The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1888-08-18
fHAPTER VI


4" 1t would ruin an officer % begin the bat
tic before war was declared"
"Heckn yer right" said Strong, chang
Ing elbows at the desk and fixing his green
ish-brown eyes upon the new editor as IL no
intended piercing hun through with his
look. "NOw yer sartin YEN give me the
support o the paperP'
"Of course The Hssi,rH R,puLHe will
give you It's support for the Office OF sheriff,
now you can depend on that"
"Thars all ak o. H. Now III whoop yc
up, yc bet | was gOin' 10 withdraw from
yer consaIn every dollar had in IL, Of ye'd
supported Tom Simmons, but, as it's fur me,
Im fur IT,"
at is for you"
"Thcn III do all kin for the paper" said
Mr.. Strong. enthusiastically. "Whcncycr
yc want help call on me"
"You might greatly aid your own cause
by increasing the influence Of tho Western
Repubiic.
"Just tell me howi"
"If ovcry man read this paper, they
would all be friends 10 IL, and readily obcy
its instructions. Your announcement and
our advice 10 tho public would reach every
body at the same time, and you would get
ahead Of your rival"
"You might pay for fow subscriptions
and send them out 10 men whom you think
would be or could DO made 20 become en-
thusiastic supporters OF yours. II you
would only send TO twenty-five or thirty
~ would be great advantage 10 yourself
and the paper"
Mr.. Strong was a man who loved money,
yet his personal ambition overcamc his
avarice, and ho increased the circulation Of
tho Wes!era ReDuLhc 10 the number OF
twenty-five AS he went out Allen smiled
and said
If thefo were only enough ambitious
politicians tho newspaper business ut
Turkeys Point would be u success"
A merchant came in AZ this moment 20
blow up tn. editor for having put his adj
vcrtlscment In an obscure corner where IL
would never DC seen. He had inst got tho
merchant pacihcd when farmer named
Brown entered 20 know why the items sent
In from Hog Creek by his daughter were
not printed.
"Thcy were crowded out, Mr.. Brown"
snid the tired editor.
"Crowdcd out, war thcyi So I'sposc yer
too hiferlutin ter think o. Hog Creehi Ye
mean 10 crowd us out, d'ye' be hanged Of
we don't every one % us go agn ye, ef yc 90
10 trcatin' us that way"
81 beg your pardon, Mr.. Brown, IL was
unavoidable. Tell your daughter 10 send
some items for next ISSUE earlier, 30 con
get them In, aud l will send you tho paper
free IN return
This TO considerable extent smoothed
the ruflcd temper OF tho countryman, and
Hattcring himself that he had brought tho
editor TO time by holding above his head
hg of hn l,ft ks on.
Allen had only turned to his desk 20 re-
sumo his work when the Office door was
thrown open, and Joe Lem burst In with u
paper In his hand and fury in his eyes
Stop my papcrr hc cried, in voice OF
thunder "Cut of my subscription, l say,
cut ~ offr
What IL the mattcrm Allen asked, won
dcrng II he had suddenly gone crazy.
"Cut me of, | tell yc; | won't havo
nothin' TO do with yc-cut me ofr-cut mo
of -
81 beg your pardon, air, shall cut you OF
with great pleasure, but | should like very
much 10 know why you have become 40 in
dgnant Mt the Western RcpHbicn
"Look at this piece" roared the infuri-
atcd merchant, unfoldingand spreading the
paper ON the desk Of the editor, and point
ing with finger that trcmblcd with sup
pressed rngc To n humorous sketch about "a
bald-hcadcd merchant who had bowed logs
"D'yc see that piccci Now ovcry body In
town knows you meant me-"
Mr.. Lcnn was deficient in hair on tho top
~ his head, while his legs were on the rain
bow model, and by somo strange coinCi-
dcncc the description in the sketch was
something like hun.
Allen glanced at the sketch and began to
Ar
throw down the paper and turned to go
Hold on, Mr. Lonn; allow me 10 show
you something about that article which has
escaped your observation"
"What" he demanded, savagcly, as IL he
would have liked to annihilato the editor.
"Dou't YOU ace at tho bottom of the
sketch the words Detroit Free Press"
"Ncsn
"Wcll, this article was clipped from that
paper and the writer of il never heard OF
you, and when cut IL ont 10 use in our pa
per, did not dream that it would wound
your fccliugs.n
Mr.. Lcnu scratched his bald head, and
cursed himself for not having seen IL be-
foro; finally, aftcr cxactiug promise from
the editor 10 say nothing about II, he left tho
Office His name remained on the subscrip-
ton books, aud in a few weeks he became
Aliens stcadfast friend.
That evening Allen again found himself
strolling toward the great old house on the
hill Oh, how dear had that spot become to
him. Scarce u moment passed that the
sweet vision nc had seen on the blum,
bathcd In the golden hucs OF the setting
sun, was not present in his mind. Like u
guardian angel she seemed lowering over
him, sleeping or waking Evon rs he bent
over his dcsk, annoyed by merchants,
harasscd by politicians and pcrplcxed with
poets, she seemed ever near, looking over
his shoulder ana smiling that sweet angelic
smile, which he had never seen ON any
other face.
He had made many inquiries about the
mysterious family ON the great hill but his
intcrrogatorics wcrs met with looks or cx-
Clamations of horror. No one in the village
cared to discuss the subject. One day tho
large, dark-whishcrcd man who was repre-
scnted as ruling supreme at the stone
house came through tho village, and Allen
noted the expressions Of terror on the faco
Of every one as tho mysterious stranger
passed. Had hc been pestilcuce he would
not have boon moro avoided.
81 will not DC IN time 10 witness the sun
set from the b,uG," Alton thought, as he
toilcd up the hill, "but II | can only get n
glimpse Of her | shall feel amply repaid for
what l may undergo IN climbing this hill 4"
The tardy moon still fingered below the
eastern horizon, as II " had discovered
pleasant fields and scenery, which n WIS
10th 20 leave. The twilight shades wcro
darker i'm consequence OF Luna's absence