The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1903-04-07

! what an exceptional AS l
haen begulled into an enterprise that "a
yolved hsdlnA With slipper from the Hot
aI Irish Constabuiary.
i suffice to saw that Trinketts in
farnai offspring Was finally handed over
an the high road 10 Michael ard slipper.
ard Furry drove me home in : state q
mental aud physical overthrow.
i saw nothing or my friend Mr.. Knox
so- H. next couple Or days. BY the end OF
which time l had worked M Z high poIi~1
III NJ misgiNinSs. and had determines Il,
IN him that under no circumstances
.oIIl hay. anything 10 scy y rs
grandmother birthday present. Is VS.
me nv usual luck that. instead Of writ
ing d note to this effect. ! thought Is
would be good for my liver TO walk across
me hills TO Tory Cottage and tell Furry
50 in person.
It was a bright. blustery morning. after
,ruggr day. The feeling Of spring Ms
n the air. the danodils were already ia
tll and crocuses showed purple in tie
Grass On either side OF the avenue i
Was only q couple Of miles 70 Tory Cot
taga bv the way across the bills. |
walked fast. and it was barely y O'Clock
1.nen saw its pink walls and clumfs
Of evergreens below ne As | looked
down at it the Ginning Of Flurrys
hounds in the kennels came to me en-
tho wind. / stood still TO listen, and
could almost have sworn that ! was
herring again the clash OF Magdalen bells
hard at work on May morning.
The path that | WIS following led
downward through a large plantation 70
FIurry.s back gate. Hot yafts from some
hideous caldron at the other side OF 2
wall appraised me Of the vicinity or the
kennels and their cuisine, and the n
trees round were hung with grewsone
and unknown joints. I thanked Heaven
that | was not a master Of hounds, and
passed en- IS quickly as might Be TO the
hall door.
rang two or three times without re-
Spouse; then the door opened a couple
of inches and was instantly slammed in
my face. | heard the hurried padding
Of bare feet on oilcloth and q voice,
Hurry, Birdie, hurry; there's quality al
Tie door,
Birdie. holding a dirty cap on with
one hand, presently arrived and informed
me that she believed Mr.. Knox was out
about the place. She seemed perturbed
and she east scared chances down the
drive while speaking to ne.
knew enough OF Flurry's habits tC
shape q tolerably direct course for his
whereabouts He was, as ! had expected
in the training paddock. a field behind
the stable yard, in which he had put III
practice jumps for his horses. It was {
| good-sized field, with clumps of furze II
it. and FURRY was standing near ore
Of these with his hands in his rockets.
singularly u~noccupied. / supposed thai
| he was prospecting for a place to pu
up another jump. lie did not see me
\ ~.-,;-r o~5 1900 yS+h n + - r &C
: spoke to him. There was a queer ex-
: preston of mingled guilt and what | car
only describe as deviiment in his ray
eyes as he greeted me. In my dealings
! with Furry Knox I have since formed
the habit Of sitting tight, in a genera
way, when ] see that expression.
well, who's coming next, I wonder''
he said. as he shook hands with me: sit's
, not ten minutes since I had two Of your
: id peelers here, searching the who'll
. place for my grandmother's colt.
: WHAT I exclaimed, feeling cold al
down my back, do you mean the police
have got hold of it,
, "They haven't got hold Of the colt
, anyway" said FURRY, looking s~idewav
: at me from under the peak of his cap
: With the CLINT of the sun in his eye. :
got word in time before they came"
"Wha do you mean?' / demanded
Where is he? For hoovcn's sake, don
!, tell me you've sent the brute over tt
my place!"
! Its a good Job for you | didn't re
piled FURRY, "as the police are on thci
way to Shreelane this minute to consul
: you about it. You," He gave utteranc,
. to one Of his short diabo1ical fits 9
laughter. Hes where they'll not fin
him. ANYWAY. Ho' Ho' It's the fun
niest hand J ever p1ayed!"
: "Oh, yes, it's devilish funny, I've II
: doubt I retorted, beginning to lose M,
: temper. as is the manner of many peopl
; when they are frightened; but l give yo'
fair warning that if Mrs. Knox asks M
U any questions about it. l shall tell he
the whole story"
. "All right responded FURRY, can
: when you do, don't forget to tell her hoy
: you flogged the colt out on the roa
over her own bounds ditch"
Y Very Well" | said holly, 4 may a
we'll go home and send in my papers
: They'll break me over this
"Ah, hold on. Major" said FURRY
= soothinGly; "itll be all right. No on
) knows anything. It's only a spec tn
q old lady sent the hobbies here. If vou,l
keep quiet it'll all blow over
a 4 don't care | said, struggling hope
lessly in the tolls; IF l met your grand
mother and she asks me about it / shall
s tell her all know"
II please God. you'll not meet her, Afte
all it's not once in a blue moon tina
d She began FURRY. Even as he sal
the words his face changed. Holy fly,
; be calculated, isn't hat her dog comm
q into the field" Look at her bonnet owe
the WALL Hide, aide for your life" II
II caught me by the shoulder and shove,
me down among the furzc bushes befor
| realized what had happened.
Get in there. III talk to her"
i | may as we'll confess that ct the mer
u sight of Mrs. Knox's purple bonnet IN,
heart turned to water. In that momen
| knew what it would be like to tell he
how |, having eaten her salmon. an
capped her quotations., and drunk he
best port, had gone forth and helped t
S steal her horse. l abandoned my dignity
n my sense Of honor; I took the furz
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