The Red Cloud chief., 1884-10-10
OF 4N 4 LAIN.

-aH' ~ fHa FAr# 80 -
cAAri. where tac branches oi ts~ apple
tree, heat h-aea;h their bLrlen 81
lasc.ousipikiug fruit
bon; They iook sosl sad Joc.
= bose mouth already wat.s-i iur sucA
apple, 4, ihcsr. Tie could easily under.
stand ~. our Mother kgc gave sAS to
temptation when u Sa> presented IA
the shape q 4 plump. iulcy apple
- g.. they do look n.cv. that n
iar'. JOHNNY ansa,gcl Il wish ~
Hai -um, like them IA our orchard
1T, harl wuTA 10 20 by herr
d4y and soc those apples hanging thrsr
- tantalikc \ fcl.oH 50" said Joe. " A
another longing look through the ieas.
''.Iu>; see thai ~ red i-.laW on The
cha Of that limb. lie tr,i, about n, q
he Was saving Don't tou wish you
cOald get me Wouldn't u be oils II
you and ] could have a chance a en-
Ooh and here Joe made an .udc~cEb
able sound intended 20 express tbs pleas
urc be felt conudyat lac would sNprri-
cuce in having the ;gc" range o' such
IA orchard a this Mas. Everybody
said Nj. Ihpma. had the finest apples
in tho whole country.
Cues, You fellows have got quite a
mouth Tor apple. hs.a't We said a
grul yoic, close h,. aud both the boz,
wcur - ,tariie ! that they Jumped. feel
in. almO, ~ If they had been detected
IN doing something wrpag.
Mr.. Thomas WAS staining IN a corner
of the fence. leaning over the rails.
watching tIrm.
''Twnn't 10 Ia Jet YOU starye Il n
fcw apples II save ye.' and hc laughs
ia his usual grim way. Here's hall a
dozcn for We. Jcs' picked rin up under
that tree ON that Knoll yender. fust
I've found RIPE. this year. ! don't
gcne'ly give MANY apples Ia the boys.
for they steal EN- aiorc | get a chance.
but | dun no ~ you'd do that Dru.hcr
give 'em away than have 'em stole.
cause Teller likes To have the handiiu'
Of his " prop'ty.' added Mr.. Thorn
~. with y chuckle.
The boys took the apples and
thanked Mr.. Thomas for them. Then
they went on toward the village. to
which Johuuy'- father had cut him
and his cousin Joe on some sort 81 an
crrand. Before they had got around
the corner the apples Ea.i disappeared
"Aly, Want they good'' said Joe.
smacking his lips. III lher'd only
been more
1ha, night he proposed something 10
Johnny.
SAY said he. in n low and mys,e-
rious tone. when th"y were going up
stars 10 bed. "wouIdn t You like some
more Of those apples
Course | would. answered johnny.
Then lets get sore.' said Joe.
What dye saw"
How'll We get en-" asked JOHNNY.
WHY. take EN-" answered jos.
''Tf we don't some other bows will. an
we might a wei! have 'em aS any
body.
That was n very poor argument No
one w.s ever justified IN "a wrong
action, because II they didn't do IL.
some one else would.
Wouldn't il be stealing2' said
Johnny.
Folks don't call j, stealing II 4 boy
takes q few apples 10 ra,. answered
Joe. BESIDES. Mr.. Thomas won't mss
en-. any way"
May b. not" sa'd Johnny. hcsi-
tat,ngly. ''But II don't seem Just right.
!or he gave Us some. and a. much as
said he didn't think we'd steal or take
ans without his ~lieye.' corrected John
ny.-Hc hardly liked the sound OF the
w,rd steal
Wei. Won needn't DO il If you don't
want to- said Joe. with an offended
ar. II thought you liked fun.
III 20 along. said Johnny. who
WIS always ready when there was n
chance for spor. He didn't quite APP
prove Of this way o; doing BUSINESS.
bit. Ike n good many Of us children
81 n larger growth" he smo;hered his
Consc ence and set of.
IL don't suppose there's any need %
being very CAREFUL said joe Tan;
YER likely Sir. Thomas II be round
this time Of night"
But they were careful. for al that.
aad didn't speak above n breath until
;hev were in the tree from which TIE
fruit hal been taken hat bad 80 aroused
Jos appetite for apples.
Amt this jolly?' wins cred Joe.
with ms month full Of apple Seems
10 me they taste better than them Did
tbs morning. I'm going - stuif my
pockets with 'em. aud carr ali | ear
IN NV shirt I-Harki'
The exclamation was -sBzsi by ,
nose near them that sounded yery much
like 4 step in the dry grass.
Wouldn't wonder II some OF ih.
other bows were ont on n ark too
whispered Johnny. sbo was not with.
out Sone misgsylnss, however. lis
ten"
les, the sound they heard was the
sound o.; = step urs enough. and thel
iancici ihey could hear Others hear by
Il, "a the boys. sUre's you re alive
said Joe. .I N going To hail EN-
Say. BOYS. hello
What's that Who aIr re. an
where be YEP demanded = gruf voic.
that sent terror TO the boys hearts-ths
voice OF the owner OF the orchard
Stealth apples. hey3 An haiu'i
sense enough TO keep still about IL
Lucky | came home cross los. yop
dye jest git right straigh, down o1t o
that tree, an don't yer try 10 run OF
the dog1 take after re. Come down
ron theivin' young scaiswags. soft
can ge, a s~guint AT ye- Dye hears'
We'll have to get down and run foI
it, whispered Joe. That's the onl,
chance. Be spry. OF he'll nab Us"
Joe jumped and set out for the fencs
on . run Johnny followed. bus Mr
Thomas Was too quick for him. and tn
uniucky youth was '.nabbed-"
Sic EN- Towse!' cried Mr.. Tsomas