New-York tribune., 1904-09-13

As she opened her, mouth to reply the snort Of
where thew sat s sa1 Ie 9nt beTs was
a sudden gleam In his face which seemed to be his
be feared" he said .'naebody II touch ye wi me-
was was me an glad 10 see ye broke out me tns
house-A bide VII his mother. ye KEN
As she spoke the tears welled up in her eyes and
rolled over She was by no means given TO weep
ing; but she good deal shaken by her flight.
and IL was months since she had spoken TO any
one whose point or view could approach her own
Not that she had any conscious point OF view. but
She brushed her sleeve across her eyes
He sat silent, pulling at his pipe; from the trees
a II need be ava hame an see to the hens"
The man sat still as she rose. watching her till
the whins closed behind her; then he got up slowly
few yards of. When evening fell on the debatabls
land it found him sitting at his threshold. smoking
For Jessie-Mary the days which followed these
gown was badly mended. and Mrs. Muirhead. who
had provided the clothes her servant wore, scoded
her alone, he vented his anger IN small ways which
made domestic life intolerable to the women
Added To this, the young Black Spanish hen was
The search ragged far and near over the wood.
The bird. incorrigible strayer. had repaid pre-
vious effort by being found I'm outlying tangle
with Stolen nest and an air OF irritated sur
at this season. and Mrs; Muirhead in the dusk OF
one evening. announced her certainty that some
cat or trap had removed the truant from her reach
There's mony would put a lazy Guilty like YOU
out O the place for thisF' she exclaimed. as she
fruitiess search. IA I'M fair disgusted VII ye.
AVA We go ben the house an get the kitchen
Jessie-Mary obeyed sqllenly. The kitchen win
dow was half openi and she paused beside II } ne-
evening meal a cupboard close TO her hand held
the cheese and bannocks. but she did not turn its
key Her listess look fell upon the planet that
coming out OF the approaching twilight and
framed in by the window sash. She had small con-
sGoIs Joy IN t s%en n6m Ss35S fSr o % higher even
than she had yet attained But. even to her. the
point OF silver hung IN the translucent Held
of sky had remote, WoraieSs @ peace peace she seo0o
staring. her arms dropped at her sides 3, A.-
ear; she was telling Peter. who stood outside; the
sGs9Sb % hen mingled with the recital Of her ser
wants carelessness OF the ylany OF serving iasses
60dE q Es ne ma6R nst oFe M r' vaGbe beings the
froward bird was assuming after death an impoF-
A high pitched exclamation came from Peters
Eye medina speir muckIe for her he said:
she's rosstit BY this time. There's a lad down
the fshty EJh kG6s cf cried d0SH Mrs M MuFhesd 3 ~
Ave. a IN teliin' ye' continued he; 'the warst
me impidence too. but A didna tax uucke o that
yTs T9Td sver says VS. GOT He sH
to say after that warrant bn Se1 60 much a,
turbed: her voice rose TO unusual heights as she
discussed the matter; the local policeman must be
her SON to start for his house without delay. Jesie
Mary could hear the yopng ing mar A stssdy & Fefsa s
recalled to her work by this and began to set out
the meal .,, -. -
share at the further end of the table, the subject
was still uppermost, and by the time she rose
mother and son hercely divided; for Peter,
who had taken off his boots and was comfortable.
refused to stir till the following morning. The hen
had been missing three days, he said and the thlef
run that night. And the constable's cottage was
over a mile off The household dispersed in wrath.
In the hour when midnight grew into morning,
and stole out among the silent trees. The pine
scent cane up from under her feet as she trod,
and down from the blackness overhead The moon,
which had risen late. near her setting. and the
light Of the little sickle Just showed her the direc-
tion In which she should so. In and out OF the
shadows she went. her goal the clearing among
the whins in the debatable land As the steeple OF
distant Kaims. slumbering calmly between the
marshes and the sea. rang one. she slipped out OF
the bushes and. going into the tent awakened the
sleeping man.
II was some time before the two came out from
the shelter and the first cock Growing as the
nonv was reused and led from his tether under the
Tilted shafts The sailcloth taken down. and
YnedIey of pots and pans and Odd-lOoking imple-
fnents thrown into the cart. Its wheels noise
tess an the soft sod of the loantng as twists
and turns. they thrust their way along the
grown path
vrhn descended the slope of the fields toward the
hirhroad The man walked first.
And i'm the Gebatable land among the hrambles
n few black feathers blew on the morning wind
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