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4 ~~ 4 4 t44 Etitored Apri1 23, 1903, o't Piokiezs, S. 0.,, as son ls atr ne td _______________ PICKENS SOUTH CAROLINA, WE[NSAF~RA~ ,10 ABNE DANII TPe~iuinia'I talked the more he was Interested, till it was bubbling out all over him. ne's a New Inglander, who thinks a country lawyer without a Harvard education belongs to an effete civilizatipn, and I let him think he 1was pumping me. I even left off my g's and ignored my r's. I let hln think he had struck the softest thing of his life. Pretty soon he begun to want to know if you cared to sell, but I skirted that indifferently, as if I had no inter est whatever in it. I told him your fa ther had bought the property to hold for an advance; that he had spent years of his life picking out the rich est timber spots and buying them up. The came right out, as I hoped he vonu id asked ile the amount you .wa o borrow on the property. I had to eak' quick, and, remembering that you had said the old gentleman had put in about $20,000 first and last, I put the amount at $25,000. I was taking a liberty, but I can easily get you out of it if you decide not to do it." "Twenty-five thousandl On that land?" Alan cried. "It would tickle my father to death t, sell it for that." "I can arrange the piapers so that you are not liable for any security outside of the land,. and it would practically amount to a sale if you wished It, but you don't wish it. I finally told him that I had an idea that you would sell otift for an pven hundred thousand." "A hundred thousand!" repeated Al an, 'ilt lit cheery -liugh. "Yes, we'd let go at that." "Well, the figures didn't scare him a bit, for h-e finally came right out and asked me if it wias my opinion that in case his company made the loan you awould agree to give him the refusal of the land at $100,000. I told him I didn't know, that I thought it possible, but that just then I had no interest in the matter beyond borrowing a little money on it. He asked me how long I was going to stay in Atlanta. I told him I was going to a bank and take the night train back. 'The banks .will stick you for a high rate of interest,' he said Jealously. 'They don't do busi ness for fun, while really our epucern happens Just now Co have some idle capital oil han(. Do you think you could beat 5 per cent?' I admitted that 1 t was low enough, but I goc up as if I was suddenly reminded that the banks close early in the afternoon, 'I think we can make the loan,' he said, 'but I must first see two or three of the di rectors. Can't you give me two hours?' I finally gave in and iromised to meet him at the Kimball House at 4. 1 went to a matinee, saw it half over and went in at the ladies' entrance of the hotel. I saw him looking about for me and dodged himin." "Dodged him ?" echoed Alan. "Why" Miller laughed. "You don't suppose I'd let a big fish like that see mec irt ing my hook and 1po10 ablout in open sunlight, do you? I saw by his man ncr that he was anxious to meet me, and that was. enough. B~esides, you can't close a deal likec that in a minute, and there are many slips. I wvent back to the clb anmd threw myself on a lounge and began to smoke and readi an afternoon paper. Presently he came in a cab. I heard him asking for ime in the hall and burled may head in t he paper. He caime in to me, and I r'ose and looked stupid. I ean (10 It wvhen I try, if it is something God has failed at, and I begani to apologize. "Hie didn't seenm to care. 'If it had been a deal of your own,' lie said, with a laugh, 'you'd have been1 more prompt,' andt I managed to look guilty. Then lhe sat down. "'Our directors iire initerested,' lhe 'said contidenitialIly. 'The truth is, there is not another concern in America that can handle piropierty as cheaply as we canl. We happen)CI to have a ralilroad about that length up In east Tennessee 4'. that has played out, and you see we could move it to where It would do some good.' "As soon as he told me that I knew ho wams our meat. lBesides, I saw trade in his eye as big as an are light. To make a long tale short, he is coming up here tontight, mand if' your' father Is wiilling to accept thle lonn h e c'ian get tihe mocney, giving only th in'imd as so cui'ty-provided we don't sily up. Here's the only thIinig I'in a framid of. WVhen W'ilson gets lere, iw mnny get to making Inquiries aroiundl vad drop on to thme report thait your* km lh is diis gusted wvith his inivestmnn. anud samellI a mouse15 and1 hull off'. What i wvanti to d0 is to get at hin thle first inlg a fter breakfast in the mninmug, so you'd let-| *ter' bring your fiathier and imotiher in early. If we once get WVilson's t wenly Sv thouanud Iiuto It, we canm evenual - ly sell out. 'The 11ut1in thming is thme IloanI . Don't- you t hinik sot" "'I certaInly (10," said Alan. "O0f course' a good amany things mighti in terfere. We'dl have to get a right of Wvay aml a charter before the road~ could ho built, and~ I reckonm they won't * ~ buy till they are sur'e of those things." ''No; it imay take. a long time and a lot of patience," said Millier, "but your father could afford to Wait if lhe can Ttenty-flve thiousantdI On that land?" get lisa mouney back by means of theo loan. I tell, you that's the main thing. ~ Y~ -fI had offeredl to sell Wilson the vhoho thing at $25,000 lie never 'would have conme up hero, but lie is sure now that the property is just what he Is looking for. Oh, we are not certaln ofr him by a long jumipi It all depends on whether lie will Insist On going ov( --there or not. If lie does, those -mno j -backs wvill .bu'#t. the tinmg wideop - tha6 lorning, tihe dealA e fteil od, lUt Wi i'ounr t otel talking, ~oiioboy ~ tdhis, pnd - J~on in 11ike his own the ,6 By... WILL N. HAR.BEN Author of "~weJrtefew' " CopyrIght, 1902, by HAKPER. q BROS., Who Publish the Work In Book Form. All Rights Keserved - - ' ~. 'it\ \ fiOpe to scoop the property in for the debt?" "Ile iight," Miller smiled, "if he didn't want to move that railroad somewhere else, and, besides, your fa ther can keep the money In suitable shape to pay off the note in any emer gency and free himself." "I don't know how to thank you, old inan," answered Alan. "If you had been liersonally interested In this, you could not have done more." Miller threw himself back in his chair and smiled significantly. "Do I look like a man with nothing In It?" he asked. "But you haven't anything in it," re torted Alan wonderingly. "That's all you know about it," M ler laughed. "If the road Is built, I'll make by it. This is another story. As soon as I saw you were right about putting a railroad into the mountains I began to look around for some of that timber land. I didn't have long to walt, for the only man that hold much of it besides Colonel Barclay Peter Mosely, whom Perkins fooled just as he did your father-came in. He was laying for me. I saw it in hi eye. The Lord had delivered him tc me, and I wvas duly thankful. Ile was a morsel I liked to look at. He opened up himself, bless you, and bragged about his fine body of virgin timber. I looked bored, but let him run on till he was tired; then I said: "Well, Mosely, what do you intend to do with your white elephant? You know it's not Just the sort Barnum is looking for.' "HIe kind o' blinked at that, but he said1: 'I've half a not ion to sell. Tie truth is, I've got the finest investment 01pen to me Unit I ever had. If I could atlford to wait a few years, I could coin money out of this property, but believe in turning money quick.' "'So (do I,' said I, and watched hin flirt about In -the f'rying pan1. Trhen 81a1d, 'What is the price you hold it at? "'I thought,' said he, 'that I ought tc get as much as 1 Paid.' 'As much as you paid Abe Tomnp kins anad Perkins?' I said, with a grn, 'D~o you think y'ou. could p~ossibly sel a pie0ce of land for as much as thos( 811h1rks? lI you cani, you'd better gc in the real estate business. You'd coli mon01ey. WVhy, they yanked two thou sand out of you, didn't they?' "'I d1on't really tinmk Perkins had ayt hing to (1o with it,' lhe said(. 'Tha': just a replort ouit ablout old man Bish op's d(eal. I hought imy land1( On 11 owni jud~gmenit.' "'WVell.' I said, 'how will fifteen hunm~ dhredl r~ound1 whelels strike you?' "'I believe I'll take you up,' he sahl 'I want to nmake that other investment. So we closed, and( 1 went at once t< hnvye the deed recorded before he hat a 11 chnce to change his mind. Now you soe, I 'm interested in thle thlinmg -un11 1'An going to help you Put I thro~ughi. If' your folks wanmt the loan bin g them in ini tihe miornlng, and I we cani 1 managi'ei ur Yankee Just righ we'll get the mioney." CIIAPTIEit XV. F ITflL supper that evening thi ishmops salt out on thme veran dia to get tihe cool amir b)efori I..2 retiring. TIhere was only on< Ilibt burning ini tile house, and1( thma was thle little smoky lamp ini the kitch en, wher'le the cook was washing th (1ish1s. Hishop sat nleari his wvife, hii coat off' and( vest unbuttonmed, his chali 11illed back against the wellthIerboard' lig. Abnecr D~aniel, who had( been try lug over' slince supperC to cheer them ul in regalrd to their financial inisfortune alt smlokinig in his favorite chair na;a the banuisters, oli top) of which he nov and( then lyhteed his stockinged feet. "Y'ou needn't talk that ia-way, Brotl1 er' Ah," sighed Mrs. IHishmop. "Yo'r Jest doini' it out o' goodness o' heari We ighit as well face tihe trumthl We've got to step) down fromi the pos8 tion we now hold, an' present wayC ii'. An' thmar's Adele. Pore chmil She said inl 'Or last letter that shle' cry 'er eyes out. She was bent o comini' home, b~ut 'er Uncle WVilliai ,won't let 'er. IIe said she'd not do ain good." "An' she wouldn't," put in Bishc gruffly. "The Bight o' you an' Alan be .fot'e r00 all the time is enough to sho1 5he What a tool Z've been." "You tire bothitosuin' lyridges -'foh youit d 'em," said. imer., "A lots foh~dere out'n sApes wiuse' Mhat $oad te11, o i ent6, bne. I ain EiL TELL Y About the "terrible price wrE train, of departments caught Bargain Items is raked up, w public. Now is the time for Sv All $2.50 men's Sweaters to go at 48c. One small lot o lCI All 10.00 and $12.00 Overco C 8.50 and $9.00 " One lot Over< BLANKETS---All blankets A wave of cut prices is sw( bargains equally as good, but each d ay with values that cal YOU HAD 1F'l Hetam"rth=Br littie all to help ic out of a hole that emoo that ho (1-re" not trust I Is gittin' deeper an' wider ill the time- -vce to ttterai 10. H le Ieia back a hole I deliberately got Inue'f into? against tie WII Ii amd closed Is epes. Well, not much!" preteiililg to be enlill. though 1i1 alert "I wouldn't listen to that nuther," wire saw that he was qiiiVeiiig if] Cv' declared Mrs. Bishop, "but not many ery li. men would offer it." "Oi, Alan," she cried, "don't you see They heard a horse trotting down the road, and all bent their heads to how excited your pa Is? You ought listen. "It's Alan," said Abner. "I not to raise his hopes tils Way Ow asc1 tilnkin' it was tinie he wias showlit' an ncertainty. As n'r. Miller said, 9P th~ere may be sonie silp, andI w~e'd he Mrs. Bishop rose wearily to order the cook to get his supper ready, and re- Wus5 thati ever." turned to tihe veranda just as Ahlin wvats lil)10 triiisli'ritt) coinig from the stable. lie sat d1ownl~t akt~iadfoo tevr 11 Oin tile StepS, lalsing the legs of his"I ti'POil,'ti'yleticlli ay dusty trousers with his riding whip). it~ I~ohtgtotis(*'a ht lts was platin that he had somletIn~gIJCtciit" of impllortanice to say, an~d they all "erastwolberngt - wvaited in impiatlent silence. ettomth"siAlibuIwa "Father," lhe said, "i've had a talko)igltotlyuwhtwargig with Rayburn Miller about your land. jiitwtfrtmro. Hie and I have lately beeni working on 1110) 'leid11(pasdeor a little Idea of mine. You kniow~ theretii."EWlsnutuptemey aire people1 whio will 11 len iondey otn reali' teengholith orag estate. Howv w~ould it stilt you to bor- fl'acen$000bsdst ~ti rowv $25,000 on that land, giv'ing that Sil o~ lvsael. alone as seecurity?" An a'ateclrt ok *11 - Ther'e was a startled silence, andotantiiilytitticdthtAn' Bishop broke It in a tone of great irri- siprwsoitl tilbt 1 n tation. er e.St r.9e1tevruil "Do you take me fer n. plumnb fool?"aidtuhdtlyongmi01te lhe asked. "Whien I want you an' Mil-shudr ier to dabble In my business, I'll calil upr ad,?lreAa, h 0on you, Twenty-live thousand, I say! 51l eii' ltn o'egt, If I could exchange every acre of it lii'eanfooederntth for enoughl to lift the mortgage on this dtli 01111( a ~~t nhsio farm an' keel) a r'oof over our heads, csont ~aea u ogtbe i'd do it gladlly. Pshawl" Ve lehdetnli etbako '[here was anlothier sllence, and then tl ru t h 'rtla Alan hegan to explaIn,.ItikIl ~ui o101"letl - Whle lie talked Mrs. Bishop sait likce tijt M heai ualgitoi a figure cut fromn stone, aind 11510)aishophv md e c' trd leaned forwvard, his elbows on h~sis aie' e l oi niestgte knees, his bIg face In his hiands. Itanle'tkei arysrtnth wvas as if' a tornado of hope) had blown mrtn, over him, shakIng 1h1im thrioulgh andiC1PT~ t through. hs~Hny un ai' as "You heel) doin' thsto he'p me out,"ian,~'o Vltecie h le gasped, "nin' I'never so much as t ruliltWiS115'PtIlia t a axed yoi'e opilnion 0one way or another." fttsteietIi'*itg "I'd rather see you mlake money out 1110)sn v' o'loelae't of that p~urchase than anything In the h''etepilgwonAlnat10 word,"saii is oil ~h eelngseolen tatd Ahe ad not trust)land voMm ice o~ uttnp.Ielendbc t - ~ ~ aai the walle( f andi-' cal'sed i'stes. - .9 petdn to esl eitouhs alert11( aginst sucethat h ws guleringa lie eat "Isoni, Aan, msthe led "dotntyouse K -ho exited our hi n msis? fauce gh not"M tolaiseo his holies telehi h ai' suc toere may b~elthsom, le sa, w'd'bt wihet behere wet hi s a~o'nd- fln' wussothn qeveroi."N le' ssi 'lu Sa ~Bihop aros e om , hif hoti ndtbe - - ~ ga to alkt' and thrt on 1 to veanda. "te hi't posile," tey heardtbtie tay-d 01'. I won' gii' t lut 'si heas 'a th~at-" aot to mchng haid, Aan' ibt 'i mae obie o t'elou twh we a goie intown '[ort' utomorrow i." I! pualishopa wl fae, paued b' fri them.n"Efllilsoniputs upiae omoeytt 1ih'dlue beough lt cls es mrt"g "n le as aiot,"0 opiedide tt'utern itsomel oo giste." i't st' out) withidl annonedi-lk an'atiAlan's p fillppe was ton t e the but tnotone h ardo he.the crossedt3 uvthe hi vend 0 l~~~~and i't' oed t oun man11 on the11 i "Supc~e dfdj ,~ars A~o" "Supbeies ryu are hln," she ;4~~~Ittt~O tiad funof ou I YOr said e t's glhttIn'm atl', rgn"smoe ~ ~ uali ta ~ He rose an ollowe her into l'te v~ iiu~d~.the grop10 tht verand. h fli "I thinkIt I'll g pt e, etl at Darey hav made ever td eWR ock" that has -just in the smashup. hich will be of sj qjuick action fqr t veaters Cauglh to go at 1 50, A f ladies coat suits athrng Caug[ ttto go at - $7.85 " " " - 6.00 oats to close at $ 3aught in the \oU eCping all over th what's the uso, t not pe matched, -TER AK1L.EE1P LN -ways glad to ser's uea=Mo Aan smiled warmily. "I'l1 mention t to MIller." he satd. "Yes, you con!' I .to it. Pole, If any inan on earth could.' Drivittg up to Miller's (flite. th'y luild the door open, and Ith owner ttme out with a warmN siNile of' prrit ng and alded Mrs. Bishop to aligIht. "Well," he Smiled whenl they.N hwd ta ken seats in t he ollice. "We li v 4-litt1ed the first step toward victory. Wilson Is at the hotel. I saw his n1anie y)n the register this m1oring." The elder Bishops drew a breath of ceief. TheIi old nuti groun iided hi1s leavy walking stick suddenly, as If It 11a( slIpped thlroughi his Inert Iinagers. "'mi tr'ustin' you bocys to pulil me birough,'' lhe sa id, wv it shaky Ia ugh. 'I hlinI't never trea('ted Alan right, an'i ['in heeri to confess it. I 'It)wedl I was lie only olne il ou1r layout with anyi 3i1sl1e08s sense." "So -youi are' wllling to accept ft' onni?" said Miller. "WVlllin'?' 1 r'eckon I amn. I never' dlept one wvink last night for fee-r soine'n' 'Il interf'ere wvith It.'' iler i i'ellected ia iniomient a nd then mld: "I ain a frid ( of onlyone1 thing,andl that is thIs: Not one tuan in a mnillIon wIll nanke a t rade of' this size withiot corroboati Ing the statteintsi de)11 bly the people11 he is delinlg with. WVIlsona Is at breakfast by this il ne, anid a fter he is through he inuiy decide to iiose arounid a little bef'Iore' coining to 11ne. ['in afraId to go aifter' bl1in; Ihe woutil thInk I was over'anx ious. Th'Ie trouble Is that lhe iiiay run tluo soiinebody firomi out In the inount a ins--tIhere ar ie a lot in town alre'ady-anid get to talk lug. .lust one wordI about your litinug off nire tImn you enni cebaw, AIir. Bilshop. wouldl nikIe huiin blalk like a niuan nuule. lie thiinkcs I'mi faivoing binii now, but1 let hirn get I le not ion haut y'ou haven't beeni holding flint land f11tor at least ii huind red t hotusan d andl the thlin g woil d bu'st Ilike ia biuh AlIan ineioned11( Pole Blaker's piropo 1 tioni. NIlIlIer Ithough t It over for' a noinenit. his browt wrInkled, iind then Io said: "Goodtuc - a good idea, but you inst (call In~'l in a'uid let me give h n il'ew pointetrs. ity Gecoige, lie ('ouh1i 'e01p W ilsoii atway fioiii diitiger~oiis AlIan wont 'f'leor Pole, anid M Iller ook hiiun to his conisultatlin room1 In lie rca r. w here the y remnained for ubot fifteen milinutes. Wh'Ien they cameu iit , P1's fa ci was vermy graveo. "I won't forget a tinug.'' lie sa id to N! IIer. 'I undierstanda exactly what you wanit. When I git through with 'imi, he'll 'vant thatt la11 ha~d enioiigh to pay any. hinug ler It. an' he won't. dream ii n in abuot WithI yotiuiiher. I eann man ige tiiiit. I in't no0 fool elo I doi have its5." "Dio you remem)'iiber miy dIe.scriptlon o1' im in "' a sked .\lil11er. "You Ihet I do --t hick set, about lIf ty, al , red( faced'i, shiarp black e'yes, iron ;r'ay huiir, an' miighit4 high ailways wIth c igar in his mouthI."' '"T'hait's iright,'"Ii auilul NMiller. "Nowv lo youtr wvori, nad we wcon't foirget 'on. By all inen n [Le:p hIm away W~hen P'ole hadl lef't thme of11ce and ~iller hiad resim iedo his revolving chair, \t's. Ilhop wh(1lrie'ed liliin, lookinug stra Ighit into hiIs eyes'. "'I don't see,'' she saild In a timId, liesltatilng wiay andic yet with a note of lnuriness dloiiimtit tng hier' t o:ie-"I don't see why we have to go throuigh till this tricker'y to niake the tirade. Ef the land1( Is good se'uity f'oi the money, wo needn't lbe afeer'd hunt the man in,"bor h01'as OCc1rredi at; "1 T 11.om. the debri )Goial interest to c hey wont last. it in the Wrec 11 $1.25 sw eaters t worth fporn $1-0 J it in the Wre A' 11 (0.00 and $7. "A1 G.00 cm "0 .98, wort.i trorm . mak and t1 S1)i) store, an w ae people know tI an1) they a1ll co1il TO -\ I W I T _I 1 T you, yours trul .:int to trilk i ml a, YII..k111 or wlut:I not, linto totilt' 1mly loads. AS BiMSy*, alys, It sieem; to mne it tile 1:1ln 's wIutt the( inoney we neinl't 111,11v suclh n1 greas t to- i;. I' a f'verd I w oII't Ieel extctly ri-gil about It." 'I'll' y,)ung 11wil eXchilligt?(1 alte( glalleov. "You lon't undtlrstanal." nli fIiller linemly. but1 he sem eilci to boe 11IipreparnIed for views so IIrt lrI il to i ufeai Ie1 tigs, and cotuldl not f1inisht wha1tt. it. ehtd is wotht aitll W\ilsonti e(it ke otut ( ofl itt'I w'ithu the 111h1 4)' his capital :id fte rail rond flit proes t htytu it'n .1 a''nter gef~ttg giod titles to It, tli to a bh. il tthur 'omlpilly a hotily of Itinher likei getling te uper hantitl. ltay~burni thuinkls if' he tuits out we are'btani uf. htlitl to su ze us to the lwt to gi In' 's e ltnker' to tote t aybl ar'onti like a hog atfter a yeer' o 'itorn. I 'lowvetl we wats goinla' to mantke t ttptn ('d atI Ahniter, whott Mi tod in fte doortt "I'll do whtetver flitrother Aht tini la right. I ntever kntowted 'im to takt fThey 3t alltititi lookettill Abner, who1wn. ('s'miln' brandly. ..h ii. vr us. Ite "l' lt I shot git lhis t itny, h'ler tre Wtt'kied, tt w it n shot I sitve t luh "g'it,'l is ony, and then, f you ind 1( h'sI stlri', hand un b"pak what yiou. l t th is It r li k I dh '1 'ii iton' i scramblin'i memt rt d shot agh lt a1 'felleda wtasti' elhtin' abut t' enm's rest-3O1(!uh work on'i i alls fu I sakl'cIt' p to my sI'f, 'g f thibll s ti yo igt Itl yiIsI g're n lessit giin lthe Confiederney; It titit d ontt, oue ki f pi wny at me.' Sd't thik overtn, 'vtn allhifg but ag flish wounld ein'th bke 'olt benshe jelfst sugge own sda' littei nn' craled(' Itoi an' tokt' k nhout ohe is houk cld'0 dfr isone."Ibleeh r ohl theu hae whle. lfs hung on eto it til hisl fnger achi on' he~ill'($ weak a th kne'es.t~' to neve did ef s eel ed a wI ~~aye tmrm dol psI' nI goneet ls 01 thatsome odther h110np paherd for I E'th, guotermnt t all rih,' itsA hlgi "and help, fayne',t ey irooked hin ip ornt t kck agrt or tlki'for Wiloree." "0ny, Mrs.YO Bishop',"i Miller. "Thle; wtake Aar do themselvesti. Inu e faI watc Ithe peen qic et this1111 lo Wiron ddctn't como ui hereifo hi healt." uc tsal uilui "lOho, anothe' allh rt~1 at," i "andso l fte, ob~ut they mus n Won."ote alfld~g~~' "Oh, no,~ yo musn't, sadMl E B1R TO'RL ! t1e following partial lis ur patuons and the shoppin o go at 85 . All 75c and 85 o 12 will go at $4.50. cokw >0 Overcoats to go at - " "" "- j.85~ 3.50 to $5.00. be sold regardless of price. B r1mi-ention hundreds o 1at o - iters are lactened to heatt . HiI E 3 iG- STa), just ap. (11-y was ein1pty Save( for- the vlerk, ol1 1C n o wh,1; stoodin-in Ihe( coulnter Ilokn utiaCuefr overI te l tes ini the pigeonholed ky ( erin a St ro (ck on 1te. wAl. TheIr was i big "or d lwigot*in :' w n nii.hI the 11t aV * h e i 'j goll!" ~ ~ ~ ~ 011 vt'nrIva of11h11-wl.P hi!" - I < od It l w n - ww a . 'm r was10110 lue $ n . It o a with wV~O in to~ 1bi.&.'. :;u I there wa 1 '4o1 e..t e mn'st nfhin' a sho'eneS (o1:nl enth ;- S. 1o1 -t4-4 W. Eumoy, U. f Cd 1:n ia o t --nut1"inslY without b)(- 0 i. P ck nsD in;l i el r1 b4*(e y the lr :1111 then,! with- hif "A tre. for severa:l linnn'fi listeing,'~ 3'reIin! Iy the ining 14ootu~'.* ir opned iiIni' Wibson strle ou11( 41t and Nei 1 id ii thel 4otlliter. . hi:70r Inifants an h :i .i Ii o titofe i arIh veIy u go (itl cler recognI('iz3ee1 nini whoul has Signat'uro of WVilsonl thtrust his lingers into his ves4t *M. Wm. S.w ro3 bet ' ai t (1( hrw (lit n eignr I. "I guess. m (3) fior .years frio I e~i nn mke what I have last mie,"' he llnib 'go'. 13o was fin sub1)l. trainsf'orrinIg Is glanc ii to PoloCab.0i' anB lin ker, w ho hmd 11h1nilbled neross the itn. it ededt t a corn room1( :iuni I~nedl( heavily oiver t he ope~n Ijiinett is F'or solo1 l1 ri('r. "Wnti lto buy 11r3'111y ehii h'is- 1ore Eari1 H D)rug Std thei :insiwer. "Whelire are4 they ?" Boaratho --e -iu "' .Idin't fetch '('Il ill today 3,'" said Bignatturo terI iiulke ai bid (in ia dozer11 of' 'Clin anly. liis~ ii onil'pe 11 olly 1(13Creek, jest this s1ie ~'Oti wher l there ios -dmo: wth (1( oh Ii liihop's lumber para.. Illi l ionll but ti~oeeg Ple(1 was31 lookIing (131 of t lie cornercl of uir great~t, worlk in hits eye( int thle strnge an l~P21d saw hkis ironhhs. 'i -ey ii f hliii, wI)hihws lIin the ne 11(t of striking Lut cu re. 25G, aL "We don)I't h id onl produtce till we C ..' &43t~ seit," saUid the elerk. Bnhra the ' "'W'll, I reckon no hairn was 14ione by tB~ligntr nily xlhi',"' said( Pole, Wlo telt the eyes 3(3 ' of'I1 Hth tanger ol i hhu. Roil, with ai tiille hull1' ofI ap11. y at', and11 Senit It - addrlesshllg n stran11ger, (ve Itll'1 l'tilt v lV.1 V . 0 huible sta 111 inr1y,,A s iii 3 hand1( towarid te lnliluntain i' on (th i hind, e in the clteir mloring light. "'No,' m a1 (114Ihit li i teen mile on aibe1lh'e to rytshnek. Hliop's Ilace('?"C iskedl WIlson, inm';' ~i ingd.' towardl the openi door wh ichli to ( tih I)e gSoo.p alone11 ouitside andI WIlson h:14 ltaid -. hIs cigar. "Th'ant (old seniill 0wn.; A'e I'll takhe Ihat bac1 k, fr' lie don 'tI owni Ln tland itat lim'ot 3 omieltown w'1;ih Vulsoiillitig~('(Congh1(l emiedy, un Sa - "1 Ihi Vt' '(her got.ibfrIVn'wileil .teS t "I ecI4)i hae, ~itl['111 "C od, a, dm in g 3'O~i'vegot; 1111 hlebit Ie thntci oIP.' I gave it antI a nivet]i oaPoleinI."ie, 1 lii 1U I. '1'II i (113le' Ii th Il' liuYto E r sel' ui Illlie o kowIIlit 11 oo a treesl but 1he's 0gott therrioyenh WiPlon ued and then heIar said:i - A i Wive yo got0 few 11 intes wto sare?"y 60 ear "Ir:o4Ihv, -1dPl, e1~a