sick or we'll, I'll be with
you. don't care damn who your
father is or was-is that plain, girl?"
''I'm awfully grateful, Doctor"
she said collectedly. IF I get into, a
tight place, or into troubles, I'll
know where I'll have a friend to
turn to-"
"Don't be afraid!' exclaimed Car
py emphatically. You'll find you'll
make plenty of friends out here just
as soon as you get acquainted-don't
be afraid!" he repeated.
Jane was at the door. She turned.
"And Doctor" she said, with SEEM
ing innocence, "try to think of the
name of the man who will give that
more favorable opinion"
While Bull waited for his mistress
during her talk with Carpy, he drop
ped into Jake SPOTS baber shop for
a shave.
Spots, who was bald as billiard
ball, expressed surprise when Bull
gave his order. ''Whiskers Off" he
exclaimed.
''Take 'em off" repeated Bull dog
gedly.
''Must be goin' to get married."
well, not exactly" explained
Bud. eve got wimmen folks out to
Gunlock now, n the boys are spruc-
ing up"
What wimmen folks?"
'Ain't you heard? Got a girl
there, daughter of old Gus"
is that damned old critter down
at the Medicine Bend hospital YETI"
demanded Spots his exple-
tives were much more ferocious.
A heavy bass voice was heard
from the second chair, where Oscar
was shaving a man. ''Slow, Jake"
protested the man in the chair, "go
slow-don't get to- cussin' out old
Van Tambel."
Cali right, Panama; all right" re-
turned Spots, resignedly, II plum
forgot you were there"
THAT man," gravely continued the
man addressed as Panama" and re-
ferring to Van Tambel, 'will keep
more Sleepy Cat folks out of heaven
than the devil himself"
''How's that?" asked SPOTS, lath-
ering Bull after he had rid him of
the whiskers.
''Why? Because everybody cusses
him so terrible whenever his name
comes up"
ct guess that's right" agreed
SPOTS. Anyway, there's more
damned blaspheemin' goin'on in this
town"
Careful, Jake; careful" admon-
ished Panama.
cali right, Panama" grumbled the
VIGOROUSLY profane barber. Then,
under his breath, SO Panama could
not hear, cts got so man can't say
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