The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1904-02-12
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"Nhyf What's going on at tire
judge'sr'
Coin on. Didn't you see that
strange lady al the lecture with Minnie
Briscoe and the judge and old FisbeeT"
I'm afraid not Bowlder''
They couldn't talk about anything
else at the postoffice this mornin' and
at Tom Martins. She come yesterday
on the afternoon accommodation. You
ought to know all abont il because
when Minnie and her father went To
the deepoe they had old Fisbee with
'em. and when the blackboard come
through town be was settin on the
back seat with her. That's what stir
red the town up so. Nobody could fig
ger il out any way. and nobody got
much of a good look at her then except
Judd Bennett. He said she had kind of
new look TO her. That's all any OF
'em could git out of Judd. He was in a
sort of dreamy state. But Mildly Up
ton You know Mildly? She works out
| At Brlscoe's"-
Yes. ! know Mildly"
''She come In TO the postoffice with
the news this Iady's name was Sher-
wood and she lives at Rouen- Miss
| Tibbs says that wasn't no news-you
could tell she was u city lady with both
your eyes shut. But Mildly says Fisbee
was goin' TO stay for supper. and he
| come 70 the lecture with 'em and drove
| on with 'em Afterwards. Sol Tibbs
! says he reckoned il was because Fisbee
1 was the only man in Carlow that Bris-
Goes thought had read enough books
| to be smart enough to talk 10 her. but
| Miss Seliny says If that was so they'd
have got you instead. and so they had
| TO all jest about give il up. OF course
everybody got good look at her at the
lecture-they set on the platform right
behind you and Holloway. and she did
look smart What got me. though. was
the way she wore a kind of little dag
| ger stuck straight through her lead.
to make sure your hat was on right.
You never see her at all:"
I'm afraid not answered HAIRLESS
| absently. Miss Briscoe stopped me on
the way out and told me she had =
visitor
Young man." said Bowlder. you
better go out there right away" He
raised the reins and clucked to the gray
mare. We'll, She'H be mad ] amt in
town for her long ago Ride in with
me-"
sake Of my appetite"
Wouldn't encourage il too much
Twin AT the Palace hotel" observed
Bowlder. Sorry you won't ride" He
gathered the loose ends of the reins In
his hands. leaned far over the dash
board and struck the mare hearty
tnwaek- The tattered banner of tail
jerked Indignantly. hut she consented
to move down the road. BowIder thrust
his big head through the sun curtain
behind him and continued the CONVEX.
sation See the White Caps amt goi
you yet"
''No. not yet" Harkless laughed
Reckon the boys 'druther you stayed
in town after dark" the other called
back. Well. come our and see us if you
git any spare time from the judges
He laughed loudly again in farewell
| and the editor waved his hand as Bowl
der finally turned bis attention forward
10 the mare. When the flop. flop of hel
hoofs had died out. Barkless realized
that the day was silent no longer: il
was vergins into evening.
He dropped from the fence and turn
ed his face toward town and supper
| He felt the life and light about him
heard the clatter of the blackbirds
above him. heard the homiug bees hun
by. saw the vista Of white road anG
level landscape framed on two side.
by the branches of the grove. 4 vista
Of infinitely stretching fields of green
lined here and there with woodlands
and fiat TO the horizon line. the village
lying in their lap. No roll OF meadow
no rise of pasture land. relieved iheil
serenity nor shouldered up from then
10 he called a hill.
\ farm bell rang in the distance. 1
tinSling coming small and mellow from
far away, and at the lonesoineness o.
that sound he heaYed a long. mournfu
sigh The next instant be broke int,
laughter. for another bell rang over th'