The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1881-08-26

"@<& HI*< r<|M UiII1 &IIIIM2 ~ Will
Jessie my heart had stood still. and
then was 80 angry could have shaken
my list at him. But now began 10 be
confused in my thoughts about him.
There he sat. the same old John. and /
couldn't believe he was traitor. Yet,
what had brought him here in Jessie
company? The more 1 cooled down.
however. the morr sure was II would
be- explained IN some way.
but. 0f course. my feeling couldn't
help Jennie AZ all. just now. knew
she had jumped 10 her own conclusions
How she Strengthened up? There were
no signs. and no more turnings Of her
head. The color was fixedin two bright
spots upon her cheeks. She looked
right at her hook and began 10 sing 50
clear and strong that was fairly
startled. and was afraid everybody
would notice the change. John knew
well enough where she was BY this
time. He gave one half-glance round.
that was all. Poor innocent John He
told Us al about Il afterward. Well. IS
was saying, Jennie sang firmly for a
verse or Two. then she suddenly ceased.
"What Is the matterw / whispered,
for ! was frightened about her.
I'm too wicked to sing words like
these she said.
She did not sing another note that
night, but when the meeting was about
10 close she whispered to me: Now
Phube. mind you don't loiter. We're
nearest the door; get outside just as fast
rs you can. before the people get round
us"
Now in my heart would rather have
fingered little just for the chance OF
learning something that might explain
il all, but Of course couldn't refuse to
do as Jennie said We got ont the door
quickly--Jcnnie first. though hurried
as fast as could Once outside she
took hold Of my hand and started Of
like deer. The sky had become over
cast and it was perfectly dark. II was
one Of those hushed. breathless nights
that sometimes precede a summer rain
storm. II seemed as if the very crick-
cts were smo.hcred BY the dark and the
silence. We ran headlong. but we
knew the path web enough. and it was
tolerably smooth We got well away
from the crowd coming out behind us
and had turned on the main street and
were halfway down the second hill be-
ian mnninc. Tar vas ceftinc ont n
breath when, suddenly. some obstacle II
Ia natb struck our feef from under IL
Va fell headlonc over 4 mass n some.
thing hairy. SOFT and warm. and Our
he,ds ana hands ware thrown sharnlv
a0ainst TIA gravel beyond. W. could
nof recover onr senses before the bean
over which ~ had fallen becan ~ Ria
nnder 80 / was rolled ~ one s;de.
J,nnie ~ fhc other ana with ! SNORT ~
d;-mav and displeasnre. peter Nc
cracry,s cow switched ber fa;l across
NJ facc and callopei ~ into fhe road.
She had been lyinr across the warm
Gravel Ana NJ INA RIM full aoainst her.
Wbcn ! hegen u recover NV wits
ho,rJ Jenn;e i,ugh;nc a ! xrcak M.
tar;cal wav. th.n she 6ecan ~ M ana
fben N haif shr;ek ara;n Win laucbtcr
I slowly n;cked mvself III, lame And
bruised Ana very much SURPRISED n
f;pJ mar NJ homes ,rare byol- - Hall
the plaited ,lounce ~ nv dress thai bad
cot aver The cow horn ~ ,.;nned III
ana dan0l;nr under mv FAT could
dimlv sce Jennie siftinc ~ The path
where the cow had lesf lar. weaving N
and fro. ber face n her hands. crriny
and laurhinc both AZ once
went ~ Rer askino II she were hur;
\ Can't Won Get up, dearP'' | said.
Just try and see. The folks will be
cnm;ng alone nrcttv econ n
/ thourht T ALREADY heard feet mon
fbe noth- Mi / Hid 1of want ANYBODY
70 see Jennie quite Ike this SIC made
\ great efInrt ~ control herself and II
: I, man nv INV seet foot bold ~ ~
N I'M ma NH ber. Bnt Nd sooner did
she sffemut IN raise herself than she
fell hacL VIM = little ~ n main. md
then becan ~ lanrh again IN the same
d;stressinI manner
III canst''' sbe sa;d. .It's nv foot.