Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-05-23
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cat. an We're locked out. Maybe you can
git dinner at Parmalee's when the time
comes. They're all at home. But IL hain't
nigh dinner time yit." John Wesley slow
ly Strengthened himself out and came off
the fence with an apologize smile on his
face. Ef these g.ntermen here don't
mind. I'd like TO have a word wi you.
sorter private like" He looked at Hildreth
of Hall. still smiling.
For answer, Hildreth- of Hall walked to
mountain oak a hundred feet away. fol-
loved by John Wesley. What do you
want?"
Il s'pose you've come up to marry the
gal?" suggested John Wesley
Il have not" replied Hildreth of Hall.
u mean Loorany Parmalee" said John
Wesley, pulling small piece of bark from
the tree
1T matters not to me who you mean"
remarked Hildreth.
Il just wanted to find out" John Wesley
vent on. fitting the piece of bark between
thumb and foretinger as if it were a mar.
hle. Il alters allowed you was d dog"
The bark flew into the face of Hildreth of
Hall and left singing red mark there as
Iohn Wesley, with contemptuous ges-
ture. tn ned away.
Hildreths hand flew to his hip pocket.
Watch out there cried one of his com
panions. In warning tone. He'll shoot"
Il reckin not said John Wesley without
turning his head. The fact of the bust
ress u.s. gentlemen. they won't marry one
on you shoot. A bulldog'll fight, hut you
let him foller a sheep-killin' houn' to the
pastur; an a bench-legged flee can run
i'm. You all mayn't believe ii, but It's the
fact truth"
But John Wesley would have been shot
all the same il the thought hadn't flashed
on Hillreth's mind that the house was full
OF armed mountaineers. This stayed his
tard-not only stayed his hand. but, APP
parently, put him liz a good humor. He
followed John Wesley and said:
AS you SO brash about 1t, we'll go
ard see the young lady. Come on, boys!"
What about the horsss?' asked one Of
the men.
Come on" said Hldreth of Hall in
low voice. THE horses are all right These
chaps don't steal. Come on; that house is
full of men,.
Il told you you were leading us into
trap growled one of his companions, and
here We are.
When they were out Of sight John Yves
ley went into the lot and looked at the
horses. He was so much interested in their
comfort that he loosed their halters Then
he cast glance upward and chuckled. A
wasp nest as big mans hat was hang
ing between two Of the rafterS, teemlng
with these irritable insects. John Wesley
went outside. climbed up to the top of the
shed. counted the clapboards both ways.
planted himself above the wasp nest, and
with one quick stamp of the foot knocked
a hole in the rotten plank. The noise
startled the horses, the wasps Swarmed
down on them, and the next instant they
we're going down the road the way they
MAD come, Suuealing, whiCkering, kicking
and running like mad.
w hen they were out of hearing John Wes-
ley went into the house by a back door,
got his rife and went off through the
woods.
Hildreth Of Hall and his companions
must have had a cool reception at Par
malee's. for in about an hour they came
back in some haste. If they were alarmed,
that feeling was increased tenfold at find
ing their horses gone. Their saddles and
brides were where they had left them, but
the horses were gone They held hurried
conversation in the lot, climbed the fence
instead of coming out near the house, skirt
ed through the woods and entered the road
near Mrs Pruetts, moving as rapidly as
men can who are not running. A half mile
farther the road turned to the left and led
through a ravine.
On one bank. hid by the bushes, John
Wesley sat with his rife across his lap. lost
IN meditation. Occasionally he plucked a
rotten twig and crumbled II In his fingers
After awhile he heard voices. He raised
himself on his right knee and placed his
left foot forward as an additional support
Then he raised his gun, struck the stock
lightly with the palm of his hand to shake
the powder down and held himself in read
mess. When the men came in sight Hill
dreth of Hall was slightly in advance of the
others.
John Wesley slowly raised his rifle and
was about to bring the barrel to a level
with his eyes when he saw a flash of fire
on the opposite bank, and heard the sharp
Vi dCh VI TlIe. lie was so taken by
prise that he raised himself in the bushes
and looked about him. Hildreth of Hail
had tumbled forward in a heap at the flash.
and the other men jumped over his body
and ran like rabbits. Before the hatful Of
smoke had lifted to the level of the tree
tops they were out of hearing
John Wesley crossed the road and went TO
the other side. There he saw Loorany
Parmalee leaning against a tree breathing
hard At her feet lay a rife.
You sp lied my game" he remarked
rs he dead?" she asked
en- about he replied She threw her
head back and breathed hard. John Wes-
ley picked up the rifle and examined II.
Was you gwine to kill him?" Loorany
asked
Well sorter that away. I reckon"
Did you have the notion that Ia marry
you afterwards"
81 want a-gwine to ak you." said John
Wesley.
viii you take me now. Jest as ann"
why. l reckon" he replied, in a matter
of-fact tone.
So they went home and left other people
to look after Hildreth of Hall
In course of time a boy was born to
Loorany Millirons, and the event made her
husband widower, but the child was
never known by any other name than that
OF Toog Parmalee-and Toog was the chan
that shot his sweetheart.
All these things, Mrs Pruett said
were the cause Of the difficulty YOU read
about In the newspapers the other lay
Tribble the generations" she addad. IAN
sins arm Is long enough to reich through
EN- ALL"
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