The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-12-06
copYRloHr. 1897 sY TIE AUTHOR.

walking around the buggy examinin,
1t for possible fractures. The younge
one came out of his reverie with soft
prolonged whistle and put on his wild,
awake.
$50 that is Eben Martins daughter
Pity
"What is PITY"
The rich, lazy voice drawled mock
ingly;
THAT they should have sent her of
and educated her above that sphere of
life in which it has pleased God to
place her. y
Deucedly pious, boy Here, Ran,
look at that king bolt will you2"
WHO are those people. Seth?" Liza
asked, when they were safely out of
earshot
"Old man Chambliss and Ran Cham
bliss And upstarter crowd can't be
found. | reckon, now that Ran has had
a whole year in Europe he'll be harder
to stan than ever -
But what does he do. Seth?''
WHO? Old man Chambliss?"
"No. know he does nothing He is
planter
Ran Chambliss?"
Yes. "
He don't do nothin either. He's a
planter SON
Don't do anything, Seth, dear"
said Liza, cooling her correction as ca
ressingly as if Seth's grammar was the
only thing IA life of any importance to
her at that particular juncture.
But before they reached the overseer's
house she had bestowed one more de-
scriptive adjective on Mr. Randall
Chambliss-'and impertinent.
CHAPTER TX.
"Mid reedy fens widespread" Strong
Martin had established his hermitage.
The river front or bottom lands of the
Hill Place partook of the character Of
their swamp neighbors over on the
Louisiana side of the river-rank vege-
table growth and teeming animal vital
ity everywherel
Gloomy Expresses lowered in funeral |
grandeur high above the spreading
crowns of broad branching water oaks. |
v ~ W SlN'l NtthCS SItM III StIIltu Talks
close beside the loose leaved wild cher
ries, that in autumn waved their terra ]
Gotta tiambeaus over the dark bosom of |
l stagnant green pond-"thick and |
slab as witch's stew Pallid cypress I
knees lifted their blunted cones above ]
5he Opaque waters of the pond, offering
,oigns of vantage TO countless Shiny |
-hings that undulated sinuously about
heir roots or coiled tenaciously about !
heir crowns. Spanish moss hung in
profusion of gray bannerets
rom every branch and twig that showed
he slightest inclination to separate and
ct IN stray sunbeams. Frogs croak-
ID at high noon among the coarse bull.
ushes that fringed the oozy banks of
he pond. The stridulous note of the
punctuating the drea,y
Iuietude, made itself heard between
vhiles
All of which went toward the giving
# such an evil reputation to the Black
pond that it was considered
he evil ones own dominion by the
laves for miles around. A few yards
eyond its somber boundaries rose the
wooden stile that stood
strong instead of front gate 1t was
ot cheerful spot, even under the full
laze of the monday sun. In the gloam-
az it was trying to the stoutest nerves.
The wooded cliffs that led upward to
he brighter tableland where Sans Souci
cared its stately white and green ia
ade girdled Neck or Nothing with
erdant palisades that were almost per-
i'll places and quite inacces-
lble for ordinary pedestrians.
Such as her brothers hermitage was,
liza got her first glimpse of it ON the
forming after her day of humiliation
lie was sitting before table belittered
nth books and newspapers amid which
'as placed an unappetizing array of
lates containing his monday meal
lot reading, not eating-pondering
nth both elbows planted squarely
mong the newspapers and the books
nd his chin resting in his palms. He
flied his head at sound of Liza's rus
ing skirts and looked at her in unwel-
oming surprise as she stepped daintily
yer his sunken doorsill and glanced as
about her as might wood
lymph who had lost her way aud stray
into mortal's habitation entirely
gainst her own will.
Upon my word, Strong, this spot
7ould have made the reputation of
allen witchP' She shivered prettily
nd came farther into the bare room.
L am in delightful state of goose
esh and can feel nerves sprouting all
YER me. / had to skirt that remarkable
beet of water out yonder and actually
eel creepy. Please offer me chair "
Strong rose and placed his one chair
{ her disposal. She settled herself in
1t composedly. A pretty flush from
xercise or nervousness had spread over
er face with enhancing effect. Strong
Guild feel himself warmed and cheered
y her presence in spite of himself. 1t
vas like letting brilliant ray of sun
lght into long closed closet. He had
hoved some books aside and was sitting
n corner of the table, swinging one
Dot trifie petulantly After all, even
tray suubeamg wnuld avroct oo,,,. o,,.t |