The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1880-07-22

'was there any mail. Eben,'

w n tuofe Sny 0oSt, 6ocn.
And leaniug over the little wicket
rate. her DIRK locks falling absut her
in pretty, careless trssssa Barbara
locked wistfuily down ths shady street
and then up ss the tossing slms. who're
the busy birds were chAtteriag. And
sad to reiats. frovn Of disconfsnt
creps over BsrbaEs's white brow.
No. there wsse no Letters for the
Leightoos. said Ebsn. in rather . NV.
age mood i made especial irqairi.s
for you.' aud Eb~n's loser lip tssmbled
. little. aud h,. vo,es .of,~nsd wondss-
fally for him. i suppose you Are snx-
isus to get away from the old place,
Miss Barbara
Yea. an said 1Giss Lsishsos
sharply. With ~ imperial air. an
sick of Il ail I shsuid bs glad 10 70
any here away from here.
Eben made no reply He locked
down ct the tangled curls. the soft.
wistfni brown eyes, the diuplsd hssos
clssprd over the mesh of honeysuckles
= then sway svss the tnps a. the ssouy
b.lssms toward the great world whore
Barbars's hrart vas. He vss thinkisg
with ons cruel psng which yrippsd bic
hexrt ~ that n,oment Of whst life would
! . at ihs farm without Bxybars. He
had tr.ed of late to live without con
Meeting her in say way With his days
and nights. his duties. his hsrdships
srd ms joys, but hs bad made sorry
work of i,. 1t gave EbeD . fright 70
know how much everything depsuded
ON this proud. spelled besaty. whose
dream nov was - get away from such
as be- = the commOu folks sround LA.-
borough.
B.r6ars 81 eixhteen hsi . great long.
inG fvs thss gay world oe which she
he'd rssd in sumusf svesings whom
81, tioa under The masky vimss In che
fsrmhooss porch, o. when tying sssid
the cowslips in the n,ssoo~ y here. an
der growing weight Of care. Eben
toiled with brown hands M The capacity
Of help to the Widow Icighion. Ebsn
wss - much part Of the place % the
cruml ling headstonss in the little
graveyard oo She hill. who're al the
dead Lsigh,ons were lying. No one
ever dreamed Of bic going away. al,
though his merits were acknowledged
and Il WAS admitted that the boy hsd
grown i"to strong. handsonss nan.
with shrewd capscities ss . finaociss.
end turn for mschin<fy. A great
many st the village bad dropped into
the habit OF addressieg him lstsly -
Mr. Hexford. aud Ebes's muscies cpm.
manded respect. He had little
snuggsry in the barn he called bio
wos kshap. where se odd nosrs and on
rmny days he tinkefsd With islhss Esd
pulteys and edged tsols.
Ebss had Just plucked the Arst round
full rose Of Nay. aud wss twifling il
thong ghtfully in his fingers - be strollsd
dawn the garden path - bic warkshop,
when hs heard he breezy fatsse Of .
muslin robe and light football behind
hun On the gravel walk. He tarnsd
With blaze of FIRE in bic blaek eyes
and the r0se exteaded. His haod
dropped TO bis side. It was Thse Who
cs,se rapidly aflsr him swiaoisg .
white sunbounst by one string.
Theo Was saucy, pstulant. provek.
ing young person Of sixteen. whose
prAnks and whims had often tried
Ebsn's temper sorsly havirg him stop
the hsry esiiug to ssddle Rulof her
pony. OF meddls wish bic tUeos spd 0p.s
set his NJ wssts nvestion. Bat TAs0b
eyes were sDch lovely biz I'D ha
smile 20 be witc6inR that Ebsa had not
ths heart to scold; bssides he had hr-
mored her in all her willfulnsss him.
self, and there wss the faintsst resem>
blaucs to Bar bara in ths brew ssd dim
plod chin which tied him hand snd
foot.
4 'Ob, what . eovsly AA>Qgr - Thso.
ths yoso 0sA Ssrveg}ng out
hsr plump lltsls hand. IL iefof met
No. said Ebsn rather grufiy. I've
hsd ~ eye on this bud fer some time.
! noticsd that your Lady Labels are in
6ns condition. You will have cluster
Of them by the day sfter tomerrow.'
Wei, Joa old stipa1. IAsst (Ds yos
doa't mind suaaisg oswa t9ttn dan
for me, fosgot What Barboes asked
me to do, and I shall get . ssoldlng
from msama. who can't have Rab
crossed 70 anything, yse Know
i she'll have to 60 down and - Han
ssn about the wassa gear anyway to-
night. and ean just - veil stop st The
postoflics. IL Il the letter fro0-ffou
New Hsvsnr And Ebesssry 4he0Ghts
lsssly bit a the leoves Of she rosD nnl
sDsn.lsd them eith his asoug 3Ait@
teeth.
Yso. ittWas shs neles lrooU su 1a4
ven. sad Dese ~ sAafooa setrii -