The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1897-01-20

run TO such purpose that she left them
both upon the verge Of stormy tears.
That was not surprising if you con-
slider that Miss Winfold' s world thought
her as tender hearted ~ she was admi.
rable. Her mother said indeed she didn't
see how dear Alice got along even as
we'll as she did, so sensitive as she was.
Why, the least little trouble coming to
anybody made her cry half a day.
Brother even noticed it and was mighty
careful of what he told her, and when
il came to conscience, "Oh, my, Of Alice
thought anybody, no matter who err
what they might be. bad injcstice done
'em, most Of all Ivy anybody that was
anything ter her, why, l do believe
Alice would go almost out of her mind. "
Assuredly Miss Alice had fountain
of ready tears. They flowed freely as
she said, looking after the vanishing
black woman
"Mommer, what makes you stare at
me that way? God knows wish could
say don't believe anything, but | do
1 just know, in fact, Luce told the
truth.
Mrs. Winfold's heels beat rataplan
on the floor. IL was full half minute,
indeed, before she gathered voice to say
at amt, it can't, it shan't, be sol
The idear, brother goin ter court that
little upstart mink, that limb, that
vixen, Rob McGregor, an Jack Talbot
engaged ter her an huggin her in the
face of daylight an everybody Eff them
things can be, I CANT no longer believe
in Providence. Poor Mrs. Talbot /
know she'd q heap ruther SEQ Jack dead,
as I'd ruther see brother"-
''Do shut up, can't you? I'm sick an
tired Of all you can say about anything"
Alice interrupted irritably. LET me
get my head clear I must think hard.
There's way out of all this. I'll fiud
it as sure as my names Alice Winfield"
Dear me alive! Eff it stays Alice
Winfield much longer. think I'll run
off with the first tin peddler that comes
along" Nina, the younger Winfield,
said pertly. "You are SO cross there
amt no livin with you, an so ugly it
amt no wonder Rob McGregor has cut
you out"
lyon better mind how you talk,
missy" Alice almost shouted. Mrs.
Winfield scowlcd darkly and muttered
something about pert vixens that needed
to be whipped. Nina had sauntered to
the front door and stood leaning out of
it. Over her shoulder she called mali
ciously:
"You better hush an straighten up
your faces Yonder comes Mrs. Talbot,
an Jack with her. "
81 wonder why she could not have
sense enough to stay away until some
body wanted to see herr" Alice said,
grinding her teeth as she made dash
for the water basin and began dabbling
her eyes. But that did not prevent her
from running to the horse block to meet
and greet the visitor, nor from saying
as she set the easiest chair for her "You
are too kind for anything. What would
we do without your
Peace remained with Mrs. Talbot in
the bosom of the Winfield family. That
was not long, though. By 10 o'clock she
had gone, and Mrs. Winfield was saying
between bursts of angry tears:
ooh, yesl She's heard it. That's
what brought her here. | mean that lie
about brother. She wanted me ter name
it. The fool. I'd "a died firstn
81 only hope it isn't lie" Alice re-
turned, with an ugly sheer LA, ma,
you re most rs big a fool as Mrs Talbot
herself! If she wasn't fool, she'd be
bound to see through us. But that amt
here nor there. The thing to consider
is how we can keep Jack from margin
Rob inside month. "
''Alice, you don't think he means
really Mrs. Winfield began.
Her daughter cut her short lyon
ought to know.-you must if you had
the least scnse-that, whether he cares
for her or not, Jack will marry her out
of hand if he hears that people talk
about her on account of him. So the
very best thing that can happen for me
is this chance to make him jealous of
Uncle Benz
ooh, Alice, don't say you believe
thatr Mrs. Winfield cried tragically.
"Why, I'd die eff thought brother real
ly"-
"Brother'll mako fool Of himself
same as any old widower. As it has got
to be over some girl I'm mighty glad
he pitched on Rob, Alice said. Il know
you hate her. don't. II can just man-
age to make Jack believe she has the
least thought of margin Uncle Ben
well, it won't be long Lofore he's en-
gagged to marry me,
"What a head You have got, Alicel
l never could have seen through things
that away" Mrs. Winfield said, with
admiration. Her daughter gave her
shoulders pronounced shrug rs she an
swered:
lyon might if thore had been Jack
Talbot in the case. | think the man
you married must have been an awful
poor stick. "
''He wasn't good chance, poor
man." Mrs. Winfield said, with an at
tempt at sigh, but 1 was most 30,
an brother always did hate old maids
in the family. He'd ruther have me like
am, with you two throwed in, than be
bothered with me in his house, an /
couldn't live nowheres else ef hadn't
never married. Jack is with heap er
trouble. Any girl might be proud ter
git him. OF co'se want you ter marry,
no matter what comes, but he's the one
I'd choose fer you of 1 had the world
ter pick FROM"
Alice got up and shook herself free
of shreds. Her eyes were unusually
bright and there was tinge of muddy