Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1894-10-27

acquaIntances.
Mis- Eells vs- bus, in the wood
shed and back Kitchen. Takes I'll
my time cookin' fur the hayin help"
she grnmbled, with unusual ga~rulitv.
rtMen folks want to be -eatin', eatia'.
eatin -
She stared hard ats Olive, and finally
went 'nto the pantry and brought ous
little cake that looked very dry AMI
old. Here's somethin fur We, little
gal," she said, thrus,ing if into the
child's hand.
Olive drew back, receivire. the Gilt
with hardly audible uurmur OF
thanks. On the way home she was
silent, and saw she had been FRIGHT.
ened by the m!ooking old woman.
The Larneds got their eggs aai
butter aud milk from the Kelly farm;
and had been IN the habit of sen.En-
for them. Several times in the course
of the next week Miss Kelly brought
these supplies to the camp herself.
She spoke little on these occasions.
but her manner was less surly than !,
had been. Each time she brought
some trltie for Olive Loring, but
Olive continued to DE afraid of her.
One Saturday morning we men all
started off to spend the day fishing
near some islands to the west of US.
Rufe. the an-of.all-work, was left in
charge Of the camp. As the morning
was hot and sultry, none of the ladies
went with us, preferrlng to stay on
the cool. breezy point.
Early IN the afternoon Mrs. Larned
wished to send Rufe on an errand to q
farm house standing on the end of a
point that stretched out into the lake
parallel with ours; deep 5ay abou.
half mile wide separated the two
points. Olive asked to go with Rufe.
and no objection was made, she being
accustomed to go about with him.
Two boats had been left at the camp:
me vas large, heavy skiff, the othes
little canoe which was used for pad.
ding about in on quiet evenings.
Ruie took the big skiff and rowed
| away with Olive sitting in the stern.
A hot, thick haze hung over the water,
and from the camp they could hardly
make out the boat as it neered the
point opposite.
Suddenl y all the vapor that had
! TILED the air seemed 10 gather into a
black cloud; and soon this cloud
glowed with streaks OF flame, and
smitted hoarse growls
cit will De Thunderstorm e1-
claimed Mrs. Loring. 81 wish Olive
was here with me; she's So afraid OF
/ thunder
1t happcped tina, I, ,liette Kelly
ha.s some TO the camp with r pail OF
butter They invited her to stay til
: the storm Was over
Now blast .: not wind swept over
the lake anil eau ,ht the haze up With
! it, carry.n: i o 10 tae angry black
. c.aud. which had swollen till II TILED
near the whole sky. " the maze
vanished objects near the opposite
| point could be more clearly Gistir-
! 1nish.l
''~ec, erie Mrs. Lorlnc. "i~n !
] tat tn, boat plllny ont from shore
Oh, why doesn't Rufe stay al the
L,rn house How can he be so .ool-
:, i~n
Pruliette drew Mrs Larned bach.
"rhe little gal IS alone IN tibet there
! boat, she said. in solemn whisper.
.'Rl.e mast s-le:t her in i. when BE-
Welt up 10 :he house: an that sudde.
wind druv it off the shore The Ran
Gall boat must ne away from home
iGr Kin see Rufe ruunin up aEs lowl
thc tans. an If twas there h / ioll,,
her Tie wind is drivin' the boa
i.ht toward ~
rac rain bcgaa to fal. IN torrents.
charming TIE already vexed water til
il >semes! 10 boil It Was one OF thoss
y.olcn. ;hunderstorms 10 which Lax,
oa,a.ro i subject during The .(slo'
season |. grew dark, and the boa
was hidden. When the -ain stoppeC
cold hurricane rushed by. AMI IL
palIc-strickea water fled before It !.
swift, headionc waves. Now the boa
was visible again, tossing about, seem
ing = share the asony OF tne water
| TIE woaan coni4 see Owe cling
i2g 10 seat, n constant danger Q
being tnro-n OFT: tbs bias, carrie,