The Arkansaw traveler., 1884-05-10
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Enc talden sunshine g!aneinE thToug n the fose-vnes ana aaneysuekies looked down apon t very pretty group sitting lazlly lalkieg one lovely summer alter nent. They were Atee Maynard and hei three frieads. Ioscphne I.akcly, Lila Moore and Ann Roberts.
 r 'G.fis. sad Aiiee. Witn animation. ! etha.k e4n get papa and ntammato con sen le .e us have the yacht, ,o take a short ,iif @hen they rotGfn. Viii you a =o
 There @ss hoius of voices signify i'ss her he..fty cooperation in the prop
 Ut. eontHses A..ee, with a si,. It decrease = h.etiness. "if Dana should os eet . our going alofs a. nall we 6o
 IN !, n @e do asked ella.
 suppose we will have 70 let George go with U. with d deprec ating air. you VOL. mad him. sltls z appeahngy.
 E.ia .fd Anu said. ca. no bu, Joe poG,ed and sad ihey better 10; 20 then.
 Why iaes,iored Alice, with q mls- ehlesoas g.anee, are you afraid of GeoIse:
 Noasease.' laughed Joe. " but we can't haze so inu iun.'
 oh, v @c m he won't interfere with u.
 Nc, i NC mus, we must sighed Joe.
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 Yes. fc ;nedly.
 By=she=sty you have never seen hiia, 50 shY shoaid Yaa asEcf, u great = asked tl5c.
 HsEat-se = k r1aa. answered Joe.
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 9h. 10, N'lee. heaven iotb.d ,lu should h.te any one, but da not thi..k that men add 10 our plels.Ie" The brgl.. t.ae became saddeneG md :. look of pam ssole iuto the heaalfl eyes. as hef thought wandered to me s,s,el whose life had been wrecked by the man who had promised 10 cherish and pro- .eei her lhls one thing had made her ayoid men all her bright. merry girlh od.
 There, dear. io not look so sad. Nha; have sad h call up sorrowful memones ,? sad Alice. tenderly. kissiue her. and wondering very much, 2s she had never seen such look on the lovely face before. The other girls were silen, observers. That lool: on Ioe's face had revealed a deeper nature than they had believed iheI, IS they called her. daring. madeap friend possessed
 Joe returned Ahce's kiss. ard they very soon separated. each to return home. alter spending the day with their friend. Alice.
 As Alice had anticipated her father 1 was unwilling that they should go lone. i and proposed that his son, George, sheuld go with them: which news Alice con ! seyed to her friends.
 "N here can Joe be-" said Alice. is they all stood assembled ready for their voyage, on the piazza. at Mir. MaynArd's, l waiting for Miss Josephine Iakely. II never knew her to be late before oh. ! there she IS now why what is the matter Joe she ended, suddenly. as Joe ad- !, vaneed pale and brca,hless.
 "Oh. nothing" returned the latter shining taintiy, have you been waiting long 7
 " N ot very long. bu, need wal, no longer, now said Alice. seeing Toe did not wish 10 be questioned Come girls, papa will take us to the yacht she continued, then turning 10 Miss Lakely 1, again, George IS there waiting for us l am sorry, dear" lowering her voice, "on your accoua,, tha, he IS going, but papa would not otherwise consent"
 Neye. mind me, Allie, if he is your brother, he must be pleasant"
 What is it Josie, dear, you are no, like your own bright self to-day" in- quired Alice, anxiously.
 Listen, Alice, will tell you, l started in good season, md thought would waiS through the woods i, is so lovely this morning; l had scarcely reached the edge of the woods, when l heard wo- man screaming and crying started in the direction from whence the cries came. l had not far 10 go. l soon reached the miserable little hut from which the nolse proceeded, and pushing open the door, beheld . woman on the floor the blood coming from her hand, which was up- raised inlploringly 10 ! man. who was bending over her, with a knife in his hand as if about 10 strike her"
 q Tell me where ;hc money is, or will kill you he said, menacingly.
 =, Oh, mercy :. implored the woman.
 The hand which held the knife vas descending, darted forward, and grasp cd II. What intended to do against tha, powerful man. knew not. for never paused to think. in another moment he would probably have killed us both, but l suddenly with mu'tered culse he turned | and flushing through an inner door, dis /, appeared. Hooked up to see the cause of his sudden flight, and beheld two young gentlemen in the doorway. i'm agine looked rather wild for they hasten cd in, asking what the matter was, and offering their services. On looking down | l discovered there was blood on my dress. so, remembering where l was going, | asked them to please do what they could | for the poor woman, as her hand was badly cut and needed dressing hastily wrapped my handkerchief about 1t, and ]