Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1895-07-03

ready. There would be a terrible scrape
were missed"
He suddenly drew her close and kissed
her across the rails. 1t was well they were
so absorbed by the delight Of the moment
that they did not observe a suppressed
agitation beyond the scrub bushes that ran
down by the lane fence.
When the lovers had departed and disap-
peared In the darkness, man arose from
behind those bushes
$50 my girl meets that young rascal
like this, an he makes love to her!" snarled
voice that plainly belonged to Elisha
Stone. "He smelled this old cob pipe, an
that near let 'em know was here. Well,
let hm come an ask me for Lizziel I'll
soon put an end to this foolishnessp
He shook his clinched fist toward dis
tant light that he knew shone from the
window of the Bunker place and then
moved away toward his own house, saw
agely chewing the stem of his old cob with
his teeth.
Having passed about half the distance to
the house, he halted, for familiar odor had
assailed his nostrils.
"That darned old WE'LL" he growled
wrathfully. 'I'd just like to know what
makes it smell sop
He changed his course and approached
the spot where he had endeavored to strike
water by boring deep into the earth, but
had succeeded only in spending aconsider-
able sum OF money. AS he came nearer
| the odor became stronger, and when he
was quite close to the well he could scarce
ly endure it. He also noticed something
he had never noted before. A strange
whistling sound came from the well.
"Well, that thing beats all mater. It's
reg'ler hoodoo! I'll have it plugged up
anyhow, an Well begin on it next Mon
day."
When he reached the house, he found his
wife sitting by dim light in the dining
room, her knitting dropped in her lap. In
a moment he realized by her attitude that
something was troubling her.
"What is 1t, mother?'' he asked.
Without a word she took long envelope
from stand at her elbow and handed it
to him. The light showed him the familiar
card Of his attorney at the upper left hand
corner of the envelope.
"How did you get thisf" he asked, rath-
er huskily, as he ripped open one end and
drew forth the document contained within.
"Ike Neuman left it as he passed on his
way home from town." she replied, her
eyes fastened anxiously on his face
He read it through without uttering a
sound or making a sign. Then he went
out into the night once more, and for
nearly an hour he was absent. When he
returned, she was sitting just as no left
her. -.
Mandy" he said, his voice steady and
hard, "Tm beat. The judge has decided
| there's not enough evidence to reopen the
case an the lawyer can't find ground for
new suit. Jed Bunker has beat me-"
|
The Fourth came and brought with it
J Richard Bunker to ask for Lizzie's hand
in marriage. Elisha Stone had been hold
ing his feelings in check since receiving
the letter from his lawyer, but now the
full torrent of his wrath was turned on
the young man.
"Ill see Lizzie dead before she shall
marry BunkerP' he shouted. "An il
you ever meet her down the lane agin I'll
shoot ye sure as there's a heaven! Get off
my land This is my answer, an you'll
find mean it'll You're the son of a scoun-
drel, an
"Stop" came from the young mans 8
lips. II will go Immediately, but you
must not call my father a scoundrel again