The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1903-06-13
Hes got ne of his mai spells on. .

as the answer
That's plain TO be seen, smiled the
widow. But what, In goodness name
has brought it onf'
"A dog broke INTO the fold last night
killed me buck aud crippled sew
erai ewes
For phys sake! Wen. l neyer'
That's enough to make man mad!
W hose dog was it?'
He thinks it was Squire Long
acres
Not Bruno?"
Il believe he has only one dog
We'll, /, for one. don't think Bruno
will xiii sheep know he will not,
and the squire is too neishborly aud
too wise a man to quarrel with, Just on
suspicion Ike that
They'll quarrel, though said young
Anson Father has gone over there.
mad. snd the drsJ word be utJers will
start the squire
It's great pity" commented Mrs,
Sloan.
That's what say" asssnted A
SON
And he walked through the Kitchen
and sought bis own room.
lie seated himself al deck which
stood ia one coEuer, and drew toward
him pen aad paper After few min.
utes' hesitation be dashed on a few
lines. read what De had written carr.
fully and placed the sheet Ia al en-
Velope
After directing Il. be AIMED a stamp
aad putting the letter In an inner
pocket. left the house BY a rear door
and walked across the Geld toward the
/ village
/ lie dropped the letter ia the box al
I the post once and returned directly
home when he reached there he me,
/ his father
"Ahson," said the colonel. sharply
/ that scoundrrl. i.ongAcre refuses q
/ pay for the sheep his dog allied. and
rua going to bring suit against him "
Yes, sir"
I've noticed lately that you've bcei
paying that Eirl OF his good deal o
attention, want that stopped"
Yes. sir"
III hear Of you being togethe
again. I'll dlslnherit you She's as ba
as her father. and he's no better thA
thier. Ills sister. Mlss DoroJhea.
very clever woman. aud the oni
really decent person about the house
Mrs ADJ gall sloan no usually spot
% Miss Dorothea iongacre 40 thai
Ratchet faced old maid" told younI
Arson that alght that she for QUE A.,
not believe Ia these ne ghhor!y quarrri'
and she meant 10 tell Squire LouEacr
that she had no hand la IA. matter
aud did not believe his dog kllir,
sheep. the hrst time she cav aim
At about the same time Squire Long
acre was standing on this porch u BIT,
house. auErlIy confronting his daush
ter Nellie who lad Just returned ifor
the village
Nell" BE- said. that old rascal
shortrood. has been here. and e1p-c
we'll have lawsuit. tie says my 10,
Bruno Killed bis sh"~p last al sht. al,
I told him aatiy that u he aald mj
dog killed a sheep h. was liAry'
oh. Daps" protested Nsll.-
We'll. hes an unreasonable oil,
wretch. and III give him all the IA v
he wants. His soH's no better An,
bark -. girl. II ever catch yon an,
that young puppy together again II
break my cane over his back and pu
you In "a madhousr, DO you hear ?.
Yes. papa"
We'll. heed. then cried the squire
waruingly, and he walked n to sup
per
Nellie retired to her room. took
letter from her bosom and rad n.
contents eagerly
Dear fellow she said. and klssr,
the sheet watch had h~eu psnu~d naI,
a few hours before By youax Anaou
Then she went down 10 suppsr
But little was said durlnx tho meal
The squire was crusa and sulky. aai
Miss Dorothea was evidently 10 one o.
her worst moods
After the meal she put On her boa
not and threw a light shawl over hst
bony shoulders
Where are you going. pora~ s.se,
her brother
None Of your business" vas N.
sharp answer.
"Tou needn't be 40 snappi,,
about IT,"
"Suapplsh" cried tho ancient mali
aud she tossed her head II .ho,,li
say snapplsh, A man as unrrasonsbl.
as you are. talk about people holm,
snnpplsh Quarrrled with one of ~,
incest men Ia the county"
He's scoundrel" suarlea -,
squire
Hes Christian gentleman con
tradlcted Miss Dorothen. and 20,
ought to 20 down on your knees IN hin,
and ask bis pardon"
"Tll see myself. n there's npv ~
Ing down on the knees let hin, .,
down to me. He lnsulted me in m d,
own house"
Il suppose you'd 20 down on en- ,,,,
enough II that maneuvering old wld,,,
would ask you
shes a lady" cried tho squire