The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1904-12-15

Y know. Mr.. Barclay takes the road wager
e but tald I'd rather walk, ike wAlkin,
Beds face had lost a little of ia colo
] I'm glad you told me. he ssid. wa
. Jas, going TO ssk you TO let me carry
] for you.
She looked up st him.
There's q, 1854 10 It, she said ~ih a II,
. tie laugh,
Bud softly whIslled.
don't blame you . bit, be said,
Blame me fJr What
For no. trusting me with II.
But do trust you with st, she quickly
cried. Did you think | wouldn'n' wal
ouly joking, Besides it's little heavy
there's 80 much silver. Add she thrus,
the yslise into bis hands.
A dell red surged across Bud Martin,
face. Then he seemed to strsish,en up =
little aud 10 square his shoulders.
ThsnS YOU, he said, done think snyo
ever did me this HAD Of favor before.
What Kind Of fsyoIf
Tius,ing me with money.
The girl laughed merrily.
guess you are q j)ier, she ssid and
lsuahtd sgsin. |. would be funny ,
woulin't II, II | couldn't trIst the ma n
who bad Just saved my liits
He drew long breath.
Very furnr, be replied, bu. he did OF
laugh.
They trudged alorg for moment or two
In silence.
You have heard OF Little Il ID Rldirg
Hood. haven't yolt
or course.
He looked around at her.
Ard aren't you afraid OF the wolf?
Her laugh rang ou. again. |. wa, de.
liahlful laugh,
But 1t was dog not wolf
He shook his head.
I'm talking OF wolves. The worst kind
--;he kitd that walk On two legs.
But Riding Hood didn't meet that kind.
No in the story, maybe. But that is the
only kind that real Riding HOOD ever meets.
She looked arouud at him.
But we dou't have any such wolves about
here, she murmured.
I'm sffsil said But, that they are likely
to appear anywhere.
The girl Looked at HIN arQhly.
You needn't try to scare me, she said.
| am not bi. afraid Of any wolf as long as
you are here.
Again the dark rcd surged into bis face.
he gave short laugh.
Then you ,hiLk, he said, that Grandma
Mill will come to no harm through Red
Rdirg Hood wolfsh friends?
or course The won't laughed the girl.
lie shook Lls head at her.
But don't u see what might happen.
he persisted. Here is a wolf ly ing in wait
on this lonely I'D. How he gets here
ioesn't count. He may be running away
md trying to hide himself. Anyway he is
Offering along just as | was. And pretty
oon you come by with the swag-with the
,sg. Perhaps the wolf knows what's In
t. He may have watched you enter the
,ank. And In quiet place--right here
or instance-he se!zas you and ties you I
o tree, and takes all the bills from the
,ag and stuff, them inside his coat, and |
iurries of into the woods, and leaves you
here yelling in valp. And by the time I
omebody comes along he's far sway. He
ets on freight train, perhaps, and In q I
title while he's far away in the big city, !
Vbere he knows a thousand hiding places
nd the wolf hunt, led by your sleepy sher- Q
4 and your farmers with pitchforks, comes
0 sudt en- end.
She looked at him smillpgly. She was
OF to be convinced.
That sounds very dreadful she said. But !,
erbaps 1t couldn't happen. ;,
Perhaps not, said Bud shortly.
Aud again they uudged on la silence.
wonder II we we will meet agSin? faid ;,
ne girl little wistfully.
Bud looked around quickly.
don't know, he said. Then he slowly
ided. | hope so. a.
The girls face flushed. a
hope so toe, che said.
And little silence followed.
Presently she pointed down the slope. >,
There is the mill :.
He nodded. ~
| don't think III 20 any farther, he said :, ~
I'd gave her The yalisc. :,
Good bye, she murmured, and put out =,
II hand. Then che softly added, think -
ur mother must be very proud Of you. -
He started as II she had struck him
Is mother 80
G lod.bJe he said hastily ard gave the "A
m hand swift pressure. si,
lie watched her slim form as she descend
the slope. Once she looked over her
oulder ard waved her baud to him. He ~
itched of his hat ard held 1t until she -,
appeared.
Aud then he turned and strobe sAsy.
was wbistlng, and there was a new ri,