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Jayne; a feeling of depression came

Wayne; a feeling of depression came
over him.
ST don't want to go home yet," he
thought. "I'm blue as milestone
to-nig ght. If went to bed I couldn't
go to sleep. II walk around by Rho
da's, and if she's up when I get there
I'll stop and see if can talk matters
over with her and get on friendly
terms again if possible. I don't like
to have everybody whose good will T
care for against me-"
So he walked away from the school,
house toward the Stevenses' place.
Rhoda had not been at singing-school
that night. Perhaps she had found
out that what he had told her about
Wayne was true, and had stayed at
home out of indignation. If so, it
would be an easy matter for them to
become friends again. If she hadn't
found it out yet she would be sure to,
later on.
But when he reached the Stevenses'
place, he had changed his mind.
There was a light burning in the
kitchen, but he did not care to stop.
He did not care for Rhoda as he did
for Mamie. He did not want her to
get to thinking that he had anything
but brotherly regard for her. If he
were to call on her at this time Of
night, for the purpose of trying to ef-
feet reconciliation, she might mis-
construe his motives.
H'No, won't 60 in" he said.
Then he happened to think about
piece of land two miles further on
that he had had some idea of buying.
He would 60 and take look at it by
moonlight. He might as we'll be ram
bling around as to go to bed and not
be able to sleep.
He reached the place. A small
shanty had been built on it by some
shingle-makers. He entered the rough
building and sat down on a seat that
ran across one end Of it.
He sat there and thought what course
it was best for him to pursue. When
be had talked of buying this land he
had expected to marry Mamie Boone.
He liked farming. Before many years
farms in Brownsville would be worth
good deal of money. It seemed safe
Investment toput what money he had
in piece of land like this. Now every
thing was changed. He had lost Nan
ME. If he were to buy.this land ne
could not settle on it, for settling made
it necessary to have housekeeper.
Thinking the matter over seemed to
act as soporifc on him, for he fell
into troubled sleep.
When he woke up he knew that he
must have been asleep for some hours.
He got up and went out.
"About two o'clock, I think" he
said, looking at the stars. "I'm get
ting to be as much of a night prowler
as Wayne"
He set off toward home.
As he passed the Green place, he
heard the sound of cracking brush,
and saw q COW making her way out OF
the garden, over the rude fence made
of limbs and poles closely followed by
o man in scanty attire, who seemed to
be trying to do what he considered
Justice to the occasion by firing off a
fearful volley of oaths after the tres
passing animal.
"It's Bill Green, and if he sees rae
he'll be wondering where I've been ut
this time of night" thought Dick. He
turned out of the main track of the
road in order to get in the shadow OF
the trees on that side. He concluded
that Bill did not see him and was glad
of it, for he did not feel in the mood
to answer questions.
The roosters were Growing, and a
streak of red in the east told that day
was breaking when he reached home.