The Red Cloud chief., 1885-11-06

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he.p put down any evil. il if wss righ,
under the r noses they'd only stand and
smile. Inc very s!gnt o! EN- provoke-
me. consider it my duty 10 SPEAK o.,
when see things cong 80 wrony."
Bat then everybody amt alike,
LIZ beth" interposed Mr.. Wilkin.
Needn't tel me that it's plain
enough snapped Mrs Wilkin. Just
look at this ne ChborhoOd -peaceab!e.
orderly place W. years ago. and now
there s A new mill started and all sort.
OF vagabonis brought here TO work in
II II Id bad NV way. they wou.dn't
have come, and now thew are here
somebody ougnt 20 keep a sharp watch
on EN-. Bat tHat the trouble: there.
so many mild. easy folks that want 10
sit still and do the knittin work Of life,
TIA. there's prcc;Dus few lett 10 take
care OF he good IF society"
81 don I ,e. IS the mill folks have
done AM mischief ye:, Liz beth"
IN course you don I see. and npbDd 8
else sees. but | know there = something
gong on, when the lower part Of the
mill the Old empty store-room back
there. L can be seer from the street
IL lighted up TWO or three nights every
week. said Mrs WIlkin. iriumphantiv.
Il ; watched the ~twinkling through
the shutters. tight as they're shut, and
seen folks slippln' in through the door
DO. It's time it WAS looked after. and
I'll do nv duty if nobGdy else does.
There may be a gang Of THE es or
countcrfci'ers starting for all we know
A suppressed giggle made Tim sud-
denly cough and put down his coffee
cup.
..Timothy." exclaimed his aunt,
severely. If you cant drink coffee
without dom it % fast that YOU choke
yourself. you'll have TO 90 without il.
Ill do my best 20 bring you up right,
whatever Of it,
Bringing up Tim in the way he
should 30 was one of Mrs wilkins
strong points. He was the son OF her
niece. and Belinda had married in OPP
position to her aunts adj ice. Mrs.
Nilkin protested aud then washed her
hands Of the whole matter.
But when the poor man was so in
cOn>ideratc a TO die and leave Belinda
with half II dozen children just when
she needed his help. Mrs. Wiikin's
opinion of MS general ..s~lackness' was
verified. The family were poor. of
course. She didn't hel:e:. in sending
many things S..f-dcpenience WA a
duiv but she offered to take I'm.
Having the boy to raise makes me
nor careful about the mora, of The.
Whole place she sad, returning to
her original subject. land a Tor there
be NJ no thieves round here. Iyc
thought for soine time that meat went
pretty fast IRON our Smpkc-hou,e.'
''Don't-now Liz beth. I'm sure no
ones stole any," sad Mr.. WiIkj II. with
a startled. uneasy look. lyon couldn't
have counted the hams and every
thing
".No. | don't count. but | can miss
'em for all that" affirmed Mrs Wilkin.
decidedly Il know there : more 20
than We use"
Anyway. its no difference.
wouldn't ilz bcth-tEerc 8 plenty. YOU
see. more tnan we want advised NJ.
WilkIn. urgently. but rather incpncr-
emily. Then h" caugh; up his nat and
started for the barn.
Mrs Wilkin lookcd after him with
plying dlsapproval.
when YOU We more than o want
yourself. leave it handy for somebody
To steal. Well. that's a new command
ment, | do declare she sand.
Not : o dreadful new. either. Aunt
'Liz'beth." in,erpo>ed Tim. ~stoutlv:
eau III" Bbl' folks are told to Leave
some of their harvest so tue poor could
come and get it. ! read il myself: only
i; wasn't called stealing then. and was
TO b. left handler than all slowed away
in >mo c-hou> -
''Iimot v" began Mrs. W;lkin Eut
Tim suddenly remembered that The
oh ok rs were wait ne for breakfast
and choo-e 1" interpret the cNciama ion
a an edmonton IN that direction.
"IcS'm. I'm gong to feed EN- right
away, he ob~crved. Selling a baske, IF
corn aud darling through the door by
which his uuc,c had departed.
In truth il WAS not altogether easy t @
mold Tim 10 the desired shanc there
was too much individuality abou; him.
litt~tl- llHl ii hl~- W lthlu = tp.f %
manner WAS putting too large a boy
into 200 small 4 Jacket; he Wa, always
bursting out AT the elbows. or tear no
of the buttons. Mrs. W!lkin si.h.d al
this new evidence IF the number of
things i'll The world hat needed her AT
tcntIon: but England near expected
every man to DO his duty more ~stron-ly
than Mrs. Nlikin expected 10 do hcr>.
That c,ening The my stcrious lght>
appeared again in the Storc-rooin OF the
mill. She could plainly see them. for
ust beyond hcrown back gate al open
field slopci directly and steeply down
to the Guild NC The road afforded a
public aud more crcuitouS mode OF
reaching il. but from the hill top the
con>p cuou store DON was Il rectlv in
range. Mrs. WIlkin determined TO
take n more thorough observation than
the kitchen winCow allowed. and
throwing "a shawl over her head she
picked her a carefully down the icy
steps and crossed n ward TO the gate.
The snowy field lay white and g.,,,sn-
ing in the moonlight and standing in
the Sheltering shadow of a pos, she
watched the door below.
Before she discovered any one cnte.-
ing there. she heard sounds in ar Other
direct on-stcps IN the ard .ehind hey.
What ii she should prove beyond all
doubt that her meat was stolen and de
the thief With that quick though,
she turned her head cautiously. Yes.
some one tried the Smoke-nou>e door
snd entered. Breathle>sly Mrs, Wiikin
waited until the figure reappeare Z.
pass NJ along the shade of the house
and A. il emerged INTO the clear moon
she leaned eagerly forward to
a fun sight os IT, IL WAS escer,y
MIR. Wilkin. beyond ali
stealing meat from his own
stores.