Part 14 (2/2)
”All right,” assented Jack ”Here goes”
Le the road He was a particularly unprepossessing rowth of whiskers which he never seemed to take the trouble to shave off, and they stuck out like so many bristles in a half-worn toothbrush
His teeth were yellow, and his habit of chewing tobacco was not to be commended In short, he was a ”shi+ftless” character, and nice persons had very little to do with him
”hello, Lem!” called Jack pleasantly
”hello,” was the rather surly answer, and Lelance at Jack It was not often that the young and wealthy Jack Kimball condescended to speak to Lem Gildy, and Le to make his voice sound natural
”Don't look as if you was goin' aze on Cora, and the beautiful girl could not repress a shudder as she felt the bold glance of theto turn around,” declared Jack ”I' back to Chelton That's where you're headed for, I take it?”
”Sure That's where I' walk thisin the blacksmith shop?” asked Walter quietly
”No What made you think that?” asked Lem quickly ”If you think--”
Then he stopped suddenly An indignant look, that Lem had assumed, faded from his face ”No, I wasn't workin' there,” he went on
”I--er--I just stopped in to see about gettin' a piece of iron”
”Well, do you want to ride back with me?” asked Jack, ondered at Walter's question
”That's what I do, if you're goin' my way”
”Yes, I'll turn around in a minute Go ahead, Cora and Walter Get back as soon as you can”
Jack cranked up his car, got in, and, running in a half circle, steered it to where Le
”I ain't ons,”
remarked Leuess nothing will But, Le,” said Jack
Thelike this, his ot any money,” he whined
”No, it's not money,” went on Jack ”I only want you to help ”
”Look for Suthin'?”
”Yes; along the road”
”What's the matter? Lose part of your autymobil?”