The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1904-11-11

| pa." interrupted BrSSi" as Il fresh rs
| Sortmcnt of SubS threatened to stick
! in her throat. "Will Eurt finds me y
sufferer, and what does he do 10 cheer
| me up: Nothing. On the contrary, lie
makes me miserable and drives me into
saying that | could marry some one
| better than him before shutdown. !
| know ! could. too, but II
We'll. now, Won g ard lie down awhile
until that bee sting gets better and You
| cit over :Sin' nervous Will will prob
| ably bC ont her" ,morrow to beg your
pardon and tell you that he is awfuIiy
sorry. III wet Il rag i'll camph"r and
! phi il on Your forehead. and if you can
sleep for IN hour or two you'll he Ill
right. Your father and had fifty diff
| ferpnt spatS afOre we were married,
| hut never 4 one since. Come, duugh-
| ter"
The girl Sept not only for an hour
| but for three. She WAS tneE awakened
| by her mother. who explained that she
| and the father had to drive t. town
10 sec about some legal business and
|
! the afternoon. y quarter of All hour
| later they " ere off. and. after taking
Il little walk i'll the garden and reading
Il story. Bessie happened 10 remember
that the cream was i'll the churn ready
To be beaten into butter that evening.
! so she decided to 90 ahead With il.
The churn was placed near the open
l. In S.It
| down she had Il book in her left hand
| Thoughts of Will Burt We're upper
most. however. and gradually the book
sank down 10 her lap. and she worked
| the daShcr and reflected at the same
| time:
IF hadn't been chased by COW.
| and Stung ny IL humblcbce. and fallen
| down the steps and rolled over among
| the weeds. and WAS feeling all broken
UP it wouldn't have matterctl. but IL"
| never Lifted. ne. and he didn't ask Ia
see Tie sting. and he wanted every
| thing his way. and when lie knew ]
WAS getting mad ana | say | wont
! stand i'll WON'T WON'T won't.
! II Will Burt doesn't tonne back and say
I'll-yr$. I'll marry some one wise
Good for you. gall" exclaimed Il
rough voice 1T the door. and she
spran% away from tie rhurn with Il
scream L" find herself facing the
toughest looking tramp she had ever
secn
NO call 10 git slieert. gal" he said
! lao ont ,lrn1 rho rnnlI and closed the
door. Il WAS lynn uadcr the hedge
/ when the old folks drove away. and |
| know YOU arc alone in til" house. /
| amt half bad unless I'm riled. When
| I'm rilcd. then Look out. Now. then,
don't make any mistakes. Firstly.
| put some whites on the table. DO ~
say ami yuu slant he harmed. DO
! some other way and l pity You from.
the bottom of my heart"
The girl placed Il meal Oh the table.
| and after ordering: her to sit opposite
to him the tramp fell to and satisfied
his appetite. When lie showed back
from the table he said:
! Now. then. I'm goin' through the
crib. l. might ask you 10 20 along and
| pint out where the valuahleS are kept.
but | Shan't take any chances. | see
that there are wooden bars outside the
! pantry window. and i'll there you 20
! till the old folks come home.
Bessie entered the big pantry with
out IL word, glad to be Out of the pres
ence of the man. He fastened tie door
on her and then went OH Il p"owl
through the house. There was annthc!
! door however which lie had closed.
but not boitcl, the outside kitchen
door. He was taking his time to make
up Il bundle of plumber when the door
was softly opened 10y i sturdy young
| man.
! Will Burt had gone away augr,:. as
many lover has done before. i'uI l."
! hadn't driven mile before he wished
himself back. Cut Of sheer pride he
drove Oh to the village ana triel t.
make himself believe he didn't care.
! but IN hour after nom he WIS return
ing over the same road. He would 10.
call. he said. but just drive ~ Tx
farm and give BESSIE Il chance 10 cal.
him in. He had driven UP AMI down
|
the house began t. mystify him am
he forgot his dignity and hitrhed his
hose. ~, Il" opened the Kitchen doo:
lie saw TIA: tie pantry doc" opposite
WAS fa%t"H"d. Crossing the room. hi
pLllel the SEX from over the catcl:
and vas r2Aa". 81 by Il voice saying:
''Gh. VIII. bit Ina - Slai-S 81 glad.
II r.v..:!. 10 kiss that Ice sting.
he replied. and l WIS Il brute not 10.
In fact, NY Gear. | was all 10 blame
and beg forgiveness, and
| "-tnd there's 4 tramp III the hD;.%c.'
"WaaI. l shoald SAY" exclaimed th'
mother us she entered the hoIS" all
hour Later. Two fond hcIrt; lave
been reunited. AMI here's an oil t"aGl:
bound band and fD3t and ready 10 he
carried to jill ana leave nuth::' ba: