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About The west shore. (Portland, Or.) 1875-1891 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 26, 1889)
WKST SIIOKK. Around ypuii the hunt and a landing waa iiih1i j near the wood. A abort time later the rutin 'iirty : met on tbo inumh aide of tlx river. "Soye'n down ngin!" aaid Hurkee, a he ahook lunula with the young man whom Kd bud called Mr : IInwkcH. "Jot toll ini he waa xMi tin' yi but j bow' thirt, Mr. Kip wi th a pair o' bird, an' you not ! none ? If I reinemliera right," it grin moving bin f - J turi-H, " you uhisI to U tin gunner." " Yen," llawkea niiHwored, aotuewhut ruefully, " Kn'd'a my pupil." " Well, I've Hii-n ye bring Vin down afore today," anid lurkce, "nn' I know ycr capable of it. So aehool'a out, eh ?" "School' out fon'vrr with ua," rl llawkea. " Thin i our bint trip to Kex. We've (jot to go lo work, Sum." Hurler' bulbil relnx-d nain nnd again. " Work!" lit ahouted, "much work you'll do! Hoy a wa 1 bom wcth bunk full o' money left Vin, mi' that j money Vuinulntin' fir over twenty year ! Yor work'll In to nM-nd tin income!" with another rnr. "Hut when' Hrighiini? Hi uaed to Ih one o' ycr crowd " " Arthur' at tbt bonne," Kd annacnd, after a pnuae. "Yea," aa Haw km iiiadi an ricUmatioii of aurprinc, " In come down bm' night an1 got into the winder 'tbout wnkin' anylntdy." Then ohaerving tin angry Hindi which fprend over Haw km' fan, he add ed quickly: "Mr. (irillia V hen, Ham, ye'd letter j come over thia afternoon, we'n' goin' out after durka; j yt aint ae'ii Mr. (irillia fer a long (inn." " I'll Im over," Hurkce anawcred, a In l took bimaelf to hit Imat. "I want to m-e Mr (Irillia, I want to argy weth him 'Unit the condition o' tin men l in bia milk I've gut mine pintera fioht my chuma. ; Itoh Harr an' Hill Munaey. II. ib an' Hill aaya there' j got to Ik troiiblo in Millbury. I think Mr (Irillia ought tcr know It. I'll U over, lya," and I hi boat darted up tlii atn am. " I think I'll Mart f..r home today." aaid the young man who had beii Kipp'a mrting mmpaiihui ; "No ymi won't, I'at'ern!" riclaiuied Hawk--, nlmrtly. " Hrigham'a being here im d lint bn-ak up our party. If you'd only aland up and face him," j with aoinn impatience, "be wouldn't nag ymi an. , Well, no matter," aa a iiiick (biah covered I'.tlern'a heavy, handaotui fait, " if he'a aurly and Inaulta in I'll thranh him. If meet I iip I'vi got to thranh him any way," with a ahrepi.h glance at Kipp , A brink tramp of half an hour Immght tin party in eight of a large farm botiw, the lot habitation on Kwm i Hillt- ' Who'a that talking with Mr (irillia?" a.kr-l Hawkr. motioning toward tin farm hu gate, " il'a not Arthur Hinghaui " "Tlmt'a Mr, Hurniwa." aimwend Kd. "Ile'a a lawyer, or aoiuethiug o' that aort, in the city. Km mother live in the brick hotie je' thia aide o' the cauneway. That'a Miu Hurnwa'a norm at the gate, Half thia mint lined to U owned by the Hurrowa'a, but they've bad l ad luck." A abort, atoiit, gray-haired man came forward to Hin t the returning parly. He waa dreed In a neat huMiien nut, natuhhy, gray luard covered hi lip and chin. Ilia featurea wen amall and blaeyea twinkbil aa he aaw the bird In Krd hand " r'raw you'd U tter try lUhin', llawkea." he aaid, with a aly glance at Kd, "you're no good gunulit." Then, na llawkea only nbriigil hi ahouhlera, "bere'a a fellow named turna aaya be know a me, aii'ii me in the city. Ile'a a atock broker." "dunning!" remarked Hurrowa, after the Intn. ductioua were over, "gad ! how I have kilted the hlrda ioe.n here. Thoiiaainla of 'em I ThoiianUl You aboiild go over to Kd'a fallu r'a plait; there'a where you'll llnd liir.U " Hurrowa waa about thirty yeara of age, le fared and aamly haired. He waa dreed In the lateat city faxhion, and be minimi lihl riding whip jauntily " We were going there thia afternoon," aaid Kd, " won't ymi come, Mr. Hurrowa ? " " I'll be glad to," Hurrowa mourned, promptly, aa he turned to mount hi horo, " Nay to break fuM with ua, Mr. Hurrowa," railed nut a voire, and Joe Mill, the owner of the farm Iioiim, apH'arrd in the il.M.rw ay. " Can t, Joe, mother elxi l lue; Jmt pile out fur a breath of K air I fore hnakfaM Only came doaii lat night. I'll I' over and go ducking IhU af lerniMiii," and aaluting the party he galloped away. " aiipe Kd'a told ymi about Arthur' being lore, lov," aaid Je, to the group "Ile'a In a mighty aurly ti-iup raaia be came down logirvrn with aoiue one He wouldn't aay who, but whimper ed and tbii ati'iod all In one bn-ath " Mr (irillia' bright rye wore a hrewi riprran aa he glauod at llaakea " Kme one ran aay with the o.,thiiril girl the lilgbt of the colb-ge dancr," he aaid "Arthur mka uu Miaa lioldthurat aa hU a lal K - tl " Mr. (irillia ana here Interrupted by J.'a wife, Hu- aie, who auminoiied the party to brrkfal A I l at the aaiue intant Hawk' name waa proniiime abarply by a young man who rame hurrwdly through the gite, The neweoiinr'a fe wore a ihreatming mii a he rn laimed " Uh to .k to yoii!" "Writ, Hrigbaio," Hawkra at.aw nd, "III In In. to you " " Hut tu t lu re," aaid the other, angrily