The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-12-21
NECK OR NOTHING
Nv JEANETTE H. WALWORTH'
copyright. 1897. by the AuthOr.l
fro BE Continued

sVNopsIs. Strong Martin, son OF the over |
soer ON Governor Strong's plantation, Sans
souci Intends college with the governors
,randson. Adrien Strong He is suspected of
some college thefts in the closing term and is
ostracized by the faculty and his fellow stu
dents. Mamie Colyer, daughter OF a professor
alone stands by him. CHAPTER Ill.-G0ver-
nor strong's daughter-in.l law, the widowed
rather of Adrien, has made Liza Martin,
strong's sister, her protegee and educated her
havond her station. WINS Martin talks
mainly TO Mrs. Strong about spelling Liza
The case is discussed at sans Souci. Liza
must be helped. but not brought in contact
with Adrien.
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CONTINUED
Two huge tubbed oleanders flanked
the front steps on either side. The soft
slow patter of the rain upon their thick
leaves made him nervous, 1t lessened
his chances of hearing approaching foot
stems and tended to further confuse his
bewildered senses.
At one moment the pattering sound
ed like the faroff chatter of innumera-
BILE hoofs, then again it fell with the
sharp distinctness of blinking spurs on
nearby heels, while over the shadowy
groups of the dark shrubs the night
wind swept its eolian harp with rest
less fingers.
When unstinted physical labor has
filled the day, sleep makes imperative
demands on man, let him be never SO
nervously excited otherwise, and Seth
A. lxn,,> -, cnp ctant motion IN ward
off drowsiness He would never forgive
himself if those predicted torch bearers
should accomplish their wicked ends
while he slept.
ON 'em, they may shoot me fun
it, but I'll get in one or two hicks frst.
His football was nOiseless, nothing
between him and the damp gallery tcol
but the stout wooden socks knitted by
his mothers dexterous fingers.
The wooden sabots he had laborlous
" achieved for outdoor wear were too
painfully audible for such delicate
mission as that night was devoted TO
This sentinel duty had not been dlS
cussed with the women. They had Ill
retired early after that nerve tlyln
day, and he hoped they were all sleep
ing off the recollection OF Its tflals
Seth was affectionately minded to spar
them every unnecessary pang, ana
they knew he was footing 1t On
there in the chill darkness some G
them would "fret over 1t.
There was no suggestion Of the heI
in Seth Martin personality ut the Dcs'
thTnu
scure byways of the world on shamo OH.
feet and with down dropped heat
Pride of record lifts their heads aDoN
the earthworm's trail. But Seth Ia
no record to be proud OF.
Destiny had assigned HIM TINS pos
ton as keeper Of the home. IL hau IL
been his choice. He should never
able to quite forget what he surier'
when all of the "men folks had tur
cd their faces from Sans Souci, leavii
him and old Dolbear "to keep thin
together"
How much easier to have gone IN
the fobti With all his might he III
been excepting things together, ~
bear was his only counselor. IL won
never do to fret the women with SD
wearisome details. For them alWi
the ready ingenuity, the patient smi
the encouraging note, struck from
own despairing soul with such ue.
mined elasticity as to carry coinloi'
spite of its false ring. ~:
Nothing heroic in all that NOUN
even remotely suggestive OF heroisin
the tall, STOPPING form, the peerii
anxious blue eyes, the work worn
nect of the man who waited ana wa.
ed through the rain drenched twiiis
of the night that darkened into .he Va"
ness of midnight fraught WIN
friendly possibilities walton .a
watched, pacing cautiously 10 anu .,a
backward and forward, WIFI mum
tread, until-no-yes-
Enthusiastically the clicking souhu
an iron latch lifted and dropped,
mistakably measured heavy Ioo,la
not stealthy, like his own SIMPLY
liberate. and Seth, standing SUN
hind the green curtains of the mao
vines, saw three men adVanoins W
jasmine bordered wafK.
A formidable array ~ ioo"
i'll clad, shoeless unarmed watcher l
the veranda, their belted 1au
weighted with formidable nois'
their visored caps cleaning duly
The squad balted abruptly at. at the ns
of the steps to reconnoiter .ne o 30
and darkened front of the govern
mansion. ,,,;tb
"They must go to roost wiz: :a
chickens in these diggin.s, salu
loader of the little band. "Whaso =
was it when we left town. corp.
"Nigh ON to 'leven," the corL
answered with a yawn' anu ="
been good hour on the road. oa
fright you are. Suon eusse wa
roads / never seen. My orders Ma
fetch the Teller without botnerin
ladies, but how in the devil ar'
manage itf" -, ,r the
"Old Blackie said he was IN inc
"a. ..oruiuO W