The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-11-26

9 Who did, theni"
.- $ Mr.. Elwood. He said Mike Is old
fintlock want no good; that was to
go long new,' and he twisted away
from her.
"Give it to me,'' she commanded,
but he shook his head.
II wouldn It come, Miss Penn, if /
was YOU" he painted. "You can't do
But Winnefred, with a strange look
sped down the lane together. '.
In the pasture, three boys stood near
Mike O'Nel and the old horse. Mike
had broken Nellie as colt. The pas
ture ran thru to a back street, and Nor
man Elwood leaned against the fence.
He gave a great start and flush when
he turned and saw Winnefred.
She s walked straight up to the mare,
come me- on Mole s's she sw sanid ' IN ef ioua
clear voice., She caught hold Of the
dangling halter. >
Mike had been in Mrs. Allen Is service
forty years, and it had never occurred
to him to disobey an order. Re turned
and d, looked at Norman, appealingly.
The young man strobe forward. The
mingled fury and misery in the girl g
face, touched him. He completely for
got his anger toward her.
Look here, Winnefred,'?% he said
gently, IT wouldn' It interfere if I were
you. rs by far the most humane way
when q horse is in the condition she is.
Bqt it's no place for, you; dear.
Seu whsa sas t fas k antsa
man old R h1ssss been your business Nor
He redeemed. "You re right. It
ism t my affair. But I was passing and
happened to, notice Mike IS men. It 8
an old flintlock; it might explode. And,
you cared for the horse, and SO I sent
for my rifle and was going to show
him how to put the poor beast out Of
her misery in an instant. Heavensl''
he finished. 81 hope you don't think
FROM "a mix n6o up !, in an affair Of this kind
1T mTake your rife with you, she
Tommy she ordered, and the boy,
started to obey. But at the fence he he
faced around on Mike. $40 l,l-,,.
HAin't you goin' to want it9'' he
asked M7 in protesting voice.
othar S Std nan stareS from ene to the
self oyer; the fence and the two other
| boys followed, but once on the other
side their disdain found expression.
"Fore ia be such a ninnyhead as to be
scarf Rt+ ont Why by q woman;" they, yelled.
al I tban MIKE 4be feared steTp q;
"Jest tell me that ~ U''e1ou'
Winnefred looked at him in a
strained way. as if she did not fairly see
him. sDon't say anything" she said
duly. ~ m the one to blame: Don t
say anything; Then suddenly she
/ neck. 80 D'No asa aga she mare 9
4 She was unconscious Of the sympathy
4 in pair of boyish eyes peering at he1
oyer the fence, and not until Tommy
| Watkins touched her arm was she aware
that he had returned.
Miss M Psan s5s you goin to DO with her
Winnefred smoothed the hair out Of
do q T knsow,', said she. "What shall
H. i2,,ge glanced a,nss around, then approached
the toolhousef'' he whispered. HYe1
She ~ 0S0 ~ eoo1uou'e' ooes
She shook her head.
You see" he continued, running te
the fence and returning with the rife
which he had laid in the grass, tsMr
Elweod told me to take this back t.
the hotel, but before do I'm goin' tc
fire It off. Mollie III be dead, d'y' seet
Wen both swear up and down that she
But the Toulouse won t hold her. J,
objected the other; "the floor IL break
thru. It's most falling down anyway
d.r y there's 4 r. ], kind Of cellar un
! Yes. Mike used to put the winter
potatoes down there sometimes. IT.
hash It late years.
down there instead Of the winter DO
4 tatoes. Then me slipping in mornin 4
are.''
/ Winnefred stared at him. suddenl,
] she stopped and kissed him on hi
4 freckled cheek.
4 Thus began Mollie's life in the tool
house, life which endured successful
~ for three weeks and might have con
tinued much longer had it not been 70
Mollie herself. The dry air in the littl
bricked basement had beneficial effec
on her stiffened joints. Tommy, VIII,
derived quite q revenue thereby, fet
! and groomed her regularly, exercisin,
the greatest ingenuity in purloining ha,
and oats from the barn, and Winnefres
gave her the necessary exercise. Ever,
evening IN the early darkness
} shadowy girl and horse walked in tn
b lane Once the Irishman returned fo
something he had forgotten, and sh,
thought she deserted him peeringa at her
Il but If he suspected Mollie's continue,
existence, he said nothing about it, an,
Tommy zealously spread the report O
the shooting. He himself had shot her
he said.
But early in September Molli
brought about her own discovery.
was the evening that Winnefred receive
4 a note from Elwood. Harry Wharto
:. had called very often Of late, but 81
wood had not been to the house sine
, their quarrel: Winnefred had grow