Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1900-03-24

When singing school was over. AMI
Mamie walked OF home with Wayne. n
feeling Of depression came over him..
II don't want TO gu home yet he
thought. I'm blue MS u MILESTONE to-
night. IL went to bed l couldn't go
to sleep. I'll walk around by Rhoda's.
and if she's up when get there I'll stop
and see IL can't talk matters over with
her and get on friendly terms again IL
possible. I don't like TO have everybody
whose good will I care for against NO."
SO he walked away from the school
house toward the Stevens place. IlhOda
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 ut home out of Indignation.
II so. II would he an easy matter for
them to become friends again. If she
hadn't found IL out yet she would I've
sure to later on.
But when he reached the Stevens place
he had changed his mind. There was
light burning In the kithccn. hut he did
not care TO stop. lie did not care for
Rhoda as he did for Mamie. lie did not
want her to get to thinking that he had
anything but a brothcrly regard for her.
IL he were 10 cnll on her Mt this time vi
night. for the purpose of trying to affect
II reconciliation. she might misconstrrr
his motives.
No. ] won't =" in he said.
Then he happened tn think about II
piece of land two miles farther on that lie
had had some i,lca Ut buying. lie would
20 and take look at 1t by moonlight. lie
might rs well bc rambling around rs to
20 TO bed AMI not \" able tn sleep.
lie reached the place. \ small shanty
had been built on it by some shinglc.
makers. He entered the rough building
and sat down on u scat that ran across
ono rnd Of II.
Tie sat there aud Thought what course
il was best for him IL pursue. When he
had talked of buying this land he had
expected to marry Mamie Boone. lie
liked farming. Before many years farms
in Brownsville would he worth good
deal of money. 1t seemed u safe invest.
ncnt Ia put what money he had In a
piece Of land like this. Now everything
was changed. lie had lost Mamie. II
he were To buy this land he conl'l not
settle on It. for settling made it neccs-
sary 10 have hOusckccpcr.
Thinking the matter over seemed To
act as a soporiiic o,i him. for he foil into
Il troubled sleep.
When he woke up he knew that h.
must have been asleep for some hours.
lie got up and went out.
"About two O'Clock. ! think he said.
looking NJ the stars. I'm getting to
he rs much of II night prowlcr as
Wayne"
lie set of toward home.
As he passed the Green place. he heard
~ A.
COW making her way out of the garden.
| over the rude fence made OF limbs and
poles, closely followc, by n man IN scan
| ~ attire. who seemed I" h. trying to do
what he considered justice To the occasion
! by firing on n vollcy Ut oaths after the
| trcspassing animal.
tits lbill Green. and if he sees me he'll
| bc wondering where I've been ut this
time of night" thought Dick. lie turn
cd ont Of the main track of the road IN
order to got IN the shadow of The trees
on that side. lie concluded that Rill
did not SOC hin, AMI was glad of II. for
he did not feel in the mood tn answer
questions.
The BOOSTERS were Growing. AMI u
| streak Of rel ~ the rus, told that day
was breaking when h. reached home.
CIi.APrEl. y.
Dick WIS blowing in tho field by the
road 81, Thursday, when he heard til,
thud of n horses feet IN tho highway.
Iookin.. ihnt WAY. no saw n man riding
nm tho h,li. The l,orscmnu saw Dick,
md rode M to the fence. I,cckouing him
70 come TINT wny.
| Dick wound tho rcins around the l,a,I-
die of tho Ulow and walked across the
iicld 70 tho fence, where tho man was
awaiting him.
IL saw. stranger" i,c called ont, before
Dicl, bn,l reaches, tho fence, ''hcv 70 scci,
uuythinr of amy strange bosses round
these Iigrin', to.,,uyy"
no. I haven't" answered Dick.
"Ycr surc. mir yey" questioned the
horscmun. ii didn't know hut 80 mough,
M soon 'cm am kinder forgot about It.
Ono was sorrcI an t'othcr was bay"
EYES, I'm quite sure" answered Dick
"IIorscs nrcn't so plenty hcrcabouts tina,
wouldn't have remembered IL I had seen
any stronr, ones, llayc YOU lost some -
"No. I hnin't. hut n nclghbor Of mine
has" was the rcply,
BROKE out OF the pasture and RIM
away. | supposc," said Dick.
"Wnll, we nin't 50 sure whether they
broke out or was took out" answered the
man. "Thcy mougl,t "a got out 'thoui
any helm. and then again ,llcy mOughtnt.'
"You don't mean 10 say that you thinl
,hcy we've stolcn." cried Dick.
| ..xv,u II Lir,lcr looks ns Of somrhotl,