Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1903-08-20

SWELL. what you goin' TO do about it?
II you don't give me Liz, III want my
money"
"oh, I'm goin' to give you LIZ, OF
course. 1 was just sayin' she might OBJ
ject"
THAT don't matter, so long as get
her. I'll fetch the squire over In the
morning. and Wen git the weddin' done
with"
IAN right. But don't soy anything
about IT, if you want TO save trouble.
You see, Sam Hicks wants 70 marry Liz,
and / don't know if she amt got right
smart of lildn' for him, and if he was
to hear that you are going TO marry
her, he might raise q rumpus. Better
jist keep sort Of quiet till it's all over"
"Oh, amt uneasy about young
upstart like Sam Hicks, but I'll keep
quiet just 10 please you"
Peter rode back toward home, and
Hart walked slowly TO the house.
Danny waited until they were both
| out of view, then he crawled from his
hiding place and emitted long whistle.
"Geel" he exclaimed, wouldn't that
stump you'll Them two old codgers fix
in up a weddin' that way offhand, an
never sayin' word TO the gal about
IT'D Gee! but wouldn't 1t stump 'em if
they was TO get fooled2 / amt done
forgot about that horsepond yet, you
bet"
He set of across field in the oppo-
site direction from his home.
"Oh, no, Sam Hicks amt agoin' to
know nothin' about no weddin," he
said to himself, as he hurried along.
mo, he amt going TO know nothin'
about it-not till git TO see him"
Danny drew up at the door Of the
Hicks house only to learn that Sam
had gone TO town and would not be back
till next evening.
He walked slowly homeward, his
cherished hopes dashed. Sam Hicks
would not be home until the next
evening, and the next morning Peter
and Liz were TO marry. Feeling that
he had lost Danny went to bed.
The next morning he went over TO
Peters TO pay him a friendly visit, for
he realized thatin order TO be revenged
on Peter he must keep on good terms
with him. Peter was in great spirits,
and with many winks and mods he let
Danny know that an important event
in his life was just going TO take place.
jest you hold your bosses" Peter
said, with chuckle, land the first
thing you know III give you grand
surprise"
you amt goin' to give me dollar
for THROWN me in the pond that time,
are your" Danny asked, innocently.
mo. You don't want no dollar for
that, because you know you said il
was fun for you"
"Oh, IL was If your watermelons
wasn't all gone you'd give me one,
wouldn't your"
well. might But they're all gone,
you know, long ago"
"Yes; but say. You got lots Of APP
pies in your cellar, amt your"
why, yes; a few"
Il like apples"
do you? If had some up here, I'd |
give you one"
IN go down an git 'em."
Now Peter had some things in his |
cellar that he did not want even as
close a friend as Danny to see. So when
he was pressed by the boy to the last
point, he said:
You just walt here and I'll go down
and fetch you up some apples"
Accordingly, he raised the trap door
in the floor and went down a flight of |
steps into the cellar. Danny stood by
looking on, waiting for the apples.
Suddenly, like a breath of inspira-
ton, an idea flashed into the boys
mind, and II was only by strong effort
that he refrained from giving a yell of
triumph.
Selling the cellar door he slammed
it down, then shot the bolt in place TO
hold 1t securely. Then he went out
into the yard and danced hoe-down.
His hour Of revenge had come, and
come unexpectedly, and it had filled his
cup of happiness to OVERLOOKING. His
enemy was a prisoner in his own cellar,
and on his wedding day at that. Such
a revenge, such trump, was worth
a dozen duckings.
IF can just keep him there till Sam
Hicks comes back" he said TO himself.
I'm all right. An guess l can, for
he can't git out without help, an no
body but me ever comes on the place"
That night when Sam Hicks reached
home Danny was sitting on the front
fence waiting for him. In breathless
haste the boy told him about the CON
versation he had overheard, and the
events that had followed.
Now" he concluded, II reckon Won
want TO marry the gal, so the best thing
you can do is to go right after her, ,
cause old Peters liable to git out any
time if somebody was TO come along
and find him."
But old man Hart won't give me
Liz" Sam objected.