The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-01-15

gets drunk agine and drops n match
into the milk can, fancyi and blows US
all up. doen't come Lack on me. thats
aii.''
They both laughed at this. and the
major said: This IS the young man !
told you about. ARID
Ramsey is my name" said Arthur
rising.
salisbury"
How de do" said sauilsbury. with a
nod and glance. which made Arthur
hot with wrath. coming as Il ild after
the talk he hnd heard. Salisbury did
not take the trouble TO rise
Arthur was not thickskInned. and he
had been struck for the hrst time by
the lash OF caste. and Il raised a welt.
He clicked with his rage and stood
silent. while Salisbury looked him lover.
and passed upon his good polntS as II he
were a horse, There was something In
the lazy llfc OF his eyebrows which mad
tleHed Arthur.
lie ooks q decent young fellow
enough: ! suppose he'll do 10 Try Saul
isbury said at last. with cool indiffer-
enee
"By heavea. sou WON'T" Arthur
hurst out Il wouldn't work for you at
any price. He turned on hfs heel and
rushed out
He heard the major calling to him as
he went down the stairs, but refttsed
TO turn back The tears OF impoteni
raGe filled his eyes. For tie tiEsi time
in his life ne had been trampled upon.
and could not. ~ least, he had not.
struck his assal!ant.
As he stood on the street corner
thinking OF these thtugs and waiting
for the mist OF taese to pass from his
eyes, he felt hard on his arm, and
turned 10 sec Major Thaycr standing
by his side.
Look here. Ramsey. you mustn't
mind sam: he's an Internal English.
man, and can't underStand our way OF
meeting men. He didn't mean any
thing"
Arthur looked down y; him silently
ind there was look In his eyes which
went Straight to the majors heart.
Come. Ramsey, want TO Givc you
4 place Never mind this, You VIII
really be working for me. anyhow"
Salisbury himself came down the
stairs and approached them and Arthur
perceived for the first time that his
eyes were blue and very goOd-natured.
II hope haven't done anything un-
pard1Rabie." he besan-Wfth his abb
sent. rising infection.
Arthur fiAred up again: Il wouldn't
work for a man like you II starved.
I'm no dog. You'll Ind an American
citizen won't knuckIe down TO you. the
way your English PEASANTS do; II you
think you can come out here IN The
west aud treat men ike dogs. you'll
find yourself nightly mistaken. that's
ALL"
The men exchanged glanees. This
volcanic outburSt amazed Salisbury.
bu, the majo: enjoyed 1t. II was ex-
ceileat schooling for his friend.
well. work for me. Mr. Ramsey.
sam knrckles down to me on most
questions. ] hope know how 20 treat
my meT. I'm trying 70 live up 10 tSAd!-
ton, anyway"
"You'iI admit It Is q tradition" says
Salisbury, glad OF q chance TO side
away He cared nothing for the youth.
but felt something was due his partner,
the major laughed
Now get into my cart, and wen 90
out 90 the farm aad look things over,
he said, and Arthur rlamberGd in.
u can't blame you very much. the
major continued. efter they were well
se.;led I've been trying lately to get
Into harmonious relations with my en-
ployes. and l think I'm succeeding.
have father ana gTaaf3fheT IN shirt
sleeves 20 start from and 70 refer back
TO, but Salisbury hasn't. He means
well, hut he can't always hold himself
In; ne means 10 be democratic, but his
blood betrRys him"
Arthur soon lost the keen edge Of his
grievance under the klndly chat % the
major.
TIE farm lay on either side Of small
stream which ran amonE the huttes
aad green ,ncsas OF the toos hllS. ont
| TO the left. the kinGiy peak looked be-
| nigaantly across the Lesser heights that
thrust their ambitious heads In the
| light Cattle were feeding among the
smooth, straw-co!ored or sage green
hills A cluster of fhrp buildings stood
against al abrupt. cednT-splntched
| biutI. out of which stream flowed and
/ shortly fell into \ large basin.
The irrigation ditch pleased and In
terested Arthur for Il was the finest
! piece Of work he had yet seen. Il ran
| around she edge OF the valley. dis
| charging a; Its gates streams OF water
| Ike veins which 1essed the land.
wherein men were working among
! young plants.
IN put you In charge OF q team. /
think" the major said, after talking
| with the foreman. a big, red-haircd
man. who looked az Arthur with his
| head thFown back and one eye shut.
well. now you're safe said the ma.
Ior. as he got iato his busy" 50 III
leave you
Arthur knew and liked the toreman's
I family at once. They were familiar
| types, Al supper he told them OF his
! plans. and he came TO be out there.
and they came 20 feel certain pro-
pr!etorrhip IN him at once.
| We'll. I'm glad you've come" said
Mrs. Richards. after their aequaia;-
aneeah!E had followed IN : day or two.
You're like our own folks back In III
nois.'
| Arthur WINGED .; iItiie at being class
ed IN with her folks. and changed the
| subject.
One Sunday couple OF weeks later.
tpst as he was pptting on his Clothes
20 20 out and DO his evenings chores.
the major and 4 party Of visitors came
driving Into the yard. Arthur came cut
10 the carriage. little annoyed that
;hesc city people sh5Ril not have come
when he had on his SUNDAY elathe5.
The major greeted him pleasantly.
Good evening. Ramsey. JuEt hitch
the horscs. will YOU? want 10 show
the ladies about a iittie,"
Arthur. tied the horses 20 post, and
came back howard ;lc major expecting
him 10 Introduce the ladies. but thr
major dld not, and Mrs. Thnysr dil no:
wait Tor IN Introduction, but Eald. with
peculiar. well-woTn infection:
"Ramsey. wish you'd stand between,
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