The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1904-03-25

family and il was so jolly and good
nstured. and that dear old man was so
bright. DO You know" she went on in
low voice. Il don't believe I'm so
much 4 stranger-I think / love all
these people a great deal-in spite OF
having known them only two days"
At that a wild exhilaration possessed
him. He wanted 10 shake hands with
tvery soul in the tent. TO tell them all
that he leved them with his whole
heart; but. what was vastly more i'm
portant. she loved them n great deal
I'm spite II laying known them only
| two days.
He made the horses pranee on the
| homeward drive. and once. when she
told him that she had read a good many
of his political columns I'm tse Herald.
| he ran them into fence. After this
| II occurred to him that they were near
Ing their destination and had come at
perversely sharp gait. so he held the
| roans down to snairs pace Of ii be
trre that n snairs natural gait is not
trS) for the rest OF the way. and they
talked OF Tom Meredith and books and
| music. and discovered that they diff
| fered widely about Ibsen.
They found Mr.. Fisbee In the yard.
talking to Judge Briscoe. As they
drove up aud before the horses had
| quite stopped Helen leaped to the
| ground and ran To the old scholar with
both her hands outstretched to him.
| He looked timidly at her and took the
| hands she gave him: then he produced
from his pocket yellow telegraph en-
yelope. watching her anxiously as she
received IL. However. she seemed to
attach no particular Importance to It,
and instead of opening II leaned to-
ward him. still holding one OF his
| hands.
These awful old menr Harkless
groaned inwardly as he handed the
horses over to the judge. Il dare say
he'll kiss her too" But when the ed
itor and Mr. Willetts had gone it was
Helen who kissed Fisbee.
They're coming out to spend the
evening. aren't they;" asked Briscoe.
noddisg TO the young men as they set
OF down the road.
"Iige has to come whether he wants
TO or not" Minnie laughed rather con-
sciously. Its his turn tonight to look
after Mr.. Harkless."
II guess he won't mind coming" said
| the judge.
We'll" returned his daughter. glanc-
ing at Helen. who stood apart reading
the telegram 10 Fisbee. Il know IL he
follows Mr.. Harkiess he'll get here
pretty soon after supper-as soon as
the moon comes up. anyway"
The editor OF the Herald was late 10
his evening meal that night. 1t was
dusk when he reached the hotel. and
for the first time in history a gentle.
man sat down to meat in that house
Of entertainment in evening dress.
There was no one in the dining room
when he went in-the other boarders
had finished. and IL was Cynthia &
evening out''-but the landlord. Co
lumbus Landis. came and attended to
his wants himself and chatted with
him while he ate.
There's a picture of Henry Clay"
remarked Landis in obvious relevancy
to his companions attire-''there's q
picture OF Henry Clay somewheres
about the house in a swallow tail. Gov
ernor Ray spoke here in one. Bodeffei
says: always wore one, except IL was
higher built up N yourn about the col
lar and had brass buttons. l think
Ole man Windy was here again to
night" the landlord continued. chang
ing the subject. He waited around feI
We a good while but last he had to go
He's ben mighty wrought up sence the
trouble this morning an wanted to SEE
| ye bad. / don't know II you seen IL. but
that feller I knocked your hat on witt
club got mighty near tore to pieces
in the crowd before he got away
Seems some OF the boys re-cog nizet
| him as one Of the Crossroads Skilleti
| and sicked the dogs on him, and hs
had a pretty mean time OF 1t. Windy
says the Crossroads folks II be worss
n ever. and. says he. Tell him to stiel
| close to town. says he. They'll d.
anything to git him now,' says he. 'ant
rcsk anything told him you wouldn'
take no stock in what any one says
and knowed well enough you'd laugl
that away. But. see here. we don
put nothin' too mean for them folks.
tell We. Mr.. HAIRLESS, all OF US ar
scared for ye."
| The good fellow was so earnest tina
when the editors supper was finished
and he would have departed. Lands
detained him almost by force until tn
arrival OF Mr.. willetts. who. the land
| lord knew. was his allotted escort 70
the evening. When Lige came (wear
ing new tie. pink one he had has
tened Ia buy as soon as his engage
mcnts had given opportunity the land
| lord Missed savage word of reproacl
, | for his tarIincss In his ear and whisper
| insly bade him not let the other out o
reach that night. Mr.. Willetts replied
with a nod implying his trustworthl
ness. and the young men went out int
| the darkness.