Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1897-12-09

told Baby Toggins that he was making a
| paddock for Mr.. and Mrs. Jim. | needed
to ask no questions. There was a pistol
| lying on the table beside him, and with
out word, took 1t up, and set industri-
ously to following his example.
They'll have fleet steeds that follow
quoth young Lochinvar,'" said.
"There'li be bullet hole in the butter
skotch man, IL ever find him." Hollis,
supplemented.
where is Mrs. Toggins?" asked.
"Gone after black berries with baby.
The child is almost heartbroken. Strange
what deep attachment she bad for them,
isn't 1t? But we'll have to bring them
back" he answered.
81 just saw the porgee boats,' l OBJ
served.
Toggins started and looked up eagerly;
but before he could reply, Jeane entered.
"Ba has gone out to sit beneath the
willows, she said standing smiling in
The clematis framed doorway. "And it's
all nonsense in your going after those
boats. Baby must be sensible. She Is
five years old and not baby any longer.
| have talked to her. We must stop call
ing her baby, Hollis; we must find
name for her. As long as we call her
baby, she'll think she is one"
There was something unfeeling in this
speech to me, and yet 1t was most practi-
ca bly, sensible
Toggins continued cleaning his rifle in
logged silence. Had he been a Jesse
James, he could not have been more in
tent on fire and powder retaliation.
Jeane went over and put her arm
around his neck. 1t was the first caress
that l ever saw her give him.
Listen, husband. ! am as sorry az
you. But what can't be cured must be
endured, and for you to go on a harum-
scarum chase after bundle OF rags Is
| ridiculous. You might have to risk life,
and human life should be given for only
what Is worthy. And you would con-
sumo time, and a farmer at this season OF
year has none to waste"
/ studied Jeane in some amazement.
She had certainly inherited from some
body mind OF no mean calibre.
Look at me, Hollis"
Hollis obeyed reluctantly. He could
not often keep his own will when he
/ glanced into her eyes.
Jeaue had on her pink gingha dress,
and her broad white hat retrimmed with
/ pink swiss. The short bright curls that
she allowed her hair to stray into, fell
around her head in rich luxurance. Her
eyes and lips We're smiling. She was ir
reststlble She looked IA picture pleasing
enough for the most tastidious artist.
The battle was Won; Hollis capt. uIsted.
He arose aud hung his rifle upon its Gus
tomary hooks above the china press.
But | went on obstInateiy cleaning the
pistol. Jeane never had much sympathy,
| told myself. Hers WAS the elastic ma
ture from which everything bounds off,
and -he could not help it. And Toggins,
well Toggins worshiped Jeaue like the
! goddess that she VAS. But III my minds
eye could see little figure, dropping to
half its size, outside beneat h the willows,
whose head was dropping and whose eyes
were too dry with grief to cry 1t was SO
| | found her.
! You see they haven't any souls" she
said, plaintively. ~ went to both the
houses near by, and Mr. Haskell he
looked with me, but they were gone. The
, Buttercup man has took en-"
! The child's distress was very touching.
racked my brains for some way to COM
fort her but there was only one thing
| that | saw to be done, and that was 10
pursue the porgee boats, and recover Mr..
and Mrs. Jim.
| The Buttercup man has taken them
away on visit, and will bring them back
again" | suggested.
! The child looked up doubttully.
"Do you really think So" she de-
manded, and gazed at me SO keenly that
| ! WINGED
perhaps" replied evssively.
NV ell then, I'll hope for week" she
said and acting upon her word, she
Strengthened herself up, tied on her pink
sunbunnet and then sat swinging one
/ foot in front of the other, trying hard
not to be sad, and yet not knowing how
to be gay.
Para says he's agoing to put "a dear
little trout into The We'll TO keep II clean,
she said presently, choking down hall
sob tyou put three trout into well,
and took in j; the next day, youil fad
only one. One viii eat the OF her tmo up.
/ "Do you knoN " here the little frogs go
in wiutef?' he continued.
"W here? Ie-ked.
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