I It-\\`m0nu-m.~+ mu-r 2|, Igu_\ uulw u with 1; note in his hsllld. Bill .A\ixu{~.~' as the boy (-mum` down) the ulnl man can ,_ `to him am! told him to stupn mmm-m. Dun Irhuf hni-n vnn mu. thn-F99" Huh nu" ` '- L,-1M.urn,.1 xmppm I -uuln Hiuuml . |_ In ru; oul hm-c _ \\'|1u u. r -uhlo tn rest with- : me; huh wt will ll]d0_` -L-. . I. Yes.,' it is my - ". and t._hell HI -1um'y remain r. you will not .! Rh ' slmp." `V; .........I L... mt. lnpving I. " she said I. u vu ruunn - N`\' lIII|\7 ins; uhlu_ m_ ml to gasa _ CI! yuu \\ Alf?" Al! 0....` Ln \;P_.'l'\`Hy. shim J ...-u \\'I B! I nuv tins: CHAPTER II. - \ _That evening in the house of old man I Aime: there was a silent supp;-r putty. News owing friendship had been rudely ` checked and} sharp heel had been It; upon the old, maxrdlgnlty. , And it \ lucked as though a ooolnua must meet i sari]; follows . Thegtraugau had bmught 3 m atory_'with that and had left It lathe 91` ;'m, Tnd In this mystery stood Polly ` .. .nrh1 ` ' ` W. . Nag 5 word hqd been spoken Polly arose tolmwo the table. No;-ll-lodhd In and her. eouniqenauee was soriowful. IIQL . so much that there might. be I eoInpmmln- ` mg mystery, but that it In kept dark ~ -nt1..|..1' 111-- n..n. m Ah... ; with nus young wuum|..'_ "G0 on. driver. So long. old top. And u tlu-y went. _ Miss Polly." said the old mm, mg-um` tm;:_\:~.l the editur. what. do It man}? u\',ulll` shirt. collar is unbutwndqunci ? was all who laid. IVIJ A 'Dll`I`Il II nronnuwlu. - .. _ `Nellsoon learned to pick up type. and was therefore Pours closest, and most yallml companion. They were rm-elyaeen qpzu-'1; t-Hey sLr ulIod_ in the wobda like Inn-r~x,.n1\q mge!_hur u-y vlneggegl contri- Om- .nftm-noon. us tfly `were going homo . to oujuy the can] of the garden. Nell, swingiu,-4 PulIy's hand as they moved ..4.|....l.....x.I olun u|\Ax l\|lr` ...nv..- In...-. an to R1) Olly flglll Ill Ull('!', H! Hits!` [DiSSH('llg'l`l`l to the rnilxmy ten xui`h-;szdismut., and Polly tulkml tn them in hm` mm-s and than they all mnldvd nml slllilvd. ` Nell and the vil- 1a;:or9_4 \\`(~rt- \\`ntcl|iugt.l1\*m. and so Wu; old num ~.-\hm~.~s, and jun as the three men had se:m_ul t.!u-1n`:-c~}\'cs ii: trim` coach. the old` m:m.-umm'nmliug the (liiver to wait. a ` moment. walked |m'to the door nndaaida` "l am the xnnyqr of this town. - Sm-ry for you," due of the manhreplied, "\\'ul`l. by Satan`; hoof. I like that, hut ` excxxse Hm expression for Iva the strongest` 1 e\'v.-r did use; but what. do you mean by snoakin` in here without lama" anybody know yuu was cumin` `an .:uc~.a\kin` out again withut lama` anybody know why , yuu valid comer. New whnt luv: you 196 .... .. c.H u.,.. .. .. j man. oumnfnuuliug I Inn)-u you,` "\\'ul`l, expns: bu V \ c . ...irInnf Inf. [Hg I.llL`l \\'lly" _ . Polly mrula no reply, but, -loanlng to ward. looked pagarly-nt.the men. They had been looking about them. hut. upon seeing her they cemne quickly forward. and as they npnnmclml one of them called: Helln, Polly! and then each one said: }h~llu,' l"\llyl" . . Senfrnl M the tuwnsneopl were `within hearing. angl tlxey luitc-red nearto use what might fnlluw. _Pu`lly spoke to the strangers, and llneuroquustetl Nell to walk on. that.- shuwmuld overtake her. 2\'ellhesit.ated._ u\l'....`o - u-nu nlunan uunli nu!" Dnllw In. I]n.7l`uuu_\, -.. ' The old niml (nnk t.h turxwdjt, over, Naked 4 and n-turn.-si it. tn the itnnd it, but! rt-ckun mid. '1-`aka it`; In I: watch him wlu.-n he back here and t-e-ll me to Ahl um un.u..-.-m I Ivrl \\ Ilall my u "the I luv vml ed tu to any - . Split the door. old man. Tm loo.. u\v:..iz:" use um man 'eomma'nded.- who am yin: and what. did you want with tlms youiag wonm..*`_ -u:.. an .h-Ivar. So lomx. old ton" And .\lI. PDLLY. \\`ll'l'l"J mm: M a buy who Imd lw pn-Im'`~:-, u (Ix-('1-ng order w and {rum the very first 3: SI|U\\`ud .-m inmro\'e_uu-n't. were writtaju vs'iL)1_a"vjg( willzngs-N wink as thong! -light;-l upon something om...` - n ml -Hm mlirnriuln (UNI U'.].'|Xl(y 'l`Ill'll IIIU HITIIIUT uetnuuun I thug higmlivtor shall nller\'e. A show of frankness soon wins the oondencrofl sulltln-nu town. and Miss: Lopp became so evident at f2u'u'riLe gun: within a moat}: :\ftN' lnerurriml her pappr had picked up an mlditinnnl circulngtinu ol.ftj' copies. I Inarv;-luu.-g`. gm\"\-tn, 11 newspaper miracle in Brxsmulh-Id. V - `\"..n ..m.. I-.-and On -.h.'|p'. nu 0-... .-..I` - u`3_.'.uu-u thi-In: IH[l'l'l|-`H IUIHH SIIUJUCU that dignity Which" that his _(~di_tor shall 1 I... r...._.... mun: virus ULI I IHI t-o,mn.k<~ : A mum lh [(),]}]Ri' .`l \'U\V IlI'\l'l' |ll N'|N'|rl'I|Q`.n I WK thuut-her night that I should navel` ' 11x::rr_\',mn it yiyii "11! take "up the sauna nisujminn ivhy we- will live together. 'l`hore':-5 the smga. and look, there an v an-.3, `pa.u,-aem.w.~rs. men. and they are com- ing this way.-" IJ.uH\' nnuln nn mnlv. but. -laamlmr fnb |urI'\:,l exnew yuu (`unuurw any you _wm:ldu't `when yen ` were lnrought` _to tzmlcrslgud it all. ,~\nc`l we'd better go ; -'!|'"O'." the aildod. springing o 8l0,Ql'- ` Yul! slizill have a large (mm too 1. but It.- . luis ax r.-g carpet, \\-own halt aenunmnmlly M` a woluaun tlmt.llv(\.s not. far 1'r in.|Iere--`i by ha]? semirm.-umlly 1 mean thus! lm thcmght. so" much of me 3119 {rave it for haglf [:rice;_ But. you don't. mind that. do _ nu? . _ _ - ~ ' y :`\\ hnf' Olin nnnthrf-nil nun0iun' kl`. nv-inn?" KIM`: urn" 5 It did llu thqn rz_u.-h~ was prim: nvuninu has you I" V I _ Iv _ What; the semlznhnt (>1-the half price?" ` VVh-y'. t.hoI1ugcarput, of 0\|I88.`~ I did,_ not know but you nrlghy. expect velvet on tlm oor." _ Ullu Ann`: 4-LIIA H -..l.l Illa- Tnnn H. Illllllll H|lll`('ll \\VIIHU|.I|"a NIIIUHUIIIUIII. |l.lU V` ,,. _,_..m.-..,,.. W. .....--.. .....-.,.,.._`....-..u,...-....._. .. ]ll FfIlll-.3 ruc where Fmm-rs` rmgg sque2"tT-H, - ed and hit M,.u1'm numthvr. 'But the two nthvr \\jindm\js ludkul upon gtgnrjlen. rose~ mm-1 hurts mu-lthun-. the dark shndulylng l)\'f.\\'(`l'll row.-4 -(}f_ high pvus. a tnuglp of "plum |nr.~|n-s rs lung slupe and a creek. ._ _'l`m- nth:-0 of the uu"\\'s-paper was,f`uund,in.' It jnmhlud. stntu, with bliu-k and light ~t.ypus mixed together. but with the mist lallti HUUF. ' _ _My dear child." and Mgsa Igopp, It was not tho "thoug4ht,ot a carpet that hi-ought. ma Into this neighborhood. and to tel-Lyuu the truth! don't. care whether _tlge . uur mcovurexl with a rag or wlth iuivyy du;st,.. ~ ` . _, a'At\I. Y 'I.... I...'.\... o|... I ..l...Il NI". wnn ' .t'|'Iug wul, . ....I.I uu|u_u. u rith |ll" k. .. n`t\ OH! D01`. .--L'2_. ,. 5 ' _Go1n'; Min Polls )1` Alma asked. xxgsu. ~ . =-on, nus: know that '1 Quail 1 mu1~4e you are not stupldwith 1 Hull: mu] |riln.:I'rl}uI nmnnm-3, I .',\'| V VI ml upc nml Men l'l`(|lll'l.l`ll at-u IU wtun un, uuua -uuhl N:-ll lwsitated. u`t. ' _mu pl:-awe walk nu?" Polly In: I. H! sunn catch up with you." * I pbe_\-ed. tlmugh not withuut. mut- L; an nlajuvtiun. and Polly stood In the talking to the strangers. Whiti- ,.iI. mu.-un? \\'hy \wr'they so familiar Iugr nnd why slumld Hsln` d|_:lI'8 to nlnm-.' Tlwy turned and slo\\'_ly ml tu\\'eu`d the stage conch. which was out again at mm-, to take passengers .- m'il\vny tn 1ui"lc~s.xlistaut,'nIn,l-Polly Ll m Lhoyu in tones and than xldud . NI-ll t\utl_ is were watching them.`audao Ainxuw, mud jugc as;-he Emu bag! .| iu the` old` ._._._.\.....R...a 0|..- a-Iduluuu. 6.. -..h. a. `U yllll "Fl! H01: 2511!. i and kilxnfrfgd 1 1 \v'}1.go over,:ig rm. \'uu [nun Uuluiuy, uu~..._. .... `JJB Dl'0.\[ll`(`l uf `:11 coneierem-c nu (haul: `Iensmlon. Yo.-ur nl` pet!" for on livixig in funeral tickulx. _lu.\: his sheet. .urgi'ug his overthrow the [M oouutry.. The idle-I` hnll nutde way fur R hm. the mayor, shn block his ppm. ask 'Ine'm. 'l`m,w_mlix,r 5 -strong H rt-profrf. he stud. ,. r_n'ungr'y 1 `I `} Inn In-u \ had lnmz been an ap- , \'v'lL\L lvrmight llboilt-, u number the.puper inmruvwm-m. 'l`hu pnrengragnhs `ilhjn with Niger phat made the uvink though their eyes hnd something too bright. for :ul'tht` editnrinls on national `and iuual .~mbjects were_set'fort.h with min? Il"'|ivVII" Hm "IIPIHQP dnvnnndn I|l('ll ,_l.) ,$3PI"|l`I1t .IllIlIHHV9'l\'UH] hug, the sport of av";-ry dog ` L|ni~n-ifTTtYn51ii"mnusemont, ruc'E' W'H3."r'r`?ii3F`ifiiE"[ K M. ufm But. 1dm\'_s gr gmjdun. I re shmlu I; rmv-~01 aging} 1...- - I.`...`.. ..... .....I .. ........L ..... ........ ............... .. ........ go uver,xiglnt. now," ` - 1&9 Lopp was iuptallod in it 1; an uld-fa.uhiuued_housu. Hm- xwluws'umIimusled; the (lru\\':-is; mm cow tlmt. looked axstholfg _ u pmvhed, lmfimz no often I _h-,r.a-i-rule .huixsm.vi\'es; the ` :7, the sp Very dug that -if \\'hlu`,uit' R]Illls`t'lll('llt the _` 1 ton -some, one to talk to."!` ow I cmx.ro.~sist.s9 strong ,l!I ` qpp replied. r' A . , _~ ow min `t-m1hIn`t KEV V01! 3 \\`t.`l'\!`St'|. lUI'l~II V\'lllI the farmer demands .,|........... \ ..|...... -01 W , _ *on1du`t `._.g I.-nv liko yfn;.'. 5 nvnllmun uugm. I told I .....`..... the \\`lmhl town 1:: uugul.~uuu u:a- mu uuuo tllnw mun, .~a(r:\ugv own at (hm, come here and cull;-I you l's>lly. .-\ml mu` lm in the mm-uln`_Ilu-_\' will I:-llyou um. you better git. om. 'I`h;p what!" " mt mu them to no to a place not on the school nlnps; but well located ln spiritual geography." ,` "V Rad. than can .wu to talk mnvoid am`-ngm. tint; it won't. do to tell `lam no such xx thlnx. Tlxere It n w J by whlolx` the Wllult` all.-til` may be made 3 uooth." ltd ls smooth enough now. she replied. I'll be dlned lflt. is: it`: aslollgh as t toad`: back; but we can smooth it. New hera,'_ ,` ho loeuml towanl her. `'1 any new here. you mam*y'me and the whole affair wlll be settled. (or they won't. dons to talk _. about the wife of the mayor o! this wwn. Huh. what do you any? You see thsi I've got about the best. plnce Around here. and L was down the creek yesterday .e\'enln' and that non: Is 1011:` 60 turn out man`- ntmus. lush? You on no right down to the store And undo out no `dollars won-lh nu snort;-`huh? Then Nell can help,yon right along In the printing once and It nlmnu. cost you 9 cent Al I told you once belong, you u_lo`"eo powerful _ lookln . }T?nlrtuvdetin"tgoHknuslt. tlni ll. o\1|\l:,to have, but we can`: expect `every- thing at A woman from the city. you know. _()I:. I know I'm slain` old, but I bet ado} luck I can jump over um been pole 5-right nder." _ W V . (continual on Page Resell. ; nun." _ . _'.l`he crowd ntuoal about the door. waiting for him to come dc.-wn.a,ml when he-did _ tkdnowho were bx-s_t. nqlmimed with his ` and _nnd au-evwbrn co'nntemu;ce agreed that holoqkd yo-an younger. Now \V-hat, Iioould K all mean.` The mystery mu tho I: . __ _ . _ H. -2. hold on a minute." old Aime: call: uu'uI.|Iu|l' l`.\\4ll-SU IIULII 1 `KIMB- uuswor mu tAlm't,, v(-ill`,3`mIP an-u, uuvv All I-hut. `ym; nu-d 16' know; Mr. Ajmes. i fun shall lgnuwl in ('imo=." ' Huh. in tune? Hut whzmwlll-the plh uf lhlx tuwui thin wln they come m_ nmtu n?!-0ut.~` ni"Id`"' "put. them owvith 'y-fur suyiu` that they shall know ln.tim_e! I gml. lujm. when tht) pqople of this town want to know A thing there niu` no aich , . ,,m`Mm.,nEE "'3 is an cu-rniryuutil they ud out. dud unless they nd out befere the nxt. election Pm: In-atengts sure as a horn. and I've, boon xim yoi* so lung_ now that 1 cam'_t. quit. set down here now and tell us,` won't \...n 9" . can." , , - "Gad, I believe you have plnyed; but that nin t. mm l_ mu tn lalknbont. see this!" He tmwhed his shirt. count and it wns fu- telmd with a horseshoe nail. "Been I thNnt.enlu`_;u git it tons long thine and 30% H :....o I|.uI1RI\ hnnnv nf \-nu dun`! vnn nan) "` ll` hskud. ikkxnv usxml. . . > "`Somethin powerful Important to both of us. but you`ll have to lo: we git at it. in. my own mu\ud~qlxxut way. Byjhls than-hole um-u ix clinp\1.~mln' the fact that dime men. strange mm: at 1301116 (`anvil Polly. And ms-.' be in lht ...._..;..! lhnv n-"I can run` that won Imam 1 unmx." tn?! wmuul nvpueu. `. V` I gad. I. guess, youfru right. , You 51- . `- ways raise me one; must hufe plaiypd poker ` in your time." ' Hm. if I Wain tn nlnv ndker I mhrht. mic ; In your ume-._' , ~ _ ' _ But ll` I were to play poker I might. not Always mine; I might. someix1ie'*slmp}y call." ` |:!...| `I kniinnn can inn:-A nlnvndu Inn lkn umuuunm _y.u gu In nur on lung uum nuu gun ; it just ugwflu honor of you. don`: yuu see! . But it. ain't. nozhinto laugh at. Will you_ ` let me tail you aometl|ln`!" uv-.. I am umina h-'\ nlf. haul A fnIr`n|n. 18!. Ill!) '11 you uuuwuuu I Yes. I am going to alt how a fowmcr ments longer." - ` Dou`t. exactly like the way you put it, but I reckon his all right. He was silent, fumfpllng with the mull at hiaool- - - lar; he sighed deeply. threw his hag bu tie gruuml..x.hru.-It his'hauds luto ms `K1418 and leeuml back against.` the vine- woveu lnftlce work, And in the twilight she cuuldmm that his men: was h,&l'd-'IB- and his cuummmxuca eager. - , ` -What. were yuulgolng to tell n|e!.nl: ' S ....|....I `I The queation u ujiwhethnr ahndqil. ` or ndlu time should goyerp_ the calming` orbanoomo M Hnmmon. `.`.\'e1l, the vk~\\' and we upinion_`of 3 v1l- )nge'nrv lwcemxrily mu-row; here people ai-9 suspicious of sL_rz_|g1'gers and Ma ever on the lookout l'ur`nnIoppurtunl_ty `to suspect `one Mother, so it. would be-qtllte impomh , bl tonne to umka _an explanation that wuuld be sari.-atnctpry to them. . ..._. _ nlhu ......-|.r..- Dull um. nun -nob. nu. ! 1nue'L'(I, Wlum wuu I: urn-y any. 1 1 And wp want. Jo know want u. Ia. um negor saw that wiomrun befum. and why should ym; have hnpomun lmninesa with 5 hr? We clown know but she`: some fa , American Institutions. 3349 anarchist coma hex-arm blow uptbese ` ` .'!`he editor laugh:-i!\ and for the u-at Lime *1! hh"tl=efeIIt asmndidnte for the legis- n Shah: nothhig of - the sum?` he ' To tell y5n the truth she hm; just .h`H`lIy pgper for A year with the pftvi-` ` " _ 5yiua,and`sba assures me that it UUIIIBKTQ | iumlhol and WM mighty i: lll`, Hllllllug nlnlyleu wlun nla aurnw uno. ' and it. \\m's some (hm: before he spoke. , Hm.ter` i$ was last.-nightJ`ha st\id._ lloiftgn-t.xau it ways night} heron; lug, "I think. the woman` replied. lam! I mnmzn vnu`:-n I-In-K1,. \r'dii Al- womu DE snlllcgury Lu tuvnl. .., _ , _v `~`But. my dc?tu- Poll) . you can make an explanation man will be /satisfactory to Wnn" ' , llll' INN you I" -v..< ,0! `That. in all you need to lumw." - `~\ 1. \'e's.. They} cisnxa kn}! `the-y wen; . Not benslu.horlu"--exous`c Inystvreugtln . -no. it ain't. Who did you know them!`_' I tnlghi have me them in A city." Huh, "wlmva that? Mlht. huvb `met ` thbm In a city. but why? 'I`hnm what ! want to know. DIdnf&jrou`hmr.uno of menu refento me an `old-mp,` am} l v'beeu _ten_ yg.-rs m?\ym- bf this town} Huh. didn't. youlumr mm 2\nd~ why, then, shbnld ' ynu hu\'u`nlet.'t.hau1 in as city; 61;, nnywhero L-l.~'(-`."' .u\\'\..;.. I .._..L.|.I.'. -..... u..._- .......... ....... Ia \`K`l| ll` Pnily l'p|i.t\d: in 1;` pin` ........... -- _ -. Sunni ncq\min.ml wi lmppeixiugz that the this pIace_is mm! neither happenim; u mnmn nnv nu 'nn.\2 cnllru: nu_\ II: In)` frielltls. ....'._...- Iv.\II Y) wurr_\ yuu. _ Oh, it doesn't. worry me so,.J couu~rm-d,` lu`)gx;lmt will the 1 Indeed, whac_r\mu`t they say?" H\'ulI tin: visur nud Ihn nnihi -` CHAPTER I. ` What ivus culled bx union revlvul mu i `rogres at the principal meeting lunm-. i roamllc-Id, an old and gullit-(I villngv i the a_0ut|*n\ -.'u.~Lex`n pzirt. o! >1\{is'smiri, am the `ex'lm_ru~rs, vigorous tulvocutus -of chnngtfuf hvurt Iuxd. purpose, wg-m .w:u-x `in their work when tlw slight ulu-_x17f .u.u.nn-. '.u-.;it.n'n..-.9 urn\.AI nlnhl H.u~(`url` cnscr " _ . When I probably met them y perhaps! was not. awaxe than tt gingto rm-It-r to you avoid mp ? Null lmlghed. _am_l`th0 old hall at his kuzul. "Well, 1'mw,"\\{u`l-| say I cunl\ln'L help meeting tlaeuf," hm hm, wu_cun t'suy tlmt yo/u_ had `in so well vucquuiulml with them u ' them all you l"l1y. l ml. I d- ygm Pnlly, and I'm tlu.-`nmynr (of LI 'TiI`uIT1'}Wi~' l'T~'"'l"0TTel'x years this July. Iutul. Hopi-" tlnu/Lurxl fwil xumm.thnc-vx(:uso"lmth lands. ll uus\s'or llu\'t.,W-ill'5glIP" _ , K-lmt -ym; tu know, Mr. .-.. I u ..|...H l~....-an .. n.i.....`H 3_'uu.'j V I V ,_ V ' Not. this evening. yell." I'm golngldnt iutnu!gun):-n."\ V ' A l . PulI'_\' wummng in the summer bonds when N1-Iljnsiliqd her. They were silent for R tim_e and then Null zsaid:~`~`l am so` nm`?y.Ilmt anything should have hamx-ndd. [\\':|s as happy as I-_ coulcflie until then. "'1?-.ll nu-. dear, what it all means. and 1'11 , pmmise ['0 stmxd by you. no matter what it, is. furl my think so xn'uchnt y`c`m. I do, l`ul'y, 1 luve-you. in fact. and uo\\' it/does grjeve me so- to have a ' xlngfconue lio- vunxnn 41".: " umxow, my dear, but am".-r awhile 1 . .Y.nur fmhdr is calling yuu." ' : rhagqnimm gate.-. wpinx the uame' of hi; gjaxxghtor. And, |shu had come to him. luwiug left_ r sitting on a bench In the summer . 0, the` old ,fellu\\' said: .\'el|. 30 II. Iuxnau and at-xv Olnutn till I` surna- LIM: Ulu gl1uu\\ allll-IS Aiuu, 5V 0 huuse l\BdL`l)`H1L'l' an I come. ht-n I dprcouw _I may have some ' .- iutnregtin` news for you." ,2 .... ..~hl..... ......].-Inn nu`-I under." '4 ` (0_mInuul gull %.- _ ~ \` took: her lmndgand. 'l`hc-re are - manynteai .Mld some of them `YUIIH. Qllb I l'\llUu_llI I ninml with those xugl ; Hwy should mute in nn.~.v|..ns hnnu~...nh UH \\ uuuy ed Polly ;lll|l|,Jll`llIr8 LU t`llUllll HI ozuiness on ue part of beg of you not to lot it Lnsweruu. _ -' wlmt arevyon going to do with it!" She told nu : t.o'm,ka it to the editor of .\__ an: ...I H Nun vuuww ..u_-.. "1-D - My `come to miner hapxn-uing; and :nnunmt.s to enough ta .. '|r\ncn an H... nun! nl ` IIUIIIJ nlI`2&ll|\`-3 \'l I theIuInight- sec haul should have I hl. LI... .. nu J u. on. replying, and ' y in the summer the bench near .l.l IIIS KLHIW nnu. zl. holding it,` eatums of life ll" might. seem -.nl.I lunligu Lg. g,11-{Ls I . people sgyf m - UHI IL`! (-0 Rib , dmi'l. -ut this town- ; chin co`f1" I fwill' ln_K.lIe , 1. llc\h.uow ` 1 ye-in-x ago ,- the-y wen . Q )1 V ` ` rntchod '. ' that you I \\'nnI nn "LIl_l' IUIII II the S1-milu-I.` --\v..n 1... .. ||\I,`l" Il.'|lI"\.l fit ll lllll nmi ix tn buy. .``I (In )ut~I h.~4'u `all 1 aka him. nmlj ..1..... I... .......1., H 1""shme.t-hing'of t]1'sore,' 1 felllers gzigglin`} ll,u|.s. 1.. tlmm stood `about applailnled he Boy handed him the f."_h- said, speakingln 3 _ and time here thing. `lxlt. tm1m'm_`ul ain't. um umb- .v. ..-|. l)....J i IV "I lmvu nu uluc nu `.`l' have inxpbnnc Lusi- It." The boy , I tvll you. A , you yo !1lJIg:|` s to kluulfs at." unuun lb 11 lI`Il_l~ un- sun here. Give me -,Im amm Rs`erx-av I5 |~Ilt`I|r VQIIIIB :\J|l .m-d forgive me I9!` the I)eclm'Miun of tvr bofure eithr,-of j luvs than thing sa,\'., h'e.=imt--3 1. Ain'tIthe 3-r nl, and .4 v!..... .... U61. IAW luv an-37 n, I In: mayor ofjhis tmvn. ` ah)`: it my bllsi!\t`.,~1~3 kn derhapil` business goes ox that.lhi11;z.~" The ldh-1-.4 who stood the mayor and the boy note. Here, .A!f._1u- 5: .yonm{'feIlnw, rend H1 is my but 1.... L . .. |\a ).'lI ll(J\l.I` N-1-and it.-`-` u the idlers. Wat! Think L what ygu . ..... IX... LIUIUN \\ M5 hvztyTn:rrrf" mn culled. lf'll| . " the ;)1d 15, in :3 dm sxulluxg: . "They may ha. miss, ht Idmft like` t.he~- . nthe feller said wh_,-u `as seed the wild out. He was iilem, lung ennngh_,tq un- butlon the top buttmi of his shirt` on then 7 he want am .``We understand than `you l_ have kqsed the paper here. and we'd like _ L6 know why..fm-when {A paper is leased E them is genetally smneyiurt. of ax to ha |.. | . l mime any too well. b15't.we'll let; that pass, I - gnvIInel,s0] {vnnld jugs like so ask` yea; 5" what sort of 4;: you hqve" brmghtfw; h - -..\ .53 ' LIVI1 `RIFI Ill Uul I0} IV In. _LIuu Viv nun-u i done much , this time and the meetin clusegl uH1`_i*." ____ __ - I tlmupzln .you were the man, and I am than-furs 1: little 5|ll ]|I'is0d`l0 llear you,sit_\7 . gm a tr!` 7 wnrmg yum an ervuu 3` 1.. 9,. 0:`:-n Fm.-u 6'.-\ \r_u\'u " = `I gnu &Ilt'_l' rnrlu In; penrile In turn from Old A'_iu1e.-1 puffet with his smuv lmt. ' her boukaxul lnuket ...'..I.... \'..u 3'31-in Ullllli tllvul I._Iu'h' U1 pmlju. Ul' nu) uuug Ul that sort. for yuu see tuuuiry people pride themselves on bell! mun: n-sp`ect.able" tllan most any other folks are, audlhe truth is . lhey have to b`e mighty particular and all tliat sort of thing, -,rhich I hope you will I uzalersgauad ajithuut any trouble, an the q'u.s-Lions I want to ask you are 8 mply. thesa'heI-6': How did you happen t.6"come I...-m,.n uni..." . UIIuK Il:`llInv, nruu u buckskin at hnnw 1lIgco.rub' my p :la,-zse There was a Litter qu`eu{ :}'si these: "hm": h`l`I3'1'llld--" 3 Anti... .-HA l`up\~\ ulu _\uu I the \\`0l11\ll lvmke thq book and mi ` bid maul. And sh a study of him. hi: s. bushy eye cumv HEIEI. ".\!i:-L23. ta thiec hI.`l`l!,?:'|' \\`unjd you I u\l.. 'I\.'\f :'Pull_\`.". \\ (Il|_l\l _\'_Iru Ilnll My Jathr`: reuxemhrance 1 nan." 1...}. I vi rlruurxws I_ur thing. but f .he papers nnvnh nhfl. 9 thnt u i smilil 5|"`1. r mg in mm. ` ".\li:-s, you are nsniuuh licklvd us I wast: bggugx you. Hath, d(m L you `t_.hvru`sn bug on you? I have ganu cumn\au_de_d aigumldu.-glol` am wnn1en~ folks and ma H31 dry`! laugh at any more than _n"u'u-.-nr in`-I p. we ` "3 0!! run. but wtml `want . | \ n it!-hem`: to the iwlied. IlU| Ll.'l' EIHILI II; W$| ]l3IrI\.|" A llvtlvv-` he observed. _` '- ; ~ J . , _ _. Yes. or day .bel ore.-yesterday. -e.itl}er," "I mud. I I-eyckon Ziwiu an-"e risz'l1t.' . She sluwxy [llI`H.l`tl hur Item! and lmkingx _.o_..:..|.r ..o Li... _...l . I Kl \\'.'I`' I -\Ill|I I IlI_|. I_Il I a slum. w,)1il1- ugu. I lgeliew ~- "`Yuu are _l`i|;Lt,. I-_`ul_\ve'\ y 'yuu` 95 M. the old mum. and, clanplngier hands '1`|}g: wmm threw downl.h'b0ok~-.l:1ugh- luxak of her head. learned hick. a 1.... an hifn laugh-` ."; Whnt' are yum ! I ,can`t l'u:ul? I think?" \\'lx\' 1 AL . ......m. ; M llllg Ill um v'_ ing M him. 7 'iI' 9 I:uu'|\a. Ilunu) . noticed lhnt. I v wa\suub'un,uv: : y,zrn_\".sh hair: L` HlUV\ l_\ _llII'l'll I a{-ht at h'un amid \-I '. huh, it K-_he .5! znru [rum ll`l\ Uluu5 \H|_\ .\. nes puffed M191 fanxwd lninxself m~.m- hm Thu wnnmn hmk un lg. IL .311`: ' Lot. .M.=i.`_\ ruu would I IL: . -_ k I , |i~\`er known an. annmhlst, ` th'e young wommi answe r 1 -- \. - ummu \\ u_\ , 1 L;.'u| \.m the 2Xpl'e.~`.'- iHll---I rem] th Indeponda-nre at n unusu- you was b0l_`l|. What. an. All!" , 1 `iwkc. It was all 1-igm. co* old lady and all that am-to! . mm what I can gather from '_ Lopp ii: a sort. of annnmhislr Ir?" . n ' ,~ ' I .)11rre\'9\`als. B11: we lu\iu`t. time ,'n l|I|l'lI|I u u A s;tjl. rat killing I .....J L1.-.1 ff : '51 om; RE" Ill. ISIIIIJI5 you` how ` )u happen tmcom hero 9" .)ke in, `1-nixinsz lxur eyes from mi `ly xing them upon tho lash appeared to be making . his squint (-yes, his purple eynnln-u\vs. fut. nose: and she us lxxgonx of his cotton shirt. ed at the top, revealing the on his chest. lint before she ndxlml; still looking at it Vseetned. an enjoyable! nf hie nli-n.u-nllhn~n Int Inn '1 it was yistidy, I rbelievo. ti-H111` numb ` w `ll-\ 'UllI Ill ll_l l'< Tin i mi li{x.o"iu : in the church just Ir...-..u" ~ Jun ' \ _ `Alf apellml and splutu-real for a moment or two and (turn mu! the mlluwing: = M? Dun Sm: Men 1111- at rmoe mum pm-- ' lot` at the hotel an impurumt b|Isil\9s. Re- Iizeetfully. , ' l uu.\' 1.0m-." I`|un nlrl nfnn tnnk f.hP nun. lnnkl-(I at if. I'm the mayor at a'l1 let {hint ijwzsp ' um 1-nnr ninnn9,'.`. ` to {:0 on with. ~' you |1ap'pem;ed 1 ')`lJlll' lflllllliu" ~ , {amp and in . I. wan~call_Ll tnlie TIDAM` fur him. Don t pmiifnnnrsg ntrm on hr!` a(`(`O|lllt-. gnu tlan Sh? can take (`aw of hvrst rmfl; I gad. I mu 2.-ue cm`-6,-.4 |l111.:h`,_\' hlzune nigh it; but I `exgunxesixixn is as liLtlu_tno stm `tlmt thiuksm muvh `of a re! lIixd`l mil`. the Lord (.0, exquse "Hm. hold on and tell us so her. AM` insisted. I, dun :. know a blessed th gm-1: that she's all ri,ght."'a ,;._..I.,.._I-- ..-..A 5.. k.-...... U` 'n'nl, 1: am`! you an thin`! . -..L uni`! pm; say you wun LI . > 3 The vlulmr hnul t.\ken'n sent. on the piano : sloul mil not uugrauefully _w'-an sluwly ; turning herself half round hand then back. * She wgu II comely girl and l: -was evident um: she was the hello otthe nelghhgrhmxlg and it was : also evident um shamrell no- . thing for this distinction.` that ulna had, studied and read hem.-ll beyond my com- I punlunshlpthnl. the vlllngo .m In. oer, ' and that Ilmply in `be ulnulngd, and long 1 since grown uresomq to her. Mus new never forgot that gileaalnn plcuu-0. tho dark eyes lml! humorously pladlng. uh` aandgnt hair caught. up he!!! slid than ' if by graceful and yes carelenl 651"! W9 1: easing face and yet 3 oounbennuce bo- Hpeakillg Itreugth of wlll-phynlctl vitml`. undgruce. *. .- u\'..n nu.-. ....s ......'..n. 1nnn)`f. " Hm nlrl .-`UH! I-H" jest. no to run 1 -.....'.... lrlilll HUI dun : In` dnughte) like hrrl . sheep do ` you'd git sunuff fn lwillgl Of lllutlpll l)9.`ip(UiB (nu |urL'I-u un- d2.p1'lll1[!ll(`l' nlf city I-if:-. , .`.-`vlu- pzful nut the `- liglm-st` In-ml tu `.l.- gazes hunt upon Iwr, but." with easy {rm-dnln took :1 (want. and ` m0_(lz-stvly turned lwr eyes tuwzmi tlw altar where the unuurm-1'.-s in split and slrivun.-(vl _ accents were pjtixaiL'Ii'mi_i1|g that the `old . ' Adam 134 m within t.h(-nnnight he vast on-t.. into ut rdurkmssx. And now the whis- peIwent muml: \VIin is she and \\lu-re did 19 cnme f_ rnni mul wlmt is she doing L,,..-..n C... . .4` ol... ..l.:l.|.u.n ..H-nluul n'nx I`) IHU V\Il.Iy J nd some pkF-'4 mum 1.: s'f.lIl m. i QNIIKIRLQT AVIIII "V9! wuu HIE. Illu yuuu lu-r.', Oh, she can more. books than 3 |t-r.-aw, always 5 chaw1n' `am, and gual:n3_wall togeth 1'. She`: too l`i;:M. snnnrt. fur thin town. and ynu {sud ha-rcquld trur tn-,':-thx-.r riglit we'll. Well, l_`Il SUN!` In-rnn=rtn-suiyun. Irecknn you are all, '.L`!L~iY\\'i!1)'()ll nmlerstaud u\kiu' a ,.._ ..n ::.....| .131. H Imam-Ice.` r_ 1' .. .. You must. not any you won`t.," um girl went on. gmng Miss Inpp no mm; to an- _ 4nwer,.f,until you kuow how much in need 0!: ionuiblo companiun I am.` Fn:her~- -uxdlet me request yen not mpay any ~ mpiiou toms st;-nng expregssionu 191- he ' _ y thehest. maul yo`-1 aver saw-swell. en.-rythiug ho ern to H311 n my ass. but he om`: do so very much. w. helm: uni,-vi |~ mm. and 1 Bill puneu anu uuumueu n. ` ' .\!_iss, I'll be slnlhered_-now` that is . really the strpugest t'xpl`I_.'ssiml E lI.~'M3-" 3'91: dunk . sortm` pm nw'nW*'*" - '- B wou"t. you tell me somet-hi_`u" algqut VOW" anlfl" wuu It 3 self!" ..\`tn. mu 1" ~ __ U - Why, yon,-I will give yo'un'\y tendist conde:wes."- -3 UN. now. here, d'nn ~ cljnw me; I` am mu iuayor of this tmvu. I tall )'U|.|,?'*""1 if ..'.;.. . .. .......in-.lmn- \-nu lmd`. ... ..':.d..| on .. nun \ I a [M I In in .'n_ I uud . him-. Don't lurrymnraglftouonn'vn ' um account. gt-utlmu_t-u, he mix!` a r take hc-rsolff and if she `t; l take mu -e.nf_her or mme `}:'_v |xla\lI|el1.{h ii; I rcackon that. rv-~~in:n is limo tun strong for at man :.Llniuks.n.~n\u-ln'bfn revival as I do, `I uk m,ex;use mo." _ , V mi: somcthin' about ".= H` , - V - 7 don't blessed thing about her ` -11: sl1o s all 1-ight.,'1ml'd _that s 111,-; burly n_eed;m kgow." _1 mrsly nfu:r\mr?Ti'yuung woman called ' 3:9 hotel. int.m_d_wced herself t9.t-he ` .1138!` um! said that following tho 1111- ; of her father she had come ti; a.sk`.\!iLs _ to.bou_.rd with her. "W"1mve-a : Lt. blgold-fuhiond house. aha saidhf ymrmty have `all the roum you. want. .. o`n'uny_you'.wtpu`L .-Wm you plant -3 gnu vnn nnn`H"-"` ' 1 mw um.-r uauwunca.-4. nuu uun nut u ...w pefwent Who (mm and __l_)gg-.e_?" 'Smm= uf the children cliiulml lip- on the i)t`|IL`TlS tvu-.~mru at hen`, and Old Mill ` Aime-s_, ul\\"2|3-sxa h_(xld nmn,`lniolu- straight . W at her and ah0llt_4:(_l his oxhortmion as though hr \\'o1ul,1_Lhn\'(s her h(-'lia,\'a that she had` m'ri\'e3l just` in: tim to.esc`:me the "1?\wfu`1fm-_v.to cmne. `But. the xvugnnu sat there not. the least. disturbed: and wlu-u the S8r\'i}`eS wx-re hrmught, to A close sh 1 got up \\'it.huI1L/luukingr, nhuixt her and ' "walked strnig.rlnt.\vn'_\' In the tm-eI;n. .u short distance dawn the: .-atr'N't. IL :\ppmre-ml that she hml ulrvmly 1'I1g'ngNl n. rwnn, fur , ahewnlkvd uiistuir-s without lmlting; :u'ul _ . !..u-mnmnnr.- Inn-t n hnv u-nnm dawn ;,`.':.;4J.i la-ht ly.` 777$ VT` BVHII |\F l'IIlI I` I `.*x-pill with nu`. I vqplus and 1 cu \' tilnn " III \\W |'('lli1Hl of hi `go the lug! \\'h0 tom cl . 1... `IIVK. . ` -n t. an'ythiI_\_g jn _-u'L lllllld.l\'l,H[l1.! ` `r_vtimdo[ .x-My l -at a`\\-bile, `but In nut. work I Imu- 2 paper and play v H: n-n-1Ivnnr-an - in v -`ll I3: _` Ull ll L`I'B|aClI\I LIILN-I It (u ,`-:n.-_'_ K nnd as ruchad the door aim. J. L, uuur ` - only I hnpe that; lay ,th1{hlm:ks|nit h xn fu1R'exl\ai1cl H`:\_H *vn'I~a and` At . Hm: nu, the 3|} I-(Jul . but Ll`yun. Inngvu n ma he left his p_a\p(="!`TlMl ' 1. I0 llll mm lulu nun us su-11.: `.`Bu_\-. what l_m\'e you gut t fellmv .m~k_L-Ll.` n .u.._:.-.....uI.hu-Kn!