Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-08-17

| hay. When the sheriff c,,na ,u ma IN me
| run the boy careiess.y nointcd -" ~
stapIe. ~ ula not maize much ~ y ~ -,
nn aei II t d9I Snerih raided the drug store
app, ared to be a village ya,,'h en VIVA,
out ING hiu:hS place of lhe bar,endrr ~
a A.. oaii,e running out OF the barn
uiaSsinS me covering liquor snIler 49,,
pushed nm before him intn ~ anu
that nostler had driven Down M, ~ - ~ ~
IN ne knlckerbocliers walked awa ne ny ~.
in,. ,iomeo ~ "'e wrath of the rum-,lrink
followed him as he waIke5 LIE ,n ,eiio Nv
station where ii would be uoss,n,a ~, ~,
county seat. liam 70 the
IN turning corner he saw Inc me,
loIlowinS MIN and talking excitndlv
i ,iia' ,liSiiisclFcs. lie was frightened.
the men oehind could hear il The be
san 10 come nearer. and as he tnrnnd
INTO a side street cried ont insui,;n"
things to him. "''ihS
"A temperance crank" called ono
"A spottcr,' yelled another '''e'
Duck hirl in the pond.
smash his ..tce,"
me boy was about to run into a house
Ih protcttloi when, turning a corner M.
walked right into the arms of Ipicr ,.o
mail. '"e evening
Hello. what is all this about?"
on. Pierre, YOU re just in time. Thos,
iti'o"S-, ana the youth stopped, ont
OF breath and confused Pierre look cd
in his face '''O"
You look familiar" said Pierre .h,t
You have the advantage OF me cnn't
remember where have seen Won
me gang 81 roushs had now arrived
ana one OF them made a motion at tho
boy Pierre caught the fellows arm and
save IL twist That nearly dislocated il
BE careful. there. will YOU? What has
ms httle chap done TO your" he ,leman-
He's liquor spotter Wen drive him
out Of the town without "A RAG on his
back, said another. The boy rctrcaicd
hchind Pierre. turning pale
Ihc latter cleared a little circl, with a
icit hand swing that came into contact
win more than one pair of eyes and then
"rdrred the crowd to be gone They
Now come home with me. or win i
50 home with you. sonny?"
i, on Pierre, | will % home with you
left alone here Tor the world. | came
with father to make Il raid"
" no is YOUR father asked Pierre
looking AT him closely in the light OF a
street lamp.
why he's the shcriN-Mr. Dopedcld. of
course" 20
oh, you're Bessie's brother are YOU"
me young fellow stopped in his walk
ana looked up at the honest. sympathetic
facc OF Pierre. Then he smiled oddly and
said:
SUR, Didn't YOU recognize me-"
We'll. YOU do look like her when Won
laugh. Bat You are not near as good
looking. Not half SO, er sweet, you
know.
The boy laughed.
1T is because you are a boy, | suppose
But what were YOU doing down there at
the drag store. Funny that Bessie never
told me that she had IA brother. Now |
come to think Of it she told me she was
an only child. She wouldn't lie
Ihc boy laughed again. Il free boViSh
happy laugh. Then they talked about
the possible capture oi Fiatfoot o'Brion
and wondered how badly he was hurt till
they reached the Crotcau house.
Marie CrCteau WAS in the kitchen read
ing when they entered.
She looked up. caught her breath. looked
again. ana eNclameu
Bessie. | IN dSnm"d Of you"
To Pi"rrc'S surprise the boy ran To his
mother and throwing her arms around ncr
neck buried q b!ushing face on her
THAT is not Bessie, its her .rother,
said Pierre.
''Nonsenre.' said his mother.
He didn't recognize me. said Bessie
raising her face to that Of Marie ana
kissing her bescechingly Then it was
Pierre turn t. y" surprised.
But before he could look carefully at
the girl in her disguise. Mother Crotcau
mad whisked her into 4 bedroom from
which she emerged half an hour after
clad in some Of Marie's clothes. They
fitted her well. for the French woman
had changed little in form and figure
since IL years before when she had stood
in the Roman Catholic chapel in Lewis
ton ana been married by Father Lacey.
She looked at Bessie now, clothed and in
her right mind. with admiration. Bessie
bushed. ana sitting down 10 the table
to drink Marcs tea, told the story OF
her adventure.
When she was through Pierre went out
in the yard ana finding Jules studying
the stars, said to him:
jules 81 man. wish you'd kick ne
once or twice
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