Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1900-06-01

The listener TO this frowned, as he
swung his basket to and fro, but he
did not want TO be misunderstood by
his brother.
What | mean, David, Is that ii n
young man really has it in him, and will
study hard enough, he can climb to
the highest rung OF the ladder of sue
cess"
Dave laughed loudly for fully min
ute, then he said:
Your ladder would have to be stout
enough TO hold up all creation, fur the
minute you begun to mount all four
OF them overweights at our house would
start after you, an they'd stick to you,
et they saw you on the climb-they
would Of they fell an smashed the'rsels
into jelly. Huh! I'd "a run for
president myself long ago, but l don't
like the idea O. them three in low
neck an short sleeves helpn' men MY
wife shake hands in the white house
with the whole shootin'match o. big
| likes"
| Ronald gave up the discussion. His
brothers coarse allusion to his n. other
and sisters failed to appeal to his sense
of humor. He was thinking of Evelyn
Hasbrooke's patrician features and 1.-THE
form-of her exquisite refinement and
delicate sympathy. by this time the
Two brothers had almost reached their
home; they could see the sagging roof
| Of their fathers house. Half q mile fur
ther on in the gathering dusk doomed
the white walls and lighted windows of
Carnleigh. At this point the dull,
steady beat of horses hoofs fell on
| their ears.
Its the IIasbroolse gang" an
nounced David.
Ronald's heart sank like plummet.
He had hoped to reach home before
the party overlook him. He reproached
himself for the feeling, but he shrank
from being seen by Evelyn and her
friends In company with one US ILL
clothed us his brother. David stepped
to the side of the road and stood open
mouthed, to see the trap and horses
pass, but Ronald. without looking back,
simply kept on his way. He had made
up his mind that he should not doff his
hat, as he knew David would, like the
peasant he was. He heard woman's
voice singing u plantation melody, ac-
companied by mellow bass. He de-
cided that the woman's voice had a
harsh quality which could not have be-
longed to Evelyn's, although he had
never heard her sing. The vehicle was
just behind him. He heard his broth
err shouting out shrill warning, and
was turning to see what had occasioned
1t, wheE the horses brushed by him, the
front wheel Of the trap striking the
hand which held the basket, dashinR it
TO the ground and scattering its con-
tents over the sand. He heard EVELYN
scream out in terror from her seat be-
side Capt. Wrinkle, who was driving, and
saw her desperately pulling on his
arm.
The vehicle drew up few yards
away, and it looked as if the driver was
going to offer some apology, but see
ing that Ronald was still or his feet,
Wrinkle vigorously applied the whip to
the horses and drove on rapidly. David
run up and began to pick up the fallen
| articles.
'l'y Joe, you had a close shave" be
dead goner'
lie had Put all the things back into
the basket, when he noticed for the
first time the awful white look on Ron
aids face.
I why, what's the maticr?" he asked.
Did it hurt you?"
Ronald was slowly rubbing n bleed
ing brnse on the back of his hand, but
he seemed not to he thinking of it.
lie drove against ne on purpose" he
said, the words seeming TO come from
far down in his throat deliberately
on purpose, tell yon."
do you reckon so, Ron?''
~ know it,"
David gnzcd ~ him steadily for
moment, then he remarked:
TO tell you the truth, Ron, thought
SO mysr'f. Yeu see, was behind; he
kept the bosses sinar in the road till
he passed me, an then seed i'm pull
like AL possessed on the left rein. But
why don't you come on? You know it's
late an the old man fuses when we are
late"
Still our hero stood rubbing his hand
and staring in front of him. When he
finally spoke, his voice quivered and
sounded unnatural.
II shall never rest till l have resent
ed it," he said, as If communing with
himself. 81 could not live and take that
off any man alive
"Oh, come off, said his companion,
you don't really mean you will take
| i'm to tuw about IT,"
Il certainly mean nothing else"
David laughed. Hen you is differ
ent in sech things, Ron. Now eff a fe!-
Ter o. my own sort gets on the back
o my neck an pulls hair to blow his
nose on, politely invite i'm down to
see which has the most grit, me or
| him, an eff Il man who amt my equal
"a buck niger for instance--dares to
| give me any o his lip. jest lsnock m
down an wash my hans, but law me!
! hain't no han to pick difficulties
with the big rich. never knowed no
| body to do it that didn't come out at
the little end o. the horn with their
clothes drug Off. A Teller like that
squint-eyed dude will jest set up in
court an look tired when he swears
out a case agln you fur assault an
battery, an all the good lawyers in
town Will huddle round him like a
| passle o. ants round dead doodle
bug. The court will have obliged to
appoint some new beginner to defend
you an thar you are-the laughin'