The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1889-09-17

he has. Hank. ye didn't feed him mum
vittIe.. MArier, she used 20 feed him soo
much, and the tlose, he likes vitslcs' 10
eyes, I come arfser h dore," Mr..
Judkin," said Hank Sphinx, mollihed.
.n an soo OH man, an hs thin n na,r ~ w"s nr,'"'i Sd
rural saint could ever have looked nleeker
and milder than Lake in his clean linen
dustcr, his collarlcss shirt and his CREASED
"Waal, he's high an low 'bo.rt the yard
soms'eres. Hank. ! sce i'm chasin' 'bo,t
likes though he was glad tn got hack am
Don't see Inn now 'x~artly."
did Lake gazed about the yarSl and at
the house fIrtivcly, as IL ne expected the
dog To look out at him from N sec.i.h
story window and wink, But snap iiads
and Hank Sphinx showed his lean hands
far down i'm his brooches pockets, with:
stand no fooiim'. / want, tibet ,iorx. / paid
fer him fair, am I Ito admit he was "a dcrn
cheap dorg fer the price"
take IN away. l amt got nothin' To- do
with the dorg. The dogs your'n; take IN
away ef he's here" replied Lakes high
.waal, he's here, I guess. 1t he amt
hid" said Hank. incnnsesiuently. "eomc.
Al the same N the door opened
ana a round chubby woman: very
black brad-like eyes and little black ring
let's. appeared. She only stoCsl in the
open doorway long erio,'oh to make up a
fac. at the strange men i'm the d~ooryari,
the house. as IL provoked beyond all de
sir. for further discovery.
"Marier's MAIDS "A hornit, alrrady."
aughssl Enoch. sofia rocc. tn the sundcr-
taker; IAN, see them men trackin' mp her
Hang sphinx had entered the porch at
the side of the house, and Luke had fol-
lowed him. They walked the length of
the porch. which had been freshly Teamed
ON the latch of the door. when old Luke
placed his hand on him.
"Tain't no ms., goin' i'm am upscttin'
everything i'm this house ON count of a
".Leggo me. 80 answered Hank. "I'm a.
goin' to hcv tibet dorg.an' carlate no one
amt goin' tai stop me-"
Luke placed himself before the door.
"l'm a-goin' tai stop amy man opcnin' my
door an ept.rin' my house w''ho"'" search
"Oh. you be. he yes And Hank gave.
the old man a thrust aside. They glared
ing for "A "side hold" when. quick as a
flash. the old man threw Hank over his
sn" she ~r,s nd, r. hI% !. T ior ,S f~..v sb %a,..
ing ON the turf, Luke, pale with his effort
and with Iangcr. shook his fist over his
You'll never git tibet dors. Hank. onlc-s
We ken wrastlc. bettcr'n thet:' Then lie
put his hand suddenly tn his heart. God
whisper, AS Enoch ran forward. "Solns-
pens broke inside! Run am fetch Marier!
I'm" He Kin hev his dors."
The old man sank tn the floor of the
porch, and rolled over ON one side. a
"He's dead-dcad as a nit"' cried
he ain't.. said the under.akc,.
Hunk. you run fer the doctor. Mcbbe IRIS
a murder ease. Guess ye'd bette kinder
it, Is. the n, doctor sn know; LII Hank, an i TheI ;. y;SH
'twant your fault bcin' hrowe tibet way,
hut yeon he'd orter got a -ar~cl-warrint-
Hank took the hint and went out of the
yari, much crestfallen and quaking with
fear. Although he fancicd he heard a
house. he did not stop to look back nor
attempt to whistle after him. the fatal
cause of all his trouble that day. He left
word with the doctor and gallopcd back
tn his little hill farm ON the mountains
side. "a sadder and IA wiser, il a dogless.
man.
The doctor worked over Luke for an
hour. Aunt Marier. with u scared look.
made Cruel and po,iltices. for which there
informed. only made more Cruel and more
poultices. as IL by way of proving herself
useful i'm AN emergency. IL for no other
Luk Julkin '.came round After "a
week lc was out again, the hard. knotty
he was. Pears like hain't got long fer
to live" he said, with "a melancholy whine.
my innarsls amt right. Pears my Or
gins il twisted inside"
But however great the changes wrought
by his last 'wrlstle'' on Lukc's body and
insidcs. his mental change and moral re-
generation were something astonishing.
HE amt the same. cuss," said Enoch.
as he sat ON his Threshold. two weeks
later, with one or two farmers, and
glanced across the green. "Hc's sortcr
meachin' an wiltcsl low spunk left!
Land! he as ulster bc kinder fcclin' round
ter do somcthin' mean ter his n~cighbors.
and make 'cm feel mean ter him, why,
hes turned right round! Guess he won't
live long. No! Folks says he's paid
up all his debts. waal. he's paid
my count every cent, an he went
am paid fer Maricr's-thct's his fourth
wife, ysou reklect? sisters childfs
schoolin' down to Northfield. An ez fer
tibet dorg ~ hizen, Hank got him back all
right; yes. am Luke. hes trying fer tn act
ON the square,. Why. there's Mr.. Staples
a-comin! Dead? Luke Judkin dead ::
Why. l want ter know! Thct's news!
whew!"
"Ics died half AN hour ago. said the
undertaken, who caIns. across the green to
the store with "A pail for ice. 'Passcd
away peaceful like Yes, yes. were on
hand; happened SO. Lukc's dead at last.
The strains what killed him. Yes, looks
peaceful an like N saint"
II ~cal'late hes "a saint 'nough now
sighed Enoch, with "a New E~nglander's
rSaslincss to canonize all deceased per-
SONG. sHc wcr, wicked at times. were