Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-12-30
trolling the twltehIng OF her lips.


dogs looks him in the eye and bays!'
Sir Percy. have you tinishedY' in
quires Peggy, with dignity.
mo. have not BY my soul, Peg,
an you pitch me to blazes for that
jackanapes I'll go us fast as wine
and dice and cards and brawls and
usurers and all that sort of crew can
carry me. I'll up to London, and one
morning when your brother sends you
word he's found me with rapier
stuck in my throat, my pockets empty
and Peggy writ on the scrap Of paper
a-lying over my heart, then youth be.
lieve Percy loved you"
"Lud. sir, men are apt at such chat.
ter. and n fortnight after the Wears
a-publlshing their banns with the 9th.
er lady"
"PegW He takes her kerchief end
as 1t droops away from her pretty
long throat in his fingers. He looks
down deep into her eyes. His voice
shakes; SO does his hand.
Whatever betides, my bonny sweet
heart, there's only one that III ever
have banns read with me, and that's"-
He takes her by surprise and by the
shoulders and soua,ps her to tho mir.
ror in its niche.
"Farewell Peg. since Won send mo
It's cards and dice. for nv tba GODS
| l can't live a quiet life lacking vorr
Esmiles.
In two minutes more Chockey, from
the upper window, saw the long roam
flying away from Kennaston faster
than she ever ralloped to II and went
down 10 find her youps mistress a.lv.
| ing prone in fine wrinkled hem Of
silken gown. lace friIls and fnrhelows.
ON the tbreoll,nre cornet az the Mo
drawing room.
To r,lsl, across the wide ho,, ~ tho
dining room seize n game knifa hoor
again. cut her mistress, stays nonr
glass of cider down IodY paaa,,s
throat, Willy nilly: clap her paims.
pound her back. set her on her feet
and half carry her to her chamber oc.
cupied not many minutes for stout
Clockey
"Lawk. nv lady" said she. survey.
| ing the PROSTATE form on the conch.
arms akimbo, ewes saucer wide who'd
ever have thought to see your naughty
'.uy sup ~ ,'','u'eu y, ,oi '''e SAKE OF any
hs,'. ..,.l na Us ''Yes An
' iesss ms sun, pu' presently
.on' 'ne 'ep'ns Vi .ie Pillows sue
'poAs
u,i niiu'eu' Shoeh' hot !. her
SUD INV sm, up anu stared around
Wv US ,oo,n' ~ oi''s iof SORROW ior
f'u "'sappo,h. OH ey
=. .n .,n y. ueal ,il Nop,,i'
s"u.es .ne worthy Cnoch-
go. s,.,,.. uiseu an" sai-
$3.50,
j., an .,nan nen n.'s.less
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.m
~ ny '"'' ."'"' mean nun
No.
onochey' eehoes Lauy fesey rant
~ s'ahins " ner ni'ees' whatever ~
VI. Shoeh' ChocA, ana slr
heies Jus, 'ne Geh'er OF my heart, ana
Wy ~ ps''e ~ lli'l lihe u prute! out OF
~. s,sn,. away Win you! Ihere's
VIZ s. oe,, a-ii''s'i,s iot uihner' say
uuuuy ~ 'oo iueep IN my hahd-
t'ffm Il III ES6s out Ia Hen ffsa nav rafP
and not cot back. Saw to him pm,-
And LADY Peggy fell a-weeninp with
such violence as Chockey had never
seen. and. being wise damsel. she left
her mistress olone ond .want down m
soothe the routy earl. tied to his chair
ma hest she could for tho absence of his
daughter Pig from dinner.
The earl rorsooth was n testv pent,e.
man. md his girl was his n,apne and
his nrifle On her rather than IN h,s
heir. tbe old mans fancy was set for
| the reason that ISennaston. disclaiminp
nil the country snorts tbe bolf Wild
outdoor life. the lnsty lows md racing
bumps and Guns that had been vastly
heinfnl In raf,,c;ng tho ,ittle bis n,rant
had started his cnreer with. had elected
| instead ia try his lnck nj tbot most in.
scrutnble. vile trade of scribblinp,
Pegs twin. her fellow In height and
|sbuild which made slender youth of
him indeed. had gone IN to London
anill armed Ink fingered broin nos.
sesscd with rhy1nes. empty pursed. de.
| termineQ to carve with such unlikely
weapons MS that ant bird. the goose.
| furnishes. n fame and fortune for him
self that should dazzle the world and
recoup the fortunes1of his well nigh
| fallen house.
While the earl ieered. Peg. herself
scarce able to smell a two syllabled
word. looked up 10 her brother Ms moth.
ing short OF whatever stood In her
mind for Shakespeare: for, low be It
spoke. the fair Peggy had small notion
4 Of books, their makers or their pleas
urable usage. To her they represented
waste time almost, and only MS means
Of communication with Kepnaston did
she. since his absence began. pore daily
over a dictionary, speller and a copy
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