Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1890-01-11
UP A PLUM TREE.
Imprisonment, Rescue and ~
CprfU Triumph Of L9Ye.E

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/ !" "pIeoaso, .sir,p said oN kefuIah, u.
hpuse-Ioeper, aHthqrels a hEq hR in tAs
plum-treem
"Up in the plum-tree" repeated Ks,
Brown. "And what's he doing up in ths
plun.treel 1t amt the time o. year for Epe
plums."
"No." said Zeruiah, giving the fryi6r.
nan that she was cleaning an extra scrapo
with the knife, d" taint time o. year for
plums to be ripe. But it's always time q
year for Young men to make fools of thOm-
solves, and the third branch of that 'ar
r,lnn-tree is on line with the window Of
Arabella Ardon's. room.n ~ ,,r,.
"EhF' said Mr.. Brown, dropping bic
newspaper and opening his eyes very wide
LAS true as you live, SIR" said Zeruish
"But that was precisely what my brother
sent her down here for" said Mr.. Brown
contracting his bald forehead into innumsr.
able wrinkles. "To keep her out of Hubert
'Wypton's wayta - sas
"Aunphi" said Zeruiah. O. The world is
wide, but il amt. wide enough to keep tive
fools apartp'gN.g ~ Z
"Up in the plum-tree, is hei" said M.
Brown, with a sardonic smile. "What sort
of looking fellow is he, Zeruiahl"
WALL" answered the old woman, still
holding the frying-pan las Minerva Of old
might have held her shield, " the leaves is
thick, and my sight amt what it once wa;
but he's got light-colored clothes on, as was
never cut in Bean Hollow; and r, his hat
that lays out on the grass, has got city
makers name in it."
"Goodp' nodded Mr.. Brown. "You
ought to have been. a detectives Ruey.
They would give you good wages, III bet
big apple. Where's the hat?pS
81 brune 1t in and put it on the hall
table" answered Zerdiah. IL
VERY well. Go out and chain Caesar
undcr the plum tree. Give him a good
length of chain, Ruey. Then come back
and move all Arabella's things into the
west bedroom pIl take the end room my.
self. If there's any serenading,. or poetry.
rec'itting' 'it or any thing Of thaat SORT, III have
the benefit Of it lnyself.1' 1''''''' '''''"' -.l
a d.J,S smhe Drokeio eiodt over 'zeruiah's
wooden faCe.3.IoIg p1t 0uf!a hT
But whatIll YOU tenher9r said she.
TEL hers Why, that the end room 10
better aspect for my rheumatism" said Nr.
Brown, chuciling "And make haste, or
she'll be back from WIDOW, ,Pete's. Every
thing must be moved before shereturns.
And p1lI the shade sdBWn, so the city chan
Won't susplcfon what Me,pertip to-"
OF trudged Zeruiah, who, in spite of her
having first seen the light on the rugged
coasts OF Maine, was at heart true Span.
sA tsa, gRe9pa ts and t9ok grip delight in fru'.
Lrating the ntents OF Cupid. .swo.in1
Bella Arden was young and pretty Bella
10 a.i1 L. I
deas. Bella had nick-named her "Medusa,n
and, though Zeruiah had not the least idea
who "Medusa@ was, She dimly suspected
nat 1t was no complimentary term And,
therefore, Zeruiah was not SORRY TO see the
pretty Boston girl II conerup with, 4" as she
1hrased it. lnons T.,f
Why, UncId Brown,il cfidd Bella, when
'he came inl With her fair hair. blown about
Ter face and her cheeks reddened by her
'rsk walk across hill and, ohollSw, "why
lave you changed my rooml" l0.,3
wen, you see, my, dear,'in SAID Mfr. +
'rown' crafuly, HHve,a an idee, that the east
oom on1i Will SUIT my .rheqmatism better. You
"oh, not in the leastp' said Bella Bell l. cheer.
uly' And III go right to work and ar.
ange the things, that that cross old zeruiah
IDS hung about SO recklessly. Oh, BY tie way,
hcle, there was no letter for mne, / sup.
ose'' as she glanced at the weekly, paper Z
Slng Snl!' u9folded on the table, "toFI I see
ney'Ve brought the mail.n sob
ers." f'i7TT 7H'i'ftSNHb nv
And the cows came, with tlnllipg bells,
ONE from the ferniscented pastures, and +
ne sun sank behind the maple swamps,
hu the purple dimness Of twilight began TO
ROOD over all things, and stail Hubert
yhton, prlsoned up among the tossing
lum Doughs, waited in vain for soma
respect of his release. ziuq
Confound these good peoplep, said he
himself. "What on earth have thew
named that savage beast here for lust
oW' And l believe must have made a
is not Bella's room at ALI A
,ner Sv Viu an pian N mas sat there, reading the
'red to stiH for fear of beiHa kbd for A
- .i6a siar' I've seen the darling once or
i'm ',1o 81 ptoAing mowers in the garden, and
,raSi s water from the spring, but /
!, 1n -. vehtured TO call to her, for fear Of
trsyhg my hidingplace. Shades Of
CS.us. EoTon now good thatafrying chick smells
p of itpr i0AsoAi ioi
roor @ Hubertl He could not stir for fear
4 Itouslng using Caesars deep lbw-pitched bark
o,'. y ohlislhg himself andiBella, but he
cooS COW SC9ef ~ hf and more cramped with every
Vonu ! gI Oh his enforced vigil ''i''''
toy uey must take the dog TO his kennel
sot ~ .ug, tong, ne thought, as the dew suf.
~ ne bn ene air with moisture and the night,
us Sesaa TO wheel about the luxuriant
anshes an OF the old tree. ii'T IN
'So ~, presently zerviah came youtIwith q
al p11 Col ol water and R'phtterl Of bdnes to
Is sol, II al right, Rueyl" said Mr.. Brown
: ~ sort Oh stage-whisper, from the kitchen
nd nii right right, STRIP zerulah answered.
her+ S 'uen, u IN lightning Flash, as il were,
Gers 10 comprehended it all.
" Uor0ss was entrapped. That weazen.faced
his hoIi ana the malicious elderly uncle
ors ore 0etTVed love were in league tsbe his
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