The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1893-09-09

watch, Hester-the one with ;
diamond in the case, on the lite
table here and then watched him
True, to his instincts, when he
thought no one was observing him
he pocketed the watch and has
taken ii away with him.
Impossible! exclaimed Hester.
If that is true,5 Nephew Harvey,
the man shall never enter my house
again, decided Aunt Martha, who
was somewhat easily influenced.
1t is true, replied Harvey Bond,
slowly and cruelty. In the morning
| shall put the case in the hands OF
the police.
Brother, exclaimed Hester, spring
ing to her feet, her face as white as
marble, you viii break my heart if
you do this thing. l will go with
you to Michigan or anywhere else if
you will not take any action in this
matter.
No, Harvey, pleaded Aunt MAJ tha,
beginning to weep, don't do any
thing about it. He has been Just
like a son 10 me, only little higher.
Oniy think of it, Hester. Professor
Lyon is a common thief.
And Harvey Bond, with eyes
which glitteIed with satisfaction,
after much entreaty from Hester,
gave the promise that Professor
Lyon should not be molested, pro
vided Hester saw him no more and
would 60 to the pineries for the
winter.
We will spend The summer season
in some of the lake cities, if you lke,
he SAID to Hester, but during the win
ter l must be at the head of my lum-
bermen; ard indeed life is not SO
dull, for nearly every man has some
woman relative there, and it is
a brothers privilege to provide a
home for his sister.
With a pain at her heart which
she felt would never be entirely
stilled, Hester went with Harvey to
the pinerles, where she was INSTALL
ed as housekeeper in d little cottage
which had long needed a mistress,
and that need, if she had only
thought of it, was the selfish motive
which had been at the bottom OF
Harvey Bonds antipathy to Pro.
fessor Lyon.
1t was early in November when
the brother and sister reached the
pineries, where the bracing air, the
singing trees and carpet of dead
pine needles under their feet all had
their charms tor Hester.
Although the training of her for
mer life, embracing her dramatic
reading, was of course thing which
she was expected to forget, often
when her brother was away gather
ing bis Iumbermen together for the
winters work in the forest she
amused herself hy going out under
the fragrant pines and listening~t
their music, and sometimes reg,
as she walked along.
One day she had wandeBld f,r.be
than usual when suddenly she wa
joined by two large docs, vbicl
trotted along sociabN Set shvly
with great red Tongues lo1l1pg from
between thsiE whitsg teeth
Hester was not a cowardly cir!
and she extended a caressing hane
toward one of the ours no stretch 0
imagination could have them respec
table CANNES.
: The larger OF the two turned upol
her with a snarl which frightened
, her and brought to mind Instant,
certain piece which she had once
studied. portraying the rawlings of
madman. She fixed her eyes on th'
red green ones of the animal ane
began to recite the piece in he
most irenzied manner.
The brute shrank back, his brusl
tightly drawn down, and with hi
companion skunk out of sight in thu
underbrush as she finished with tn,
blood curdling shrek:
Woe to the daughters and sons ofmen.
Woe to them all when roam a%afn!''
Amused at her success she laugh
ingly pursued her way homeward
unmolested now by either animals o.
men.
She said nothing to her brother O
the occurrence, fearing that h.
would blame her for exhibiting he
accomplishment even to the brute
, of the forest.
5 Business was not TO begin in rea
5 earnest in the pineries until Decem
r Der. but Harvey one day put his ak
t over his shoulder, telling Hester tha
he was about to fell a giant hemlocl
which she herself had visited, ant
| which was about two miles from thei
cottage.
, | shall be back at noon, were hi
parting words.
, But when the little clock on tn
shelf struck twelve he was not there
S nor at one, nor at two, nor at three
t aud then Hester decided 10 60 an
4 look tor MIN herself
She found him at the foot of
tree. about a mile from their cottage
f whittier he had dragged himsel
:. He had cut his foot badly and ha
t been obliged to sit down on accour
OF weakness caused by loss of blood
# 1t is fortunate thing for me ths
e you came, he said.
She hastened to the lumbermen'
! cabins, but the men were away, an