Democratic Northwest and Henry County news. [volume] (Napoleon, O. [Ohio]) 1894-1905, 1897-01-21

I'll take you away off somewhere, and
we can live as happy as q king and
queen. Come, Silla I"
Look here, man, do you take me for
fool?''
I'D like to take you for anything.
Come, Silla."
Nonsense, Clemi Do you reckon |
could marry a robber and a-a-mur-
derer?'
II am a robber, but I'm not a muir
derer. I robbed because wanted you,
and I shot because men wanted me.
Men wanted me for money. They didn't
care anything about justice. They want
ed the reward, and a constant seeker
after reward amt any better than a
robber. But that's neither here nor
there. I want you to go with me-"
"Oh, I can't, Clemp'
"Why?"
"Oh, you know whyl It would be so
awful. I'd have to go away where I'd
never see any of my folks again, and
oh, 1 just can't!'
"Is it because you love some other
man?''
"No."
"If you do, will kill the man.
81 don't love anybody but-but"-
"Out with it.
"But you, Glenn"
"Thank God for them wordsi Let me
get down and kiss you"
"Ob, Glenn, you are the foolishest
man ever saw"
"Not foolish, but in love, Silla. May
I come in the house""
"No, mol I couldn't think of such o
thing. Pap might come home"
"Well, what could he dof'
"He could give me an awful goin
over. No, Clem, you mustn't come in.
Some time you may, but not now. Say,
Clem, if I ask you somethin, will you
think me funny?"
"Nothin that's beautiful can be fun
n.y."
"Well, wanted to ask you this-now
just know you'll think I'm funny"
"No, I won't"
"Honest?" And then she laughed.
Talk of honesty to robberl 'Honesti"
she repeated.
"Honest.
"Well, how much money did you get
out of that pay Car? Now, there, told
you you'd think I was funny"
He laughed and affectionately stroked
his horses name.
"Honest. now, don't You think I'm
funny?"
"No. Let me see. got about $16,-
O00."
"Gracious alivep' she gasped, and
then exclaimed: "Yonder comes pap
You'd better CO."
But he did not go. He sat stroking
his horse's name, waiting for old man
Garrett. The old fellow tumbled the
bag Of meal on the fence, turned his
horse into lot, and then slowly came
forward with scowl on his face. He
stopped, put one foot on low stump
and then asked, "What are you doin
here, Glenn Holderp"
"Oh, sorter restin awhilep
"Well, this is mighty pore place to
rest. I've seen livin here fifty odd year,
and I amt never had no rest yet, so if
you are in need Of that artickle I reckon
you'd better shove on somewhar else.
Silla," he called, Ego in the house.
Now, look here, Glenn Holder" he add
ed when the girl disappeared, ~ want
to tell you one thing, and that's this:
You must keep away from my house. I
never did have any too much use for
you, and your robbery and KILN amt
improved things none. What are you
hangin round here for anyway"
II love your daughter
Glove the devilp the old man
stormed.
''No; love an angel"
"Well, then," the old man replied,
with an air Of compromise, "we'll say
that the devil loves an angel, but that
amt what I want to git at. You must
keep away from my house, don't want
to be took up ON your account and put
in Jail, and / won't be if / can help it
nuther You have ruined yourself and
disgraced all your friends, and I'll be
blamed if you shall draw me into it! Do
You hear?"
"Yes, but must tell you that won't
keep away except on one condition.
"Well, and what is it?'
"That Silla will keep away with me. "
"Clem Holder, I don't want to hurt
YOU"
"All right, and I don't intend you
shall; so, you see, we have come to
pretty good understandin. Now, let me
ask you a few questions: Did the rail-
road ever help you in any particular
way?"
Help me? The internal sooundrels
killed my COW and never paid me more
than half pricer'
"Well, then, they robbed you, didn't
thoy?"
"Of course they did,"
"Ah, ha, and robbed theml"
"But what's that got to do with mer"
"A SoOu uOul' Will SlN0 SUu GHo
price of 100 cows if you will give me
your daughter. "
"Clem Holder, I have struggled along
the best l could and managed to live
somehow, without ever takin dishon-
est cent, and it is most too late to begin
now. Go on away from here and don't
come back again"
"There's no use talkin, old man, I
aan't do Ii. If you won't give me your
daughter, I will do you as did the rail-
soad--rob you.
"And will do you as I did Buck
Goodall ten years ago--kill you."
"All right, old man, won't deny
you the pleasure of tryin, but TIL pro-
test against the accomplishment. as the
feller says Well, / must be goin. Good
dayp'
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