The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1875-12-17
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walwiitinn VI ener letts~,li, that IA hail IN
hour It IN tne tim~ II i~ssing EuHrne,
~ funni hi,naif. arrsaa.pAhl.ihy sn assi4t.
ant, who had long b..n his evnli sant, III.
rstiy under the rear windows VI the room
where the head man lAy,
Me ccsmrsnion, rnels il!ly, ~ he was
called by The villagers. wms one II elasa
n sn~h ~ hc found In nearly ryrf. place
Having no trade or occupation. and M
family. he did sach old jol,s - came In his
~~y. and lived alune Inn ehmhty hy tho riscr.
not fnr from Mr. ClayspM's hut,s.. There
we're rNnsoars Ia the village. which gave
thu Old man hardly TIM lrs. ~ characters.
but - nothing criminal haA ever been
proved against him. his nnighha~ w.ru
content ~ lot him alone. .sls.cl .ily ~ hc
waa guA.natnred AMI ul,iialng. strl np.
p,Nrul 10 bc we'll satisfied wath any treat
lAent the villagers werc disposed 10 beatow
urou him.
II A.A MT rersain.' saii ureser. Rlanring
w 81 tho dark windu~s about Il A.arn
ieet above his head. +" that Is holder ,our %
would not have haeu better. II ii MT lno
laso now. however, 10 seek entrance hy nna
u ths dos~ In the hallway, " you think
that coutss adsiaAblc. Uncia."
"lt Amt safe Was tAa I'D mans reply.
This anAir must b. mighty we'll aiivI In
the village now. an f,lks ~ are curious,
mot knowing tbs Pile. " lo,kud, may
IN A.rruwlin' aro,ind the uAir.. Tor chance
W look ~ thu holy. W. must get II oat
u this hore window. II ~ wct II =.
ALL
"Aarrd." answered urov-r. AN ~
need now u y ladder. -, ,oa know whefs
one can bs found near by r.
!. fcsi | tinkerul ~. for FrAliak. this
Incrnin', II us,,st bo in Ills shed on Tho
back strcet now. ! Win Got IT,
i" Nv very careful. unrlr." urged Orovsr
II iuAxe thr p,.lic around hsrs Ars ru4..
laas ~nough tonight. III. thu barking ~ 4
dox might pla, Inv O.l Harry With us."
!. Will taks enr. III that. said thr oil
man. drawing u long, keen knife, and dis
spp,AFin1 In the shadows ot row u out
houses.
~ wiah II wasn't 70 clear to.ni xht.'
mussd the young man. after M hal gone
tn almost ~ light - sAy, ni.d ~ will
have " xAopt nrw plan fur carrying "a
tho t<Aiy. II ths sks don't cloud ny"
Even IN ha spoke. Il. n.tiasd long
bank q dark clouds diving iaai a.roa4 ths
heavens from tllc Wont, ~e.,,lnp panied VI,
htial g,.ssa II wind. which pertoalsl ra.il
before Morninx.
"'f1,s oh lawyers oinee has hcon put 1.
= usu ~ new ~ u ~ strange. hs tnuu hi
seating himsslf In ths d.cp shadow uf ,he
building. nssar knaw HAleh afay III
AttSmri the ohliyins bef"rr. aoa..r il
tho old f.llow " doing anything Abpu. lha
propsftyl II II strange thst ihafs Hiioulsl
have bsen m will found. Mr WAllnktvftl
wKs tuu careful man 10 max il ~ great s,,,l
~ irrspsFAbls blnnter IA h. h ,,o~ sl.in.
sd 70 have made, In d,,ns without reveal.
Ing whore had hidden ti.. NIL. fr rvuty.
Que believes that shefu mas n Will, and
sums say that usisu tirAy AMA IL In h.a
possession. hui can I Lsi,usa th.s.'
Then the young man's thoughts rasWtesl
" Eugene.
What business tonid he hnva hal with
0rAy, 81 this time III nlght---or - AnJ
Othef Mnir. fur that mattrrf' he 1lsri.i
Ths name Ii tha same E,,ssue. i,si,ui
traced rslatlMlslip bvtvetn the fan,iAss
Can II bs loss.Llu -
The ycs,ng mans reflections wers hsrs
lnterrurtsA ~ ths approach VI Uncl.
niily. who carried Inns, light ladder upon
| hls shoulder.
IL came mighty mar being caught" b,
sAiA lowering hia l,eva.n AMI dror. ,aa
] down by ths y0thx maaA siia. j" i'h
Dor tNrtsl. aud hal 70 quot hiM wit
| lhiA."
IL drew The knfo from l,a sheath, ~
Driver saw that IL wxs covered wlt
blood.
~ Am sorry-~very srry thI~ happened.
he sAid. "WAs thsre 40 other way Y"
FL" NARY wAa the Lrt~e rAuiy. ~ ltdu'
lhs " DO u. for Nruos was \ hns dou
| I've hunted With him many ! tsms. ns
hs didn't propose n runuw Aeq..NtntNre
With yours truly jumped f0r NY w~ass,
Asd hnA " lst him have Ii. III know
! VA thers Tor no sood, posr fsllow."
I'VE may ~ will swl 10 work, !" aside
ths old man. altar short pause
| "WNit, AAih uiuyes. "lt will he dar
in = few mon.smts. Nan thu clouds ..s
shuttinx out thu light very fast"
The 3oAnH man srcks truly. Will
he had waited. chs misc ii cloud
which hs had notlca.i. md neariy over
spread the shy. and II was With Liflieult
that surrounding objects eoall now bs dia
Presently Il vAa sufficiently iarh ios III
two insn 70 cominei.rs opsr4iion4. ii
thoy did ~. lxsss dropA Il rain began i
pAlter around ihn,n.
We arc IN fnr u so.king." young man.
saM Uncle l1iily. raising tI.s Iaddur agains
tho building. !" But won't iniad that !
w Ain'l ~arn."
On ascending TIM lAdisv. dvovor found
" his HSsMt Joy, that tin win lows Il III,
rcar odlrs where thu holy lay. w.re 10
fastened. III = few minutes, lheryfovv
both htlnsclf anil hls comIh.nlou, stvsi Ii
sagsty. BY ths side of I'll. rrvstrAtc furul
Witch hAl hsen LIFT lying ~ : roaxl
table u pine boards.
y leaving The bthy. lha mon who hA,
| gathered IN the 0htra ~ tls timD IL IN
supposed accident. had simply uompuss,
The stiasninH limbs, washed The bloc,
Away, And lsft The mat suit the vlctIa
y ths Awysr's rAys. 4hAd .worn. q III
| psssuu.
- stn glad n this." said Grover, ia
thA sA snnsA lii x~s.aAis - ~. Il.