The Lehi banner. [volume] (Lehi, Utah) 1891-1917, 1896-04-30
"Docs you-oll aim to low hitq" asked

the younger liynum.
"Not much!-they-all done beat us
out o. the coal mine, but IL amt gwinc
do them no good"
what dye low for TO do, JoifP"
"Ncv' you mind; you-all jest wait an
sec. We can be plum shore o. one thing.
though; they-all amt new gwine take
no coal out o that vein"
Don't We reckon OIL Tatimer's put
EN- up to do hit?"
81 dunno an | don't keer; but jest
tell yc that thar crowd up on the noun
tinC's gwinc 90 let on like they heard
somcthln' drap; veal We KEEP quiet
for n pretty tol'ablc spell, now, an
reckon Latimcr lows we done forgot.
81 reckon julie wouldn't let nobody
iorgit; she does hate the Latimers
right; but then she'd ought to-she
was big enough to reflect when daddy
was killed." led Bynum was the
Youngest OF the three brothers, and he
had mover quite shared the bitter ami
mostly OF the others.
81 can reflect on my own account
reckon" reioined JEFF, sullenly, dull
dush rcddcnng his sallow checks. 81
amt likely to forgit the day when Lat
liner put the cowhide on TO me, an
low he remembers bout the broken
arm, too. ] new could tell whit made
my ham shake that thar time. Ididn't
aim to break his arm
81 s'pect hits sort o. lucky We didn't
aim no better" replied jed. THAR was
a heap o talk about gettin' We for what
sc did do
The talk was interrupted by their
arrival at the farmhouse in the cove,
but IL was resumed again at the supper
table when julie and Bud were told OF
the threatened resumption of work in
the McNabb tunnel.
That's some more o. Latimer's do
ms, ye can jest chalk that up on the
dol" exclaimed the woman, vindictivc-
". "Thar'll new be no peace for we
all S long as thar's airy one of 'cm left!"
Thurs like to be one more of 'em
. fore they's any less, reckon" said
JEFF, making n harpoon ofhis fork and
'pearing another corn pone from the
fish on the other side of the table.
How dye make that out?" inquired
Bud.
II done saw young Teller a-ridin'
round with the colonel this evenin',
an VIXEN asked Jim Dobles bout him
he said lac was mighty thick with the
Latimers-'lowed maybe he's a-shinin'
up TO the gal"
II Didn't sec him." said Jed. what
for Kind o loollin' fcllcr was he?"
sort o. biggity-loolSin', like he
mought We jest got out of n ban'-box 7;
has n middlin' heavy musstache, an
wears his beard whitfield down to n
pint. That's about all notice, ccptin'
that he looks at ye mighty hard, sort o.
like n catfish. Seem like done met up
with him somewhars afore, but ] cayn't
reflect when r whar."
"City fcller, | reckon" said Jed, with
contempt in his tone.
"Oh, sure; don't believe he ever did II
lick @ worl, in his life; don't look as il
he ever did, nohow."
81 don't sec what a gal like Hester
Latimcr lows to find in Teller o that
Sort said Jed, passing his cup for more
coffee.
"What do you-all know bout Hester
Lutmcr's likes an dislihes?" demand
ID his sister, paus.ng with the cup AMI
aoi,ee-pot suspended.
~ good deaf less n nothin', l spose;
but I've got eyes, an reckon l can use
EN- samc's anybody"
"Woll, don't ye go an forgit that they
lint 10 Sleeps eyes" retorted julie, an
srily. you amt got no call tobe th'ow
n en- round at anybody that's kin to
the Latimcr tribe"
a ravenous silence followed this re-
mark, and when Bud left the table he
said 20 Jclf: want 10 see ye bime-by;
come outside when We get tl'oo."
JeH lighted his pipe a moment later
and followed his younger brother to the
oaru. "What was ye wantin, Buddy
ne asked
Bout that thar city fellcr-don'i
e reckon we-all could give him a sort
Of a scare that d run him back " har Ia,
come FROM"
81 dunno Why?"
"Ob, jest reclloncd hit d be better
IL we-all ever do what We was talkiu
bout a spell back. hit'll be some easier
| Il they amt so many OF EN-"
You're plum right about that; but
lhon thar amt nothtn' shore bout what
lin Dobies was a-sayin, he only Lowed
maybe that's what was a-goin' on"
THAT don't make no difference, no
row." argued nul. III he's got any
ght in him, he'll stand up for hi.
'ricn's, an II we can run him out foro
nan we're jest that much ahead.
You're plum shore he amt a reycnuer?'
"Oh, reckon not from what ooult
nick up down at the settlement, lowct
| he's some leller that Tom Ludlow Z
lnowed back IN the north; he's a-stop
PIN at ludlow's now. Talkin' abou
| 'evcnucra, though, hit moughtn't b,
sich bad idee 10 LEI on like the boy.
lone tool, him for one; hit d sort q
make the scare come more natche
Ike"
The brothers smoked in silence for
few moments. and then began TO dis
.uss plan suggested by the younger
While they talked the stars came on
me by one aud ;le shadows deepene
The cove until they lay back an
,roodlpg over the thickets on tae side
4 the mountain with the drawn
If the curtain OF darkness the noise
Il the night Logln-the drone OF III
M Hy passing with ihc fading ligl
ITO the chrpiug OF the cricket and III
hriil song OF the tree-toads. Thread
ny the Irregular voices Of nature wit
he measured pulse Of human ciror
bo rhythmie Boat of thc blowing 81
.ng ut the Trogarthcn furnnca y
utcd upon Che stiilair; ana at Int
ma q DIM Hed glaze nppcnrlnR nho