Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1895-03-22
CHUB.
A Romance Of West Virginia.
BY DAVID LOWRY.
CHAPTER XIX.


All who had heard of tho mIssI,
Bash =
People came TO the Corners from {
quarters to see the man who was hn
captive by the counterfeiters. Tn,
, would talk to Eli Potts or his wife;
they were so fortunate as tob, on spca
ing terms with Hank Dawson they ma,
no delay, but rode up to his door. di
mounted, entered the house, and COZ
graduated the man who was well out
the clutches Of that gang"
) chu0 Dawson, now for the first tin
known throughout the State as Mi
belIe Dawson, as the newspaper corr,
spondents described her, was invariabI
sought out, complimented highly, a.
mlred, and wearied with hand-shakin.
Such fuss about nothing" sal
Chu6 one day, as she sat down besid
her father.
myself. ''''i -
His daughter looked at him in SUI
prise
i've bout made up my mind. as we'v
round Dan here, that the weddin' ma
as well go on now I'm tired seein' $
many folks hitchin' up hyar, n never
one wanting shoe for their horse. In
| gettlng out of practice If they'y,
piva ,o,, ali I li''H W v"ll-Weil, let
NAV os Nj, = ~ 'Acuse' guess w
70 norrov 'T''u o. uuV woru 70 the folk
moro af ,his an ,an stahu thFee day
topether NJ, oIso o"u' S,na1 tet en- an COM
more over the year
os HoIo U"nt. Was n q qulztlcai smile on his face
Dan Rash did rot o+," s,,onis o.,is' c..,
the point of rcnrvinoT pL't I"t SRup was Oh
out a hand MS ''' ii'i i"'her pu'
"Se, here Cbub ro.,.. ,,u
age this timo Won eONon na Il man
nurse Dan mn 70 IT. jd ~ "Orh ID ana
arm o. his an oml .o,' o,u eoior' mat
but tlem doetars isn,t - OtIiol hilo laoie-
coming on rigbt ,,,oii o'"uie' ~
had to set il nm that ,.oI Ooi'Si1erIh9 they
in the road of tho d"''S ~ won oe
doesn't dance wi,b Iis %mueis anu ne
"No." said Da1 "4nd al N -. slEhow. wv,
to dance murh WITH ',. ~ ~ Roe llkeiY
davso "''h my rect Tor a few
/ swell I'm i, lood o;
Let's get throngb ,ritt %ti.gsC' az, thuo.
If well met ,si,o "''n az IN Iussln.
them that was in'yitad ~ "otu aro, guy mat an
again, reckon thatsG ~ Do.ohe et are invited
--4.assar,, ~ aoout ~ IAats
same tiI'iis -, : 80 80 ssa.l
per-and the music.
10 be surc-to tie sure.
And that viii require time to give
them notice, and to get the things here.
81 am reckoning all that, too, " said
her father.
Il like to have the Monks in prison"
said Club
They're in jai That's good enough.
amt it? They're not likely to bother
any one for spell, | reckon. Least
ways, | amt afeard OF them catching
hold of Dan again soon.
As Hank was in earnest, no moro was
said. There was really no objection Ia
his pro oct The intorrnntoI ,yo fdinr
'he lovers aglocd, should be celebrated
az thc ca lest day possible
an Question was made however from
an unexpected quarter. A man came up
lhe ROAD slowly at that moment, dis
mounted leiSury and approached tho
mouse
ITS Tom Walker, the sheriff." said
Hank Dawson. "What'S he after now,
IKE TO know"
The sheriff approached the proun On
.ho porch, and was cordially welcomed
~ the blacksmith
Mighty fnc weather, Mr.. Walker.
iaHe you had Your supper?"
Thanks, yes.
l he sheriff looked at Dan Bash and
hub curiously lie made sign to the
blacksmith, which Hank Dawson did not
comprehend on the instant
slows the counterfeiting gang. shpr-
H. All in the same row Of cells? If they
IRE, they'll get out 'Taint safe TO trust
nat crowd, sheriff"
we ain trusting them, Mr. Dawson
lie made another sign, which Hank
DAWSON understood. But it did not suit
MS notions. lie was resolved the sheriff
Mould say what he had to say, then and
here.
"WeH sheriff. if you'ye got anv nartic.
liar business with me-sneak ont
There's nobody but ourselves here NJ
laughter. and Dan Bach. NV son-jn-IaT
hats goin' to be AS soon as we can ar
angc to have the wedding. inst as if wa,
;efore that gang and bad lucII intcr,
cred
The sheriff cloarod bis throat
ITS rather n delicate matter Tvo coma
m.
"Eh? Well. row. that's unavnoctod
But let's have IL sheriff We cap p's.ta,,, stand
t if you can, | reckon ''''''
"NNhy. the fact is the Nonks Nod
Bill, and Pete. and Dick freddie al ~
hem make n scrions cbarne arainet NJ
Bash. " N''''' ~
against Dan Rasbqp
Hank wasn't quite sure who was
meant