The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-09-13
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ly one day of the stolid eGrman Farmer who brought milk to the little hermit
 .'Dot COW belong to de vidder Harmon. '' | said the German briefly. Mir. Lanham's temper was greatly ruff T would have known it was woman" | he said angrily. "A man would never dream of keeping an animal that was a iiveY' i!s ~ N ~
 The German was staring at him with a calm. bovine gaze. . ., he said iucidiy. and rode away. Mir. Lanham was ready for desperate deeds
 house. ns 'sSa sa sG ,s se4 spd sSs d w shat to keep that COW shut up. Tell her that the neighbors may allow such an ami maj to roam at large, but she may be
 Sam went, with the dragging footstep of one who has no great liking for his task. When he returned, he wore an
 Well" caiied Mir. Lsnha,n iron, the hammock. what did the old harridan say5n ysso cav .,s n,.,,tv sorry bu; she can't shet up dat cow said Sam, stand ing on one foot apologetically. She say if veal had a decent fsnee de COW wouldn't break in."
 Iyzod to move. Sam saw that his pale face was reckoning ominously. When he rose to a sitting posture it was to ex- clai.n angrily:
 Sam. and tell her that l shall be com pelled tD shoot that COW If she breaks Into my place again. If she can't keep that COW away from here. shall pay a little rest. not to be dins-dongsd out ot my senses by ragrant cows. Teld her that, do you hear? The, old virago" Having delivered which ultimatum and expressed which ce ndid opinion Lanham lay down again and planned the savage joy with which he would shoot the evil very moment when she should be lean | ing up joyously against the corner of the | house. On the whole, he hoped that the woman would not shut up the COW. lie | felt that nothing but revenge would sat-
 Sam departed. leaden- footed. on his diff | fcult and dangerous mission and Lan- | ham, in the hammock, hastened to regain | a little of that lost sleep which he had stsist no longer. He patsed peacefully away into 2 land where a blaek.and, .rs,a. d. be hunted. but just as he had fired at hsr with a pop-eun she became q dog with throaty bark; and the bell re- | marked In softcst tones: Why, l think he mutt be asleep. sam Which was 20 absurd that Mir. Lanham immediately found himself lying, at full | length in the hammock, gazing into the
 
 was dimpling with laughter. The young | woman stood few feet away. and the | disagre reeable dog she had brought with | her continued to show deep-rooted sus- | picion of d man in q hammock. Pardon me for disturbing you." said the young woman as Lanham struggled to his feet: but came to see you about the co~-my COW
 Your COW? Was it yours?" ejacu- lated Lqnham. For one dreadful moment he triG q to recall what messages he had sent.
 'Yes-my one poor old cow she said with an appealing smile. And couldn't shut her up. you see. because there was
 Oh. of course not--of course not" wouldn't think of such thing. .sa. racktd his inmost being.
 We have made a kind of pet of her mother. and l.' said the young wo- man, softly.
 COW. too. I've noticed that. Sam, you'd better take something for that cough"
 And does she really disturb you?" ask the net young sbs ssd cheerfuily: Sam, here, gets up in the night and drives, her away but that
 And your fences are not good, you know" argued the soft voice. with q glance from the blue eyes to give 1t em-
 "Wretchedr said Lanham promptly. I'm going to have the whole thing made new and eight feet high
 "Oh. but I don't think she Jumps," said the young woman, smiling up ut him an.iSusiv; and he replied incohercntly: "Oh, no; not in tn leastr Sam. who was still gasping. saw them walk down to the gate side by side. and h-a"d MT. L1nham hfg lave to call the next day. When the master returned he was walking with an alert ioyousness that was quite new; but he did not look at his servitor.
 Sam" he said mildly "I will ride down to the mill in the morning and order thu lumber for that fenco~and- fence is built. Dd-Mrs. Harmon lives near the mill. doesn't she Sam?" And Sam would have given worlds for the ability to blush.
 oKE." by Albert Hardy.