Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1888-10-24

plum.trcol
up n the plum ;rccv' repeated Mr..
Brown. "Aud yh.rs ho doing up in tnl
plum irec' tsmt tuo slime O. year Tor r.po
pIuutr
".o." alI Z.w Do. giving tIo frying
pan ILat sl, WIS Cl.tIiUE Hu extra scrap.
with the knife. "' faint time o. year for
plums Co De- ripe Hut it's always time o.
year for young men o. make FOOLS OF them.
selves. and the third hrJnch Of that ar
plIm.trcc IS ou "a line with the window OF
Anbcua Ardcn's room.
"Ehi' said Mr. Brown, dropping his
newspaper and opening his eyes very wide
AS true as YOU i've, sir" said Zcruiah
"But that was precisely what my brother
seat her down hero for, sai1 Mr Brown,
contracting his bald forehead into iunumer-
able wrinkles. "To keep her out Of Hubert
Wyuton's wayi'
"Humph" said Zcruiah. 1.-THE world is
wide, but 10 aint wide enough TO keep two
fools apart
up in the plum-trcc, Is hcT' said Mr.
Brown. with "a slrdOnic smile. "What sort
Of a looking fellow IL ho. Zcruahir
WALL answered the old woman, still
holding the fryiur-pin as Minerva of old
might have held her shield. the leaves Is
thick, and my sight amt what 10 once was:
but hos got hghtcolorud clothes ON. as was
MNNfA NhN ~ Ah'Nu AANitNNF anu his nat
that lays out on the grass, has got "a city
makcr's name In H."
"Goodr nodded Mr. Brown. "You
ought to have been a detective, Rucy
They would give you good wages, I'll bet a
big apple. WhcrC's the hatFi
~ brung n In aud put IL ON the hall
table," answered Zcruah.
VERY well Go out aud chain Caesar
under the plum tree Give him good
length Of chain, BuCy Then come back
and move all Arabclla's things into the
west bedroom. IN take the end room my
self n there's any scrcnading. or poetry
reciting or any thing OF that sort, I'll have
the benefit OF 10 myself"
A slow smile broke out over zoruiah's
wooden faco
But whatll you tell herr said she.
"Toll heri Why, that tho cud room is
better aspect Tor my rheumatism" said Mr..
Brown, ChuclSliug "Aud make haste, or
she'll be back from Widow PctC's. Every
thing must be- moved before she returns.
And phil tho shade down, so the city chap
won Z suspicion what were up tor
or trudgcd Zoruiah, who, la spite OF her
having first seen the light on the rugged
coasts Of Maine, was at heart a true span
ish ducnna, aud took grim delight in frus-
trating the intcnts Of Cupid.
Bella Arden was young and pretty. Bella
had dared 10 ridiCulc her Oid-fashOned
IDEAS. Bella had nick named her "Alcdusa,"
and, though lcr.lah hdd nos the least idea
who "Mcdusa was she dImly suspected
that u was NO complimentary term. And,
therefore, Zcruiah was NOT sorry 90 see the
pretty Boston girl como up WIN, as she
phusod b.
Why, Uncle Brown, cried Bella, when
she came I'm. with her far hair blown about
t.v ft.r, nuI Lrp eNg.fIra rp.IItus1 lac hnls
BRISK walk across hill uui hollow, "why
have you changed my ruom'
"WCll, you see, my dear said Mr.
Brown. craitily, "lyo au idcc that the east
room will suit my rheumatism better You
don't miudi'
"Oh. not In the lc1st'" said Bella, cheer
fully. "Aud I'm GO right o. work aud ar
RANCE tho THINGS tlat tn.,t rruss oli Zcruiah
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burglar I've seen tho darling once or
twice picking flowers IN tho garden, ami
bringing water from the spring, but
haven't vcnturcd 70 call To her, Tor fear oil
bslrayiug my hi1ng-placc. Shades OF
Epicurusl how gu0d that frying chick smells
Coffee, tooi III give kings ransom for a
cup OF itI'
Poor Hubcrti lie could not stir for fear
OF rousiug CAESARS deep low-ptchcd bark
and compromising himsolf and Bella, but no
grew sitter and moro cramped with every
second OF his enforced vigil
s"They must ,ale the dog 70 hts kennel
before long, nc 'noushH AZ tnv ucW SUI
birds oesan 70 wn'ol e'Ou' VI" '"Nu'''
branches Of the old tree
But presently lcrulah came out win a
lin pan on Wetcs anu P'a'''F VI ZONES 10
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Il " al leu' NVOS' 'N'u ,i'' ~ w W,
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door. ,
IAN right, SIR s'vlalan ans answered
And then' IN hkhlniub iesu' a. ~ "0'e'
Hubert comprehendod Il all
He was cntrapped. lnat Wea1cn' l1cCu
old woman and the malicious elderly uncle
Of his beloved wese IN League 70 % MS