The Newark journal., 1903-08-28
MIREY
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FRANK NELSON


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LlP tn piller leetle higher up,
Mirey.s said the old man. peev-
ishly. "Th' cher hurts my back--an'
TIL sun's*a shinin' right in my eyes,
The girl tenderly adjusted the pill
low and with masculine strength
lifted the rude chair with its paraiy-
tic burden to shadier spot under
the apple tree.
'sYe amt a treatin' Jake right,
Mirey," grumbled the old man. "He
amt said nothin', but kin see it;
nm YOU goin' to marry him this
fall"
"Mebbe l am-mebbe I amt" the
girl said, impatiently.
The old man looked up at her anx-
iously.
Il knowed it." he exclaimed. "I've
seed it comm everfsence that Evans
come q snoopin' round here. a pizen-
mind with his stories bout
~ an great Indies. an
@a dimunds. What brought
up here in this wild place?
sows what he is, ennyhow?
Like Us not he's one of them revnoo
spies.
- "Ye've got no call to SANDER him
6 that way, pap" retorted the girl
d hotly. Lots of them city folks
4 spends their vacations in tn noun
tains. An ennybody kin see he's a
gentleman. He amt no spy"
There were hot words over the
young city man, leaving the old man
%fullen. ane dissatisfied and the girl
defiant. As she turned to go he said:
' Mirey, they's sumthin' l clean for
rot to tell Jake when he come by, an
must see him. He amt more'n
i way to tn stii, yit. Run, Mirey,
must bring him back
The girl hurried obediently down
e steep path and along the base of
Sie mountain, smiling as she went
II kin coax himipto il after WHILE"
she murmured, "an' then / kin be
sumbody. Rob says kin have emmy
thing -
crash, rattle of descending
stones, smothered ejaculation, and
two struggling. interIocked men
rolled down into the path below her.
One of them, wrenching the revolver
from the others hand, arose painting,
tall and powerful. His opponent lay
quite still. blood trickling from a
wound on the curly, handsome head.
With choking cry Mirey sprang
forward and raised the wounded head
in her arms.
..A1@sve killed him." she moaned.
"He's only stunned leetle,"
growled the tall man. HE was
follerin' me, an when / sprised him
he tried to shoot. He's a spy,
Mirey."
you lie. Jake!' the girl cried, de-
!. family. AN this won't do ye no
coed, nuther"
-. The tall man bent down and from
1.-THE inner pocket of the stylish coat
drew long, oflicial-iooking envelope.
Look at that, Mirey,s he cried.
with note of triumph. 'Frum tn
= $3.50 D'partrhehti
sThat amt his name on tits fer
sumbody else" she protested, wildly.
Let me read what's inside
She reached up trembling hand,
took the opened sheet and her sun
Drowned face turned pale. The
wounded head dropped from the en-
circling arms and she staggered to
her feet, swaying, crushing the let
ter in her hands. The man at her
feet stirred and sighed. The tall man
knelt and with his handkerchief
bound the unresisting hands cruelty
tight.
what We goin' to do with him,
Jake?" asked the girl. quietly, al
most inaudibly.
"Yeve heered rumors of what went
with totner one" the tall man NUT
tered. with a significant glance
But faint fer me to say. tn boys'n
decide that"
The girl shuddercd and turned
away.
{ You'll have to so an tell TIL boys,
)Mirey, while / watch him. He mustn't
/ git away"
'.I--I kain't--hring them, Jake. I'll
/ watch him. He'll not git away saw
agely. "Give me TIL gun
Jake's eyes looked searchingly
Into Lers. She met the scrutiny UNI
flinehingly.
kin ! trust We. Mirey?'
sDon't | know what'll happen eff he
gifts away" she cried. Indignantly
'.D'ye think I'd send pap and-and
you--to prison? I'll kill him first.
1o--aIr hurry"
She seated herself on a nearby
bowlder and with drawn face and
cold. pitiless eyes regarded the un-
conscious captive. The bees, home
going, heavy-laden, droned musically
among the blossoms, loath to leave.
From the distant river came the
faint whistle of passing boat. A
great, black buzxard tapped heavily
down upon the dead limb of a
sycamore. wiped his hooked beak on
his sable plnmage and cooked his
baleful eye inquisitively at the fallen
man.
The captive heaved long. CULVER
ing sigh, opened his eyes. struggled.
and sat up, staring about him con-
fusedly.
"Mirey." he said, family. as that
you, Mirey?"
THE ABANDONED ORCHARD.
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