The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1891-07-16

WIN op1ko1s AiSty olo noS pogColVo A1kty
0RaRerty below In the strawberry bod.
gathering Q bowl Of the rips. luscious
fkruit for the SpoRords' breakfast tAbla
Now the love missive designed for Mark
fell squarely upon Mr. 0RahertyS
chuchle head
A We know, Larry had turned an
amorous eye on Susan, the 6ponoCd's SEQ
ond girl, and was Vicioualy Jealous Of
Denis. the Childers' coachman. There had
been . bad quarter Of an hour between
Larry and Susan because Of thoss
friendly "cracks" Susan was wont 70
hold with Denis on the way home from
early mAaG Susan had cried and do
Tended herself on the ground that she
and Denis had both come from County
Cork In Ireland, and were almost Of hin
from the fact that her third cousin had
married DeniS bFothaF's wife'0 sister.
Larry. however. was only half appeased.
and had promised himself the Satisfac-
ton Of warming DeniS jacket at the frst
opportunity. Now, when Larry was
pelted with the bunch Of white roses
from the other side Of the wall be stood
mp, scratched his caErotty bead, and for
some time puzzled over the phsnomena
dlently.
"Be jGbers," said he to himself ct
length, - an idea crept through the
opacity Of his skull, ''it's that meak Of .
Denis that's been pitching . boky over
the wall ct Susan. Oh, the rapscAllion,
m crack every bone In his adm II he
don't moind IN break him up entirely
Il ever l git good grip on the back Of
his collar"
Mark, whose night had bean broken
and feverish, had come into the garden
to get Q breath Of early morning air, and
was now bending over curious horned
Glug on the path before him, but within
earshot Of Larry's mutteringA
"What IL II now, O'Rafertyr said he,
Strengthening himself and Knitting his
thick eyebrows with severe, judicial
aspect
"Some more Of them shines to disturb
the peace and quiet Of the family, sir.
A throwin' Of bokys over the wall to In
suit us, Gir; that's what they be ct" and
Larry held out the offending roseA at
hit me . square lick on the crown, that
it did, sir"
"It's shameful, Larry, shameful to be
thus annoyed by those people tgive
me the flowers, and mind you don't say
anything about this thing in the kitchen.
I shall know how to deal with them"
Marx from the first had felt . dutter-
ing Of tho heart. The white roses bound
with blue ribbon-Kitty's colors-wero
Of course for him; could be for no other;
but his face still maintained its severe,
scowling expression. BE clipped back
into the house with his treasure, and
Larry went on doggedly picking straw.
berries for breakfast, but the thought Of
the impotence Of that Jack on the other
side Of the wall, who had dared to raise
bis eyes to Susan. burned like live coal
IN bis bosom.
A soon as his task was hniShed there-
fore, be went carefully about the place
gathering in neglected corners all the
nettles, brambles, burdocks and thistles
he could end. These be tied up into an
immense bundle with bit Of rope and
threw over the wall into the ChilderS
back yard a. 0 return for the tender
token dispatched 10 his Susan By the
same route Asit happened this large
bale Of weeds came near hitting NJ.
Tom Childers, who stood near the wall
exercising his mastiR IN tho art Of
gpealing for pieces Of meat which he
threw into bis gaping jaws. on the
shoulder.
Tom uttered some bad words. cried
out TO his imaginary aasailant 70 come
on and have Il out with him then and
there, climbed the ladder and peered
over the wall, but seeing no one In the
Spo6ord's garden, got down again and
carried the hg bunch Of nettles and
thistles into the dining room where his
father was taking an early breakfast
Kitty was there pouring his coboo -
usual, and looked a. good and innocent
q the new laid egg upon bis plata
"See here, sir" Said Tom, Juggling the
great bundle Of weeds, "this has Just
come over from the other Gido Of the
wall-the last compliment from thoss
people"
Old Mr.. Childsrs stared hard, grew
very red in the face, and began 10 pound
on the table. "By JupiteFf" be baWled,
''Tl take that In to GFundy. BE said be
must havOevideuc ocular demonstration
-yes, those were his very Words-oe the
blanked malignity Of that family, and
ho shall have t. Do the thing up, Tom,
In Q parcel, and I'll carry Il IN town my
self. The thing shall appear In . court
Of justice, sir. will spend every centl
have in the world rather than let this
thing 20 unpunished. Grundy q trying
10 persuade me not 10 prosecute for
malicious disturbance Of the peaca
wonder what he win say when he sees
the evidence am going to produce to-
day, the mysterious, threatening note
and this fresh insult heaped upon our
headSr
Tom brought paper and twine, and
getting down on his hands and knees
gtrove to compress LarTy's ''boky" into
decent dimensionA Kitty, who had been
watching her truculent brother a. he
puifed away at the taslE, broke into q
convuldve little laugh.
'Oh, papa. you don't mean you are
going 10 carry that thing into town.
Why don't you express III h looks hke
. bale Of hay, such a. one seeL strapped
TO the side Of donkey in Italy,
"A donkey and Q bale q hay for
soothp and old Mr.. Childers glarod
Sayagely ct his only danghtsr, the idol
Of his heart "If thought Marx Spot
ford was ct the bottom Of this. ." hs NUT
tered.
"LeaVs Mark 10 nj" said Tom, still
On his meeA and turning TIE corner Of