The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1877-10-18

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\ count ON him pretty much all til
With thisroush preface, he lsunchs
mtoA criticism Of the novelist, .whicl
for Intelligent sympathy and heart
appreciation / had rarely heard equaled
! Not only did he dwell upon the ,exu
belance Of his humor, but upon tn
power OF. his pathos and the a)lpre
|Yadlpg element OF his poetry. i 4ooke'
az the man in sasto9 III con
4 sideged myself rather q dlljgept stu
/ dent or the great master Of fctimI, bu
q s Quotation e tam an,
tliAt .tktsl itlfSught was not Away
clothed in the best language, and offer
appeared IN the slouching, slangy un
] e; 81 Et s. ana BeSiR& sn Il s ssvs
times strucb ,nlajwith Its precision ali
fitness. C6nsid6rably softeped toy al
him, Itried him witb other nteratHrS
\ But yAiply, Beyond - fewpfthe lyric
\ Observation-Disclosures h1 knkw fet|1
4pSsss Y! U9aSr se a .i1ll itil,
S1asMW R96P fPaeQh-, he shhsel
s0ftened considerably, offered to chabtt
fhsrsssfwith me, re-adjusted. my-saddls
with pnQfessiopel skill. ti4nsferred ~
pack 10 bis, own horse ,and insisted
tUpon my shafing the contcntsof his
whisky flask, and, noticing that I
wassuparmeds pressed upon me p sil.
yer mounted derringer, which he ~
sured me he could warrant" These
yarious offices or good will and diver
sion OF his talk beguilei me- from
noticing the fpct that the trail was be;
ginning to become obscure and Lih|
recognizable. We were evidently pur.
suing a route unknown before TO me
pointed ont the fact to my companion
little impstiently.s He Instantly re.
surned his old manner and dialect. ! ] (
"WeII, reckon onetraifs good as
another and Whist hevye got TO say
I Pointed out, with some dignity,
that'f preferred the old trail.
"Mebbee you did. But you're jiss
now takin' q p0seer with me. This
yer trail will bring You right into In
Dian Spring unnoticed, and no ques-
tions asked. Don't you mind now Ill
see you through. e
It was necessary here to make some
stand against my strange companion.
1 said firmly yet politely as T. could,
that I had proposed stopping over
night with q friend.fT
"Whar ?''t1F ni stUft
''1I hesitated. TIE friend was an &C.
centric Eastern man, well known in
the locality for his fastidiousness and
his habits as recluse. A misanthrope
of ample family and ample means, he
had chosen a secluded but picturesque
valley in the Sierras, where he could
rail against the world without 'opposi-
ton. "Lone Valley or Boston
Ranch as. itzwas more Familiarity
called, was the one spot that the, aver
age miner both respected and feared.
Mr.. Sylvester the proprietor, had
never affiliated with "the boys,n nor
had he ever lost their respect by any
active oppositiOn to theirideas. If Be-
clusion had been his object he certainly
was gratified. Nevertheless in the
darkening shadows Of the night, and
on q lonely and unknown trail, hest
tated little at repeating his name to
q strangersof whom l. knew 80 little.
But nay mysterious companion took
the matter out Of my hands.
Look var" he said suddenly, "thar
Amt but one place twixt yer and In
dian Spring whar We can stop. and
that's Sylvester's. .t,a ,oaa
/ assented, little sullenly.
Well" said the stranger, quietly,
and with a slight suggestion of confer
f9s lsast a2 a6St Pola iaS
sss az tasf Eiss ss ssis e
ing it by small and large I don't M UGH
mind.p - vsssN,.-.as -.'-.T -.s
I stated as rapidly and strongly as
could, that my acquaintance with Mr.
Sylvester did not justify the intfod1c-
ton of q stranger to his hospitality
that be was unlike most Of the people
hsreain short he& s2Rssr man,
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! sslss sa s.. B q sess Ety.
say sy SS yss s sss snl! 4sa IL;
me-" -,
Aet sSun Z s9 a.S% sRs
red with anger end EN- Aarrse nents
Nv n8L WOulO Lie COEkecL 0ylvSSU0I say
10 me9 What would the girls i was
. young man then, had won an Antyee
TO their domestic circle by my reserve
known by less complimentary ad-
!ectiy ss, snIong tha /. b 9 Z: whist
ance? Yet certainly could not object
TO his assuming all risk on his own
recognizance, nor could / re-
,ist a. pertAin feeling0f shame at my.
splba5h sa1nent.
We were now bes{n6ibg to descend.
[nlti16distance bel8N " a}rAedy twipy|
kled the lights ipS fh& sQlIt9ey rancho
Hon Hui You have asftSp that
don't even know your name. What
~ Ito cal yQtt'z1 ~ ~ ~
"That's so.u he, said, musingly.
Now, let's see, sKearney' would be
! good name. It's short and easy like.
rhar's q street In Frisco the same |
title. Kearney IL is"
"But-" began impatiently.
rqk.Now you leave all that to me-" he
ptrrupted yithS, superb gelf,confi-
l1D,ajII Y ~ count, DTS tile |
All u zlespoh sible, III mas to |
AZ Aftur i INN that II fep6t44 was
lsA1ed Joues, and aztst ! ~ IA him
. a putsnplt he A. be- hst is real
% b. Ion 81! 1an ,'~'
,ery prebo 5d6ction, but |
We were alrea0f ~ Nc rancho. The
,sIking of. dogs brought Sylvester to |
he doorof his pretty little cottage |
which his taste had adorned.
4 briefly intrcalncsd- Mr@ Kearney.
'Ke4rney VIII -doAAK earrfey'as good |
nougfl for me, - commanded the siod- |
can't Kedfhey hAlf aloud, to MY own
lorror and Sylvester's evident fiysti-
lcation, and then he blandly excused
Ii9self |opsI Psnsrt ,tbathe might !
'ersohalfy supervise the care Of his
wn beast , When he was out of ear |
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