Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1883-06-28

waist. and was looking into her hand
some, glowing face, as she chatted gay
", with something more, as John
thought, than mere admiration.
After taking drink, she proposed
that they try which could throw water
farthest into the bushes.
"Agreed!'' said he, and at it they
went.
1t seemed to be fun for them, but it
was anything but fun for John.
The new John became excited, and,
to show his superior strength, threw
down his tin cup and seized a bucket.
The water came down in torrents.
John in the bushes shivered and
CRASHED his teeth with rage.
Oh, how he wished that he could
turn himself into calf, gorilla-any-
thing-sO that he could rush out un-
known across the meadow.
They soon, however, became tired of
this and concluded the exercise by
sprinkling water upon each other.
Then he arranged her curls, brushed
the water from her dress, took her face
between his hands, made her lips pout
out, held her for a moment, and shall
we tell it?-stooped down and kissed
her.
John saw it all--the green-eyed
monster :" took full possession of his
soul; he felt as blOod-thirsty as tiger,
and was on the point of springing from
his lair and throttling the fellow at
once, but prudence restrained him.
Another hour passed. The suns
rays began to fall vertically through the
leaves, and the mowers, making large
circles a long way off, had done, as he
thought, good half-day's work.
Would dinner-time never come? A
regular Joshua's day, thought John,
as he waited and longed for the ring
ing of the bell.
Soon it rang, and a few minutes aft
er the Squire and his boys were at the
spring washing, preparatory to eating.
"WhO was that in the field talking
to yOu?" said Mrs. johnson to the
squire.
Little Tommy Westlake,' was the
reply ply, -,
"Why, he wanted to know if we'd
seen John to-day. He says John got
up very early this morning and went
away, leaving his work undone. and
they have not seen him since"
"Strange," said Mrs. johnson.
'sMoll, Mol! Hurrah, Mollr'
shouted one of the boys.
"What!" said Mary, coming to the
door.
John Westlake has found another
Mol and ran off with her,
'All right" was the reply, ''let him
go. can easily get another john
'.She has got another one already"
John.
They were all now at dinner; every
thing was quiet.
''Give me liberty or give me DEATH"
said John, as he crawled out.
Now, like savage fleeing from his
enemies, he ran, STOPPING, along the
fence and past the barn to the corn
field. AS he sprang over the corn-field
fence the dogs caught sight of him and
started in pursuit, yelping and bowling,
while old Bull, from the barn, with loud
mouthed bays, indicated his desire to
Join in the chase.
'What in the world is the matter?'
the Squirrels he quit carving
to listen to the uproar.
"Hurrahr' said the boys, jumpingup
and running to the door.
"What's there?" said the Squire.
Something i'm the corn-ficld,' was
the reply.
Jones cattle again. Go over, Tom,
and put them out"
Tom, when be started, saw some
thing twisting about in the middle of
The field, but when he got there he saw
though he met the dogs
homeward bound and apparently badly
frightened-John, when he found them
about to overtake him, had stopped by
a stone pile, and had given them re-
ception which they could not stand.
Tom went back and reported: .'Noth-
ING in the field" but it was q mystery
which he could not explain, why the
dogs seemed so badly scared.
John when he reached home went
round by the barn. through the garden,
and into the house the blck way.
Going up stairs quietly to his room,
he put on a suit of clean clothes; then
going down as quietly as he came>up,
he reached the barn by the roundabout
course he had taken when coming in.
Now from the barn he started and
marched boldly up through the yard to-
wards the house.
The family were at dinner Walking
in he hung up his hat, pulled out his
handkerchief, wiped his face and said:
lin time yet. see"
"We're glad to see you back, john"
said his mother; "but we'd like to know
where you've BEEN
Yes, give an account of yourself"
said his sister Julia. 1--WE had about
concluded that you and Mary had gone
20 Gretna Green, If some similar place.
well, I'll tell you,' said John.
g You know l told you few days ago
hat some Of the academy boys were on
IN excursion to the city this morning,
and wished me to 90 with them. did
not intend to, but thought would 90
over this morning and see them off.
You know the train starts very early,
md l expected to be back in time for
but when / got on they held
o me, coaxing me to go with them. un-
il the train was going too rapidly for
ne to get out and of course was car
led to town and had to wait there until
he return train, which, you know, does
lot come out until near noon."
This explanation was satisfactory to
Ill expect joint was a lie which he
lad been working up all the forenoon
or this occasion. He felt bad over it,
ret it seemed a fitting conclusion for the
of the day-how else could he
what for the world he would
lot have any one but himself know?
That afternoon he was in anything but
/ good humor. In the bayfield, he
worked by.himself as much as possible.