Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1901-04-02
CHAPTER X.-lContinned.l

CHAPTER A.-(Contlnued.l
sob, but this is true"' shouted several
oices. Here, Jim, lie down again. Get
round, boysw
In a moment, one of the young men
tretched himself out on his back, upon
log holding his arms straight by his
ides. and half a dozen others stationed
themselves, three on each side, with mere
y the tips of six forefngers touching
i'm. One of the bystanders exclaimed;
Hold in" and the seven held their
Teath, until they seemed to swell and
row red, when-just as it was evident
hey could not continue the restraint a
econd longer-he ordered Now. And
lstantly the recumbent man seemed TO
cat up in the air, not as lifted weight
iut rather as a cork liberated deep down
q the water, darts up TO the surface.
lanifestly, the six had employed no eX-
rtion, such as would have been neces-
airy to toss the sturdy young fellow up
that fashion under ordinary condl-
ions.
The minister was astonished, and felt
hat his confidence in the law Of graVl-
alton had been strangely betrayed. As
or an explanation, he had none, and
aving none. he very naturally, from his
oint Of view. was disposed to stigmatize
ne incomprehensible thing as the work
the devil" a time-honored, clerical
'ay Of meeting all sorts Of difficulties. A
1rtu1ate diversion, however, saved him
rom committing himself to even that
rthodOx refuge. The arrogant hound
round, overweeningly conscious OF dlS-
notion as the minister's dog, had been
chewing steadily increasing unpopu-
lrity among the other dogs by his super
lious manners, until eventually, cur
low degree, taking grievOus ofense at
is ostentatious scorn, suddenly mounted
i'm and took a sample piece from his
eek The pups hasty comments on the
outrage were uttered in a tone so pierre
1g that all the other plcbeian dogs seem
q suddenly inspired by a frenzy to keep
i'm up to concert pitch, and Joined in a
eucral melee, with him as the central
0int Of their fcrOcious activity. a buck
q Of water hurled upon them put q
hcedy endNto the fight, but the fear oil
aving his tattered pup still further dam
ged was excuse enough for the minister
ID hasten away without spending any
me in theorizing upon strange phenOm
ma in natural philosophy. As he rode
Il he called back:
III get time, | will send a communi
Iation about it to the Washington Intel
lgencer."
Sim Mulveil wheeled quickly to Goldie
l.
tapping him ON the shoulder, exclaimed
d tone of triumph:
I've got it, b. gOsh!'
Got what?"
what l was trying to think Of The
anne of that paper brung it back to me
was in the Intelligencer l saw it, {
God two months ago.
Well, what was it, anyway
''Never you mind just now. I've got t
10 over to Washington and see the pa
,ers that far back, before l say for GER
ain. But you'll see the pride of that
onceited John Cameron taken down d
cod many pegs before long. and with
hem spoons, too
What. You don't mean it,"
Yes, ] do But you keep your jaw
hut about it. I'll do nothing until l get
God and ready, for when l strike it will
e for keeps. If l don't take him, I'll
nit bein' constable"
Why Sim. You don't mean to say
hem spoons are"
Yes, l do. Stolen, b. gosh
Lord! hope you'll prove it on hin
whether it's so OF. not. I'll help you al
can"
We'll, you may be able to swear t,
omethiug when the time comes. On,
Ivay or another. I've got to land him i,
all or xii, him."