Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1902-07-17

With 4 littl, smile Dlaced hor tW
hands on nv shoulders and let me lif
her out of the ungainly saddle and Sc
her on the ground wonderina tho wtile
how SO much temper and changeable
ness could possibly be contained il
such a little body for she could no
have weighed eight stone. AS / threy
the reins of the two horses over M
arm and started along the only partls
dried ruts by her side. she laughed tina
lutte laugh again.
..Of what do Won supnose r am think
"neayen forbid that should pretend
to guess, madam"
II am thinl1ing.', she answered. an6
laughed aeain--.sI am thinking that
/ do not have something to cat THU.
minute, shall de-
The devil take me for n careless.
lout," / cried and forthwith drew out
of my pocket a dirty bit of paper--the
only thing / could find All the tavern
and opened out moaeratels clear
piece Of bread and a slice or two o.
ham. She looked up at me i'm surprise
and impulsively held out her hand.
You are good. thoughtful man.
after all.'
And /, I, this same Balfort-what the
nend had gotten into my crop this day:
II raised IT. and nut my lips TO the lit
Tie kliuckieS.
Mia, SIR cried she with a twinkle
in her eye, "Boston is not so far from
his ma jesty's court as | have been led
to infer" i dropped the hand as ii
it had been a hot cake, and turned to
the horses. cursing myself for an ass.
Then she sat down by the roadside
on a rock and proceeded to eat the
bread and ham with as healthy an APP
petite as if she had just come from a
canter across the meadows ON her ia
vorite mare. After a bit we searched
about between the road aud the river,
and at last came upon pretty spring,
g.itterinS i'm the sunshine, and /
showed her how to lie at fun length
and drink from the pool itself.
so we walked on into the village,
lnroush ~, ahd OUT lllo ,he country
asalh. enc ii;'a refused 10 rest. 'is !
sussestca, IN one on me houses, siNliis
no reason except .nat s,ie qua no, Naie
70 ana SINCE passil.s 'iie ias. one We
h'u walked on IN sliei.ce, uii.i,, Ml. VIZ,
oat warming or lhlfouGc'lol,, sie SUI
oeiis turned 10 me anu saia'
You KNOW ll'at lell my ia.iiei >
mouse IN lhe Guy.
les answered. MOI Neheurlls 700
MANY .. pl,'hloils.
f"u KNOW, 100 'ilal you are M my
eye, Iepei.
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ireasollspie person. VINO siou''
w llsi.'' he illi'seu'
Yes.
very DANGEROUS person VINO
breaks the king laws ana must nov
ne recognized OF tolefaeed lof an M
stan'
Yes.
. hsi, sil, Mnen We aea.m saa go ,
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ness a Aanelns OIL amy klha, Mi'e.hei, 81
,e,,,,. ,,arsnnso,.s ,eIatives ),
loo,led az ber and saw her face as
serious a. ii had vet been.
THAT is the house of a tory--a royal
island you stop there?
II do she answered, looking off to-
wards it.
"Do you know of the great danger OF
such a house in this neutral country.
open to all the marauders that prowl
about-of such men as we saw last
night"
II do perfectly That is why the peo-
pie have le1t II.
tAnd are you going there alone?'
Except for the servants"
'And who will hang me- if it please
your ladyship to answer?'
II shall be Obliged to order the ser
wants TO serve their king"
laughed for the very absurdity of it,.
'Mistress Phiipse, if you are indeed
TO stop here, / shall conduct you to the
house and see that you are properly
cared for"
you will do nothing of the kind,
SIR"
"Rut think YOU that T fear YOUR ser
wants. OF, your kings edicts p,
mo hut YOU do me and mine,