Courier Democrat., 1904-08-18

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~why: What's going on at the
judse's?
Coin on: Didn't sou <e that
strange lady at the lecture With Minnie
Briscoe and the judge aad I'D E!soee:"
Tn afraid aot Bowler"
They couldn't ta.s about .aEte:ns
else az the poscolee this :-so7--i:. AID
at ToA Martins. She come yesterday
% the afternoon accommodation. foo
ought 10 know all aooct i. because
when Minnie and Der fathe. went 20
the deepoe tbey lad o.d Fs6e witt
en-, and VIXEN tie occsboard come
through town be was setrn' on the
back seat with hez. That's what STIR
red tie town ap 50. Nobody could a:-
sc: it cut arg vaT, aod noeo3! got
ucch OF 9 good look at her then except
Judd Bennett he said she bad kind OF
a new look TO her. That's al any Of
EN- coaE Sit out CT Judd. Ee was in .
sort OF dreamy sta:e. But M:!dy Up
ton- You know At,ay: She works OFT
ct Briscoe's"-
YES l know Mildly"
'.She come IN to the posto8ce Will
tne news this lady's name was sher-
wood and she lives OF Rouen- Miss
Tbbs says that wasn't 20 Dews-you
could tell she was a city lady with bosh
your eyes shut But Mildly says Fsbee
was goin' 10 stay for supper. and be
come to the lecture With EN- and drove
Oh with 'em Afterwards. Sol Tibbs
says be reckoned it was because Fisbea
was the only man IN Carlow that B-is-
Goes thought had read enough books
70 be smart enough TO talk to be:. but
Mss Sehuy says II that was 80 they'd
have got you instead. and 50 they he'd
to an jest about give It up. OF course
everybody got good look at her at the
lecture-they set on the platform right
Behind you and HALFWAY, and she did
look smart What got me, though. was
theway she wore q kind 6 a little dag
ger stuck straight through her head
Seemed good deal Of q sacrifice jest
to make sure your hat was o. right.
You never see her at ally
I'm afraid not" answered Ears,ass
absently. Miss Brscoe stopped NE on
the way out and told ne she had
visitor"
Young man." said Bowlder. you
better go out there right away" ae
Eaise1 the reins and c,ucke1 to the gray
mare. We'll, she'u be mad aia't in
town for her long ago. Ride in with
me-"
no, thank you I'll walk in for the
sake Of my appetite"
'Wouldn't encourage It too much
Hvtn' at the Palace hotel" observed
Bowlder. Sorry you won't ride He
gathered the loose ends Of the re..s T..
his hands. leaned Ear over tbe cash
board and struck the Care a hearty
thwack. The tattered banner 0: tail
jerked Indignantly. but sha consented
to move down the road. Bowider thrust
his big head through r.e s3o curtain
behind hin and CONTINUED ..e coo:e--
sat;ou. See the White Caps amt 80.
you yet
mo. not yet" Harkless laughed.
Reckon the boys 'drutheT you stared
In town after dark" the other called
back. We'll come out and see US Il you
git any spare time from, the judges
he laughed loudly again in farewell.
and the editor waved his hand IS Bowl
der finally turned his attention forward
to the mare. When the Sop. Cop Of he.
boots had died out aarkless realized
that the day was silent 90 longer; it
was verging into evening.
he dropped from the fence and turn
ed his face toward town and supper.
BE felt the life and light about him,
heard the clatter of the b!acsb:rds
above him, heard the bon.ng bees hum
By. saw the vista Of white read and
level landscape framed on Two sides
by the branches Of the grove. vista
OF infinitely stretching 6elds of green.
lined here and there with woodlands
and hat to the horizon line, the ril!ase
lying in their lap. No rol! Of meadow.
no rise Of pasture land, relieved their
serenity nor shouIdered up from then
to be called hill
A farm bell rang in the distance, a
tnkling coming small and mellow from
far away. and at the !ooeso,neness OF
that sound be heaved a hong, mournful
sigh. The next instant ne broke into
laughter. for another bell rang over the