Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1900-03-31
CHAPTER. ri.


The excitement began To lu!l a little.
Eut there was no danger Of its dying
out for a long time 10 come. even IL
nothing more Of the kind which had
aroused It were TO happen, for tho rccol.
lection OF u horse stealing transaction
was to the carly settlers whnt our late
war Is to those who took part in it
something to be talked over .nnd Won
dered about every time two or three in
/ tcrcstcd ncighbors got together.
Monday morning Dick happened TO be
wanting an iron of some sort to make Il
/ Mr.. Bones house or barn. he went over
to Mr.. Portcr's to see IL he could find
/ what he wanted there.
| Samanthy was In the front yard, giving
little vicious dabs ut n coat which was
hanging OH the clothes line. She had a
basin OF soapsuds on block of wood be-
side her, and with this solution, applied
with q rag, she was pn,lcavoring to ac-
complish something with tho garment be.
. fore her.
clOthcsY' asked Dick, coming mp behind
her. unObservcd.
Samanthy gave little piping cry, that
lndy's shrek. and nearly jumped out of
her shoes, she was SO startled.
| Land o. goodness, how you scairt mC.'
she cried. II didn't know rs there was
q man anywhcrcs round the diggin's."
II don't believe you're ms much afraid
of the men ~ you'd like to make niG
think you arc" laughed Dick. ia like
TO know what you're doing"
| s.Is,,, alan ,t,,s ,,,, thnt r,lln.s, nna,
swcrcd Samnnthy. with u vicious cmpha-
ing vicious twitch OF the garment be-
longing to him.
Cant he clean his own clothcs!' ask
cd Dick. eying the coat closely. rs he
SO busy he can't lind time to do It him
selfy'
Il s'posc So" answered Samanthy.
gals to make fools OF, we'd hev to wait
on him the whole cndurin' time"
"Mcaning Mamie and"
"An' Rhody." said samanthy. finish
ing the sentence for Dick. rob, l amt
blind by no means! Bless sc. I've seen
how things was n-gOin' fer u good spell
back, an l jest keep a-puttin' In my say
whenever ! git n chance, an you jest
!
don't have fallin'-Out with both O. them
an I've talked to Rhody, an 'twon't be
sich a great while nforc i git 'em work.
ed up so't they'll give Mr.. Singin' Teach
round 'em both In the way he's doin
now. Ye see. the way tits now. he's
a maxim lih0dy b'leeve she's plnyin' fust
,hn, has ,,,ha no.
with Nancy, why, she's the one. Gals
don't put up with the idcc o playin' Sec
Ond fiddle for nobody. so there's a-gOin'
to be the biggest kind OF u rumpus afore
a great spell. an ] amt mite ashamed
to own up that I'm a.doin' all l can ia
help II along. COnsarn his picter, l don't
like him, an never did. He was Assay
In suthin' he thought awful sharp about
Of maids. t'Othsr day, but didn't let on
! heerd him, though l knew he was Assay
in II fer my Special benefit, but, thinks
!, Jest you wait an see II there hain't
one Oh maid that's enough fer yc, when
she gifts chance to do suthin'."
~ have been considerably worried on
Rhodas account" said Dick. "HavinG
no mother to advise her, he has a greater
chance to influence her than Mamie. And
] think, too, that Rhoda cares more fol
him than Mamie does"
u guess you're right about that" re-
sponded Samanthy. "but 20 needn't wor'
ry. Rhody's smart enough to look Out
fer herself. ] reckon. though she's kind
O. soft about some things, like most all
gals"
well. I hope no." said Dick. rather
specifically. however. but It seems to