The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1882-03-01


meat and bread fur me. Better fetch il
quick lest take q bite at you. nsszsI
The tone was one, Of command.saa end
after little pause Douce saw, that 9shs
aBetter not be too scared to bring my
vittlesin he called out, "or maybe III
foller you in spite of loeksin0 : brs
Douce felt that the locks would be Of
little avail if the man chose to enter tbs
house. She hurriedly filed 3 plate and
carried it to him. 57s bus Il;fed ts
"This is all we have in the house,"
she said, quietly.
T Without a word he seized it, and
Douce watched him ravennusly deyour-
ing the food like some wild animal.
"Got any whisky or winer' hs
growled. rss zs5 1sini7q
s.No; nothing but milk, . and she
brought him pitcher full. She tried
to appear unconcerned, shipping the
dead leaves off of her geraniums, and
whistling to the mocking-bird in the
cage; but she knew the, hard gray eyes
were watching her every movement.
=" "Ain't you scared, gal, to be left here
aloneP" the tramp said, as he rose and
slung his dirty bundle over his shoul-
der. sIa ss
s.What would harm meP" she said,
with a faint laugh. s.My parents will
soon be back. "si '41. = yisaia
The man then went boldly into, the
hall, and Dpuce saw him lock upstairs
and into the rooms on the lower floor.
She tried to appear cool and indi ifferent; I;
but when he marched out OF the house,
without a word of farewell or thanks,
she felt like uttering . cry of relief.
She watched him disappear in the
woods. and then returned TO the fright
ened children. $50 ~ 81, ~ -
This unexpected incident cast gloom
over her spirits that she could not throw
off. A sudden shower Of rain came up
late in the afternoon, and she began to
fear her parents would remain at Oak
port all night. The rain, however. held
up before sunset, and her mind was
made up that she and the children must
not remain alone in the house that night.
She felt assured that the tramp would
return.
Without expressing her suspicfons, she
said to Alice, ssI must run to s0akport,
if you don't mind staying . little while
alone with the children" -.
''But what do you mean by going &C
this hourpo cried Alice. ssPa and ma
will be on their way back dreckon."
'dt's q great secret - and pouce
laughed, or tried to laugh. "You'll
know all about it when I get back"
She left the house and walked rapidly
until she got to the woods, butthen,
turning from the path, she moved cau-
tiously, looking on every side, and with
the stealthy step of an Indian.
About hallway through the woods
she paused, and looked intently before
her. Then quickly she seized Q vine
and swung herself into q magnolia tree,
that was 50 draped by the gray Spanish
moss that even its leaves could hardly
be discerned. f.sZ s.z.1
When seated in the tree she was COM
pletelv hidden from view. Soon after
there was acrackling amongthe bushes,
and two men came in view, one of them
her friend of the morning, and the other
quite as wickedlooking. They were
lounging slowly along, pansing every
now and then, and theipwords came
distinctly to her. pe,5a.d -
.sThink he'll be back to-nightP'' said
one.
"Of course. He's left his children all
alone, and he and the ole eoman will be
sure to go back. Wish he'd left her at
home. Two stead of one, and one on
'em a squally CONAN, is hard to man.
age" a2tissbq9E aaa SD
t.Did you see the money! Maybe
he'll leave it in his store.'' b5
"Got it arter. the bank shut up. Col.
Sparks he counted it out, three hundred
dollars, and heerd Iareah say, Reckon
I'd better take it home tonight, as they
say there's tramps in town. Didn't
know was istenin' outside. |"
"Whar's the best place to wait for
him?' said Dounce's acquaintance.
"The best place, where you kin see
furthest, is the peddler's tree. You take
your stand there, and I'll watch near
town, and foller him behind. When he
comes up, you ak for d dime, and IN be
ready If he kicks up o row when we
eases him of q few more dimes."
.sI don't want to do any KILN eft il
can be helped" said the other fuffian.
"We kin gag the CONAN. But look
here, Dick, I don't like doin' the job on
that spot. They say Amos b a-Walkin'
round of a night, and maybe the ghost
"Yolt,re blasted fooli', cried Dick.
"You git to your post. and don't be a
sneak ~ 49, ttasF ssifseas
They separated, Dick going toward
town and the other slouching slowly
along in the other direction.
Douce,s heart beat like 8 sledge-ham-
mer. She could not get to town, for
the only path was blocked up by the
ruffian. She felt sure her parents would
be murdered, for she knew that her
father would resist to the death. By
this time they must be on the way.
Though after thought surged through
her brain as she sat there, when, sud-
denly remembering the trsmp's terror
of ghosts, an inspiration came to her.
She knew q short cut to the ,peddler's
tree. In few minutes shehad descend
ed and was gliding through the bushes.
No one was at the tree, and she had hid
den herself in it when the tramp ap-
peared, looking tinidly around him.
He stopped nearly under the branch
es, and looked down the road, Twilight
was approaching into. darkness when
Douce heard steps appro aching, and her
fathers voice. ~
She was dressed in white, and taking
OF her apron, She tied it around her
head. As the man WAS, preparing 70
advance, She uttered an unearthly
groan and dropped at his feet
He gave one look and screech, and
taking to his heels flew like the wind.
His companion. who 5Has behind, not
knowing what had happened, Joined In
the fight, and neither Of them were seen
again. = = 50 : 7ie'-s 1850
+ Douce's explanations were soon made,
and her father never wearies Of telling
the story to every one, He firmly be.
lieves that her love of climbing led to
something useful sitter all, though quick.
ness of mind and aquiet Im1rementz
should count for something II, the story
of that evening.-M. b. Wspsnms, u
Youth's Companion. si'p
The manufacture OF eheap candle.
| from white earth, or tara alba. mixed
with little sugar and glucose, Is car
ried on extensively in New York. A
census taker who investigated the con-
fectionery business reports tAsk IS PEI
cent. of most candiesf Is composed oi
| these substances. and some ofhers no