The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1884-07-31
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visage of Maxon looked in at the door
as he returned from dinner.
80, by the way, Maxoh, I have .
new man at work out in the yard. You
might keep an eye on him."
"Now, Mr.. Proctor!" exclaimed
Maxon, in hopeless protest. .Is it
another of them fellowsP"
"Well, you see, he declared he was
willing to work, and it seems only fair
to give a nan a chance"
The broad-shouldered young propri-
etor was avowedly on the defensive.
$50 far as I'm concerned, of course
its nothing to me-" observed Maxon,
dejectedly. 'But it puts me out to
have you made a laughing stock all
over town. It's a shame-well, it's no
use talking. Yes, you may depend
upon me to keep an eye on him, sir. Those
fellows will bear watching. I say,
though, Mr.. Proctor, haven't you got
mighty close up to that hundred?"
Half an hour later Maxon looked in
again, his face Lit up with q mischiev-
Gus smile.
"Don't you want to take a look at
your new hand now, Mr.. Proctorp
He's Just like the rest of them; sitting
L I'LL q uL1OC PilC IL oOoO1Oo up WAbh q
pain in"
A flying Spanish conversation book
checked further intelligence and Maxon
lodged around the corner to escape
other missiles. At six o'clock, when
the hands came up to receive pay for
their days labor, John Proctor saw his
protege standing off at a little distance.
The man made no demand for wages,
and his employer took no notice of
MIN. As the men filed out the express
agent of the Plumbago City train, a
personal friend of Proctor's, came run
ming into the Office with a package in
his hand.
..Here, Proctor, run them over
quickly and sign this receipt. It's the
five thousand from Juarez & Signor. I
haven't a moment to spare"
The lumberman hastily counted the
notes, signed his name to the receipt in
a bold, dashing hand, and the agent
hurried off. Left alone, Proctor drew
from his pocket a long, Russian-leather
pocket-book and laid the notes care
fully inside. AS he thrust this into his
breast pocket, he CHANGED to glance to-
ward the window, and encountered the
hungry eyes of the tramp, sharply fol-
lowing his movements from without.
As the man saw that he was detected,
he paused, seemed about to speak,
then changed his mind and sauntered
carelessly away. A vague anxiety
assailed John Proctor. 1t was long
after banking hours; there was no help
for it, he must be custodian OF his treas
ure until morning.
He sat up late that night. The pay
ment of this sun was all that was neces-
sary to make the Eastern trip a definite
and tangible matter. There was a pile
of correspondence to be turned off and
a letter to be dispatched to tina little
woman in Illinois, telling her to dis
charge her music pupils and make
ready for his coming. When he had
finished his letters he sat quietly for
awhile in his big arm chair. 1t was
very late when he rose and, locking
doors n windows, proceeded to the
little inner room where he slept. He
drew off his coat, and. folding it care
fully, placed 1t beneath his pillow.
Then he examined the barrels OF an
Engllsn bulldog plstol, Whlcn hung
upon a nook peslde ms pea: treasured
py THIS ne sank lnto aheaVy
sieep.
several hours pelere. d man 1ao
0Siamieu uPon rom pug VI Pla.As,
nanHeu " I"o o1uo,s Vow9elng
heign6. AS ~ streCcne9 nlmsen at
Iengen' WIN = ouaaie OF SNAKES lor a
pLioN' ne [enecIeu tIa e
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sheiler ol c.yhizeu TOOL NJ hau
oen.eu peneaen at ilaslah snaue %
olanSe gloses u soueeean Salilornia'
anu ~ masius n9ius u, sotuen Sraln s,
Pa1seu soIie 1eLliolo ouly nLsnCs oh Ine
Oolorauo Desert, Wnere the InercuTy
Marks ~ oeslees a. niunlgnt' Parcn
~ = Wa.el aio cnoheu WIN Cne no'
ause OF inc ario waste waxing al gay
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n.La.a.oJ ~ az Hoama
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eN .oo nooa1eo' o"'o 1Ponn W
A. .L:II L.Jz-1
sue SWEEP Iace ol cniiu VINO q smiieo
iargMell :nIoagn a misG OF eears.
lie qu:es5o OF ene Place, inc gently
ssiIling ar ouolous WIN tne Lragrance
Oh tne pine wooos, tne sleepy twinkie o,
tne stars overhead, ana the WEAKNESS OF
muscles unaccustomed to labor, soon
iuiied him INTO slumber.
A little later two glowing sparks O.
hre seemed to glide down the railroad
track, stole around the office and dis,
appeared within the long drying-shed
at IT'S rear. Durlng tnelr progress THESE
SPARKS OF nre occasionally described
magnlncenG eurves IN the alr' IN tne
acceh.uat.on Oh Certain r1ytnlnicai Ut
Ierance IN the eorruPIed spanish o
the Mexican tongue. Inc lowest Mex
lean peon, VINO all ms lie goes hall