Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-09-07
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of study before him. His comfortable
living was growing and ripenfng in tho
fields OF Holjeryd and mooing from sheer
well-being in his fathers barn. There
would be nothing for. him to do but SOW
and reap at the right times. according t0
the calendar. Everything he might need
was ready and waiting for him, even q
wife, whom his father had picked out faf
him.
Adjoining Holjeryd was another large
property, Runeryd. The owner Of 1t had
an only child, a daughter. Now, II Johan
and Clara were to be united in marriage
nothing more desirable could be imat
gined, for then both properties would be
in the same hands sad the owner would
be a man of power. The two old men
had agreed that this was to be thefuture
Of their children, and Johan and Clara
themselves thought the arraEgenept1t
and proper. y
To all outward appearances, no one
could be better of than young Johan.
But 1t often happens that when we feel
safest q hurricane will turn these things
upside down, which we had cc-sslereG as
solid as mountains.
At the outskirts Of Runeryd lived an
old soldier by the name of Klang. on a
small and stony farm. The old man was
/ fine looking fellow at the church on
Sundays, when he. wore his two medals.
One day Johan's mother was taken
seriously i'll, and it was necessary to
hire help. Thus 1t happened that old
man Klang's eldest daughter came to
Holjeryd. Minna was a fine girl, but
with all her loneliness she was notli&
ing but a poor soldiers daughter. No
one felt any anxiety OF account Of
Minna.
But Minna had not been in Hob
jeryd many days before Johan began
to follow her with his eyes wherever
she went. %
When she had been in Holjeryd a
fortnight Johan was over his ears In
love with her, and she with him. 1t
could no longer be concealed. Even
Johan's father understood the state OF
affairs, but he only laughed. Ill
Soon, however. there was no mora
laughing. One day, Johan said to his
father: you will have to break with
the Runeryd people, for 1 will never
marry Clara"
The father opened his eyes in
amazement. What is this nonsense?
What have promised, l shall do and
no beggar's daughter will have Al
chance, to come between me and my
plans. You understand? p"
But things went from bad to worse.
One day Johan declared that he had
decided to go to America and leave
parents and home forever, II he could
not marry Minna any other way, Then
the old man became serious, and unN
! derstood that something must be dohh
to save the alliance scheme and cure
Johan of his lovesickness.
Minna would have to go; but tho
old man realized that the dismissal IL
the girl would not DE sufficient In Jo5
hans case. The evening before She
went he took the opportunity to carry
out a scheme. While Minna. and Jo-
han were out in the garden some4
where, the old man ripped up a piece
of the facing Of her Sunday skirt,
pushed a 50-crown bill between the
lining and the woollen stuff, and care
fully sewed the opening together.
Minna had been gone several days.
The owners of Holjeryd and Runeryd
were sitting at the crossroads, the
meeting place agreed upon, deep In
conversation.
Now we'll soon cure the boy. Well
get the constable to go with us to tho
Klangs, and make a search among the
girls things. Then, of course, wen
find the 50-crown bill sewed In her
dress. The constable will arrest her.
and, after that. 1t would be queer IL
Johan would have anything to do with
her. the owner of Holjeryd declared,
I'm afraid the devil will have us
for it. 1t Is a cunning plot, but, after
all, It is an act after the heart of Satan
himself"
The words had hardly been spoken
when a strange putting and rafting
was heard further up the road. The
old man started up and looked around.
An enormous red monster on wheels
was rushing toward them with tho
speed of lightning. In the front seat
was q man with big goggles. and when
the internal machine passed the old
peasants the man turned to look al
them. They thought they saw a pair
Of glowing eyes behind the glasses.
Their nerve collapsed at the sight.
1T is the devil!" they groaned Sc
simultaneously. /.
The, monster was already disappear
ing in the distance in q cloud Of dust
How long the plotters remained on
their knees at the cross roads no ons
knows. but there wal no more talk Oh
going to the Hangs.
Late in the evening Johan's father
came tottering home. pale and grave,
and asked for q hymn book, in which
he read diligently. When he could no
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