The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1881-04-14

Brierwood glanced at the door sharply
even fearfully-his hand motionless
on the rolls Of money.
"Only the wind, Amos, only the
wind!' said the short, stout man, impa-
tiently.
But he, himself, was disquieted the
next moment when horse neighed
shrilly.
THAT amt my beasts, Amos, noryit
yournr' he cried. starting up.
s'It air the travellers, ye sodden
ijit!" said Brierwood. lifting his un-
couth foot and giving him jocose kick.
But the short man was not satisfied.
He rose, went outside, and Jim could
hear him beating about among the
bushes. Presently he came in again.
"'Twar the travellers critter. reckons
an that critter an saddle oughter be
counted in my sheer"
He had turned once more togo, but as
he swung his lanturn round. his mali
cious eve fell upon the poor little plaid
bat sticking against the wall.
He stood in the door staring dumb
founded for q moment. Then he
clenched his fist, and shook it fiercely.
How did ye happen ter be hyar this
Dunno" faltered poor Jim.
The other man had returned, TOO.
"Waal, sir, eff that thar boy he'd been
q cogper-head now' he'd hev bit u.s.
HE naought do that yit," said Amos
Brierwood. with grim significance. "He
hev been thar all this time-'kase he
air tied thar, don't ye seep An he hev
eyes--an' he hev ears. What air ter
henderP'
The other mans face turned pale,
and Jim thought that they were afraid
he would tell all he had seen and
heard. The manner of both had
changed, too. They had a skusking,
nervous way with them now in place
Of -t,e coarse bravado that had charac-
terized them hitherto.
Amos Brierwood pondered q few min
utes: Then he sullenly demanded
whats yer name?"
at air Jeemes Coggin," quavered
the little boy.
"Coggin. heyP' exclaimed Brier-
wood. with . new idea bringing back
the malicious twinkle to his eyes. He
laughed as though nightly relieved.
and threw up his left hand and shook it
exultingly. EA
4uc Su6uOW Ou lIc wall VI tuob
manned hand with only the stump of a
the child. He had no idea that his con-
slant notice Of it would stamp it in his
memory, and that something would
COME Of this fact. He was glad when
the shadow ceased to writhe and twist
upon the wall, and the man dropped his
arm to his side again.
whats a-brewin', Amosp" asked the
other, who had been watching Brier-
wood curiously.
They whispered aside for few mo-
ments-at first anxiously and then with
wild outlaws of satisfaction and self
graduation. When they approached
the boy. their manner had changed once
more.
"Waal. declar, bubby," said Brier-
wood, agreeably, ''this hyar fix ez ye
hev got inter air sateful fur true! 1t
air enough ter sot emmy boy on the
mounting cat-a-wampus. 'Twar q good
thing ez we-uns happened ter kem by
hyar on our way from the lanyard way
down yander in the valley whar we-uns
hev been ter git paid up fur workin' thar
some. Wen let ye out. Who done yer
this hyar trickP"
"Dunno-witches, reckonsr' cried
poor Jim, pursuing iEoo TEARS.
WltchesE the man eSciaimed,
"tne woods AIR a'roamin' wltn EN- TINS
time o the year-oein ye see' ez tney
KEN Ter Ieed on tne mast
ne cnuckieo as ne salo tnis, perhaps
:. tne eoy ,.:a eviaen. .elror-.oL ar Jim was ia
sorrowiuiiy suPerstitious-pernaPs De,
cause ne had managed 70 cut unnoticed
large fragment rom sne enc Oh the
pocket as he talked on about two witch
es' whom ne said ne had met that after
noon unoer an OAK Tree ieeoinS on
acorns .n;,s ..
tnas tnem witcnes WAT inquinn ROUND
Dous n : ooy.w, ms name 'eemes
Oo2gint Aess sco; AnAs ooy nsme
Oos Jeemes Cogginr
wnile @ Sim $1,000 pd orea5niessiy' s ,ntens, q
" hssenin$, bnerwooo nao twisted
er SO dextrously that unless this We're
united It would not fal-it was 2 sllk
nano.eIcnieI OF . styie never oeio5e
seen m the mountains. ana ne had made
= .nTs nalu ~" ias' IN Sno oSrIor;
lnar noWF ne exciAlmeo' hoiolng
up the fragment OF knlttea yarn,
hev tore yer comforter. Never MIND.
buboy-'twar tore afore. But ifl do
ter wroP up this money-Purse what
o'longs Ter yer dad. ne lei II nid IN
the cninking o tne wMl over y9naer
close ter wnar war sittin' wnen rust
kem in. III put 1t BACK thar, kase yer
dad don't want nobody ter know whar
II ar nid:
De strode across the room ana con-
cealed the empty pocketoook IN the
chinE,ng. ...,.s ;. TT,
FL S ye wons nrd te tr VINO esr .ethe1 ths II. ;,oh
es what war inquirin' round fur ye ter
day
Jim promised IN not naste, ana snen.
the ram having ceased ne started iot
home, OUT brlerwood stopped MN 81
the door;