The Penn's Grove record., 1894-03-16
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young brother, Reub, interestedly.
She glanced at him in disdain.
Gala, Reub TAYLOR! II l val so
owl blind as not to sec how Luke
Chestum has been traipsin' along of
Elmiry Green as il he war her own
shadder, I'd quit" she asseverated.
She'll marry Luke as sure as-as'-
she paused for a fltting-"as noon
shine"
Lon had taken a step forward, his
clinched hands pressed close to his
sides. Its a lie" he cried, his dark,
angry eyes blazing into hers. aye
have no call to couple her name with
his. It's u lie" he reiterated, his
bosom heaving with wrath.
The girl was so startled by this sud.
den outburst that for a moment she
was speeches. Then, quickly re-
gaining her momentarily escaped con-
yersational powers, she cried out an
grily: "Did ye ever! Be ye turned
a stark, starln' idJit, Lon? To hear
We a-jawin' there folks'd feel obligated
TO think ye loved the girl yerself."
''And IL I did or not" he respond.
ed, scowllng at her from under his
knitted brows, rye had no call to
speak their two names together as
brash as II they war already mated
'Oh, hesh up" harshly admonished
their father. "There's many as we'll
favored a girl as Elmiry Green In these
hyar mountings, to nay thinkin', and
for why ye go ravin' and rantin'
around about her / can't see."
Suddenly round the corner Of the
house dashed one of the many dogs
belonging to the place, bearing q
bone In his mouth, another dog in
closs pursuit. Reub, who, with leg.
apart, stood gazing dreamily into
space, was directly In their path.
The fleeing animal, turning his head
as he a to look at his pursuer, ran
full into the boy, sending him sprawl
ing to the ground. The fair Lucinda
became CONFUSED with laughter; she
sank back upon a bench which stool
on the porch, completely overcome
while Reub picked himself ruefully
from the ground with many a sheep
ish glance about him.
"Mercy sakes! Do quit your noise
and come In; the supper air a-spilin
ON the table," came in ouerulou;
tones from inside the cabin, followed
by the speaker herself Grandman
Taylor pointed throagh the open dool
with wrathful mien. 'For the lane
of love" she cried, 'if eve l see sict
folksl Go in, all Of ye."
The men shutied stOlidly in ant
seated themselves, their habltualll
grave faces as impressive as though
nothing OF a disturbing nature haC
occurred; but, during the meal, thu
less-staid Lucinda now and theI
broke into an explosive fit of mlrti
at remembrance of Reub's ludicroui
downfall.
But, though Lon had outwardly
checked the anger which had 81
startled his hearers, his bosom wa
rent with a storm that was SO tierc'
that, as he ate, it threatened ever.
moment to choke him. He loved Ell
mira with all the strength Of his be
ing, and the mere thought Of losin:
hei awakened in him feelings which
he himself had not dreamed of pos
se3sing. He had been blind, he tol(
himself. A wealth OF incident. un
marked at the time, flooded his brain
and he saw now, that, although h
had taken for granted Elmira's re
%ciprocatIon of his love, there was il
reality no such feeling in her. bosom
Family through the distance the,
came TO him a whippoorwill's mourn
ful call, and Its sadness seemed a III
echo to the sorrow n his rudelJ
awakened heart