Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1892-04-21
SYNOPSIS.
By Il. G. M'0LELLAND.

Enter Mr.. NeSDt Ihorne, nephew OF Mrs.
Smith.
Chapter 2.-Thorne is married to hand
some society woman and they have quar-
relied and agreed to a separation.
Chapter 3.-Introduces the Masons, an
old Virginia family at Lanarth, adjoining
Shirley, and the last of the Byrds, Jim, a
bankrupt scion of the ancient house, who
is about to vacate the old plantation in ia
vor of the Smiths and settle in Mexico.
Jim is rejected sutton for the hand of
Pocahontas Mason (Princess).
Chapter Aim Byrd and Princess have
parting word pledging a continuance OF
mutual devotion that has existed from
childhood.
CHAPTER 5-Princess and her brother
Berkeley discover mislaid letter, show
ing how one General Percival Smith, u.
S. A., befriended the Masons in war time.
CHAPTER 6-Prineess has an adventure
in the fields near Shirley, where the Smiths
have arrived, and is rescued from an awk.
ward situation by Nesbit Thorne.
CHAPTER THE Masons and Smiths dis
cover each other and become socially in
innate. Thorne finds peculiar charm in
Princess. Blanche Smith and Princess get
on well together, but Norma Smith holds
aloof from the beautiful Virginian, who
ouIrivals her in the attentions OF Thorne.
CHAPTER S-Thorne again rescues Prtn-
cess from a dilemma.
CHAPTER 9-Thorne hears the story of
Jim Byrd and his love for Princess, with
some variations, that set his heart aching
with jealousy. He decides to get free from
his matrimonial tangle and press his suit
with Princess.
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The echo of the footsteps deepened,
merged into actual sound. drew nearer.
Thorne, in the deep obscurity of the
trees, listened, moving near to the dusky
trunk of an old magnolia; he was in no
mood for passing civilipies, and in this
friendly country all wayfarers exchanged
greetings. In the sound of the advanc-
ing steps he could distinguish an I'M
mistaSable shuttle which proclaimed
race--two negroes returning from the
little village beyond Shirley, whittier
they had gone 10 make Christmas pur-
chases They walked by the light of a
fiaring pine knot, which was encouraged
to burn by being swung around violent
ly from time TO time; it lighted the
mems dark faces and reflected itself in
intermittent flashes on the sides of a
bright tin bucket which the younger
man carried, but it intensified the gloom
around them Both had on their backs
bags filled with lumpy things, like
bundles They were talking cheerfully,
and the sound of their rough voices and
cultural laughter reached Thorne before
the men themselves came abreast of his
position The negro with the bucket
was relating an anecdote. Thorne caught
part of it.
Eyes, sar." he was saying, dat was de
fust ov it, Mars Jim he clumb right
spang up to de tiptop de tree, an de ice
was cracklin an slippin an rattlin down
like broke up lamp chimblys De little
gals was pom de groun watchin him, an
hollerin an wringin der hans. | was
loadin de OK cart wild pine kindlins back
in de woods, an when hearn de chil'en
hollerin | came runnin to see what was
de matter wild EN-"
What he clumb arter?" questioned
the other negro; hits mighty danger
some gittin up trees when dey got sleet
pom em.
mighty dangersome," acquiesced the
narrator. "dat's what | lowed ter my
self when | seed him. He was arter a
lump o dat green truck wild white ber-
ries pom it-mizzletoe. dey calls its
name. When | got dar he was comm
down de tree holdin it by de stem wild he
teef. He wouldn't fling 1t down, kase
he's feard ned Spite de berries Time he
totch de groun good. Miss Grace, she
hauled off. she did, an smacked his jaws
ez hard ez she could stave, an axed him
how dared he skeer EN- like dat. An
Mars Jim he larfed ont loud and said,
Princess wanted it. an den he put de
truck he'd resked his make ter Git in
Miss Pocahontas' arms, an she Rugged it
up tight an went long to de house
erwin"
Thorne moved involuntarily. and the
gun in his hand struck against the trunk
of the tree behind which he stood. The
negroes paused and glanced around
alertly. the man with the torch swing
ing it backward and forward. with
muttered whats dat? Nothing of
any Consequences bird OF a rabbit.
perhaps worth investigation
The man with the bucket set his burden
on the ground and opened and shut his
hand rapidly several times The wire
of the handle had cramped his fingers.
Both men transferred their bags from
the right shoulder to the left and leaned
against the tree stems to rest themselves
a moment.
The elder man resumed the subject
Love her, Lord-er-mussy pom me,
Jim Byrd was fairly foolish wild love.
De groun warn't fifteen fur Miss Poca-
hontas ter set her foots pom in his no
ton; he'd er liked ter spread hissef
down to save her slippers Twant no
question bout lovin ND Mars Jim
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