The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1890-06-29

ment in his nature shrink from murder
unfairly done? Did it seem cowardly to
take an enemy unawares?
A log that Daniel had released from a
jam above the cascade swung into an
eddy as if fearful to make the plunge,
and caught enc end against the bank
near the rivals. Daniel pushed it off
with his foot, and the next second it
went dashing down to the pool below.
Its course attracted the attention of the
idle fisherman, and he turned lazily
about TO see what moved it from the
bank. As he saw Hardy he raised his
eyebrows slightly, but betrayed no espe-
cial interest in the meeting.
ssAh, Mr.. Hardy, l believe" he said.
81 suppose then it is to you that am in
debted for the magnificent spectacle I
have been enjoying since those logs be-
gan to go over the falls. Look at that
one noyl how it sticks there, right on
the edge-ahi over it goesi Remarkably
interesting"
Daniel looked his languid rival in the
eye for moment without speaking, and
then turned aside to continue on his way
to the mill.
.Wait minute, Mr.. Hardy" called
Wellman; II want to speak to you"
Daniel paused.
''Ef you he'd anythin' important to say
to me, he said, you wouldn't ha' wait
ed tell ran across you in the woods. ,
pardon me-" interrupted Mr.. Well
man; "you are apparently right, but it
has been due solely to desire on my part
to avoid any seeming intrusion on your
affairs that have refrained from calling
on you.
You am / don't speak edzaclly the
same language, Mr.. Wellnan, returned
Daniel, but eff you mean that you didn't
keer to put your foot into my business, I
kin understand tibet"
Mr. Wellman smiled and sat up.
CHATS one way of putting it, Mr..
Hardy he said, 'sbut now that we meet
here where none of your good country
people can take notice of us and spread
exaggerated reports about us, it seems to
me worth while that we should try to
come to an understanding, for believe
you think / owe you an explanation.
''You owe me a darned sight more'n
thet, MIR. Wellman, replied Daniel.
Mr. Wellman at once became very seri-
Gus.
II am sorry you think SO. he began,
s'for, you know, cannot see it. You
must know that o wonlan's affections are
not to be forced; you cannot hope to turn
them into the channel you desire, and if
she freely gives her heart to another, you
cannot reasonably complain. It's hard,
I admit; think know how yoA feel, for
not so very long ago Miss Stockwell re-
jected me.
Don't you think, " interrupted Daniel,
"that her name nights well be left out
of this argument
sAs you please, Mr.. Hardy, but you
see if it was not for her we should not
be talking in this way
mo, STRIP exclaimed Daniel, ssnot by a
laundering sightl 'Taint her as hes
brought you an me to argyfyin', but
you, Mr.. Wellman."
Mr.. Wellman bit his lips and half re-
GREETED that he had attempted to reason
with this boorish rustic.
well" he said, suppose I am; let
that pass. What wanted to show you
was, and in saying it l take you for
reasonable, fair minded man, that the
lady in question is naturally fitted for a
different kind of life than that she would
lead if she settled down in Posket. You
know that she has become a brilliant,
educated lady, and it is perfectly natural
that man in the class to which she has
raised herself should be more attractive
to her than-ah-well, frankly, than an
honest but uneducated <aan. I don't
want to be offensive, but you must see
what | mean"
There was momentary confusion in
Daniels mind as he felt, rather than
thought, that a girl who was born in
Posxet should find PoslSet good enough
to live in, as had her own mother; and
that Posket boy whom she had encour-
aged to love her should be good enough
to live with, but out of the bitter turmoil
of his thoughts this came:
you're settin' yourself up, Mr..
Wellnnan, to be better man than be.
Well, I'm not disputin' but what you may
be; but s'pos'n you was to stand up, an
you an me was to git good, square grip
on each others collar, an s'pos'n we was
to wrastle bit, which of us do you 8 pose
would pitch the other over the fallsg'
Even Mr.. Wellman, man of the world
and somewhat impressed with his own
knowledge of human nature, was non
plused by this proposition. He sat still
for some time looking at the waters
swirling past him. At last he stretched
himself out lazily again and said, in the
languid tones he had first employed:
'sOh, well, if you can not look at this
uncomfortable matter as reasonable
man should, you ought to take business
view of it. The young lady's affections
were in the market. You made your bid,
but / just happened to get corner on
them, and you ought to BE content to
stand your losses.'
Then he resumed his inspection of the
noisy cascade, smiling little at his own
cleverness in bringing painful CONVEX
sation to so brilliant and conclusive a
close. The tumbling water made deal
of fuss in going over the cliff; it foame2
and boiled, and shouted to the trees to
see 1t pound the rocks in the pool below
to inapalpable powder; but above its
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