The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-02-05

| the old man began to ask: Daughter,
where are the Talbots? Maybe they can
spare us jack Mr. Topmark broke
in with an oily smirk: "Oh, la, Sis
Sarah's got the whole Talbot gang by
the nose, but eff you want things done,
suh-why, 1 amt gone nowhar, an you
may take me for security in any amount
yes, any! No harm shan't come ter
Miss Rob now ner never eff She ii listen
| ter me. +"
The last words were in Robs ear, too
low for other hearing She, too, seemed
not to hear them. She did not flush or
turn away her head. Nam Liza, OH her
knees, unpacking the three big baskets,
looked up to say quickly: "Honey, yam
der go ole Miss Payne an her two gals.
You run an tell dem ter come eat wild
ole marster Mayby you don't members
it, but dey wuz his bes' friends fore
dee looked an buyed dat place so fur
way crost de creek. -
"I'll bring Them" Rob said, darling
away. Mr.. Topmark tried to follow, but
she waved him back, saying: EAT your
dinner, sir am going to hunt up 90
people.
GAS CT you want takin my heart an
appetite with you'll" he began in gallant
protest. "You amt no business ter
leave me. You know l jest come here
fer the sake or talkin ter you They
amt nothin else i'll the world would
make me willin ter lose mayby $50
with DER Sunday trade"-
You had better go and save it,, Rob
broke in. Here, Nam Liza! Give Mr..
Topmark his dinner, quick! Get the
best in the basket" Then to him "You
must go. / shall not talk to you any
more, and shall not go home with you.
Thank you for my ride in that beautiful
new rig. Thank you, too, for letting me
make people open their eyes so. But
don't wait. 1t is not the least use. -
81 won't, my young lady," Mr. Top
mark muttered to himself. Then he said
aloud: "Ef you wa'n't-well, you. Miss
Rob, I'd git mad az Tucker. Iwouldn't
take what you jest now tole me from
nary mother Twin woman. But you
CANT bluff mo of. Itell you that right
nowp'
'Oh, I don't want to bluff you OF! II
! did, should not try words. Nothing
short Of dynamite could possibly do
that" Rob said, smiling TRANQUILITY, az
she walked away. She had still the sense
Of being outside herself, CT watching o
double who laughed and TESTED and even
got q dull amusement from Topm ark q
antics what time her real self was in
tho depths OF woe. She began to feel,
too, that she must be rid OF him ut all
hazards. So she almost ran after Mrs.
Payne, who had Leen her mothers dear
est friend, and, so long as they were
close neighbors, Rob's own especial prov.
idence.
She was q big woman, with placid,
pinky face, almost without wrinkles,
under beautiful, white hair. Her two
daughters were tall and as thin as the
mother was plump. though they had the
same fine blue eyes and wholesome, sun.
ny smile. As they shook hands with Mr..
McGregor he said little anxiously:
$50 that girl of mine found you in
spite of the crowd. hope you are going
to help me keep her in bounds today"
Never you mind about this girl. I |
remember her of old-the best bad
child and worth any three good ones
that ever trod shoe leather" Susan. the
elder of the Payne girls, said heartily.
"I'm so glad, Uncle Robert, to find her
just tho same. It's refreshing to en-
counter anybody who dares to be nat
ural. don't think girls were meant to
be like Jumps of putty, ready and wait
ing to be crushed in any crevice handy"
"No, don't like that sort, Mr.. Top
mark interposed as gallantly as "a man
might with his mouth full Of cheese
cake. Miss Payne looked him over from
head to foot, then said carelessly:
''I should think girls would scarcely
interest gentleman of yonr age"
81 have not seen you before since