The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1903-08-28
CHAPTER XIII
Around the ray.rn Flr,.

II heard reyther a strange story
over yaaicr In thsr town thcs norma
when I went f'r Their doctors. Tom
Smith said. presently. setting down his
mug of cider aud wipins od his beard.
ed lips with the back of hts hand a
strange story an rcythcr. morc'H
thint J,hasinE deserves
he hey morcn IA deserves now %
Sadler said with 4 loer Lode
Bat the story Tom. Jonc, inter
posed ID pr'vc9t further unpleasant.
ness Lets hey % ct once"
IT, bout Johnsins. OF course.
Smith said solemnly ~ all pears
ter be bout JOhnsing : shcf'icss. no
count cr.jte- cnnyhow
Mover mind bout thct" jones said
seeing Lode turn his big black eyes
from the dr' 20 The face OF the speak
or Johnsing Is havin all he ken
we'll carry 'thout our sayin' hyard
thens, bout hcm Let hey yer story
Tom
Wei! vhea I was done seein' thcr
doctors an ther wimmen Smith con.
tinued ct Their judges house. what
young Green sent me- ter see. ! went
over ter Scrubbs ON Their corner
Opp'sir ther court house where some
u Their fcllcrs was one o. Their men
thar got ter talkin' pretty free bout
Their trial an Their lamiu an thor hull
bisness, an one o. Their others scd ter
him thct he'd best keep A civil tongue
IN his head bout tibet Iohnsing an his
sal. Ter et seems tibet Lem Johnsing-
him thPt left hyar many year ago
hey KEN back ter 500 his brother
an has been askin news % him. an
is a-iudiu ont all he ken bout him.
an special bout thct gal o hisn. Et
seems hc hey got his dartcr with him
an she hey took farncy ter tibet
ga - Johnsing's from thcr FIRST what
she hcv heard all from Their Judges
son An cts KEN out thct thycs goin
ter kerry her way up Moth ter Their
big city when tneys go. AN eddicatc
her an make n lady % her. An Lem.
no hey a heap q money. they says
over yonder. an he an Their jedge's
struck up a powerful friendship tibet
may. they lowed. mcbby prove a
benefit ter Johnsing in many ways.
hut most special In a way I ives all
know "
EFT pears queer how thengs KEN
round. Sadlcr said. meditatively. but
Lem Johnsing al'ays did hey more
grit n most III en-. Theys sherless.
no count set cnnyhow. ceptin' him.
an Their gal worse n most"
Look a-hyar. sadlcr." Lode said
.lowly-Dolorcs could not have
spoken slower cts bein worsa'n
,aer beastie ter hit man when he's
down. special when yer know he kys:,t
live long ter bother nobody. III
theys get hem over ter Their town
alive eth De- morc'n I reckon. IN
moron tibet no may be dead or a.dyin'
thcs minuct while ives what call our.
selves his trends BE- talkln' o. him
namo8 an sayin' onkind thengs bout
hem Hon IN his gal has 'nough ter
thcul. Ut 'thuut We uns hcapin' on nef
an him 4 lHt a. hyard thengs Z amt
al trnc sr kind How'd yc Ike mcr
same bout So or yer gal. sadlcr?"
The Gee died down on the hearth
un'i, only a Glowing heap Of ashc re-.
NAMED The rain and Wind sobbed
outside M the doors and windows
swaying tho crcaking sign at the door
post Suddenly the how door was
thrown open. lcttlns On gus. OF
hO7r,r csgt wind and showers OF rain
ami sieat. and out of thlslikc a wreath
OF the storm. tail graye.facai. drench.
ed 10 the skin young Green stood in
their midst
lie closed the door and advanced
toward The fire. removing his hat as
he did so
Jones arose az once Jones was
always ready for business. the judges
son would pay well. no doubt he
should have the best In the house.
The other mon retained their positions
and regarded the newcomer with no
friendly eyes
"A powerful bad storm. ledge. sad
Jones. good-naturedly KEN right
up hyar by Their FIRE. an get ye dry"
Yes" Green said. pleasantly. quick
90 note the sullen aspect OF the men
around the FIRE "It's A night 20 make