The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1902-02-28
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1.-THE upshot was Ell decided to go to
Hopston that afternoon-the day before
the weddin', remember-and buy the glass
eye, but e was in a bit of fix about
leavin' the CELL unprotected. 'Owever, e
set il brain to work and soon it on q
plan.
"'E come In ere and made 'imself
very agreea blelike to Cookson and then
asked i'm II ed care to go round and
ave look at the 'orses. Cookson,
wishin' to be civil, sed e would. So off
they went, and when they got inside the
stable and Cookson was criticism the
horsehesh. Eli slipped out and locked the
Door. Cookson then began to make din,
but Eli went and found the stable boy,
and, givin' i'm 4 tanner, ses, with a nod
toward the stable door:
Remember, ye'rs deaf today, joe
"Joe winked and sed I am
ELI went up to town on the next bus.
As It 'appened, 50 did Tim Miller, and
when Eli went into the optishun's shop
Tim stood outside the door listenin'-it
don't say much for Tins bringin' up,
but I'm obliged to record the facts.
81 wnnt n glass eye put In to match
this one, ses Eli, pointin' to rs only eye.
"'Yes, sir, ses the shopman, reachin'
down a box marked green
"'Wot's it say on that box| asks Eli,
with a CLINT in is eye.
"'Green,' ses the counter jumper.
Young man, | want NO insults ses
Eli, gettin' in rage.
att matches your own, SIR SEES the
young man.
18TH match yours tomorrow p'raps,'
ses Eli, landin' the poor chap one square
between the blinkers. I'll ave you IN
derstand that my eye is blue, not green.
Blue, blue, blue! Just fit me with a blue
eye, and tell your master you're color
blind
when Eli got back to Whitman. as
proud as could be of is odd eyes, e went
straight up to Wilder Mullins to see if
Miss Walters was all right. The old
woman met i'm at the door.
"'She's gone!' SEES Wilder Mullins,
tremblin'.
"'Gonep he gasps. 'Wherer
"Don't know. She's took FER bag with
Ter. though
Then Eli raved like mad. threatenln'
to kill is poor old aunt and Mr.. Cooksop
and anybody else e could think Of. e
quite thought Cookson 'ad lured Miss
Walters away, and of e rushed to break
the stable boys neck for loosin' i'm out.
well. when e got to the stables e
couldn't find the lad. Fastened 'imself
in so as to escape me- thought Eli, and
tnkin' out is key . unlocked the door.
ITO is surprise out came COokson,
lookin' pretty fierce. but seem Eli meant
murder e passed By and said nothin'.
ELI nearly went crazy over tho loss of
Miss Walters and the EGO. which, as the
weddin didn't come Off on the day fixed.
l duly 'anded over to Mr.. Cookson at the
appointed time.
"'E's been lookin' for 'er ever since,
but 'asn't found no trace of 'cr. Mr..
Cookson left Whitman the day e got
Ellis EGO.
THAT finishes the explanation of why
wagers is sore pint with Eli" conclud
ed the landlord.
"Reddish brown air, thick mustache
same color gray eyes. scar on left cheek.
about 8 foot s Ugh, thirty or thirty-two
years DID," murmured the stranger slow
ly.
That's 'im," said several voices.
Ozark 'air-almost black. big brown
eyes. two pretty rows Of teeth, light
about Z foot A. continued the stranger.
gazing abstractedly into the cloud of
smoke he blew from his lips.
That's err" came from the company
eagerly.
Man and wife" said the stranger.
"Wot" shouted the landlord. do you
know 'em?"
81 do thatT' replied the other sorrow
fully.
"'Ow?" came from dozen voices.
well. you see. they came to my village |
about six months back and played a very |
similar trick upon friend OF mine-a |
very near and dear friend of mine" said |
the stranger.
"'Imself. I'll bctw whispered Ben Tip
per, and the company filed silently ont
the bar, out of respect for the strangers |
evident grief. - Penny Pictorial Maya