Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1872-05-29
TIE EEBrGN'S PLOT.

| i''is'ii'tplN Sop'l iltt = W as lItdcoH
Pilscy, as times went. but, if he had 4
weakness, ii was for making things
in general 90 about as he wanted
them TO 90. Not an overbcaring man
by any means, and certainly not Il
violent one, but with wonderfully
cute and quiet and subtle ways of his
own, by which he brought matters
about without letting other folks
know how the thing was done. When
4 man is accustomed TO have his own
way, he makes up his mind pretty
easily, but there was one point of all
Others upon which Deacon Pilscy lad
been set and fixed for wears. and the
care of which lay heavy on his mind.
tor the time had come when, in his
Judgment, something deep required
to be planned and all his skill cXcr-
ciscd in carrying it out To mind
Ike his, that had taken perfect
measure of every other III the village.
and for miles around it, there could
be little difficulty in selecting his
fools and assistants, ani he had no
need of counsc!Ors. That was how
he came to he talking so confidentiallv
with Joe Gains, as the two stood by
the yard-gate.
WHY, Deacon says Joe, Il al
ways thought yow liked Bob Ilumph-
rey. He's a tipt"p fellow. and good
match for any girl know Of
$50 he is. 50 he is replied the dca-
con. Cant say Il word again him.
Known him from Il 10y. Can't for
Did him the hous", or any of that
sort of no Iscnsr: but, then, he can't
have Irene Wyer::'
Il don't see how you'll help it, dca
con. You're only her guardian. and
she j. abou, OF age
"Not for a year yct-tllat's how tho
will rcads--and she's in my owl
house. YOU know. guess | can iis
some things, specially if You'll tun
in and help me. You're a lawyer
Joe Gains. but you're Il young one
vet, and I'll give you the fattcst fec
Won ever dreamed of if You'll onl,
hitch teams with me. and see that Bol
Humphrey don't get The upper i,and.
"Wcll. if that's what you're after
so its all right and square. Id as lie
earn Il fee ono way a. another. What ;:
your programmed
= "Wcll. YOU know there's nigh Oh tt
thirty thousand Il coming to Ircn,
Wycr. in her own right and I've tool
the best kind O kccr of il. It's been
mighty sight of trouble, and al
along I've thought of my son scott.
"Srott rilscy:" interrupted Joe
"Why, he's in California;
"IIc wont be long. He
comm home inside of 81,
months, and want to keep Irene SAT,
, for him. They used to be wonderful
thick, and he writ to her rcgularcve
so Ion" after he went away, and 81
did she to him"
''Dp they correspond now sal,
Joe.
No. not now. There's the rub
That's one reason I'm looking out Sc
sharp after Bob. Now, | want You t.
just take i holt and try and keep Bol
OF till Scott gets back 'Twnn't b.
}. for long, and Irene amt such ba,
company. no how
Il don't know" said ice. "Thcrc'
Maggie and her mother. couldn'
be particularly attentive TO Iren
without their KNOWN. it. And Bol
Humphrey ii be around most tn
time, and it won't be long before
have the whole village talking tn
matter up
"Ncvci mind that, Joe, never min,
, that. It'll be all right when Scot
gets home. I'll give you the big@c>
kind of il fee
: "Wcil, deacon" cody replied til
: Young lawyer. Its Il pretty toug
ease, but I'll take it on one condition.
What's tIat!"
why, SO long as it's only fun, an,
i. all that, I'll go ahead, but if It seem
as If was doing any harm ANY thing
;, ;, real bad, you know, I'm to be Il
:, liberty to back out"
"Well, l don't mind . so long as yo
: let me know in time"
I. Aud so the deacon and the lawyc
discussed their plot to their satisfat
ton. and when all was settled the lat
ter took his own way down the broa
y and @rass-grown street of the village
1.-The old shark" he muttcred, a
he s,rolsed lcisurcly along. "Wha
oil earth put it into his plotting oil
head TO pitch on me for his tool? ii
never was morc'n hnlf decent TO m
!. before. ISeckon I'll earn INV fee, bu
IT I'll be fair and square with Bo
N Humphrey. What would Irene sn