The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1891-07-23


appearance aud sbilisies without belt
conscious heu provokins be ~as.
oas hiiisr word follosed another up'
oil three men we're 90 the feet. and u.
man. With . little scream. bad rushed b,
tween bis uncle and his cousin. Dis
lsusbed uprosriously at The iat~rveutiol
and kicking IL out Of bis s.y. sad.
Good bye, uncle: I'm no. going 10 qu,
rel any more vith you. The world is bi
enough. ! reckon for both Of us-snd Il
our opinions.
He vent strsiSh. to lkr. who v. si,'in
jost where be had left him. and ssid
Ike. tell uucIs. 10 couple Of days. ihs
have gone West. aud that there's 90 il
blood between us, and. Ike, watch Non
for me until can come after her.
fou are bound 10 90, ibenf
Yes the old man 10 fire and am gun
povder. We are better apart Il that Il
all.
Go long then; III watch what you leav,
behind.
Dick felt unhsppy enough At leaving
Mona. She lived alone with her father
and be was not always the best OF protec
tors. Dick spens the rest OF the day by
her aide, and left town 10 the cool OF The
evening in no very dsspondsot mood.
Mona had promised every ythlng be asked
her. ard all the rest seemed possible.
He had some land and cattle on the San
Marcos and be proposed putting up .
pretty house there gradually. mainly with
bis own hands. In two years be would
sail soms Of his increase, furnish II. marry
Mona, turn grszier. and run for the lees.
iature. When he wept back. he would
make 1t sll right with bis uncle, aud being
so far apart. they would keep right; and
If not, aod be lost bi. share OF the Jack
Burleson's . estate, made money was better
than given money, anyway.
For week after Dicks departure the
old man hoped against hope; but one dsy,
when Ike Brennan csrelessly asked .Wh en-
10 Dick coming back from the west? then
he kuew the lad had gone to shift for him
SELF and lonely ss it left him he thoroug
ly liked Dick for doing it. After this Ike
aud the Judge spent much time together.
They kept ups perpetual quarrel, but
they we're well matched, and after . years
iisputipg, the victory on every single
point was disputed one. Sometimes at
Ihe end OF long argument, and . long
'ilence, the Judge would say: Have you
heard anything? and then Ike, shaking
,is head and shaking The ashes from his
pipe, would rise and go away.
Early in the second year the Judge had
IN accident that completely invalided him
nd after several months decline, be quiet
y passed away. Singularly enough, there
rss no will found, and Lyman Sneed took ,
Of everything. No Dick sp
reared TO dispute his claim. Ike smoked
way in bis old. shady corner and smiled
ueerly to himself when be saw how dill,
emily Lyman began TO improve the city
,ts. and how cleverly be collected and in :.
/, ,ted the outstanding accounts Of the
Iu all things but one Lyman's fortune
ros pered Mona still refused all bis at,
'ntions. Bat as soon as the Judge was
cad be began to use stronger means Of
ersuasion. Nons's father owed him q
rye sum. and their home was mortgaged :,
n it's payment. Lyman soon let father !
I'd daughter see on what terms only the :,
uvsl place could be saved; and the ia.
er cared too much for his own indYl "
'nce not to press with ell his power so '
,sirsble method OF clearing of bis liza. !,
lities.
Nothing OF this plan, however. came to =
es knowledge until one night old Du, :
!. in a ft OF msudlin intoxication, reveal =
it. Then be went home foil OF sn1iety =
. had no money that would touch Nona's :"
eds, and he h,d not yet heard anything y
I'm Dick.
Ia give twenty Of 10y best cows to know
the fellow 10 dead or alive. he said, % -
pushed open the latchless door OF his - -
, cabin. man was sitting in his own y
air fast asleep. -
Dick Of las y
One soul svakes smother. aud Dick open -
bis eyes wide and answered: ~
Here l sm. lk.l -
You tormeutiDg yonrgster. where have -
q been2 -
Everywhere and precious little luck ~
her. At last went to Ynbs and Neva'
and tired hard to make my pile. Two
nths sgo Jim Harrison strsyed up there
l told me uncle was dead. and Mona th'
ng to marry Lyman Sneec. couldn't in'
nd that. aud so came along with what 10
sd. wa
How muchp he
July 81. 900. sn'
rbsts eooush. guess you will find hi
lrself richer than you think. sn'
he next morning Mons Doval complete
lmszsd Lyman Sneed by entering bis are
ce accom- panied by Ike brennan and
ring iu full every claim be bad on the AMI
val place. But be vas still more smsz clu
BY 40 Official notice TO meet, next day,
heirs Of Jack Burleson aud besr bis
read. HY found st the place sppoiut
Dick Burlesou. Mons Dovsl. Ike Bren
and tbre. VI the principal citizens OF
place. The will. leaving nearly every ior
u TO Dick, wss without fsw. Ly
simply received 500 for every month ms
ing which be hsi tsken care Of the es, ON
tina
Ie took very good care OF it. gentlemen -