Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1903-10-17

AND STUCK QUIvERING IN TILE
OPPOSITE WALL.
may cali you TeiI - ~G77 0TT. -
Must 1 buy sixteen hundred acres
of land?"
Lincoln's eyes twinkled, losing for a
moment their usual expression of dark
blue usefulness. He was not much
older than the Canadian boy who
venerated him as an oracle, but he
had already begun to guide the desti-
mics of others.
You'd better let your husband de-
eide that matter when you are older"
he answered, and while the words were
being spoken, Pedro Lorimer entered
the tavern In whirl Of winter air.
He closed the outer door, made his
salutations with grace, and approached
the table where the money counters
sat Lincoln deliberately filled the
snake skin, tied It's neck shut, and sat
with 1t in his large hands, pleasantly
returning the visitors greeting. The
tavern was free to all corners. Yet
Antywine at once stood up in front OF
Peggy, his blond head towering above
the swart arrival.
What you do here, en-? You drive
Shickshack around, so he die In the
drift! When I see yoa to-day 1 think
1 will throw you in the street, Go OF
get some states hannex' to Cubal"
MY pretty fellow" returned Pedro
Lorimer, Il rode here through very
biting cold to see my young cousin.
1 shall now take charge of her"
Tell him / won't go with him,
Antywine," said Peggy.
1.-THE gentleman must understand"
spoke Lincoln, chat he cannot force
guardianship on girl of Peggy's age
except by kidnapping. We folks in New
Salem have not measured ourselves
with the great people IN the world,
but we rather reckon that New Or
leans gambler would make a mighty
poor guardian"
The foreigners olive skin, chilled
by the cold from which he had Just
entered, took a swift greenish pallor.
He stepped forward kissing, and
snapped his fingers in Lincoln's face.
Antywine was upon him like a tiger.
dragging him to the door, throwing
him out into the snow, and shooting
the bolt behind him.
"Goody!" Peggy exclaimed with pas
sionate approval.
Ann put her hands to her eyes and
Lincoln laughed.
Take care, Antywine."
The oiled paper of the window
through which Peggy had watched Ann
Rutledge from the hand-nin, was
slashsd by knife. Antywine flattened
himself against the door. The knife
shot past his head and stuck Quiv-
sring in the opposite wall
II New Salem folks had distrusted
this errauc and intermittent visitor
from the first, they quite made up
their minds about him when he dis
appeared once more after Shickshacl1's
funeral. 1t became generally known
now he had followed that poor Indian
10 rob a girl. The winter OF the deep
tnow gave shut-in householders plenty
or time to talk. The fact that Pedro
Lorimer had been harbored at Clary's
Grove added no sweetness to his rep
utauon. Some we're afraid he would
come back and organize the wild spir-
Its there for any kfud Of local annex
alton which might strike his fancy
But the northern winter, from which
4 tropical nature shrank, went by with
put disturbance. II Black Hawk had
stirred in the northwest. he settled
down to await better season. People
no longer rode in sleds over buried
Aforementioned fences. Vast white
frosted loaves of prairies, and forests
standing knee-deep in snow, returned
70 tReir natural aspect. Streams san
orimfui, and Rock Creek covered AaIf
ne valley during the spring tilaw.
Peggy had plenty of chances to loan
her money at a high rate of interest
o lmpecunious people, with little pros
'ect or getting il back. Lincoln said
lie was not good adviser. for he had
alieo at storekeeping, and made debts
Vhlch must cost him years of hard
work. But Il appeared to him that her
'old was safer in the snakeskin coiled
lround his waist than It Would be
urned into anything else, until she |
ould buy and hold land.
Antywine and Peggy had gone back |
SalNs cabin But as the season adj
anced and it was time to take up the
york OF surveying again, Antywine /
onsulted Lincoln.
4 have made up my mind" he de-
Jared, mot to live with that woman
ONE more at all. She have my fathers
Gods, and her first mans goods, and
hickshacll's cabin. She is we'll off.
here is that Onslow house at the |
'est end of the road. 1 can buy it
lyself for some trade. We will keep
ouse."
Peggy and your"
Yes" replied Antywine, with limo
ent enthusiasm. 'T will take care of
err Me, l can make moccasins; I |
IN kill plenty deer and cure venison.
'hen | am away with you to carry
lie chain, she can bar the door and i
eep Sally out, and 1 sleep easy. III
ot sleep easy, Sieur, Abe, TO go away
I'd leave her alone with that Sally,
no may cast an evil eye or a stick of n
God at her the minute my back is
rnI" II
You better nut off the hausefyaesnfpo 4