The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1881-06-30


tecompehse him, and was told, by not
carrying loaded pistols about with you.
His reply naturally was, "Oh, we always
do it in America.
How Dolly Saved Her Fathers Money.
She had been called that ever since she came
"a rothd-faced, rosy checked, bright-eyed lit
Ito thlng-into family of great, rough, tender
hearted, adoring boys, and she had been treat
ed by them as doll up to her sixteenth year:
Tom, Dick and Harry had gone to market,
which was trip of two days; Jack and Joe had
gone to assist neishborine farmer in a press
Of work, and at nino o'clock in the forenoon
Dollie's good father, MIR. Durand. said:
'Dollie, Ned aud I are going to the village to
do some trading at the store. Shan't be back
until after dinner. SO have an early supper,
smoking hot, for us, for we'll be hungry as
sharks"
eyes, father" said Dollie, bringing out
twelve dozen Of eggs in a basket; for she knew
her fathers ways-he always loaded up the
wagon with country produce, eggs, dried ap-
ples, potatoes and other vegetables, which he
exchanged at he store for sugar. tea, cloth,
farming Implements, etc
Il shan't take cent with NO. for fear shall
be over persuaded to buy those pesky cattle Of
Jim Green's" said tho farmer, coming for his
coat
81 know he's lynn wait for me; he mostly is
market days: don't want 'em and l won't
there's money in the house, Dollie. There's
three hundred dollars Mr.. Kent gave me for
the south meadow lot sold him yesterday in
| the desk, and there it must stay safe until 60
to Peterborough to the bank, So '}on't enter
tain no strangers or suspicious looking people
while I'm gone.
''No father.
cru leave Bose at home and I'll be home
long before dark"
So when he had drawn two pals of water,
and.Ned had filled up the woodbox for Dollie:
they drove of, little pig, tied In the bottom, Of
wagon, squealing Justify. Dollie liked the
horses and cattle, the hens and chickens and
pigeons, but she didn't like the pigs, so she did
not feel badly at all that this one was going of
to DO stuffed and roasted for somebody's din
ner. She had baking to do and picilili to
make, and set busily about her task.
With a wistful look down tho road and sud
den, unpleasant feeling of being unprotected
in that lonely place-for the farmhouse was
half mile from any other-Dolly camo into
! the kitchen.
! When she had taken solitary lunch of bread
and milk at the kitchen-table, she made nice
tca-cake for the evening meal and then set
about making her fathers favorite relish, pic
ilili.
| IL was nV0 o CLOCK Wl6n DO1ly udu umoueu
this last task and carried the jars down cellar.
| When she came up man had entered the
open kitchen-door and was seated before the
stove.
He was roueh looking customer and Dolly
was frightened; but she did not show it
"Whom do you wish to see?" she asked.
'Td like something to eat, if you please,"
answered the man in what was evidently
feigned voice.
But in spite of that and the muller about his
| face, Dollie knew him. 1t was Jim Green, the
cattle dealer, and he had a very bad reputation.
| She had never seen him but once before In her
! life, but she remembered his leer and hooked
nose. She had had him ointed out to her in
the village, but she did not think he had ever
seen her: What did he want here when her
father was away"
With no idea that this was the object of his
errand, Dollie, however, cut one Of the pies and
gave him a generous quarter. which he pro-
ceedet to eat as we'll az he could, without too
freely revealing his face. Dollie hoped when
he had finished it he would 60 away, but he
to the sitting room and looked round After q
moment he walked up to the desk and shook
| the lid.
ssay! is this locked9' he asked.
The frightened blood came bot and indignant
into Dollle's young cheeks. The man was a
robber, after her fathers money. She took
her hands out of the dshwater where she had
begun washing up the cooking dishes, and
walked into the sitting room.
''See herc!' she said, boldly. 81 know you; ;
you are Jim Green. What do you want heres"
"Money!" laconically I've seen your father
at the village; know be hasn't got the money
Kent paid Kim with him, so [ think it must be
here"
He shook tho lid violently and peered about
it's edges.
day!" asked Doliie. sDont you know you viii
| he arrested and sent to iail?0
'tNo, WON'T" answered Green, cody. I'm
going out of the country tonight Come, l
want the keys!'
Dollie turned scorn{ully away, but gave a
longing glance out at the window.
II expect my father every. moment" she
said. "He has the keys with him."
"You needn't expect him at present. an
swered Green, still at work upon the desk.
ellis horse cast shoe, and he's at the black
smiths and likely to stay for while"
Dol]ie, still coolly. "You had better take your
self of. My brothers are liable to come home
at any moment"
30, know all about that" responded
Green, taking a huge pocket knife from his
What could Dollie az The house was half a
mile off the main road, and that distance from,
any living soul There was not weapon of
any kind under Its roof: If there had been
Dollie knew she would be more afraid of q
| pistol IlAu bno WAS OF jim 0Teeu.
, But the swapping Of the lock and the vii
lain's long drawn ssAh!" of satisfaction, al
most frenzied her Her honest, Woodworking
old fathers money-she must have it if she
flew at the rascal and scratched out his eyes
A sudden thought came to Dollie. She went
into the buttery and took down q small wide
mouthed bottle, closely corked and marked
Cayenne Pepper" She took out the cork
concealed the bottle in the palm of her hant
, and went into the other room
Green had not found the money, bnt he hat
, seized upon fine gold repeater which belonged
rare occasions. His never failing companion
was a big silver time-keeper, which he carried
in his fob
"Ah!n repeated Green again, and hurried Il
} the still open door OF the kitchen to examine
, the watch more closely.
He had time to see, by the fading sunse
light, that it was even more valuable than i
had at first seemed to be, but Jim Green's eye
did him little other service for many weeks
Dollte raised her little hand, and quick q.
, lightning dashed portion of the fiery com
, poundin his face
With shrek of agony, the man dropped thu
watch and clenched bis hands over his eyes a.
he leaped out into the yard. With bowls ant
yells he danced about the door-yar and wal
tumbling over the wood pile as Dolly saw hin
last, before she locked and double barred thu
door.
She picked up the watch. restored it, ant
went to the window. She had to wait but
! short time before her fathers wagon wheels
rolled into the yard.
She flung up the sash as her father ant
brother sprang out and approached the suffer.
ing mortal, who was still kicking aud bowling
! in the wood-pile.
ellis eyes are full of cayenne pepper, Ned
He was stealing your money, father"
She saw her vigorous young brother collar
the already punished man and pull him upo1
his feet, while her father recognized him will
ordinations of amazement
But, his cries and means continuing, the.
finally decided that he had been punishsd suff
GENTLY, and after while let him go.
He sneaked away, and without the booty h
had 30 confidently expected to obtain.
When the excitement was over, Dolly, ik'
any other woman, had crying spell; put he
father and brothers, to this day, tell proud,
, how she saved the money.
Buttermilk for Burns.