The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1881-10-15

kind, l shall never have time to attend to
my work at the depot" he said, rather
snappishly. "Is that all?''
mo, sir. Mr.. Watkins sends message;
here 1t is"
He read 1t, and commenced stamping up
and down the office like an Infatuated mas.
todon. '"rhe idiots. the Ounces, the asses!
That COMPOUNDED Smoilersville Sentinel!
DID you read the stuff"
"Idid."
"Pack of lies"
"No, not all Of them. What they said
about me was feariuliy false"
81 beg your pardon"
"PardOn me, sir, but it was"
"You are the heroine Of q dime novel.
You shall receive the deputation."
Now was my chance, and determined to
make the most of it. g MIR. Thor" said
very demurely, II wanted to say to you this
morning how well YOU behaved on Tues
day. and how much respect an ac-
ton"
"Was that what you rung the bell for?
Miss Brown, shou Id hardly have thought
it, from the limited acquaintance l have
had with you, that you would have joined
with Smoilersville In doing what, you GER
tsinly must be aware, can be nothing else
than annoyance to me-"
~ will never mention the circumstance
again; drop it entirely out OF my mind, IL
you desire it," I said. "At least, will try
to-" was my mental reservation.
But, Miss Brown, though you are per.
haps unaware Of IF you had not opened the
n al sv,bo ho hav
shot me. saw he had an ugly knife, but l
had no idea he had revolver until heard
the explosion. ! did not notice how you
managed, but It seems to me you must have
Knocked the pistol out Of his hand or turned
me; this knew all the time. His drunk.
enness gave me every possible advantage.
So you see, Miss Brown, you are heroine.
Here is where the ball went through the
ceiling. With all these proofs Of proves,
Miss Brown must certainly receive this dep.
utation In my stead"
, ''Mr. Thor" said, getting incensed now
in my turn, as he seemed to be quite In
earnest, "if you mix up my name In any
way whatsoever with this business, or put
me in a position of false notoriety, which l
should despise, l will quit Thorsdale In.
stantly."
/ sand pray where will you co." he asked,
49 THAT %s is nome Of your business" an.
swered, tartIy.
"The humiliation Of being put In an ON.
nibus with band Of music on tOpW Here
he groaned aloud. l felt that I must
get his mind away from the subject OF the
deputation, II but for moment.
"What has become Of Kettridge: l am
50 thankful you did not have to hurt him. y
"Kettridge? He, is at the depot as quiet
as lamb now. Poor devil, must have
choked him very hard; he was so nearly
dead that they were afraid to move him. -
SHAVE you been nursing him?"
"Pretty rough nursing, II you call hold
ing him down by main force, off and on for
the last twelve hours, nursing! The doctor
came here this morning from Smoilersville,
and choral and morphine have atlast quiet
ed him. ",
"Mr. Thor" said, "you did brave &C.
ton, and such action must bring its own re-
ward''-
"Bad champagne, yellow omnibus, with
six spawned horses, brass band and a
subscription to be received at the Office Of
the Sentinel, - said Mr.. Thor, rude!y inter.
ruptiDg.
l felt like leaving off right there, but
would not give ia. II will suffer no such
irrelevant remarks. Perhaps hundred
people owe their lives to you. Talk to the
directors; show them the advantages Of
Thorsdale; they are bound to listen to you
and may favor your views. You have ar
idea-a most ambitious one, 1t Is true-o1
making Thorsdale, II not city, at least .
town. Make but commencement, and
the future Of Thor may be only question o.
time"
"By heavens! Miss Brown" cried Mr.
Thor, coming toward me with both hi
hands outstretched, "y0u have struck thu
chord. A single idea, far too big for me,
has lodged in this poor brain Of mine until
| it has crowded out all the lesser methods fol
| accomplishing it. thank you for what yot
have said from the bottom Of my heart, ant
| will act on it."
"Good-by, Mr.. Thor, " said, and sllak
ing hands with him left the office.
| How much OF headache had on tina
important day, which was fraught will
hopes for Thorsdale,I can not exactly deter
mine. could not stay at home, but took |
scramble along the rocky shores OF the lake
From time to time heard the boom
Ing of big drum and the blare OF trumpets
which, suppose, came from the German
Silver Orphe0ns, and not unpleasantly did i
sound in the distance. That all this hub
hub was in Mr.. Thor's honor, felt some
how proud, and had they fired of salvO O.
cannon II should have enjoyed 1t.