The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1903-10-29


son in his mind
- ''How can we go home, Antywine?"
I'VE watt" he replied, until Shick-
shack and Sieur Abe come back. They
ride the horses you think will run
over you, and they not see you in the
dark. They chase the man to Boards
town.
'Are you sure?"
Il think So"
Peggy's mind at once turned back to
New Salem. II wonder what Sally will
do when we get home"
ut is that woman that make a squaw
OF me- said Antywine. "Since my
father marry her she has been worse
than a loup-garOu. I not mind the fist
or the stick-bah!-bu her evil eye,
and the beard on her chin-saints! I
am crawl all over! It is not HEALTHY to
be scare all the time! I wear charm
against her. When she take Shick-
snack l think will go to my fathers
peop' in Canada. But if do she will
have nobody but you when she is en-
rage And see what is done to you
when we are but out of the house,
sweetheart"
Peggy busted herself in silence and
threw an object from her which bound
ed among the chimney ruins.
L am not going to be peg-leg any
more,' she announced. "I'll not strap
that wooden leg to my knee again.
But you not able to walk said
AntyWlne. II carry you," he added, in
afterthougbt
"Shlckshack will take me on the
horse when he comes. It's so ugly.
Don't you think a peg-leg is ugly,
Antywine?"
l have not consider" he responded;
adding, with French grace, mot any,
thing that belong to you is ugly"
MY MOUTH suggested Peggy. ut
will not Shut
1T IS like the wild plum,' said
Antywine, when the white bud is lust
break through
Though they had been housemates
almost year, Peggy and Antywine
felt that they were just discovering
each other. The tall, silent lad had
once IN a while ventured on some kind
ness to the girl. There was between
them the whimsical sympathy of COM
panlOns in misery
And 1 am so little,' continued
Peggy, after silence. "People think
am only ten years old. Ann Rutledge
is large and beautiful"
Nam 'selle Ann Rutledge," responded
Antywine, lis too large to be carry.
You are not too large to be carry"
But want to be-" insisted Peggy.
Me, l think you will grow" con-
coded Antywine, indulgently.
DO you think I will always be
lame?'
II not know The doctor in Belle
vile cannot say
THE doctor in Belleville put that
peg-leg on my knee. Sometimes I
think if try to use my leg, Antywine,
it will grow stronger. But 1 have to
hop yet when Sally takes my crutch
from me-"
'Shickshack think, and me, I think
too, she have bring that lameness on
you.''
Il never contradicted her when she
told him it was a fall; but she knows
when she struck me and how it hurt.
Don't tell him, Antywine Shickshaclz
is SO good.'
"She not fool me- said Antywine.
Il think now I will give you my charm
to keep off evil
What is it,
He took her hand in the darkness
and laid small image on the palm.
She knew it was something which their
religion taught them to venerate.
mo, Antywine, I will not take it
from you"
keep it," he insisted. II feel better
when | am out hunting if you have that
around your neck. She bring evil into
the house. She is worse than Chase
Galerie'
What is the Chasse Galerie?'
Have you never heard of the Chase
Galerie that fly across the sky at
night?'
How could l hear about such things
in the Sac village or at Belleville?"
Antywine proceeded at once to tell
the story of the wild huntsman and
his dogs, and their chase above the
clouds. This led on to feux toilets, or
balls of fire, into which bad spirits
turned themselves to lure sinners into
quagmires. Then loup-garous, or man.
wolves made darkness flame with their
eyes, to Peggy's imagination.
Are your feet or hands cold?" Anty-
wine inquired once in while. Peggy
answered NO. forgetting she had
hands and feet, her large, excited gaze
fixed on the wonder-world of folk
story. His voice abounded in sympa-
thetic tones. 1t was full and golden,
reaching into distance or sinking to
mOnotones as he half told and half
sung his peoples legends.
So hour after hour passed; rain con-
tinued to pour down the shingles and
visit them in gusts of spray through
the broken chimney.
TT WIS delicious experience tn re-