Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1894-11-24

shoaca .hey>aere school boys instead
= tAre. o: tie leading citizens o.
Mite Hawk, ae !-. tae WAY up t.
ins door.
'Nr sister, gentlemen, be an
nonncef, wherenpon the committee
tecaae Inore embarrassed than ever.
and Faro stepped heavily on Mikes
foot, caAlng that gentleman 10 wrlthe
u slent agony.
Over IN dark corner, wrapped In
blankets and seated IN a Dig barrel
char. was tie person who had created
the present sensation.
"oi. down. gentlemen, she said in
g deep, neloilous eoarralto voice
10 very glai 10 see YOU And please
leo ne THANK Nsu for your great kind
,.ets to me last night
Thanks, mum; that is, no n, We
l.tnt 10 lt-that Is, blunderei the
professor with shifting eyes; 'twsns
nothin' mighty glad. miss, ef We c'n
10 .nvthing."
sank Ven very much | can never
iorsc1 i. saltl the meloiious voice
.soa the depths ot the chair. thereby
cau,.ne the visitors II clear their
threats MI Shift their feet good
.leal anl TO stare at the ceiling in an
efo'. 10 tn.ne o. ometlins approprI-
ne . SAY. White came to their re-
LEI, however, with some remark OF
other, and present. ] Faro managed TO
make move toward leaving, which
sanplt was a9olt To he precipit atelv
followed by the others, wnen the voice
a>kei:
"Hon't You come AMI shake
| han ,-?'
Winnie his companions were hurry
lnS 10 accept I'll. invitation, Honue4,v,
! l., a moment when White wa, not look
| llc. >ni with what he considered a
very dett movement, manage TO shift
! t,l@ 5o.aag II the top Of one Or the
.oar boxes tust yacatc !! Then he
sloe.. hands and the tr5O foundered
| cut.
White looked ortof the window 20
&C. yAen they got onYot earshot .hen
ne lty down On the floor and laughed q
| til te cried. while from the char IN
the derk corner arose q figure from
| wAlcn came deep, deep lang and
a.so came the remark, after a few mo-
m-nt>' painful effort at controllln, ,
risibilities:
''bill, II vow don't beat all for
/ schemes, | ii eat my nat, aud it am =
good year Tor hats, either which rc
mark was responded to bv NOR,
! heariv laughter, IN the course O
! winch 'Blll' hickeG! over a soap box
au', with a dull crash. down came tnt
SACK Of ''stuh recently left hv Mr.
| Hennessv IT a..
While the extremely satisfactor,
| investigation Of the sack was going on,
the three gentlemen who had hrough,
1t walked NJ the trail Some W al
quietly, mucn lazed, but with rrid.
III every footfsl
A out O'Clock White made his a.,
pearance IN camp, AMI stcaig htaa,
Sought his visitors jof the morning
't1entlemen, this is too much. You
Kindness soverwueilus me, he assure.
them. with grateful tears IN b,
| voice.
On, say, now, ol man. none Q
that. said Faro. with clap Of h.
hani on th- Iucooniau shoulder tha
made the latter vince. '.Ih' gent
talk don t 70; does II. boys?"
"Rnt, -" began White.
"Io.ne IF, now, Of chap. r We
Zee! n>n.tcI
E.1c took away with him til. as
snralce that another uo-.. snout no
accepting what they gave him woui
-e4llv insult then
,'of9. vhere "aont tle I. .@e IN.
White came up to camp Large Brlcc.
stood in the doorway Of his dcmlclle
critically regarding the interior
Briggs hal one of.the best cabins i
camp, and had 1t quite luxurious. Y
furnished. Moreover, he was quit
famous as a remarkably neat mouse
keeper. AMI en.le.vorei to maintai'
that rar,tatlon Io-flav. however
found him very harsi - please, and !
was oaIv after much Isnor that he =
things In shane Il even half srlt HIN
FIra.!v. however. b" closed the doc!
and sauntersl down the trail towar
Johnny NcAfe~,.
As na neared the point where III
patn from the trail o!verc.i towar
Joi-anvs CABIN his stems grew slow
AMI slower Present. ' lie paused. 4
b. did - LIE hear -. one creel q
s.Aal.Ailv through II. hrn@h Al n
raht, ani n srota.- moment \
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