The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1903-05-28


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dear house you haye!" ,ssss5ggss
HsNoh't You come in?" said#1fr.
IErt3fsis, waking Il 4 sense of hissre-
Nl,ile and tet fested." Ea sE
'S'.Thsnk you; aws'd love to-" mid
lsNeil,i looking, al the others wttl
winning smile under which they xesd
an iron command. ,......,.. St. sysgs;s
She skipped in with alacritys and
they followed with reluctance. She
admired everything in the little par
lor She drew the. old man outto
talk about his books and treasures
bin a dry; deliberate way,~and wkxxso
honestly interested, SO sincerelysdofL
dial, that he seemed to soften mnKe
ead mefsrrlsf tip Influence dtshsr
Charm. sHz#E5#H
4 When theyzs satbod again at latltks.sffn
/ the little garden, where the oldsiiisa
had gathered big bouquet as they
wandered about among the fdssers.
Neil, warned blythe growing twilight,
and feeling that the crucial moment
had arrived, adyRnced heroicadlsb
the attack. She=1ed up to the stSfyy
of their 1inancial=straits SO skiltMaR,
and told it with such gay
ty mixture Of fun and pathos, that
the old man actually smiled EIhe|
listened, and. began to tumble hope
fully in his pockets. -
L Neil could not: :forbear one Eance
of triumph at her companions, which
was turned intosa blush of confusion
as he looked upa moment to6asSon:
!; "Well, well,'' said. "And what
would you have done if there hadn't
happened to. be: an old uncle tthe
island?" :. s:sss..
truth. .---: :: 'sSlsaa aissa
T "We'l send it:::right back as.zsoon
as we get home; and we're sdnuch
obliged to you-Uncle Frisbie! - 49,. AZ.
Bella suppressed groan of horror
at this last. iteuch of audacity But
the old man haa:only rubbed hisschinf
and looked at===Neil with a#plaad
smile. - =. f a.ss
Don't mention it'll" he observed,
handing her a bill which he: had
pulled out of an old leather wallet.
''Glad to have had the chanceHtSssaa c-
commodate yeY our cars about due.
You'd better hurry along, or you
might get left
'Thank you, we WILL" said Neil,
shaking his; hand with e&Nstp4,
''Good-by! Thank you ever sd#much!
Mother would have sent her4ovf,
yes" said Uncle Frisbie.l ~ il
might give her mine-if youssthinht
she'd like to have it. And ytell:
her her daughters fine girl fine,
brave young lady, and cpeas 70,
her, to be sure!" sEssss:
The humorous wrinkles desnKndd
round his eyes. He turned IAuddeh-
~ to Bella. s S:S:#
/ ssaAs hr. tlisgali Il sgikfIse AeesFaaih,.s
b |HYisased
il She take tke posfes; Via fishes
mo objection, II d ==llilee-tngix her 10;
kiss-just for her mothers sake. IL
used to Bes pretty fofd 6f little Bella
f. He looked K di' Found w, W}th Ia an air II
innocent surprise st Tic, .astonisked
and abashed faces st the girls Then
he, broke. into; a sly deep tchuckae
For enjoyment.' s::;:slsf sss:s 7s;s:aji IL; III
/ ,aspfendid!n he said..E="You did: il.
spleAdid!n Butt, YOU see,tsshe'ss the,
livery: lifting ina e.zofsher. smother, this
|,ehdh;; Might be- Bella Bodine. hegsdlf
hsttasnldipqg sthere.njnstt about her ,ake.
whe4n first say heF.g And shy! IT..
tie Bella Bel 81 was as Ahys. e. gaEfriage!'
|, Lend! dohK blame ye ahy =" '1,gSas
ffather a tghY plasc.e.-' lf'fat5,s.
tBut-yoM see. Essfift Es DE
u gan1f Neiiy reathl5Ss, thnd Ebhshihk
,fdri6lsaysi: -asH ,aaff ssgts:f;ss Is*.=T -
'Oh, Il see, fast enough" said
the old man, still shaking with His
+ I66swta1n1rths5' sIz'afn't' iblaahinig 7ye. YOU
1fdfdl liz, handsome 5and that 4 Fact = :
couldn't have 3besnl done 16etter. Il md
tvaRre Halegmtg To- the money. I'd %
more'n that for little Bella Bodihe.
If you desa't snn- dosun~t the hill pretty
1 tsss 5 SsI|]k Efl r tRsE ses Give As *
{SR sg HIs Nf5 81 all'Sa re tas s Tss
'fReoihg 4Bl1 tHav tddn6fKttaa t Ahi3ts, 10
t,S*ouldh t. asKna hibRissaasiisF' Snsfssant: n
iepts3tfefisls Rrb3dun' tssvf forget 'yphrs
money next time, for there naighti..t
l5hera4HoM ynqaa round handy, to,boT.;
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The gate slammed, the little hor$eJ
|seHtI tiRflsq9 tHlle#, 1sHlpHsA ahd
went on again, as three limp. and
4 bTeathless girls ::'sank' ssilent. On its
1lsUO6dein s:,::as zas<I !: z;ssii ~: =E;
lalisNeser;' Il. 'saidlaNeil in bitterginelf-
;Ftcdnta eannatipn,.1 never. agaiM will T
atqpR tel praetiesse q deception for the
benefit st my friends! + was mean,
ashamed, = 81 e! Meyer viii Iibbr1
..'slii. q .fsfilEa .;aBefInly :
| 'Neff,' said Pauline, sofemniy, The