The farmers' union., 1894-11-15

CHAPTER N5.-("ntinnad.
Not Wishing to be idle. and learning
Of tho contemplated resi- ynl;ion Of the
tclc .lai.H operator at the station,
Cu.,,c. made application for the place.
Thn company upon being satisfied Of
his efficiency, was Glad to acccDt the
scrvi e. Of % Iopui;&r and Intelligent
ynuu@ 'Ta" as Louis Patterson for ny
that u nA he MIST now bc known
haH p,>prcu himself to nc.
~ sac Cu IT, only Otcl,BicJ Il Iurt lOi.
OF hia 'imc hc Was enabled. without
ne 'c>t.u1 any: hing that was expected
o. h!!u. - give ne two farms hi, gen
er..l attention.
N4rI No"drum had no cause to find
fault with the tcrvcncy and a.'lor OF
the love which Louis Patterson en-
bri'cd ":crE opportunity to convince
her he lussas,cd for her. He was in
fact. the most devoted woocrs. She
failed 20 see that his rough experience
and strange adventures among the DcO-
pie of hat hidden continent had less
en,d his admiration for her, or
had bcnumbcd his feelings toward
her. or had made him less the
ardent lover. 1t might be. she
thought at times that he was not
oO uIttt Nitti tlItIL IIlS
as before that strange sea voyage, or at
least he wa, not 50 loud and earnest in
his expressions of love as on the night
when he iadc her W hat proved to be Il
long. long :dieu. Still she expert
enccd tie perfection of biis, in listen
ing to he Oit-rr rpcatcd story of his suf
ferng 81 the wreck at sea. and the
dangers he encountered i'll his travels
anon. the people of that strange
laid
He knew Just how 1;llicf rOiOr to give
his adventures to interest and i:l:,rinatt
his fair listener and she never tired OF
being an enthusiastic listener. Often
she would beg him to tell the story
over again that she might pity him
while at least he wa telling it.
Thus Il. wovt around his victim 4
net with strands of steel. and ii she
ever breaks through them and becomes
free heaven and angels must help her
do il.
Houn. Patterson laborcd to make
himself popular with the neighbors. far
and near. He made them frequent
visits happcning III on them AT meat
times. OF. bei;,tcd. staying with them
over night. He loved to talk politics
with tien,. and always coniorlncd his
opinion n accordance with his COM
panion.
He loved to talk with the people
about hi, travels and adventures. and
was constantly Introducing subjects
that would afford him an opportunity
to show them how familiar he was
with their habits and little incidents
in their lives. which had been forgot
ten, save as he revived the recollection
Df Il i,rh II in
inisccuscs and in refreshing the MEM
orics O. the nciyhhors. SO that ha'!
there been in all that region one who
suspected he was rot Louis Patterson,
whole communities would have risen
up 10 prove his identity.
No wonder poor Mary Nordrim was
completely blinded. 1t was an unequal
contest from the beginning. The
praise o: her lover was upon every
lip. That kind of praise which SO Of
ten makes maidcns love against
their will-nakc them love when they
should hate.
There were times. though. when 4
mystcrious something would he tug
ginrat her heart strings. as if to warl
her o. danger. Bat she wa, too de
voted tC her lover to- heed the warn
ing. Often she would fancy there were
voices Whispering something abou'
lovers thai were false. and lovers mad,
mad hy love. bus she never thought
the vo.c>'s were for her to heed.
"Luui>.' she said one evening. whNI
passin- the churchyard, ANA uo1icinA
she shadow nf the frail stctple length
enin- Out clear 10 the graves OF tn,
loved ones. II see the 1r.i>s Is grow
ing on that little path to your mot hor:
grave. Ii certainly cannot hc tina
the memory of your Salnt>d mother l.
being forgotten. and that you nav
any less tears to shed over ncr grave
now than when she was first laiO there.
Mary did not utter this mild rcbuk,
bc>au-e she doubted Io.:is' rcvcreac,
fo" lit, mothers memory. and yet :,
s"d3nE w:.s the question asked and :,
unexpected thar it startled him into
fright, and III spite OF his great vii
power. he turned pale ami grca. bead
OF swc,., tr.ckicii down his face.
N:iN noticed his excited cOnditio,
an,; contributed ii 10 his feelings
whicn she had unintcn.i iona! ly wounde,
by the rrJcl iHc.nuatioH. Before h
could re ,ain his compo-ure sufficiently
to reply. Mary il IA tender and sympa
thctic manner. apologized for he
tfCuc n }cSsnes>. and when her urea
black eyes met his, she inplored HI
forgiveness.
CHAPTER MI.
THE WILL IN COURT.
Court in 4 country town differs i