The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1903-05-01

II you don't give me Liz, Ill want my
money
"soh, I'm goin' to give you Liz, Of
course. I was Just saayiin' she mighto OBJ,
ject."
THAT don't matter. so long as get
her. I'll fetch the squire over inathe
morning, and we'll git the weddin' done
with"
"All right. But don't say anything
about it, if you want to save trouble.
You see, Sam Hicks wants to marry Liz,
and 1 don't know if she amt gotta right
smart of a li1in' for him, and if he was
to hear that you are going to marry
her, he might raise a rumpus. Better
jist keep sort of quiet till it's all over."
"Oh, [ amt uneasy about a young
upstart like Sam Hicks, but I'll keep
quiet just to 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 a long whistle.
"Gee!" he exclaimed, wouldn't that
stump you! Them two old dodgers fix
in up a weddin' that way offhand, an
never sayin' a word to the gal about
it? Gee! but wouldn't it stump 'em if
they was to get fooled? I amt done
forgot about that horsepond yet, you
bet"
He set off across Il field in the oppo-
site direction from his home.
S0h mn Co.., Hill. .:-A -.-.-,
know nothin' about no weddin," he
said to himself, as he hurried along.
NO, he amt going to know nothin'
about it-not till l git to see him."
Danny drew up at the door of the
Hicks house only to, learn that Sam
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 that in order to be revenged
on Peter he must keep on good terms
with him. Peter vas 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 hosses," Peter
said, with a chuckle, land the first
thing you know I'll give you a grand
SURPRISE"
You amt goin' to give me a dollar
for throwin' ME in the pond that time,
are you?" Danny asked, innocently.
NO. You don't want no dollar for
that, because you know you said it
was fun for you"
"Oh, it was. If your watermelons
wasn't all gone you'd give me one,
wouldn't you?"
well, might. But they're all gone,
you know, long ago."
Yes; but say. You got lots of APP
pies in your cellar, amt you?"
"Why, yes; a few"
Il like apples" ..
DO you? If I had some up here, Ia
give you one"
~ uoN Ill CIV cIH.
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:
"Iou just wait here and I'll 90 down
and fetch you up some apples"
Accordingly, he raised the trap door
IN the hoor and went down a flight of
steps into the cellar Danny stood bv
looking on, waiting for the apples.
Suddenly, like a breath of inspira-
ton, an idea flashed into the boys
mind, M it was only by a strong effort
that he refrained from giving a veil of
triumph.
Selling the cellar door he slammed
it down, then shot the bolt in place to
hold it securely. Then he went out
lnto the yard and danced a 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 a trump, was worth
a dozen duckings.>
IF can just keep him there till Sam
Hicks m back" he said to himself.
I'm all right. An I guess I can, for
he can't git out without help, an no.
body but me evercomes 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.
'caus old Peters liable to git out anv
time if somebody was to come alono
and find him."
But old mar Hart won't give mo
Liz Sam objected.
"What if he won't. Amt Won bio
enough to steal her?'
~Sam's face cleared, and, slapping the
boy on the shoulder, he cried:
"Ec11 1nA r $3.50