Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-06-20

LIZZIE srErphD OUT BY THE BACK DOOR.
seti He has forbidden mo ever speaking
TO you again, and il he were to know
met you here there would DO serious troa
BILE"
still, my only way is 10 go to him like
! man and itsk for you. Then, If he re-
fuses, must find some way to oversome
his opposition Say you love me, Lizzie
say you will marry me-giye me liberty to
ask him for you'll"
ut would be worse than folly, for you
are Dick Bunker, the son Of the man IA
ther considers his worst enemy
My father is not your fathers enemy
In truth, father is very sorry Mr.. Stone
was swindled by jackson, and he says he
would Willingly spend money and time to
bring the rascal TO justice"
"Ah, but you could not convince father
this Is true If you tried year. He believes
your father and Jackson were leagued to-
gether to swindle hint is on that
ground he is trying to bring the case into
court again. He feels certain of obtaining
new trial and winning Why, he feels so
good over 1t that he is going to celebrate
the Fourth with fireworks tomorrow
night He sent to town for them, and
they came In big box this afternoon
Dick Bunker shook his head "He is
celebrating too soon, If he is spending his
enthusiasm because he feels sure Of victory
and not from patriotic motive. Fathers
title Is clear, and a new trial will simply
mean further expense for Mr. Stone with
certain defeat In the end. u
HE will fight as long as he can, and
the result must make him more set against
you. Oh Dick, what can we do?''
Trust to me and keep brave heart,
my girl. 1t must come out right at last,
Give mo liberty to ask him for you. will
do SO tomorrow. What IL / am refusedi 1t
is the right and proper way for me to do. -
And thus he urged her till she finally con
sented, although she did so with the ut
most reluctance.
What Is that odd smell In tho airpn. he
psked, with uplifted head. II have mo-
ticed 1t every time there was the slightest
breeze
ut must be tho old well father spent so
much money on. 1t gives out O singular
smell"
"It seemed more like rank pipe, but
1t may have come from the we'll
II must go now," declared Lizzie In
sudden alarm. II have staid too long al
ready There would be a terrible scrape
were l 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 q suppressed
agitation beyond the scrub bushes that ran
down by tho lane fence.
When the lovers had depsEted 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 herl'' snarled
a voice that plainly belonged to Elisha
Stone. ''He smelled this old cob pipe, an
that near let EN- know was here Well
let him come an ask mo for Lizziei III
soon put an end to this foolishnessl''
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 wellt' he growlod
makes 1t 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
~ endure 1t. He also noticed something
he had never noted before A strange
whistling sound came from tho well.
well, that thing beats all mater. It's
q reg'l hoodooi I'll have 1t plugged up
anyhow, an Wen begin on 1t next Mon
day"