The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1890-12-25

"As you say, sir, so justly, there can be
no happiness aUtthO,Lt an Income"
I am confident am not at all Of .
aversion among the creations of the
'sdivine William" and he of the green
eyes might have made his meat for ever
before he should have fed on me. But
then some things are too plain not to be
seen by the plainest of men.
1t soon became perfectly palpable that
there was some strange understanding
between Tom and his cousin. It was
very odd. too. l never had such sus-
light, it appeared and demanded recog-
milton. There was no doubling it; there
was an understanding. 1t was evidently
an arrangement to make me drive at the
risk of all our necks that he might sit by
her. That his whine about his hands
was all stuff was proven by the conf
Dental, s.nothered talk they had kept
up all the way, and by the meaning
chances they exchanged even now. Yes,
could see it all now as plain as day
see it by his ever expressive gesture, by
his tender devotion as he led her into the
| little parlor of the tavern. Yes, there
was an understanding between those
two too plain to be mistaken: and then
| But know can understand some things
| as well as the next man! Had my eyes
! been bliLdfold heretofore? Had been,
like Ford in The Merry Wives" u secure
ass?
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| gave him hot flip. Then, to show his
forgiveness, the overturned insisted on
our having hot flip with him. by which
time the fussy landlady appeared and
beckoned mysteriously to Tom. have
confidence enough in myself to believe
that even then, l was not an caves
drorper. but could not help hearing.
1--WE might manage to send boy
on horseback" and THAT the dear
young lady appeared 20 anxious and
worrit in mind" at which Tom dis
appeared abruptly What the deuce did
it all mean? More mystery; so took
more hot flip with him of the tumble.
! After time heard Toms voice in the
parlor again. | know not why. but
gulped my flip scalding hot. and STROBE
toward the sound.
| Perdition! What sight was there!
Miss Blythe stood by the roaring CRATE:
her hood had fallen back upon her slop.
ing shoulders, one perfect little foot rest
ing in graceful negligence upon the fen
Ter. Her eyes, filed with tears, were
lifted pleadingly to TOMS, and her hands.
yes, both her hands. clasped his shoulder
so lovingly my teeth ground together be-
fore heard her say:
Right or wrong, Tom dear, would
do twice as much for your The room
seemed going round with me. By
heaven! I would that very moment
No. wouldn't. either. What right had
to interfere? and they didn't even see
me. 81 engrossed were they with each
,tler. So l fed in my wrath and tool
more hot flip with the overturned, and
i hen the overturned took more hot fiji
With me. Had that yellow tipple been
he hemlock potion would have drained
t just as eagerly, perhaps.
Waiting, old boy,'' And the per
fidious friends hand was on my shoulder
Had Lieut.. Thomas Jones, United States
Boomerangs, ever seen Iago, in his cele
brated role of Edwin Forrest. glare
superlatively at some supernumerarJ
Cassie, then would that officer have
understood the look with which turned
upon him. He had never seen the grea
artist in his great part, however, for h
only looked very contented and yer,
happy as he said:
81 sink wouldn't drink any NOR
flip if were you," and we were out OF
the snow again. ''In spell You at tn,
reins Bit" he added, with anothe
queer look at me. Your arms must b
tired, and I'm fresh as lark again
Are you sure you're all right there
Bet?
There was tender information in tn
question that made me feel vicious, bu
the softened gurgle Of her Eyes, dea
F; cousin Tom ss* my very soul on fire.
Miss Blythe tucked the buffalo away
and made ron Tor me on the back seat
Looking straight across country, an
utterly ignoring her gesture, clambere
up beside my rival and tugged stolidl
at the buffalo.
u IAN right. boys! Let go their head
= With lurch and q swing we were Of
+ again. Once more we skinned owe
: hill and meadow; once more the win
whistled merrily past rs, and opr bell