f v ; k 4
IIA L h U Y K X I 'J iK i- K w u
a l i i ' I . a. 17JI
N ew polished-up Steel Ranges, $ 5 8 .0 0 up
being h a rd on M r. Biggs.
"D o n 't be ularm ed by m y d a ugh­
“ H e has had his leason, perhaps he
lu m b e r
H e stood up n ig h the barn
te r's fa n c ie s ” K elso advised. 'T h e y
w ill tu rn o ve r a new le a f." she said.
door, w h ich B rlm ste a d had closed
are o fte u ra th e r a sto n ish in g .”
T fe a r th e re Isn’t a new le a f in his
a fte r we backed the wagon out.
So M r. E tlp h a le t B iggs m et the
"T h e young fe lle r stepped close to
p re tty d a u g h te r o f J a c k Kelso. On book,” said Kelso. "T h e y ’re a ll d ir ty ."
th e New Salem man and raised hla
H e to ld h is w ife w h a t Abe had said
his way hack to th e ta v e rn he to ld
w h ip f o r a b lo w
Q u ick as llg h tn tn '
Ann th a t he had fa lle n In love w ith In th e store.
T ra y lo r grabbed him and th re w him
‘T h e w isdom o f the comm on fo lk Is
rhe sweetest nnd p re ttie s t g irt In a ll
215 A 217
a g in th e barn door, ke e w h a ck! He
the w o rld — B lm Kelso.
T h a t very In th a t beard'Vss young g ia n t." he
L
y
o
n
st.
h it so h a rd the boards bent and the
evening Ann went o v e r to K elso's said. " I t Is the wisdom o f m any gen­
w hole barn roared and trem bled
The
cabin to ta ke the news to B lm and her era th in s gathered In the h a rd school
o th e r fe lle r trie d to get hla p isto l out
o f b itte r experience. I w onder where
m other and to te ll them th a t h e r fa
Then he w ent to O ffu t’s store and down as soon as I can get on m y he ■
o f its holster, but B rlm stea d , who
A Story o f the Builders
th e r reckoned he belonged to a very It Is going to lead h im .“
found
Abe
reading
Iris
la
w
book
and
!
stood beside him , grabbed It, and I
bib and tu c k e r.”
rich and a ve ry g ra n d fa m ily .
Mr
As E lip h a le t Biggs was going down
o f Democracy
gave h im an account o f his adventure.
got his boss by the b its a nd we both
In a few m inutes B iro called fro:
Kelso had gone to O ffu t's sto re and the south road n e xt m o rn in g he met
“ Fin both glad and s o rry ,” said Abe.
held on. T he young fe lle r lay on the
he top o f the la d d e r to Anti T he la '
the th re e had the cabin to themselves. B im on h e r pony near th e schoolhouse,
" I ’m glad th a t you licke d the slaver te r w-ent and looked up a t her. B u t'
ground sh akln as I f he had the ague
“ I th in k he's Just a w o n d e rfu l m an !" re tu rn in g fro m th e fie ld w ith her cow.
l e never see a man so s p y lt in a sec­
and got the negroes out o. h is reach. I ;lr ls b u rst In to peals o f m e rry la u g ’
Blm exclaim ed.
“ B u t I'm s o rry his T he y stopped.
I
reckon
I'd
have
done
the
same
i
f
I
I
ond. T ra y lo r picked Idin up. H la rig h t
er. Blm had p u t on a s u it o f h e r ft
name is so m uch lik e figs and pigs
“ I'm com ing back, lit t le g ir l," he
could. I'm so rry because It lo o ks to ( tier's old clothes and her b u ffa lo ski
arm was broke and Ids face and sh o u l­
I'm p lu m sure I ’m going to love h im ."
aid.
me lik e the beg in ning of m any trou - i •’ hiskers and was a w ild s l f l i u
d e r bruised some. Ye'd a th o u g h t a
“ I th o u g h t you were In love w ith
" W h a t fo r? ” she asked.
Oo,roghi. In io i
bles. The w hole su b je ct o f s la v e ry Is
steam engyne bad b lo tted up w h ile lie
“ D o n 't you come down lo o kin g III;
H a rry N eedles," B lm 's m o th e r said to
“ T o te ll you a secret and ask you a
f u ll o f danger.
N a tu ra lly Southern
was p u ttin ' wood In it. H e was kin d
her.
h a t." said Ann. “ I ' l l go up there am
lu e stio n . M ay I home?"
(Con t m t ie d )
men w ill tig h t fo r th e ir p ro p e rty , and
o’ lim p and the mad had leaked out o'
“ I am. B u t he keeps me so busy. I
end to you.”
“ I suppose you can— I f you w ant
him.
I there is a g ro w in g n u m b e r In the
have to dress h im up every day and
ffamaon wan ao moved by th e ir a to ry
Ann clim bed the la d d e r nnd fo r
o ," she answered.
N o rth who wUI tig h t fo r th e ir p rin ­
" ‘I reckon I b e tte r fin d a d o cto r,’ he
p
u
t
a
m
ustache
on
h
im
and
th
in
k
tip
th a t he hitched up hla horses and p u t
¡me there was much la u g h in g an
“ I ’ll come and I ’ll w r ite to you and
says.
ciples.
I f we a ll get to fig h tin g . I
ever so m any nice th in g s fo r h im t r
aome hay In the wagon h o i and made
h a lte rin g In the lit t le lo ft. By an
nd the le tte rs to A n n ."
w
onder
w
hat
w
ill
become
o
f
the
coun
“
'You
get
In
to
my
wagon
and
PH
say. and when he comes he doesn'i f
off w ith the fu g itive s up the road to
by Ann came down.
B im hesitate«'
M e n to r G raham , th e schoolm aster,
try . I t rem in d s me o f the man who
take ye to a good one.' says T ra y lo r.
say them. H e's t e r r ib ly young.”
i
the n o rth In the night. When d a y lig h t
laughing, above the la d d e r fo r a tie
ho liv e d In the schoolhouse, had
fo
u
nd
a
skunk
in
h
is
house.
H
is
boy
"J u s t then Stephen N uckles. the d r
“ You to ld me th a t he said once you
ment, and pre se n tly fo llo w e d In I k
ome out o f Its door.
came he covered them w ith hay About
was going a fte r th e c r itte r w ith a
c u lt m in is te r, rode In w ith the big
were b e a u tifu l."
best blue dress, Hgainst w hich th
“ G o o d-b y!” said young M r. Biggs, as
club.
eight o'clock he came to a fra m e house bloodhound th a t fo lle rs h im urouud.
“ R u t he has n e ve r said It tw ice , and
golden c u rls o f h e r h a ir fe ll grac
Ills heels touched th e fla n k s o f his
and ham , the la tte r being o f unusual
‘2 ‘L o o k here, hoy.’ he said, ‘when
“ T h e o th e r sla ve r had got o ff hla
when he d id say It, I d id n ’t believe
fu lly .
W ith red cheeks nnd h rig t
horse. T hen he w ent fly in g down the
size fo r th a t tim e and country. Above
hoss In the scrim m age T ra y lo r s ta rt­ y o u ’ve got a sku n k In the house. It's a
..wo» ui,M was a v ie w in g ui d u re . V e r.
m y ears, he spoke so lo w . A cted k in d
rood.
the door o f the barn was a board
good tim e to he ca re fu l. You m ight
ed fo r him . The slaver began to back
tim id ly she gave h e r hand to M r. B ig g '
o' lik e he was scared o f It. I don’t
spjde the sku n k w ith th a t club, but
which bore the stenciled le g e n d : away and suddenly broke In to a run
w a n t to w a it fo re v e r to be re a lly and
“ It's ju s t the rig h t dress," he sale
"John Peasley, O rw ell F a rm ."
the sku n k w o u ld he r ig h t c e rta in to
| T he big dog took a fte r him w ith a kin d
(T o be c o n tin u e d )
tr u ly loved, do I? ”
“ I t goes so w e ll w ith y o u r h a ir. I'u
As Rumson drew near the house be o f a lion roar. We a ll began y e llin g
spyle th e house. W h ile he’s o u r guest
glad to see you. I have never seen e
M rs. K elso laughed. “ I t ’s fu n n y to
observed a tnan w o rkin g on the ro o f at the dog. We made m ore noise than
I reckon w e 'll have to be p o lite
g ir l lik e you in m y life . I'm going t r
hear a baby ta lk in g lik e th a t," ah'
LIKE “ THREE-DECKED" CAPE
w h e th e r we w a n t to o r not.” '
o f a woodshed. Something fa m ilia r In
you’d hear a t the end o f a hoss race
come and see you o fte n . I f y o u i
said. “ W e don’t kn o w th is young man
hla look held the eye o f the New Salem
T h a t evening Samson set dow n the
It sca lrt the young fe lle r. He p u t on
m other w ill let m e."
He's p ro b a b ly o n ly fo o lin g , a n yw a y.'
events o f the day In his hook and
more steatn and w ent up the la d d e r to
man. In h a lf a moment he recognized
A blush spread o ve r the g ir l’s
B lm w ent o fte n to th e lit t le tn ve n
quoted th e d ialogue In O ffu t’s sto re In
the face o f Henry Brtm stead
I t was
the ro o f o f the woodshed lik e a chased
cheeks to the p re tty d im p le a t th i
l i t e r th a t. O f those m eetings lit t le h
w hich he had had a p a rt. On th e firs t
now a cheerful face. K rlin ste a d came weasel. T he dog stood h a rk in ' as I f lie
|K‘ln t o f h e r chin.
know n, save th a t, w ith a ll th e p re tty
o f F eb ru a ry, 1S4O, he p u t these w ords
had treed a hear. T ra y lo r grabbed the
down from the ladder and they shook
“ Y o u 'll see her gca n jp erln g up th e
a rts o f th e c a v a lie r, u n kn o w n to H a rry
under the e n try :
bands.
ladder and pu lle d It down.
la d d e r lik e a s q u irre l,” said M rs. K o i
Needles, the handsom e y o u th fla tte re d
“ I w o u ld n 't w onder I f thia was the
“ Good land o' Goshen I H ow did you
“ 'You sta y there t i l l I get aw a y an'
so. “ She Is n 't real tam e y e t.”
and d e lig h te d th e g ir l. T h is w e n t oi
fir s t J r ip on the U n d e rg ro u nd r a il
get here?" Samson asked. B rlm stead yo u ’ll be safe.' anld he.
"P erhaps we could hide Hie la d d e r,"
day hy day fo r a fo rtn ig h t. T h e evi
road.'
answ ered:
"T h e man looked down and swore
he suggested, w ith a sm ile.
n in g b e fore B ig g s was to leave fo r h'
"T h ro ug h the help o f a fe lle r th a t
and shook his fist and threatened us
“ Do you p la y on the fiu te ? " B lm
home B lm w e n t o ve r to eat suppi
C H A P T E R V II.
looks lik e you an’ the g rit o f a p a ir o’ w ith the law.
asked.
w ith A nn a t th e ta ve rn .
horses. Come down thia road e a rly In
“ M r. N uckles rode close to the w ood­
“ N o," said M r. Biggs.
-z I t happened th a t Ja ck K elso h r
In Which M f. Eilphelet Biggs Gets
Hep ember on my way to the land o’ shed and looked up u t him.
“ I was a fra id ,” B im exclaim ed. “ M.v
found Abe s ittin g alone w ith h
plenty Found Peasley here C o u ld n 't
Acquainted W ith Bins Kelso and
“ 'M y b ro th e r. I fe a r you be n o t a
Uncle H e n ry does." She looked In to
B lackstone In O ffu t's sto re th a t aft«
H er Father.
help It. Haw hla name on the barn,
C h ris tia n ,' he said.
M r. B iggs’ eyes.
toon.
t ’ sed to go to school w ith him In O r­
“ He swore a t the m in is te r.
That
M r. Biggs laughed. “ T h a t sm ile o f
In a m usty old ledger kept hy James
“ M r Kelso, d id you e ve r h e a r wl-
w e ll He offered to sail me some land
settled him . 'I reckon lie b e tte r stay
yours
is
ve
ry
becom
ing,”
he
said.
R utledge. the o w n e r o f R u tle d g e ’s ta v ­
Eb Zane said about the general s'
w ith a house on it an' tru s t me fo r his
th a r t i l l he g ifs a lit t le o' God's grace
A t th is p o in t M r. K e lso re tu rn e d
ern. In the ye a r 18"2, Is an e n try un-
iect o f sons-in-law ?” Abe asked.
pay. I liked the looks o' the co u n try
In his soul,' says the m in ister.
w ith his gun on his sh o u ld er and was
'T h e n he says to the d o g : Ponte.
° f J w " Jary 31st w h lch
and so I d id n 't go no fu rth e r
I was
“ N ever— h u t I reckon I t w o u ld
intro
d
u
ce
d
to
M
r.
Biggs.
>u keep 'Im rig h t th a r.’
"
" "” s'
goln' to w rite you a le tte r, but I h a ln 't you
vise und p o ssib ly apropos,”
s:
" I welcom e you to th e hazards o f
“
A
rriv
e
d
th
is
day
E
llp
lia
le
t
Biggs
got around to It yet. A in 't fo rg o t «mat
“ T he dog appeured to understand I
Kelso.
m
y
fireside
,”
said
Kelso.
“
So
y
o
u
're
o f 2C O live street. St. Louis, w ith one
you done fo r us. I can te ll ye th a t."
w h a t was expected o f him.
"H e said th a t a so n -in -la w w ar
h o rse ."w
"W e ll, thia looks b e tter than the
"T h e m in is te r got o ff his hoss and
■urlous k in d o’ p ro p e rty ," Ahe he-
Young
M
r.
B
iggs
rem
ained
a
t
Rut-
sand p a llia —a lot b e tte r— and you
hitched him and took o ff Ids eoaf anil
‘i'e kn o w ,' says Eb, ‘I f ye hay
ledge's tavern fo r th re e weeks w ith
look b e lte r than the flea fa rm e r back
put It on the ground.
hoss th a t's t r ic k y an ’ dangerous an'
Ills
a
rm
In
n
slin
g
u
n
d
e
r
th
e
eye
o
f
In York atute.
How are the c h il­
“ 'W h a t you g o ln ' to do?’ I says.
w u th Jess th a n n o th in ’, ye can give
the good doctor. T he R utledges were
dren ?”
“ ‘Me?’ soys the m in is te r.
'I be
him a w a y e r k ill him . n u t I f ye hnve
K e n tu cky fo lk and th e re the young
“ F at an' happy an' w e ll dressed. goln' to rassle w ith Satan fo r the sou!
a so n -in -la w th a t’s w uthless, nobody
man had found a sym p a th e tic h e aring
Mrs Peasley lias been a m other to o' th a t 'a r man, an' I f you keep watch
"lap w ill have him an ’ It's a g 'in ’ the
and
te
n
d
e
r
enre.
'em Rn' her sister la goln' to be a w ife
I reckon yo u ’ll ace a t the g ro u n d 'll be
la w to k ill I im. F u s t ye kn o w ye've
I t had done him good to he h u rle d
to me." He came close to Sainson and
scratched up some 'fo re I g it th ro u g h .’
got n c r it t e r on y e r a n ils th a t k ic k s
against
a
barn
door
and
to
fu
ll
tram
Aided In a confidential to n e: "Say, I f
"H e loosened Ids c o lla r an' k n e lt op
an' w o n ’t w o rk a n ' has to he fed an'
b lin g nnd c< i fused at the feet o f hla
I was r n y happier I'd be scalrt. I'm
his cout m id began to p ra y th a t the
liq u o re d t! ree t ' l es a day an' is
m aster, lip had never m et his m aste r
Pke I was when I got over the to o th ­ man's soul w ould see Its wickedness
w u th a m illio n d o lla rs less than
u
n
til
he
I
ad
reached
Hopedale
th
a
t
ache * i scalrt fo r fe a r It w ould come and repent. You could have heard him |
n o th in '.' ”
m orning. T l e event had been too long
hack I i as kin d o' m iserable.''
h a lf a m ile away.
T h e re was a m om ent o f silence.
delayed.
Encouraged
l>v
Idleness
and
M r Peanley came out o f the door I
“ M r. T ra y lo r drove o ff w ith the
"W h e n a men Is fig u rin ' his assets,
conceit and alcohol, evU passions had
He v a n big. full-bearded, Jovial man.
damaged sla ve r a e ttln ’ beside him anil
i t ’s b e tte r to add ten d o lla rs than to
grow n ra n k In the sol] o f his s p irit
“ I'v e got a sm all load o' hay fo r
the saddle boss hitched to the rear
o jb trn c t a m illio n ,’' said Abe. “ T h a t’s
R e stra in t I h i I been a th in g unknow n
you," said Samson.
axle. I see my ehuuee an' before tlia l
about as sim p le as a d d in g up the
p ra ye r ended I hnd got the fu g itiv e s I £ ^ n''
h" d
,he " tt,e * o r,d
" I '"•» expecting It, though I sup­
w e ig h t o' th re e sm a ll hogs.”
hlch he had live d hy a sense o f
under some hny In my wagon nnd s ta rt
posed m o u ld he w a lk in '— In the d a rk
“ W h a t a w e ll o f w isdom you nre.
d iv in e rig h t. H e was a p rin c e o f Ego
o’ B ig h t,* Peasley anawered "D riv e In cd o ff w ith them on my wav to L lv
A lie !" said Kelso. “ Do yon know a n y ­
land - th a t p ro vin ce o f A m erica w hich
Kevivlng the long riding cloak of
e- ihe h a m floor."
Ingston county. I could hear th e pray
th in g about th is young M isso uria n
hnd only h a lf yie ld e d Its e lf to the
'evolutionary days as an early au-
In ' u n til I got over the h ill Into Canaan
w
ho
Is
s
h
in
in
g
up
to
B
im
?
”
nrine tp le s of Democracy.
barrens. A t sundown I le ft them In
•mn wrap comes this model fro-n
" I o n ly kn o w th a t he was a d rin k -
w h e n Hamann had d riven Into the
I t m ust lip s-ild th a t he served his
'aria. The fine black serge is thrice
good
hands
th
ir
t
y
tulles
up
the
road.'
ng man up to th e tim e he landed here
ba m Its doors were closed and the ne
term as p got o r hum an being q u ite
anded with broad rtrips of fur, one
In a fr o n tie r newspaper o f that
and th a t he th re a te n e d T ra y lo r w ith
<ri>ea were called from th e ir place o f
g ra c e fu lly being a v e il horn yo u th o f
I them edging a small overcape a”d
tim e It Is recorded th a t the m in is te r
h id in g
Hamann w r ite s :
Ids
w
h
ip
and
got
th
ro
w
n
a
g
a
lrs
'
the
s o n ie education
A T ew days lie spent
e other two simulating
sim ilar
and Ills dog ke p t the sla ve r ou the roof
side o f n b a m — p le n ty hard. He's n
•T never realised what a Massing It
m ostly In bed vvliPe his frie n d , who
ipes.
a
ll
day,
vglnl.v
tr
y
in
g
w
ith
p
ra
y
e
r
and
k in d o f A m e ric a n kin g , and I d o n 't
ta to he free u n til 1 saw th a t scared
had come on f r >m Hopedale, took c a rr
e xh o rta tio n to convert hla soul. The
'Ik e rin g s . T h e y 're nice to took nt.
man and woman c ra w lin g out from un
o f h lin . Soon ho began to w a lk nhott'
man stopped sw earing before d inner
b u t g e n e ra lly those th a t have m a rrie d
der the dusty hay and shaking them
;OTES IN STYLES OF PARIS
in d his frie n d re tu rn e d to St. L o u is
and on his prom ise not again to vio la te
'em hnve had one h— 1 o f a tim e .”
•elves lik e a p a ir of dogs The weath
H is fine m anners and handsome
the com m andm ent n good m eal was
K elso rose and w e n t home to sup­
e r was not cold or I guess they w ould
panish O nion Peel C o lo r is N tw
<>rm and face c a p lu ro d the lit t le v tl
handed up to him . He was liberated
per.
have been frozen
They kn e ll logeth
Shade— Separate Coat and S k irt
“ I Have Never Seen a G irl L ik e Yeu
Inge, most o f whose In h a b ita n ts had
at sundown and spent the n ig h t w ith
Soon a fte r th e supper dishes had
er on the ham floor and the woman
Becom ing P o p u la r.
in M y L ife .”
come fro m K e n tu c k y .
A week after
B
rlm
stead
>een la id aw a y In th e K e lso cabin,
prayed fo r God’s p rotection through
his a rr iv a l A lin R utlqdee walker) ove'
“
W
ho
la
th
a
t
big
sucker
who
grabbed
from St. L o u is and stopped fo r re
voting M r. B iggs rapped on its door
the day
Peasley brought food fo r
A v a ria tio n o f a p ric o t w lile h tuny best
to Jack K elso's w 't li him . B lm flc<’
my frie n d ? ” the s tra n g e r asked B rim
p a irs In th is land o f the la d d e r clim b
in d p o lle d th e la tc h s trln g and entered
them and stowed them aw ay on the
■ u n ro m a n tlc a lly described as Spanish
ip
the
s
tic
k
la
d
d
e
r
as
soon
ns
the’
stead.
era. S it down nnd I ' l l p u t a log on
ind sat dow n w ith M r. and M rs K el
top o f hla haymow w ith a p a ir o f h u f
'lio n |>eel co lo r is a p o p u la r new
•ntered the door.
Mr. Kel«« w a r the fire ."
"H la
name Is Shmson T ra y lo r
fa lo aklna. I suppose they got aome
so at the fireside.
iiatle.
'w a y mi a fo x I in f
Ann w e n t to th '
“
T
h
a
n
k
you.
I
m
ust
go
."
said
Biggs
Come«
fro
m
V
e
rm
o
n
t.”
was
the
an
“ I have come to ask fo r y o n r daugh-
sleep there I went In to the house Io
T lie separate coat nnd s k ir t is tw-
adder and c a lle d :
awer.
“ Can I not stay you w ith flagons?'
breakfast and w h ile I ate Brlm stead
e r's h a n d ," he said, as soon as they
• tiling popular. O f course, th e re are
"H
im
.
I
shw you fly up th a t la d d e r
Kelso asked.
" I f he d o n 't look o u t 'L ip h B iggs’ll
w ere seated.
“ I kn o w It w ill se»tn
to ld me about hla tr ip
H la children
m ny sim ple ta ilo r-m a de s In navy,
'm ile back down. H e re ’ s a rig h t nlc.
k ill h im — c e rta in ."
“ T he d o c to r has fo rb id d e n me a ll
sudden, bet she happens to ‘ bp th e glr!
were there
They looked clean and
lack or w h ite serge— eoat nnd s k ir t
oung
man
come
to
see
vo
n
."
d rin k b u t m ilk and w a te r."
Samson spoke not m ore than a dozer
dei-ent He lived In a log cabin a little
I w a n t. I'v e hnd her p lc ritrp In my
f the s a m e m a te ria l— hui the leu-
" Is he good lo o k in g ? " B lm called
" A wise mnn Is D o c to r A lle n !” K e l­ h e a rt a lw a ys. I love y o u r daughter.
w ords on Ills way hack to New Sal un
fu rth e r up the road
M rs Penaley's
h ’ney is to have the s k ir t p la ite d fo r
“ Oh p u rty i s a p ictu re , h’ ack ever
so
exclaim
ed.
“
C
ervantes
was
rig
h
t
Amazed
and
a
lit
t
le
shocked
by
hit-
I can give h e r a handsom e home an«'
•la te r w aited on me She la a fa t and
"ic e o f one m a te ria l m id color, while
m l h a ir nnd teeth lik e pearls, and
In sa ying th a t too m uch w lu e w ill
own conduct, he -a t th in k in g
A fte i
cheerful looking ladv very lig h t com
v e ry th ln g she co u ld desire.”
e coat Is e n tire ly d iffe re n t. T his
a
ll
and
s
tra
ig
h
t,
and
he's
got
a
n e ith e r keep a secret n o r f u lf ill a
a ll he had heard und seen, the th re a t
plected. H er h air Is r e d - .lik e tom ato
Kelso answ ered p ro m p tly : “ W e are
spe cia lly the case w here Breton
e e n n ttfu l lit t le m ustache.”
prom lae."
of the young u p s ta rt had provoked
ketchup. l-ooks to me a lik e ly , atout
d a d to welcom e you here, h u t we can
ickets are concerned.
" T h a t's enough I " B lm exclaim ed
“
WUI
you
m
ake
me
a
p
ro
m
ise
?
"
him
beyond
his
pow
er
o
f
endurance
not e n te rta in such a p ro ix is a l,’ fla tte r I
armed good hearted wom an who can
rh iu b le w ris t f r ills are now being
I Just w ish th e re wag n k n o t hole In
B lm asketl o f M r. Biggs, as he was
The sensitive m in i) o f the New Eng
do a lot o f h a u l work
She can see a
Ing as It Is.
O u r d a u g h te r Is tn
orn w ith Breton coatees, w h ich boast
Ms
floor.”
le
a
vin
g
th
e
door
w
ith
Ann.
lander had been h u rt by the a to ry ol
young to th in k o f m arria g e.
Then
Joke and has an answer handy every
ig i" .ii sleeves, double fr ills , fin e ly
“ t ome on down h e re ," Ann urged
"A n y th in g you w ill a sk," he an
tho fu g itive « .
Upon th is h u rt the
tim e.“
s ir, w e kn o w v e ry lit t le a b o ut .voji.
" lie d , «ne up m id the o th e r down,
'T
m
scared."
was
the
answer.
awered.
young man had poured the tu rp e n tin e
nnd m ay I be pardoned I f I arid that
For d e tails o f the rem ainder o f the
w tth a n a rro w hand o f black m oire
“
I
l
l
s
cheeks
are
as
red
ns
roses
and
"T’
lease
d
o
n
't
ever
lo
o
k
a
t
th
e
new
o
f
haughty,
im
p
e
ria
l
m
anners.
The
It
does
not
recom
m
end
von?"
h is to ric v is it o f Samson T ra y lo r to the
i hbon on lietween. .• ra th e r fn n ta e tlc
le's got n lo ve ly r in g n tu l big w atch
moon th ro u g h a kn o t h o le ," ahe said
more he tho ug h t o f It the less In clined
T h e young man was surprised. He
home o f John Peasley we are Indebted
m odel had the s k irt made o f black
haln
pure
gold
and
y
a
lle
r
as
a
dan
In
a
h
a
lf
w
hisper.
he was to reproach h im s e lf fo r hla
had n o t expected such ta lk fro m a
•o ■ le tte r from John to hla b ro th e r
satin and the coat o f le a f green faced
le
t''
n.
You
come
dow
n
ht
re
."
T ile young man laughed. “ W h y la d d e r clim b e r.
violence
S lavery was a re lic o f an
th a rle a , dated February 21. 1R32. In
He looked a t Kelso
'lo t h n it li n tu rn o v e r c o lla r o f black
"S to p ," B lm
answ ered. ' T i l
he
not ?"
Hila he say«:
lent Im p e ria lism
It had no r ig h t in
g ro p in g fo r an a n sw e r
T he n —
h re lts c h w p rtz . T h is Idea o f w ea ring
“ I f you do, y o u 'll never get m ar
free Anterlen
T he re could he no ,
"We had gone out to the ha m and
"P e rh a p s n o t." said he. “ 1 have
a Irrlu h t colored eonlee o ve r a black or
peace
w
ith
It
save
fo
r
a
lit
t
le
tim
e
B rlm stead and I were helping M r
been a lit t le w ild , b n t th a t Is a ll I "
" ' iic s k irt Is m in in g In fa vo r. N early
T ra y lo r h itch up his horse«
A ll o f a
The M isso u ria n * w ould te ll
th e ir
th e past.
You can le a rn about me
n il the new dresses and blouses are
r
e
l
e
n
t
s
o
f
t
h
e
lew
",.«*
nr,"
vl
.r»»
sudden tw o men came rid in g up the
and my fa m ily fro m anyone In St.
com fortable.
o f the N in th , who cared n t a fig fo r
road at a fast tro t and turn e d In and
L o u is. I am not ashamed o f a n y th in g
( liln a is p la y in g a p ro m in e n t p a rt io
I t costs fio m IS to 20 cents an in c h to »FT an a d v e rtis e m e n t in ty p e
'h e p ro p e rty rig h ts o f n Southerner.
I have done M ay I not hojie th a t you
come s tra ig h t to w srd ua and pu lle d up
the dress o f th is season. We have
I'he sto rie s w o u ld tra v e l lik e fire in
am i v tre v t the i to o l and place i t in ik e ty p e page fo r p rin tin g , i f
w ill change y o u r m in d? ”
y the wagon
One o f them was a
b e e n co q u ettin g w ith Japan nnd S p a in ;
d ry grass
u rr n t p ri es are paid (Or the w o rk. The newspaper th a t gets less
•Urn, red-cheeked young fe lle r about
“ N o t a t present.
L e t th e fu tu re
hut we have fin a lly decided to take
So,
s
w
iftly
,
th
e
th
o
ug
h
ts
o
f
men
•h e - not receive fa ir wages fo r th a t w o rk jn d th ro w s in th e w h ite
tw enty three years old
He w ore top
ta k e care o f Its e lf."
( liln a seriously
We have m an d a rin
"
e
r
e
being
prepared
fo
r
th
e
great
b
a
t­
bo.ua and spurs and a broad brim m ed
>'-i|xr. p re-s w o rk, fo ld in g , m a ilin g , postage, etc,, fo r th e su b scrip ­
" I g e n era lly get w h a t I w a n t,” said
s le e ra s -m a n d a rin eo«ts o f the co rre ct
tle
Uncs
o
f
t
i
e
fu
tu
re
.
Saiusou
saw
tio n | rice w ill n o t co ye r these item s.
b la ck hat and gloves and a fu r w a is t­
th e young man.
•u tlln e . and we have a q u a lm he.se
the p e ril o f It,
coat and p u rty linen
He loked at the
One si in c m com m t s sm a ll c o u n try w e e kly, d o in g p ra c tic a lly a ll
blouse very lik e thoi
“ A n d now and then som ething th a t
mee w orn by C)iine«e
As
they
rode
along
young
M
r.
Biggs
ttre« o f the wagon and s a id : T h a i’s
w orkm en.
Ihe e rk liin ia a ll, and keep o n t o f ja il, w h ile chary in g less than 20
yon don’t w a n t." said Kelso, a b it net
com
pi
at
tied
o
f
pain
and
Samson
made
the one w«'y« follow ed.'
tie d hy his persistence.
cent-, b u t he w ill n o t m ake fa ir wages and lie w ill n o t p r in t m uch
a slin g o f his m uffler and put It over
“ 'W h ich o' you is Samson T ra y lo r?
news.
"Y o n ought to th in k o f h e r happl-
the
neck
and
a
rm
o
f
the
In
ju
re
d
Biggs
he asked
? b * Stogi« T ra c k
ness. She Is too sweet and b e a u tifu l
We Iw lie v e th e people ol th is c o m m u n ity , when they res’ ize the
and drove w ith care to avoid Jolting,
I am. said T ra y lo r,
Tl
f o r a home lik e th is ."
I ro fiie e i was Irc 'ii^ shown over
• • tu itio n , w ill su p p ort a 6r>t class w eekly i- w -p a p e r
We are s ta k ­
t o r the firs t tim e Samson took a care­
“ T he young feller ju m pe d o ff hla
T h e re was sn a w k w a rd m om ent of
museale om day by one
fu l and s y u ip s ih e tlc lock at him . He
i n g our in v v -lm e n t on th a t b e lie f and e n d e a v o rin g Io g iv e them such
nor.e and tied him to the fence. Then
is lo i»
n . e j vuiin to the
•Hence. T h e young man «aid good-
was a handsom e youth, about six feet
service, and we have enough fa ith in the people to expect a resfxiose
he went up to Traylor and «old:
""• 'i « i.» fe
n. stu ffc rl hi-dr. w> re eg-
n ig h t and opened the door
ta ll, w ith d a rk eve- and lia ir and a
in tiK o in in g su b scrip tio n s an 1 a d ve rtise m e nts th a t w ill enable us to
” What did yon do w ith my trigger»,
11 *' '*
iliese a uit «xl PirdA "
" P ll go w ith y o u ." said Kelso.
sm all b la ck m ustache and teeth very
make the E n te rp ris e m ore o f a sucxe*s than i t e ve r has heen
F«u dirty s ucko rt
«ai l t i „ t ir - r t m . u n
, he n„ .
w ililte and even.
H e w ent w ith M r. Biggs to the ts v
Men from Missouri hated tho nil-
e»' spt.xli.Miis lo the co u n try T h iy r «
In New Salem Sainson took h im to
era and got hl» d a u g h te r and returned
note folks them daya and called 'em
« "■ 'h il,..., ,„ „ |H afl)| ,h „ u » a ,,l« ..f
D o cto r A lle n 's office sud helped the
home w ith her.
Rucker».
poonds
A ...i ,|.,n t »a,
u M , tl,
d o cto r In s e ttin g the broken . hone.
M
rs
Kqlsu
qJUdcd
hey
husband
fo
r
“ U a la t yon a little reckless, young
M o ttte e r, « u d jin g .he
ases,
uhat
* r » hbej »tuUed »H L, ih g u ? "
S tK E l TrA Iu» » 4
O u r Fall H eaters have just arrived.
A Man for
the A ges
right.
Prices
O ld stoves taken as part payment.
OKEGON
E. L. STIFF ALBANY
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