Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1902-05-29
The EGG STEALER
by Arthur oulIIer-CausA.

1t wanted less than an hour % high
tide when Miss Marty Lear heard her
brothers boat CRATE on the narrow
beach below the garden and set the
knives and glasses straight while she
listened for the rattle 0f the garden
gate.
When he entered the kitchen and
hitched his hat upon the peg against
the wall, he did not appear % want
any welcome from her. lie was a
long jaWed man 0r sIxtyGFp she
long jawed woman Of siXfy-0ns. and
they understood each other. having
kept this small and tesaIare farm o.
gether for twenty years-sIHce their
fathers death
"Wh0 dye reckon ] ran against t0-
day down iu Tr0yEf
Miss Marty said that she had not an
idea
'Why, that fellow Amos TrudSeon.-
be went on.
"YesF'
Pears to me you dlsremambprs en-
son Of Ola Jane TruIze1a that used
% live cross the water. him that stole
our eggs long back. when father was
Twin"
II remember"
81 thought you must Why. ron gave
evidence. 70 De- sure Be- dashed. now
! come t1 mind lf y0u wasn't tile first
70 wake rs up an say son heard a
man cry.u' out down pom tHe muir
"TSs. I was"
AN saved h.z lie though ron fIf
get On two months ll iaII hy lf rD Cd
armplts DE- was an not two minutes
10 live when we hauled en- ONT am
found h..T been staaffa' our eggs H
inquired after you today"
"DiI heT'
H1w's Miss Martyr -1vs De. age
in rapidly says D. The nerve that
some folks bave- -Tis an cd tale after
all. thar feat o. hlsT
"Tw0 an. forty year. come I-sh 1'
July next Did D. say a1y m1r-T'
Wanted Co know II you was mar.
ried"
"DHrf
Job laid down knife AMI f5rs win
the edges resting oa his plate a1I
looked at his sister. Before BE- col-I
speak she broke oIr again.
"ITe was my Lgvar
Marty
II swear CD sou. Job here across t1.s
table. he was my lover. an . ruined
en-. lie was the only man. 'eeEr son
an father. that ever Ets--I me- an
betrayed IN. An what's more. b.
made ua"
Mar
Don't hinder me. Job. l-s truth Il
teIlu'. Ills people were n low 90. 1l.
father'd have halef me o. he'd snow.
But we used t1 meet ln tae orchard
most every night Amos 'ut COW
across i'm bis boat an hack aGen.~
. eco on"
"WsE. the last night De- came over
twas low tide. was wn.-l1' sgr -
. IN the orchard. an De w1ulI have me
tell father an you. an Z wouldn't 3
reckon we quarrsI-I over &C. 81 lanz 80
boat got left high Il the mud Any
ways. he left ma lu wrath. an Z stood
there by the gate Ca the dars lgusl1.
for IN % come back. But fle time
,-.-. Nt-- On, ~ 80 -, -. -
t.-''.- a
go
~" s'I' --
sollle.-
Hlul Dt''N w ~"
was "''.e ~
uel, ,el Nv. SUN ~ -.---..
an MS N-',." p
P,4s ~ ~a.
l'l.'' -.''
4 bon -Iout-
'h you saA '4..
uAeA-
20 ! u "LI.' -
u run ~ cam l'.--I --
4i--..- ~ s.' 40 St
want W I.t yLl 500"
hal .t i N'il 7 81. ....'-s -
I..A.Iy Y wiz --.4 ..- '-'
WINE .tlll.a ".-A I. ~
uE'I'. l'llis -..+ I w --
D,aih l' % t'.' t'.''- i'-- : Es.a
en- manage 20 save us a- f'-l
as We'll EuH UP - tAe Aea-.l-e AA
/ bring me as many e-Is - '+ .a
hnd' M "oh aA QUESTIONS. ~ i---A-
/ can herp lp l'E 1....
didH hH'" NAat =. h,-ll. .--
ran for my me- j eaa-l telt pretty
wei how u hHd 9 dozen % more - t--
dark by @r1pin about am -l tarea H.a-
utes had -aIH'rsd rl- Q. l-s -l .t
dress an run down a-eH- I e'l.i l..-t
SPY nina darN bl"t 'll '. t-r --..-
How many De a~ae'ls -.7 so'.-