Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-09-16
THE EGG STEALER.

II wanted Ices than hour 10 high tids
when Miss Marty Lear heard her broth
or's boat grato on tho narrow beach be-
low the garden. and set the knives and
glasses straight while she listened for
the rattle of the garden gate,
A Elunied line on hazel ran along the
foot Of the garden and prevented all
view Of tho landing place from tho
kitchen window. But above the hazcls
ono could look across aud catch o
glimpse, az high tide. Of tho intervening
river, or. toward low water mark, Of the
mndbanks shining Ia tho sun.
II was Mia Loar's cngtoin 10 look
much on this landscape from this win
dow, had. In fact, been her custom for
close upon forty years. And this eyon'
ing, when the latch clicked az length,
and her brother In his marke, suit came
slouching up tho path that broke the
parallels OF garden stun. her gaze rested
all tho while upon the line Of gray water.
Nor, when ho entered tho kitchen aud
hitchcd his hat upon the peg against the
wAll--where is brim accurately fitted a
sort Of dull halo In tho whitowash-d
he appear TO want any welcome from
her. Ho was long jawcd man Of flx.
ty.hve. she n long jawed woman Of six
ty-one. and they understood each other.
having kept this small and desolato farm
together for twenty years-sinco their
fathers death.
There was cold pAsty ready on the
table, and tho jug OF cider that job Lear
regularly emptled at supper. These sug.
gcsted no questions, and tho pair sat
down TO eat in silence.
II was only while holding hia plate for
second helping Of the pasty that job
spoke with full mouth.
"who dye reckon ran against today,
down In Troyi'
Miss Marty cut tho slice withou.
troubling TO say that she had not an idea.
"why. that fellow Amos Trudgeon."
he went on.
Yes"
"'Pears 10 me you disremcmbers EN-
son Of old Jane Trudgcon that used 10
live 'croAs tho water. him that stole our
egga. long back. whom father was Twin"
II remember"
II thought you must. Why, you gave
evidence, 10 be sure Be dashedi now l
come 10 miRd, II you wasn't the first TO
wake us up an say you heard man
cryin out down pom tho mud"
'f1s, was"
IAN saved his life, though You did got
zen two mouths Ia Jail by It. Up to arm.
pits, no WA, an no. two minutes to live,
when we hauled ON out An found he'd
been stealth our eggs. Ho inquired after
you today.
"Did hef"
"IZ. 'How's MI. Marty says he.
'Agoin rapidly says /. The nerve that
some folks havol Comes mp tor cool
a. my lord and holds ont his Ian I'd
mind 10 say Eggs to en-, II 30 an.
noyed me; but hndn the heart. 'fis
an old tale after all, that feat o his"
Two an forty year. come seventeenth
o July next. Did he say any moref'
"IN-wAuted TO know IL you was
married
"Oh, my dear Godl'
job laid down knife and fork with the
edges resting on his plate. and with u
lump Of pasty In ono check looked at
his sister. Before ho could speak fhs
broke out againi
'ilo was my lover"
"Mar-ty"---
~ swear TO you, Job-herc across this
4. table-he was my lover; an ruined en-.
He was the only man, 'ccpt you an
father, that ever kissed me; an be.
trayed EN-. As the Lord hyeth, stood
in the box an sworn away his name to
save mino, An what's more. no MAIDS
me-"
MAR
Don't hinder me, Job--it's truth I'm
tellin ea Hia people were a low lot, an
father a have hided me n hcd know.
But we used TO meet In tho orchard,
most every night, Amos a row across
in his boat, an back Rsen. For the Lords
sake, brother, don't look M. I'm past
sixty, an no harm done; an now evil an
goods the same to me"
Go on"
swell, the last night he came over,
twas low tide was waitin for On in
tho orchardi MA he would have me tell
father and you, aud wouldn'. reckon
we qunrrelod over 1t 80 long his boat
got lett high In the mud. Anyways, he
LETT me IN wrath, an stood there by tho
gate In the dark longin Tor 'en TO como
back. Bat tho tlino went ON. an did'n
hear bis oars pullm away, though lis.
TENN with all my ears.
"Au then 1 heard terrible sound, a
low sort u brVa,hin, but fierce. an some
thing worse, u Huokaucldn " the mud
below, an ran down Ilpre he yyag.