Bozeman avant courier. [volume] (Bozeman, Mont.) 1872-1882, 1876-09-15

Seleep. Certain soft touches arOuss.
ne. and felt . tickling In my ear.
|sle"p.ly turned aud half sat mp, but
hend pressed mo down, and ! laughin
voic~ said:
oh, lie still = little longer. Ws'v.
made you into q lng-such 4 lovely log
DO keep still. You'll spoil oil II 70,
move
'Bnt what Il this In my e,rl'
oh. nothing but = tosdstool. There
I've moved it. aud III move this lichel
OF your eye, 50 tina you Can take lool
ct yourself. You cart think how beau
tiul you are
The witches had covered mo al ove
with dust celored shawl. and had GOV
cred th t all over vi b sods and mosee,
and strips Of bark t' simulate . half de.
csyed trunk. scattering pine needles ovel
oil, .nd sticking into iaterstices ferns
lichens and iunki, till as Amy said. it die
look precisely like . log. Llst,y, they
threw down . shawl 10 careless folds, Sc
. lunch basket on my chest, AMI stood of
to see the effect, which they declared Il
be wonderful.
No human being would guess sait
Esther. You'd impose On Leather Stock
'ngs h'msclf. Oh, girls, do call Alic.
and Marian. They must be satisfied be
fore this about those wr.tched trou,
Don't br athe word. but just ask them
to fit down on the log aud make lh m
selves comfortable
On me! Thank you,' said I, speaking
as well - could through Z mouthful OF
lIcbens.
ON. they shanv really cit down. Ii.
stin-quite still. Gear Dolly. D,nt NOV.
An inch. please don't; promise that yo'
won't IL will be such good fun to chta
Alice
Very we'll. won't. But be quick
I'm comfortable enough now, but all thi.
blanket, shawl snd bark may grow
unpleAsantly warm. have nev.r real
ized before just now how Daphne felt ir
he Iaurels.'
Good bye. Dsphne. Good bye, Green
Log. Wen be tack soon.'
With ringing laughter off went the
girls. Esther lingering TO give = fns
touch to tie lichen over my lift eye.
'mi!ed Al myself 1t the odd position. bu.
ven As smileu dropped to sleep again.
The day was irresistibly drowsy. and
there was something delightful in thi,
which even in deepes,
'nc0nsci0usnese never lost hold OF. Th.
list thing saw, Is my ryelids fell, wa
/ broad ray of the sun striking . half
open parcel Of forks and spoons which,
ay in The grass-Mrs. Pendextcr's prop
.rty these, and careless enough of the
girls to leave them thus. But what d d
t signlfyi No spot on earth could b
afs than these summer woods undtr r
he shadows of the New Hampshire
ills.
Those were my thoughts as fell asleep.
was aroused ny the sound Of voices
Which even my locked senses recognized
. unfamiliar. l opened my eyes. Tx
nen were sitting 90 The ground close IT,
ne, but half turned away. They wer+
drcsacd; one 10 velv teen Goa,
nd rough cordurov trousers; the Other.
those clothes were dark, had = red hand
;"rch,cf tied around his neck. This man
lsd thick beard, aud long. Wild ha,r.
'ti;ing . pair Of savage gypsy eyes. But
was thu other face that frightened me
most. I: va, . Snug shaven face, b.,
nth an evil, cruel, fIrtive look. which l
10 not know how to describe. Fain'
With sndden fear. / lay quite still. l.
semed the only thing to do. But. oh.
vhere were the girls! thought wba,
vorId happen if they came bscks
Give 10 that basket off the logv were
he first words heard. Il was the vslve-
cen msu who spike. The other reache
ut his hand ard lifted the baslke, from
g piace close to my chin. l trembled
est its removal had msde mo visible; but
be girls had arranged too ariisticslly for
has, and the men seemed 10 suspect mo-
hing. Il took only . moment TO empty
b.. bseket which kind Mrs. Pendextes
I'D taken % much time to iIl.
Not bad 6nd,' said the SNUG man,
nrning over the cold mutton aud hard
ggs. and speaking with his mouth full
viltle up. partner. Maynt have another
llAoce Lord knows wlsen.'
Pa, tncr' accepted the invitation cor.
tally. Our luncheon dlsappeavsd down
IL throat In large m0rsels.
.HuIIo! here's . Co. cried the smu.
lan. making . sudden dive at the parcel
I spoons snd forks. He bit one OF the
mons with h,s teeth, rapidly counted
I'd dropped them iato h's pocket. the
tlser man hooking on. Real r asked 10 |
I the red neckcl0lh.
No mistake. Eight OF each. That .
vensy apiece. Stow away FIST oe some
- u b c0mine." hs nj supposrd
~ even . volt could stow faster, bu,
this warning the mo Ion of their jawsI
. acceisraied. Their voices were
bit caught now and then .
nteDce.
'Dogi Dara the dog! Easy, silsace
-
Yea hst- Then 7 loee lhe coasexk
sYou aes ouro . - tho bluns p
Saw Il hasded ovcs-eevssseen hua-
ID ssd odd II bills. roOk L h0mel
tih html Why, 0t ceurss. yoa fool
bees fasnse fellows den's hang -
lals. ! tsll y0u ~ wants \ hasdy ~ /
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