Mr. R. Hawes Short Story

Sitting in his cell smelling the fresh lumber and listening to the rhythm that the carpenters uses as they nail the gaols, Richard Hawes closes his eyes wishing desperately to be anywhere but in the cell where he had lived for the past few weeks. Fleeting, Richard thought, April used to be his favorite time of the year. Whispering, he said “I should be in Atlanta with Mayes”. as he envision the new life had grab at with both fist. Mayes Story Hawes, Richards new wife, was sweet, biddable and society. It was Richards lack of society which caused his plan to go south. Who would have thought an innocent little blur in the newspapers

Columbus, Miss., December 5.- Mr. R. R. Hawes, one of the most popular employees of the Georgia-Pacific Railway, and Miss Mayes Story, daughter of Mr. J. D. Story, of this place, were married this evening at 3 o’clock at the residence of the bride, the Rev. J.W. Price officiating. They left at once for a visit to to his relatives in Augusta, Ga., and a bridal tour of the East. There were no card and only a few friends were present.

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“Daddy”, Richard hear may say again, “I am cold are you sure this is a good day for this trip”. Pulling out his flask of bourbon, Richard offered it to May, “this will warm you, honey”. Shaking his head to dispelling the memory, Richard thought through of all the lies he had told, he was no longer was the truth and what was fabrication. Shaking his head, Richard tried to remember what he was doing. Yes writing a letter to his wife, Mayes. One thing he was certain of bourbon was no longer his poison of chose. You would think a lush like, his wife, Emma could get so drunk on fast and still be so trusting. Once Emma and her daughter Irene were drunk it had not taken much effort the hack the live from them. Watching there bodies sink to the bottom of Lakeview Lake had been ecstatic; there is noting like the when a good plan comes