The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1893-12-14

/ Sell III the ndHuS OF late. Dele S1Oulu
decide his destiny. AS he entered her
wicket gate his rival emerged from the
doorway, and they passed each other
on the graveled walk. The big man
looked down and sneered. The little
man looked up and scowled.
"Belle," said the doctor, 81 see that
fellow has been here again"
Eyes, Tom, If you mean Mr.. Dixon
He comes frequently"
"Belle," said the doctor fercely, 81
love you"
81 know it, Tom"
''There is no big idiot on earth who
can ever love you half so tenderly as ]
love you"
SIT is possible, Tom
"Welll"
"Well, Tome"
"Will you marry me, Belle Summer.
sonn
She put her hand on his shoulder and
looked at him doubtfully.
81 could almost love you-perhaps /
do love you, Tom, but"--and she hest
tated and looked at him so queerely
that his heart was flied with suspicion.
"What is it, BELIEF" he cried "You
are not thinking of my size surelyl"
81 was just-you know you are small,
Tom"
'It is too much!" he exclaimed des-
perately. "Oh, if l could only prove
my devotion by deeds, what would
not undergo You should see that
stature is of small moment"
"Would you" she asked eagerly
ooh, Tom, | knew yor were brave
| throw yourself under youc care. /
have been insulted."
'Insulted BY whoms"
She was silent. Again asked the
doctor valorously:
ooh By whoml"
Crank Dixon"
"The villalnl,,
CDR. Thomas Tinker" she said with
great solemnity, ''if you you will thrash
that man, will marry you any day you
say"
81 will eat him up.n exclaimed the
little doctor, reaching for his hat with
a ferocious movement.
"Stay, TOMB
'Say no more, Belle. l will devour
him. The renegadel" cried the little
doctor in terrible voice, and he imme-
diately marched out of the house.
"Oh, merciful heavens, what have ]
doneg" cried tie unhappy you'd lady
He will be killed know he will Tom,
come back to me Come back, Thomas
Bat her cries were in vain Thomas,
Der soul, was already far down the
street, fastening in pursuit of the uu-
conscious Dixon.
Miss Summerson, terrified at the I'M
expected consequences of her rashness,
seized her hat and followed, determined
to save the doctor at any sacrifice of
her own dignity.
The usual village crowd was in front
of the village hotel. Mr.. Dixon had
paused there and was chatting affably
with his friends when the valiant doc
tor appeared.
Frank Dixon" cried the breathless
little man, "you are an intense villain
will thrash you"
CLAP said Dixon. Clear it talk now
Just hes. it, Little boy, run home to
your mamma"
Prepare / will pommel youl l give
you warnlngn cried the little doctor,
and before the astonished athlete had
time to realize that an assault was about
to be made upon him Tom Tinker rushed
up and seized him by the legs and upset
him on the sidewalk Ic was such a
surprising mode of attack, and the doc
tors movements were so rapid that
Dixon had no time or opportunity to set
himself right again.
"Aha, wretch 7 will teach you
Ahal and the little doctor seized the
PROSTATE man by the hair and fiercely
pounded his head against the pavement.
"Helpr' cried Dixon. Take the lit
tie devil of He is killing mel"
The people were either too much
amused or too much amazed to inter
fere, and the consequences might have
been serious had not Miss Belle Sum
merson, just then reaching the battle
field and hearing the cry for help, broke
through the crowd and seized DR.. Tink-
Ter in her arms, and struggle frantically
as he might he could not free himself
from that frenzled embrace. All the
time she kept crying:
ooh, Tom, are you killed. knew YOU
would be killed Oh, gentlemen, please
save him. He is too little to fight such
a big and dangerous man. You should
not permit it, gentlemen. Indeed you
should notn
At last she seemed to realize that the |
doughty little doctor was uninjured and
n no great danger, and she permitted |
herself to become more quiet.
Gentlemen" said Tom Tinker, plac-
ng the hand of the young lady on his
lrm, "under the circumstances know |
you will have the goodness 10 excuse |
ne. Good evening"" And he marched |
'ravely away.