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O L D -T IM E F O R T U N E S.
room ag ain .
s o u n d o f so m e o n e k i c k in g cm tin* s id e
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" I f y o u ’ll s t a y to su p p e r, y o u ’d b e t t e r of t h e house . Sin* h a s t il y d r e s s e d a n d i h e r e W e r e .M illio n aires T h e n nnd
T h e world was guy, th e world was p u t y o u r h o rse a n d te a m u n d e r tin*
T h e y K n e w H o w t o Sp en d .
t h e n e n t e r e d t h e sittin g -ro o m .
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“ W h o is i t? ” she* a s k e d .
Instead.
S h e s e n t him a little sly g l a n c e a s he
" I t ' s m e—A t w o o d —d o w n to t h e foot te r e s t i n g to recall tin* n o ta b le fortune*
And th e day» were long and for love she
w e n t o u t o f t h e door.
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o f th e hill, y e r k n o w . W i f e w a s sick o f a n c i e n t d a y s . Cr oesus, whose n a m e
In a f ew m i n u t e s he w a s b a c k ag ain , a n d I h a d t o g o f e r tlie d o cto r. Be y e h a s b e c o m e a b y w o r d for excessive
O n ee on a time a not he* came.
w e a l t h , could c e r ta in ly not h a v e b o u g h t
b u t t h e talk w a s a little fo rc ed. H e told s n o w e d In?”
H is voice so low. his v.-ord» so rich.
h e r how ro u g h tin* life w a s o u t W est
"Yes. Will y o u g et s o m e o n e to d ig us u p a V a n d e r b i l t ; h is whole f o r t u n e did
T h e bleeding h eart of the wife in name
w h en he first w en t; how. a f t e r m a n y c ut s o m e tim e t o - d a y ? ”
not ex cee d t h r e e million*. A f a r g r e a t RIDING FÆST A F T E R H O U N D S . . lilt* limisi* Is eluseci
t)M‘ll p ro m p tly m 10 . | f
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"All right. I’ll git S am . if h e’ll come. e r s u m w a s left by th e in f a m o u s a n d
il Kill Iiilsstw t h e ••Ic.sliiK hour oil tbre
w itch.
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c a m e to him. a n d th en In* c a m e on a B e b a c k in a n h o u r o r t w o .”
m ise r ly T ib e riu s , wh o w as wo rth »5118,-
soon bo fo rg o tten by tin* f o x tlUiniss.il.
visit to Ills folks, w h o told h im t h a t
Miss N a n c y s a t d o w n a n d w aited . llio.OOO a t b is dentil, a n d it is sa id t h a t
Tin* uiauiiKi'iiiont t'laiuu,
One«* on a time a women thou ght
h u n tin g m e m b e r s of New \ ork s ili.it tin si* r u l e s n e c e s sitin e It, attend-
they lived t o g e t h e r a t t h e little house, T h e wood w a s a l m o s t g o n e, a n d sin* hi* su c cesso r, C aligula, s q u a n d e r e d this
T o repair an • r ro r by one as deep;
anil t h a t A b b y w a s “ s V k ly ,” t h o u g h w a s g l a d Mr. A tw o o d h a d d i s c o v e re d i m m e n s e w e a l t h w i t h i n a y ear. 8eu- fo u r hun d red . Not by a n y menu* all
I d ltle she reeked of the .uin wrought
m m t«kliiK it p r o p e r nm ount of n*«t
th ey d i d n ’t k n o w sh e w a s a r e g u l a r iu- t h e i r p r e d i c a m e n t .
F ro m seeds sown only t *ars to reap.
ec a h a d a tidy little f o r t u n e of $17..r>00.- t h e swell set ill New Yolk ride m mill pt'olmlil'V c u s t o m e r s Unii It iotb.il
•alld.
T h e clock h a s j u s t s t r u c k w h e n s h e 0 0 0 , w h ich could h a r d l y h av e 1 mh » u the ho unds. At th e m ost th e total n u m b er ¡itiviintuKi* nut to I k * u I i II kim I to II h ' i - d ,0
score, fo r fox
O n ce on a tim e a mon th end a day
Miss N a n c y w o n d e r e d , lo o k in g a t t h e h e a r d a sh o v el strike* tin* house*.
c a s e h a d his p h ilo so p h y b een pur«* a n d i* tint gr«*at«*r t h a n tin
nil « i f f ..... . o f t h e lu st ito ut*.*, "f ivhat
W e r e spent in laughte- and love’s sweet firm «‘liiii. a n d tin* h a i r t h a t h ad been
" W e ’re
h ere. N a n c y —b e o u t in a u n allo y ed . Aspius . d isc o v e rin g th a t his h u n t i n g is a r a r e sp ort, req u irin g ra re "In* su l .I" unti “slu* siili!"
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ship
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th ese qu alities.
Hut tin* f o r t u n a t e s .
M norl>ie liveiiiii-r Gown*.
he h ad q u i t e f o r g o t t e n t h e old d ay s.
into tin* bed-rooiu to tell A bby.
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Onee on a time the wife then thought
m u st b e a b o u t h e r p r e p a r a t i o n s f o r s u p so sin* riptocti b a c k ag a in .
th at the w o m an o f fa sh ion is mer ely th is w i n t e r a n d a r e tvq»eeially recuiu-
O f the vanished name, 'lie fair repute.
m a d e A n to n y d r i n k a pearl valued *it
O f the spell o f happiness dearly bou ght,
per. a n d a f t e r e x c u s i n g h e r s e l f sh e
A f t e r a n h o u r ’s h a r d s h o v e l in g tin* $.“0,000. in e x t e u t o f f o rtu n e, ce r ta in so m e d a in ty t h in g whoso sole mission m«*n«led to tlie w o m a n of small |.urm*
T h e words of respect : h a t for her w e re b ro u g h t In a d ish o f o r a n g e s to peel. d o o r o p e n e d , an i l in tin* g r a y lig h t of
in life is to sii still in law f r a m i n g s of b u t in c o m b i n i n g b lack ami white itrctt
living m illio n a ires m a y b eat tin* a n
mute.
S h e w o rk ed s w if t l y , t h o u g h h e r h a n d s t h e m o r n i n g sin* s a w
finery a n d be ad m ired . Tiles«» wom en car«* m u s t I»«» t a k e n n o t to have too vio
J i m W ilniot
cients. b u t in t h e m a t t e r o f e x t r a v a
tr em b le d a n d felt "aP t h u m b s , ” She s t a n d i n g b e f o r e her. Mr. A tw o o d , a f t e r
,,f tli** h u n tin g sot rido st r a i g h t an d lent «-outrants. A v ery h«»uutiful run.
O n ee on a time there came an hour
h a d a l m o s t finished h e r t a s k w h e n au a s s u r i n g h i m s e l f t h a t e v e r y t h i n g w a s g a n c e we t h i n k t h e b a l a n c e is on tlie true, nev er flinching when th e pinch turn** h a s a s k i r t o f b lack moire with a
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bodice o f g l e a m i n g w h i t e satin cover«*«!
T h e Mound of music, the scent of a
ed o n t h e floor. Bo th sto o p e d to pick t h e
w in d o w s a n d com m enced work
w ith e m b r o i d e r e d chiffon, full«* or dm*
M ilk in g a Zebu.
dower.
a g a i n , b u t J i m d id not go.
lace-ilke greiiadiu«*.
A pretty «linimr
Did n au g h t hut the v. tees of memory it up a n d t h e i r h a n d s met.
Mrs. H r a d d o c k g iv es in t h e I n d e p e n d
“ D e a r ! ” he sa id , h o ld in g o u t his a r m s .
" N a n c y , ’* lie sa id. "I w a s a fool tin* en t t h e e x c i t i n g s t o r y of h e r a t t e m p t
wake.
gow n r e c e n t l y w o r n w a s made of white
Miss N a n c y g a v e o n e g l a n c e Into his o t h e r d a y . I’m g o in g to sell m y f a r m at m ilk in g a zebu, o r I n d ia n cow. a
s a t in a s to tlie b o d ice a n d skirt, with a
Onee on a time when tue city slept
lace, so n e a r h er o w n , a m i in a m o m e n t a n d c o m e b ack her e. I c a n ’t live w i t h weird, u n c a u n y littl«* c r e a t u r e like all
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w a s c r y i n g so f tly on his sh o u ld e r.
o u t y ou. N a n c y , will y o u m a r r y m e ? ” h e r kind, w ith a h u m p a n d long e a r s
gi'ccii v«*lv«»t. T h e r e w ere deep Vuu-
Co wering an d heart weary, closely crept.
W h a t m a t t e r e d t h e y e a r s o f w aitin g ,
" A n d A b b y ? ” s h e q u e s t io n e d .
dyki* sl e e v e c a p s o f t h e velvet, with
"si*wed in c r o o k e d ” so t h a t tln*y point
T o bide her shuine, no more to think.
t h e y e a r s o f toil a n d t r o u b le ? N o th in g
“ A b b y s h a l l live w ith us. You s h a n ' t b a c k w a r d .
«•lose co at sl«*i»v«*s o f tin* sa tin lieneath,
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s h o w in g on t h e s a t i n bodice front au«J
tin* cow w ould n o t allo w Herself to
a g a i n , ” p r o t e s t e d Miss N an cy .
b een e n jo y in g .
And surely death is sin's own wage.
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—Philadelphia Times.
“N a n c y ! ” sh e called s h a rp l y .
" P ’r a p s so. a little»,’’ h e a d m i t t e d . “ B u t
be stu ffed a n d se t u p b efo re h er; m ore
Miss N a n c y s t a r t e d a n d r a i s e d h er I m u s t h a v e yo u , $ n n c y . W ill y o u for-
S in*« W h e n H y p n o t i z e d .
over. he sugg«*st«*d t h a t if c e r t a i n ru-
W h ile ill D e n v e r a few weeks ago
rim so n face w ith its n e w e x p r e s s i o n g !t w h a t I sa id t h e o t h e r d a y a n ’ m a r r y
p«*«»s s h o u l d I a* g iv en him for th e p u r
Mrs. .1. K. K i n m e t t . tin* actress, was
m e?”
fro m Its r e s t i n g place.
c h a s e o f m a t e r i a l . In* w ould stuff the
! h y p n o tiz e d in p r e s e n c e of some friends,
W a l t a m in u te , d e a r h e a r t , ” w h is
"You k n o w I will. J i m , ” s h e sa id In
sk i n him self.
win* t h e r e u p o n l e a r n e d for the first
p e r e d J i m . "I w a n t to k n o w w h e n you'll a w h i s p e r , a n d lie k iss e d h e r f o n d ly .
In A m e r i c a I h a d m ilk ed m o re t h a n
N o v e m b e r w a s g r o w i n g old. a n d Miss go b ack w ith me.
! tim«* t h a t s h e h a d a c l e a r and by no
I w e n t a w a y to
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; m e a n s i n c o n s i d e r a b l e s o p r a n o voice. A
w a t c h i n g tin* g r a y clo u d s s h i f t a c r o s s T h e y ’r e w aitin g . W h e n will y o u g o ?” kled face. " S h e h a d g o n e b e y o n d t h e loftily. re«|iiesting tin* g w a l a to b rin g
few «lays ago. b e in g thim in New York,
t h e sk y in h e a v y m asses, w ish e d in h er
" W h e n will I g o ?” ec h o ed Miss N a n s h a d o w s in t o t h e reality.**—W a v e r l y h is pail. I m a r c h e d d o w n to tin* co w
-h«* a g a i n a l l o w e d h e r s e l f to In* kyp-
house , i n w a r d l y reso lv ed to see t h e r e a
n ecr et h e a r t t h a t it w a s gone.
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cy. bewihlor od ly.
, imtizi'd.
A p r o f e s s i o n a l friend who
so n w h y t h a t co w sh o u l d not he milked,
“ WlioM ’a t h o u g h t it v.ouhl hev co m e
“ N a n c y ! ” called Miss A b b y a g a i n .
I
w a s p r e s e n t p l a y e d "Alice, Where Art
off ho cold a f t e r su c h it w a r m spell,
“ I ’m a f r a i d I d o n ’t k n o w w h a t you H i g h e s t O b s e r v a t o r y i n t h e W o r l d . a n d m o re t h a n t h a t , m e a n i n g to illus-
T h o u ? " s e v e r a l tim«is up on tlie piano,
H ./A
T h e h i g h e s t p e r m a n e n t a s t r o n o m i c a l t r a t e w h a t a n A m e r i c a n could do when
N an cy V ”
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fro m the little* m e a n , J i m . ” f a l t e r e d Miss N ancy.
iml finally Mrs. K in m e t t arose slowly
b ed - ro o m t h a t led o u t o f t h e k itch en .
“ W h y . b ack o u t W est. I’ve got a o b s e r v a t o r y in t h e w o rld —o n t h e s u m a u I n d i a n h a d failed.
fro m h e r c h a i r a n d s a n g the song iu
“ I t ’s m o d e r a t i n g . I reck o n it's g oing p r e t t y little p lace th e r e , w i t h t h i r t y m i t o f M o n t B l a n c —w a s fu lly e q u i p
O u t s i d e t h e cow-sin*«! t h e z e b u s wore
c h a r m i n g sty le.
Not until her first
t o sn o w , " r e s p o n d e d Miss Nancy.
a c r e s o r so, a n d n a r y a m o r tg a g e . Y o u ’ll ped w i t h I n s t r u m e n t s a s h o r t t i m e ago. t e t h e r e d in a row. T h e y p aid no a t
h y p n o t i c e x p e r i e n c e in D en v er did Mrs.
“ I t ’s jest like t h e N o v e m b e r when h a v e n eig h b o rs, for t h e r e ’s o t h e r f a r m s Theix* n a s b een a t e m p o r a r y s t a t i o n t e n t i o n to t h e h a l f - n a k e d b r o w n g w a
MRS K K i! Noci I a x .
K i n m e t t k n o w t h a t s h e could sing a
J i m W iln io t w en t out W e s t,” co n tin u e d n ear, a n d y o u s h a n ' t w o rk , N ancy. I’ll t h e r e f o r s o m e y e a r s , b u t t h e i n s t r u la, b u t at m y a p p r o a c h each, w ith wild
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m e n t s h a v e b e e n s m a ll a n d o f littl»» «»yes a n d u p lifted h ead , s n o r t i n g a n d
get a g irl.”
wbtise n erv es wer e uot ©»junl to t h e ru n
“ Yes,” w a s t h e low resp onse.
p o w e r c o m p a r e d w ith th o s e n o w in t r e m b r n g . s«*enn*«l. b u t f o r t h e r e s t r a i n
G a i n s F o r t u n e b y Kindness.
“ An d A b b y ? ” a s k e d Nan cy .
F o r instance, th ere w as a run la s t fall
M iss H«»ssie A liny liv es in New York.
“ ’T w a s a re al w a r m T h a n k s g i v i n g ,
place*.
J i m W llm o t s t a r t e d .
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Y«»ars a g o o n e o f B e ssie ’s aunts mar-
T h e e s t a b l i s h m e n t o f t h i s o b s e r v a into tin* Jung le.
"1 h a d f o rg o t t e n h er.” he sa id h elp
of t h e Meadowbro ok H u n t Club. S e v
t e r sn o w , a n d t h e 2Sth -you r e m e m b e r. lessly. " R u t w h e r e ’s t h e r e st o f t h e re to ry w a s a t a s k w h i c h a t tin* o u t s e t
T h e g w a l a called a seco n d m a n to his en ty riders sta rte d , includ ing a dozen rieil a C u b a n a n d m o v e d to Costa del I
N a n c y —’t w a s t h e rime th ey h ad tin* lations? O r w h y c o u l d n ’t s h e go to a s e em ed im possible, a n d t h e o b s t a c l e s aid.
W i t h a n e w ro p e t h e y lassoed women. T h e r e wer e b u t ten in a t th e Ku«»z. w h e r e h e r h u s b a n d had large
c l e ’h r a t i o n In t h e sc hoolhouse . a n I you •home’ o r —so m e tliin g ? ”
w h ich M. J a n s e n , w h o h e a d e d t h e q u a r tin* h i n d e r l«*gs o f t h e b ereav ed , hold d eath , ail o f th e oth«*rs being u n h o rsed p l a n t a t i o n s . Miss B e ssie h as freqitnt-
a n d J i m w e n t —my. h o w it did blow a n d
ly visile«! h e r a u n t a n d h e r cousius. re
T h e flush In Miss N a n c y 's f a c e f a d e d te t o f F r e n c h a s t r o n o m e r s , h a d to o v e r ing t h e m in a slip-noose. O ne m an
sl e e t ! A n d on S u n d a y it w a s so d r i f t e d a n d a little line o f p a i n f o rm e d a r o u n d c o m e w e r e u n p a r a l l e l e d . Mont B l a n c lu*I<l tin* e n d of t h e rope, while the o r forced o u t of th e h u n t by th e t o w e r m a i n i n g in C u b a m a n y w«*eks at u time.
ing obsta cles, the rough going a n d the
t h a t C o u sin A n n e C a u ip —s h e th et was h e r m outh.
A d j o i n i n g t h e p l a n t a t i o n s of her un
is n e a r l y s i x t e e n t h o u s a n d feet high. oth«»r w ith t h e pail ca u t i o u s ly ap p r o a c h - sw ift pace. Of tin
fortunate and
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" S h e ’d n e v e r s t a n d it to leav e th is a n d its a s c e n t , e v e n u n d e r t h e m o st ed her.
h a r d y ten t h e most conspicuous w as ci«* by m a r r i a g e w e r e those of old Jo«*
m e e t i n g . It w a s t h e first t i m e in ’leven place. S h e's lived h e r e all h e r life, f a v o r a b l e c o n d i t i o n s d u r i n g t h e s u m
In a t w i n k l i n g tin* pa il w a s a rod Mrs. J . L. K crn o ch an . t h e only w o m a n M n n iim z, a S p a n i a r d by birth and a
y e a r s th et s h e ’d m issed h e a r i n g Killer J i m , ” s h e said slowly.
m e r m o n t h s , is difficult a s well a s d a n a w a y , t h e m a n w ith t h e rop e w a s pu ll to finish. Since then Mrs. K c r n o c h a n t w e a l t h y s u g a r p l a n t e r with two sons j
D ic k e n s . S h e felt real b a d a b o u t it.”
T h e r e w a s a silen c e f o r a m o m e n t, ger ous.
ing a s f o r Ills lif<\ t h e m a n w ith th e h a s he n p layfully dtibb«»«l t h e "Q u ee n a n d o n e «l au ghter . T h e insurgents laid
a d d e d Miss Abbv.
t h e n sh e co n tin u ed , s te a d ily :
T h e t r a n s p o r t a t i o n o f m a n y h e a v y pail w a s w i t h it still.
of Hough Killers.” a n d slu* disserves tlit* w a s t e th«» p r o p e r t y o f Miss Hessle’i j
Miss N a n c y d r e w h er c h a i r n e a r e r to
“ 1 s h a ll n e v e r leav e h er; so g o o d - a n d d e l i c a t e sc ien tif ic i n s t r u m e n t s to
I w a s g a s p i n g to r e g a i n m y b r e a th , title
In t h is p a r t i c u l a r r u n th e d i s
t h e w i n d o w a n d b r u s h e d h er h a n d good-by. J i m . ”
tin* to p o f t h i s lo f tie s t m o u n t a i n o f t h e w h ile t h a t se lui w a s k i c k i n g a s n o t h ta n c e tr a v e rs e d w a s tw idve miles, ov er
a c r o s s h e r eyes. T h e r e w a s no so u n d
“ A n d y o u ’ll sa crifice y o u r s e l f a n d m e Alps w as, t h e r e f o r e , a l a b o r so g r e a t in g u n p o s s e s s e d could kick. Sin* a p
eig h ty differen t ju m p s, v a r y in g in
f ro m t h e little bed-ro om for a while. f er a n o tio n ? ” h e rep lied hotly. "All
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T h e big. o ld -fas h io n ed clock on the high right, th en . 1 s h a n 't le a v e m y f a r m
| hllity. y et it w a s ac c o m p l i s h e d w i t h o u t t h e r e w e r e g r o u n d u n d e r her, a s all inch. It is consider«»«! a stiff ru n when
s h e l f ticked a w a y t h e m in u tes, a tel a n d s e ttle d o w n in th i s h u m d r u m p lace
th e loss o f a s in g le life. T h e telesco p e l o u r f e e t se em eil c o n t i n u o u s l y in tlie then* a r e six ty Ju m p s to t\v«*lve mil«**.
M is s N a n c y ro ck ed by t h e win d o w , Jest f e r tin* s a k e o f y o u r sister. Gooil-
! a n d tin* o t h e r i n s t r u m e n t s h a d to be* air. T h e a d e p t w h o w a s d e c la r e d able Moreover, t h e par*«» w a s ex tr e m e ly fast,
w i t h h e r h a n d s fo lded in h er lap.
by. N a n c y ” A n d live m i n u t e s a f t e r th e I t a k e n to piccc*s b e f o r e b e i n g c a r r i e d
tin* run being mail«» in a n hour.
to d a n c e w i t h
“T h e r e ’s so m e o n e a - c o n d n ’ a c r o s s th e horse d r o v e o u t o f t h e y a r d a n d d o w n
i u p t h e p r e c i p i t o u s m o u n t a i n sid e s: e v e n
On«» foot six inch«’» off «1«» g r o a n ’,
o l d b r id g e .” sa id Miss Abb.v. ea gerly. flu* hill while o n e lonely w o m a n s t r a i n
H o r s e w h i p p e d H e r F ath er* » A d m i r o r .
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sisted in t h e w o r k h o ld s tin* re c o r d o f tio n s h ad b«*en m en tal. I m eek ly g a v e licly p u n ish in g Mina T ri m m e r , a for
s o u n d like t h e i r t eam . She m u st be a
S h e stood t h e r e a long w h ile w a t c h
h a v i n g m a d e t h e a s c e n t m o r e t h a n tin* g w a l a e x a c t l y o u e - th ird tin* a m o u n t m e r friend. bi*canse o f tin* pi»rsist«»nt
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p o w e r f u l sight o’ tr o u b le to ’e m . ”
in g tin* su llen cl o u d s a n d tin* s n o w t h a t
five h u n d r e d t i m e s sin c e tin* b e g i n n i n g in* h a d M'«iu«*st(»d. a n d d irected him to a t t e n t i o n s sh e bestowed upon h er «Mis*
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t h e A u s t r i a n p r o f e s s o r a n d his t w o w a s a g a i n s u m m o n e d to t h e s e i n e of "M ina T r i m m e r w as fo rm erly my d i . 'i ic r Hint sin* sick»*m»d mid dW*
h e r a little . T h e w ag o n c a m e n e a r e r d e r e d v a g u e ly If t h e y felt u n h a p p y b e
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u i d e s w h o lost t h e i r lives not long ago. ac tio n . T h e r e sto o d t h a t r e m a r k a b l e frien d , a n d I In tro duced her to my f a m i lit- oi«l m a n w a s t h e n taken ill. and
a n d n e a r e r u n til sin* coni I see th at It c a u s e th ey m elted so soon.
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cow, <*ontPUti»dly lick in g a n d fo n d lin g ily. \ \ e w ere fri<*nds for a long tint«», d a u g h t e r . Hi» recov« r«*<I pa rt ia ll y, but
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i r t o t h e bed -ro om . Miss Abby? tired of
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If a f u i ' i i- g o h ta to ¡day th e b u lly ii** h e r offspring, a n d o«*easi«>nally b u n d l but I discover« d t h a t she w as too I iter w a s s t r i c k e n d o w n a g ain atnldbd*
calling, b a d fallen asleep . S h e w a s o u g h t to h a v e good m u s c le s o r a c l e v e r in g sc a n t i ly u p o n t h e h a y stuffing f rien d ly w itn my f a t h e r a n d «am«* to L ess it* ai t h is t i m e w a s cashier in *
h a p s a d d e d a iillie to h ■- .
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A b b y , f re t f u l l y . "I t a i n ’t her, is it ? softly, p r e p a r e d h e r o w n s u p p e r a n d su c h b r a g g a r t s t u m b l e d is t h u s n a r r a t hide, w h ile t h e n a t i v e m ilked m errily tilings w«»n* going am i ili«l not w an t to ago «she n»«*oiv«»d n e w s t h a t Don *1 ' e
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III here. ”
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ish m ail w i t h a l a r g e voice.
fairly sh o o k its f o u n d a tio n .
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l i e h a d a c o m p a n i o n who, la* it said,
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r o t u n d a o n e S a t u r d a y n ig h t. T h e little
w ith tin* e v a s i v e a n s w e r s to h e r m a n y
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wifli th«*sc s a m e c h a i n s . It is staled
lie said m a n y h a r d tilings c o n c e r n i n g g r o w t h . T h e t r e e i> n i n e feet in cir-
d o o r a n d Miss A b b y su b sid ed . S lowly tin* lire b ad d ied d o w n a n d it g r e w j
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n«> b r a n c h e s o f a n y siz e below fifteen
‘■hains n n d r o p e s o f p e a r l a n d iiiciiUNH*
A big m a n sto o d b y li s t e n i n g to t h e
e d t h e k nob. T h e r e w a s n o t h i n g said she, too, w e n t to h e r night*« rest. It
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bole d i v i d e s in to a n u m b e r o f limbs.
•■ions st«.iiu»s will b e wor n, but such a
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T h e d a y p a s s e d d re a r ily . Miss A bby
c o l l a r a n d cuffs, t h e sle n d e r, b lu e-v ein
v e r g in g fo r six f«»«»t. a n d t h e n « a« h
But t h a t tli«» m u f fs a r e much Inrger
e d h a n d s , t h e f a c e w ith Its Arm m o u th t a l k e d i n c e s s a n t l y o f J i m - J i m . u n til y o u a c o w a r d . ’’
b e n d i n g t o w a r d t h e oth er. T w e l v e f«*«»t
th ere is no «inestiou. a n d th«» l o n g - l w ^
T h e n t h e big fello w sl i p p e d up. a n d
a n d f a d e d b l u e eyes, th e h a i r p a r t e d h e r s i s t e r felt s h e sh o u ld s c r e a m o r go
f ro m t h e b o d y of t h e t r e e t h e y u n ite
t i n s h a v e tfie p r e f e r e n c e . This i* *u
s m o o t h l y a n d w ith tin* s a m e little w a v e m a d ; b u t sh e did n eith er, a m i w a s on ly t o u c h e d t h e little fello w on t h e s h o u l a g a i n , m ilk in g a p e r f e c t oval, a n d o u t
ke eping w i t h t h e p o k e b o n n ets aUd oik*
In f r o n t t h a t h e r ^ n c i n h e r e d so well, a little m o r e te n d e r , a little m o r e p a der. s a y i n g in a h e a v y b a s s voice:
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" W h a t ’s t h a t y o u s a i d ? ”
a n d t h e high sh ell c o m b t h a t w a s n ew tient.
» i i « FI.AINK rl.ARK »III .
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t r o u b le t h a t m u s t h a v e b r o u g h t th em . be sn o w e d in by m o rn in g . T h e w in d fellow, w h o s e kn«*es w e r e s h a k i n g u n fi»«»t f r o m its b a s e g r o w s a n o t h e r w hite ■b'l in" a.....ii m t iritere t h a t there w a s
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like a n u n e a s y spirit.
“ Well. I’m a n I r i s h m a n . ” said t h e big
h an d .
s o o n e r «lo«»s tin* s m a l l e r t r e e a r r i v e a t fam ily t h a t sin «US rn> lunger w rlro m p in« nt rings, to be s t r i c t l y correct. uiu*t
In t h e m o r n in g Miss N a n c y w a s s t a r fellow.
“ N an cy , h a v e y o u f o rg o t t e n J i m ’.”
t h e c h a r m e d «‘irple o f th o se b r a n c h i n g a t o u r hou*«». Sine thi'ii sh.* h.is , i m | now h a v e r u b y j e w e l s s e t ill them, tbt*
"Y ou a r e a n I r i s h m a n ? Well.” a n d a
S h e g a v e a s t a r t l e d g l a n c e Into ids tled by t h e d a r k n e s s in t h e little rooms.
li m b s t h a n o n e of th e m g r o w s right into ply tax ed *« t i n g en u ity to d«*vi; • w a y , ! d a n io n d lta* tug a t la s t been crowded
ey es, a n d a li t t le c r im so n flush c rep t T h e w in d h a d b l o w n the* s n o w In big sm ile o f j o y flitted o v e r t h e little f e l
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