Weekly Chillicothe crisis. (Chillicothe, Livingston Co., Mo.) 1878-19??, 1881-09-22
UNDER FALSE COLORS.

UNDER FALSE COL0RS.
The dark cloud behind which the
sun was setting was shot through and
through with tongues of vivid flame
color. Not a breath of wind stirred
the bare bOughs of the trees. All
about lay the fields and hills and val
leys that lie between DartmOore and
the Exc. with comfortable looking
farm houses here and there in sheltered
hooks.
The kitchen of the old farm house
was comfortable enough, however.
The wood fire snapped away busily in
the open chimney; the kettle sang in
Il CHEEKY way Of the delicious beverage
which was soon TO be brewed for sup
per; and the last long red finger of
sunlight clung lingerngly to the clean
brick floor; while to and fro, from
dairy to table and back again. moved
lIetty BeltOn, pride of her fathers
heart, AMI the admiration of all the
young farmers far and near.
| do net honestly say that ITetty
was beauty. Still, she made very
pleasant picture to look upon. Her
hair was Of a dark brown, brushed
smoothly back from the white fore
head and twisted about the girls head
in great coil of satiny brtids. She
looked Tie very persOnicatOn Of Il
neat and thrifty housewife
llCtty was just trille disturbed,
however, in spite Of her freshly-blight
appearance; for ON the morrow the
harvCStSupper was to be held, and
that very morning her maid PhTbe
had taken umbrage at something or
otker and left. Now lIetty was ex-
pccteA so serve the guests, and she did
not relish the prospect Of working
over Il hot Iirr, and then making her
appearance, flushed and heated, at the
SuppertahIe.
Farmer i'elton, sIttngln his big arm
chair by the window had Just suggest
ed TIE adyisability of driving IN to
Exeter on the following morning in
search Of suitable help, when there
came a rap at the door
Iletty stepped across and opened the
door.
y rather disrcpuLable looking figure
7IUUu Il,eie' WIN an "l4 piarN ieI' IaV
pulltu Vow ., oyer Ms lc'o' anu al u-
IIetty eyed him distrustrully.
There had been 50 many tlidnps
about That it was not considered safe
TO admit any strange man.
81 don't think we can keep YOU" she
said: u will give you something to eat
and then you had better go on"
"But," sad the man. as he took off
the shabby hat, and disclosed a deCid-
cdly handsome face, with a pointed
golden beard and broad white brow,
81 have been walking some distance,
and am very tired. assure you will
pay you--' "Oh, come now,' said
Farmer Belton, "wc don't like the coin
that you tramps pay in
The man flushed TO the roots of his
fair hair, and said, with suppressed
laugh:
I'm not Il tramp, sir"
"That's what they all say remarked
Farmer Belton, grunly.
IIrtty, who had been studying the
Strangers face, said gently
let him have some supper anyway,
father
eS' eS-ne S'lH,l nave something
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hullEly from tiils uoor; ouV lie il"SV go
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"Do excuse me- she sad, "We have
so many tramps That we are getting
quite demoralized on the subject"
And she laughed and blushed a lit
tie, glancing cmiously, however, at
the shabby old hat, which afforded
such Il contrast to the rest of the
mans attire. Catching the look, he