The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1888-12-28

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feet M thsiI E,nners an all little tta
svond1 crss ss,,t hnr ,,,h,.a hoas ,.oo
well HIne sasinskS11,e cS,ico covar ~ so,
rockiH4 chair: g. neyer. bent over her
knittanr .wn.sS T,32ASd v,onan did mt ,n;s.
anything th6t - m S0ut AZ doors within
her rssse AZ yissoS., ~ had secn every
hody fHst n:;..e6 .;Vs.k .ft.,nooS ana 49, ~,
stoeeed their afBaira q ana down ,,non tbe
;potnt az her Httaos - - aid tonopa r. ,yos
! specles Of smsll cSiiSthenics to which tf, the
old Woman w. afldiceed. and Il served IN
keep her hsain heaifhy. Old Mrs. Wall ,vas
considered a u,sius,Ieliy sn,art woman ~, and
ihc va vl1Sly nvSi eiaiHv,. -
AftAe o{r 1iNchn u " Is5nv; a ~; t,,a.
old woman. sat her nddanrhtart Fanrv
Wall. She was sewing on = hrown ca.h.
mere dress. She WAS 4 Acknowledgement
-, o,,S - ss.ss,..'s..:s ~ .''al,A.N
Sr, % shs S,.s,,, , I tha .s t,.aa -, @ saa . wslss ~
W. u,.., que u,ew .ne tnleaa IN ana out OF tne
sao'n eau 4 WIN MN as.on,sGns vieor. sne sewed
M NOW ,n,r,,t,, s, sau ~ sne "as no' ioie very
-11rs my u.".uV naau.e' u. y. eay, nay
,..asoI ..'Ss.' Ss Nlrs' .. wan, Movea auout tne
~. M."n .sna 1.!e Aep. Mltlhs the mo on tne ket-
S.o ,u anu ,ooA'ns ~ 1ae STOW. flnany she oc-
o.. es.. !. s W., oaC aump1ns =. .ne .aoio' IL
W.. mss -, Vv,oca w., Mneh ele olo woman looked
vso ..S y. . .i,e "1uow anu saw 11leazer west In
'.o ~ sa,a .asa
.11s v:y, eno wnls!seteu, !ook-a-nere."
VIZ wan WenS 70 Tue WINDOW ana peercd
.sT,s .oess ,.. ,',1 Use. 'ne olo "olans snouloef
~ !us' AAe W Know wnas ne's pokln'
I... ,ouuu ~ o"i Ssfa ior iorty times oay,"
'uo o'.s sslu:
OaS VI uools tnere was nortn wlno dow
.ss .,,s @ sne sa1a w.s .ull Oh brown ieaves from
S,s Vre sieo. n1aple .iees' TAIL handsome
,au. vlu l.an was nlovins apous IN swiri OF
leaves, and poking here and there with his
cane. Once In while he glanced uneasily
Ut the window. Hell see you looking at
MIN" Fanny remarked.
II don't care II he does" said her mother,
"He'd ought to be looked at. Idon't know
Wnat sa,a business hes got pokin' round in our
'a.u ..f. ,.., .
.h;nc1 aS iooks 70 me as II he'd iost some
Ut ao,,4 ,.,,o,,, ,,,,,.4
,,,,.h;.s M Ao" n'. wiz m' I,s.N ne soS " iose
.,o ont a,,, as,, hin, ,,,ho+ ta ,,,a,t. ~ A "
As 49, ,,.",.,ass .a ..,,.a,.a, "Ls .'o "
.o,.,s s,s,',,.. ..s.a .,'s e.sa sooee
~ 9th tho s honse LAW '''o '"'" "''o"o ''0 se'''''
- .srhe nh ] nooss go oom,,, 4o .oo ,,,,,.,s ,.,,..
m !, aoi5 IIonnv chas.,,, ast., .,sa. ~, so.n ,
man ,oft IT, ra,aaa h;,,sa,s 'Y ". Y,:n :o ,..m 0"
hs;rbt | and tr;oi +o 'ra,- % 80 T.; " ',.s a.,ta;. A
fnahion hut q, s,,;.o ~ " h;,,aa,f ~ ,...;a!,
and ran h;s @ hood m foro,,1 NJ = narwa,s,, nv "' ''o
.I col, r. ,n;o,,t,, n,,ao ,,,o,,, sa ~, 49,. -. :,
said Mira Wal, Wall sNSN> WV" - -N' -'' ''''"
uIIa,s nm to soueth,n, >, ,,ot,,r,o,, tho III,
woman 9th n ,w,so a;r ..vo,, aan,. tan naa ,.a
noth;n, ,a,t "nae W.. ~ o ,:.s ~. n.e
him for s;xtv vaors ,,,.ar,t,,o o,S .oot ;, N'
~ don't 900 ,vhat ha aon ,,o ~, 80. ~" ,o,,, =,
said Mira wall o.o;nr hao,, ~ bor d,,n,',
lings. ee > E
aMebbe he's GOT wind Of somethin, bnref,
there. Leazor West has mt n scent for
money, tell ye. I've know of things, He,s
up to something's
The Walls had supper at 8 O'Clock. II was
quite dark then. being a cloudy December
day. and the. lamu wss lighted and the
kitchen cur. .i6s draw. The three women
had lust sat down to the table. when there
,yo. l,,,ocir a. tho 5oo. S' "-' '-~
Thew looked a. zach other tber Eo,,,,
arose and onanad the door Eioozor vvast %
stood there ~ '
"Good even,n, >, sa,d ba
az. 49,. evening" = .sH ssl" ,'e ne.
,u.u s',,.,, ess s,..s.... M ..,,y. es lepieu Mrs,
en- "t tha,,. ..a,s ,x,., ,,,sv YOU oonlo NV
o,a.J ), .'H1 mn, Soa, ~, "..s w"n can'e on III
onaa ne "a 9'e ..s lslller Isn was az
In. .sa a., '...a sVus sSs NJ s.oou Aeep
a.s .shos saJ u 49,. ' ~, s'nu s.oaS sus.s u colu
sa..,es sa sIeu ho. oo Jus as foo Ua Mrs. Wal
,.,,.s, s.....p, ~. .ap anu e..as n"neu Iersell
s. WIN coque1'lsn scsture' theh she delcate'
s.ppvu ILL., ref S.s'' ai'nousn BIC WAS shlVer-
'"s S,".1a. VII .tu s,,sa., ~.
S.ea1e. Wes.s eyes seemed scarcning
evelS cosner OF sne room; ne was an old
asan, aau msa ..s lt.oe was uarA anu seameo' Out
as.u,.,s, .o u sns 100 -. 1oa.ues' = hs plee eyea
.aa,.a. a.iu nlS nos'rals qulVerco as nc
az Soo."
w.m .a:s ..sies s,.n anyuasns you "aht-' Mrs
wen ea,u' VIII scin pon.ehess, tnat was
.nc.a1ea ss.. ~ .n Ma.h t@loty; Sne was IN reality
eau. .laG y, 'las r.cn anu saarp olo man. al
.iousn sne ulsnhea nun. ohe scarcely dared
.aa,: nu.rS n.n, Ml'n ms er,and, although the
nat;an* ,vVn was Deeomlns 10 colo ana she was I'M
Ut don't ,,,.,. .,,,4,,,. Nv, Wall +, 49,
,,;od Eias,s, W.. y sns' .s,oa. a wall wal: IT, n,
~ i,,s. ,,as. ~ .''..,.. - =, oa'"no .ns vofee
, h.,. haa.a te W a. s y. sou. :a'1iis -,
yaru. I1,,,
+,rnad nsns WI on. .,aS:.,4 =, ..as n"'" o1' IT,
or S;d,,,. ,,.e... $3.50 W.. "o '.e. .
o,d ,nam ..ha.,, ~" -, NV Suu ~ nasno salo '''e
o'u u,1N, Man, ena's an ne was sminng
.a,.as Law 70, yoa rsu tvss s,, sny1nne, Nr' West,
asked Old Mrs. Wall, turning her fair old
race &c, towards him with feeling simper.
-, No'mng 70 speak OF, thank you," replied
Eleazer, SUI! smiling. "Ihere was triting
matter mat couldn't account for, but it is
not worth speaking o. 1 merely thought I
would inquire, that's all. III bid you good
evemn', ladies."
GOOD evenin'," returned the two older
women. Fanny did not speak AS soon as
the door closed after Eleazer, tho grand
mother began. He can talk all he's mind
TO-" said she; "he's lost some money. 1
knowed it the minute see him. Did you SEQ
his nosei He just stood there a a-smellin' and
a-smellin'. He was trying to scent out
money. know him, old coot.''
Fanny laughed. II guess he didn't scent
out much here" said she.
The three had began again on their supper.
They were still talking about Eleazer when
the door was opened without knock and
woman entered She had little shawl over
her head, and she was quite purple with the
coid.
"Oh, It's you, Mrs. Pendar," said Mrs.
wall III friendly voice; "come in, do"