The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1891-01-30

vlrey."
"You did right. Glory-Ann told me
l want you to take the OK cart and carr,
that trunk to Nicholas. And he will bt
wanting money, SO you can give hin
this hundred dollars. I'll send you
pass tonight"
"Any letter, Missle-virey?" old Gilbert
suggested, closing both hands over tho
money. Nor aire a message?'
'No," said Miss Elvira, and turned hei
back. She could not thrust Nicholas
from her heart, but she had no more
idea of recalling him again into favor
of excusing or condoning his marriage
than had Col. Thorne himself; it was a
step not to be countenanced, and she
walked away.
"Den Mawse Nick, he amt gwan fetch
dishyer money, fo'see dat plain" com
manded old Gilbert. "Hit is curious, de
likeness de is in Families. Dere's Mis-
sle-virey, jest ez saft en- jest ez easy; but
she kin be jest ez unconditional en- ez
hawd ez mawster hissef-in her saft lit
tie way. Lawd holp her! En- Mawse
| Nick, ev'y span of him Thorne, lax de
res on em; en- dat Missy de same; de
kin all on 'em hol de own notions,
plum tell Gabriel blow he hawn. En-
hit amt Mr.. Job Furnival what'll git ter
finish Miss Pauline house; L fo'see dat
plain"
Mrs. Leonard herself understood this
perfectly the moment she comprehended
that Nicholas was married to Job Furni-
walls daughter. "Whatever happens, l
am the one to suffer-" she complained
to Flora that night when they were
alone. "There's no builder in all Leon
county equal to Job Furnival but he
must go, l suppose"
"Of course, ma" returned Flora,
promptly. ''None of us can counten-
ance the Furnivals now in any way"
"And my house at a standstill, heaven
knows how longv' fretted Mrs. Thorne.
"And it is going to be SO unpleasant here
after this"
1--WE might go up 70 Tallahassee and
board" Flora suggested
Board! Nobody who is anybody ever
boards, Flora. l am surprised at you.
We may as well pack our trunks and go
north for the rest of the summer. The
colonel won't consult me, of course. He
will dismiss Furnival at daybreak to-
morrow, and it will be q mercy if he
doesn't blow the mans brains out"
But there was not SO much danger of
this as Mrs. Thorne fancied. The colonel
held that Furnival was to blame, more
or less, but he had no intention of soiling
his hands with the blood of one so much
beneath him. He did not consult Mrs.
Thorne; to what purpose should he do
SO, having fully made up his mind? If
there should be suit for breach of con-
tract, of course he himself would defray
expenses; but he did not wish any dis
cussion of the subject; he was accus-
toned to give orders and to be obeyed,
ana Furnival must go.
The colonel rode away i'm the early
dawn as impetuously as Nicholas had
ridden away in the rainy night. The sun
was just rising, and work had barely
begun, when he entered the gate at Mrs.
Thorne's place.
Furnival was smoking his pipe under
the magnolia tree in front of the house.
The news concerning Nicholas had not
yet travelled beyond Thorne Hill, but
Furnival knew, as soon as he caught
sight of the coloners black frown, that
the secret was out. He extinguished
his pipe forthwith, and prepared for
talk" being wordy man.
"Mornin' colonel" he said ingratia-
tingly; he didn't intend to have a 'row,"
If it could be helped.
collect your tools" said the colonel,
with q vigorous sweep of his right arm,
"and vacate these premises, instantcr."
We'll" said Furnival. with deliber-
ate utterance, and looking the colonel
straight in the eyes, "them is pretty
short orders to come from any body but
the owner of this place. My cawntrac
is with yo' brother Leonard's widow,
'cordin' toe my understandin'.
II want no words with you, SIR" said
the colonel. ''Your place is to obey
orders"
sit happens to most of u.s." said the
carpenter, coolly, ''to git what we don't
want; an sofur as words air concerned,
I've as good right to speech as any other
son of Adam. I mought ask what ails the
job? But know very well, colonel, it's
all because yo' son Nick has made durn
fool of himself, an this amt the fust
time I've said it,"
Nobody asked your opinion, SIR"
said the colonel, who had not been able,
for gathering rage, to interrupt. "Will
you leave-peaceably?"
''Not till I've had my say, by thunderv'
retorted Furnival, putting his hands in
his pockets and planting himself dog
gedly, just within reach of the colonel's
riding whip. 'T've got some of the
feelin's Of payrent myself, though they
don't take the same track in me as it
pears they do in you. My girl Dosia is
a good girl, and as pretty as aire Thorne
ever l sot eyes on; an SO fur forth as
this proceedin' is insult to her, I'll re-
sent it unto blood"
you've been drinking, sirr' said the
colonel, in a great rage.
"No, sir" returned Furnival, paren-
thetically; I'm son of temperance
to please Dosia. She'll make Nick
Thorne better wife than he deserves"
The colonel urged his horse a stop
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