The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1900-05-17

man if you like, but you have no right
to starve him. Come straight in with
me- she said to the prisoners.
Madam" said Stolilzer, severely,
''you must not interfere with the course
of the law
The course of stuff and nonsense!"
cried the angry woman. do you
think I am afraid of you, Sam Stoliker?
Haven't chased you out of this very
orchard when you were a boy trying
to steal my apples? Yes, and boxed
your ears, too, when caught you, and
then was fool enough to fill your pock
cts with the best apples on the place
after giving You what you deserved.
Course of the law, indeed! I'll box
your ears now if you say anything
more. Get down off your horse and
have something to eat yourself. dare
say you need it,
This is what / call rescue" whis-
pered Yates to his linked companion.
What is a stern upholder Of the law
to do when the interferer with Justice
is a determined and angry woman ac
customed to having her own way?
Stoliler looked helplessly at Hiram as
the supposed head Of the house, but
the old man merely shrugged his shout
ders, as much as to say: You see how
it is yourself. I am helpless
Mrs. Bartlett marched her prisoners
through the gate and up to the house.
''All ask of you now" said Yates,
lis that you will give Remark and me
seats together at the table. We can
not bear to be separated even for an
instant.''
Having delivered her prisoners to the
custody of her daughter, at the same
time admonishing her to get breakfast
as quickly as possible, Mrs. Bartlett
went to the gate again. The constable
was still on his horse. Hiram had asked
him, by way of treating him to nom
controversial subject, if this was the
colt he had bought from old Brown on
the second concession, and Stoliker
had replied that it was. Hiram was
saying he thought he recognized the
horse by his sire, when Mrs. Bartlett
broke in upon them.
''Come, SAM" she said, mo sulking,
you know. Slip off the horse and come
in. How's your mother?"
':She's pretty we'll, thank you," said
Sam, sheepishly, coming down on his
feet again.
Kitty Bartlett, her gayety gone and
her eyes red, waited on the prisoners
but absolutely refused to serve Sam
Stoliker, on whom she looked with the
utmost contempt, not taking into &C
count the fact that the poor young
man had been merely doing his duty
and doing it we'll.
''Take off these handouts, SAM sale
Mrs. Bartlett, until they have break
fast, at least"
stoliker produced a key and unlocked
the manacles, slipping them into hi
pocket.
"Ah! now" said Yates, looking a
his red wrist, 1--WE can breathe easier
and I, for one, can eat more"
The professor said nothing. The iro1
had not only encircled his wrist, blu
had entered his soul as we'll. Although
Yates tried to make the early meal a
cheerful as possible, it was rather
gloomy festival. Stoliker began t
feel, poor man, that the paths of dut
were unpopular. Old Hiram could
always depended upon to add sonbe,
ness and taciturnity to a wedding $east
and the professor, never the liveliest b
companions, sat silent, with cloude
brow, and vexed even the cheerful Mr.!
Bartlett by having evidently no app@
tite. When the hurried meal was ove1
Yates, noticing that Miss Kitty ha
left the room, sprang up and Wake
toward the kitchen door. Stoliker wa
on his feet in an instant and made a
though to follow him. .a.
''Sit down." said the professor, shar]
ly, speaking for the first time. HE
not going to escape. Don't be afrait
He has done nothing and has no fee
of arrest. It is always the innocer
that you stupid officials arrest. III
woods all around you are full of rel
'Fenians, but you take excellent care