The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1898-03-17

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Oh. yesl reckon yer hoerA boat ye
claim. A. thd's tuuiet yer bset. trraati
ed Ike
My cl.iu' What 3o you mesu' Aut
Rob Woods bIue eyes dtla,ed widely.
| tAoaght may BE- yet'i beerd boat il
fore nos, said jim, very iunoeeatly
WAL. yer see yer claim hss been kind
er Jumped -a family moved Jato yer shar
ty, The, have, by ginger
Do you me.n to s'y that some low
dopn sneak has dared to Jump my eIsIG
while I've been eonei be cried, asu3dec
atms cisuger mounting to hls hsndfom5
face,
Looks poWsHnlly lAet way, reiutpod
jim. Seed kiyerel wagon thar, 81
smoke pouun out o yer chimney as wc
rid over byer
With quick stride Rob Wood walked
out OF the store got bis horse from the
stable, where it bad been kept during bis
absence, and was soon galloping away
through the snowy eu'k Of the early
evening,
When be was beyond esfshot Of Miley =
store the two eonsplrstors went Oh 100
roars OF laughter, after winch they let tue
old store.keepsr into their Joke.
It's a good one on wood SAID mlI'y'
joining heartily IN the laughter, 500
calls for cigars at Hobs expense don1 u"
sSld 'im'
HAso'Iy' "sfeeu iAe.
uoou enough sS'u m'''y' '' "e """'''
ou' 'no poA VI h'' '"o''0'' ''s'''
wonder II NOD Won H' "'' S' u'
SAID Ike
No. Teller lhst give as eoou !oAeS ''
hoD car can take one Oh n'nn'e''' ''''
jim
Meantime hoo "ood' DIS ofS'n 'u'' -
wrath at the uuprihcipied petsouS ""o
h'u !umpeu n'7 ol''~' WIS "ea'us -"
cabin lie was 100 Snefy 10 neeu tue
sho* suu Tue ou'''ue no''n'''' "'l'
one pnipoSe fu'eo hlm TO o'oef 'uo
claim Jumpers Gil MS ''nu al once
lie fode into tue pefS'mmou 'o''A'''
~here he left ms nof'e out oI 'ne S'o NJ
Ihen be strode fSpiuly toward 'he 'Ao'"
u they go out qule'iy thefe wiz oe no
'fouoie' out Il 'noy 'e'uSe To eo-- ilo "'u
not hoish the sentence ou' n'S eyes n'sn
ea 'ores'enips'y'
Little Bessie was alone et the cabin,
Faith and Clint having gone to the dug
out stable to make the mules comfortable
for tue nIshI
luz '''lo ti'' was no'uins '"0 'oo'
pst'y open' "p''e eno looAo' Non'o'''s
uPN'iu NJ 'Ho '''' u'''en' " 'no"
ihe elo" VI 'no nie'p'aoo 'o'' "pou H''
auu maue ne' 'ooA ''h' suoN oounu
i'ity 0ne su'e d s''f' as i'oo "oop SUI
dehiy appeare" oe'ofe hef III 'ho suo"
eoVefeu PaNu'
"nefe ls your pa' 'l'''e g'f 1theu N'p
sS he puSheu past net'
he has gone suS"efeu pe'o'e' 'ooh'pR
Shyiy St 'hlS abrupt 'is'tof'
uohe' Wnete toF he asked
"one 70 heSoen' sSlo tue iiE'ie s'f'' Slid
ply
humphl mut'ered hoo' 10 hlmseh'
didht Know claim !nm pefs went tuefe'
linen lie glanced hastily around the
room ihere was DIS tauIe bearing the
remnants OF supper, Whlle 10 sn op
posite corner few boxes and some oed
dlng were stocked away
Wen, be said dryly. it is very plain |
they have come to stay
Bessie, remem bering how Faith always
treated her company, closed the door,
and brought chair up to the fireplace.
Won't you hsve seat and warm? she
asked, looking into the young mans hand
some face.
No, little cnp, be answered quickly, but
The severe expression on his face gave
way to one Of tenderness us be gsz9d
down into the pretty, innocent eyes OF the
tiny hostess lie liked children and ban
1shlns for the time being the thought
that some OF her folks were doiog bin
great unkindnes' IN thus appropHatInR
bis claim, he gave her paper OF mixed
candl s, ~hich he had bought 81 Miley's
lie had lust received BeSsle's thanks
when the co)r opened and Faith entered
the cabin
Ihe eyes OF falth hssLlns aud Rob
Wood met 10 one long, searching glance
She turned pale and leaned back against
the door. Rob was himselt at fret too sgi
tsted 10 speak. Recovering himself how