Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-04-15
CHAPTER VI.
The Windy Side of the Law.


1 During the ride from Moon Run Rose had
done some rapid thinking. How was Karl
eo get back TO Sugar Valley. The bob
'sled would go no further than Dan Tress-
Eeer's. and there he would be, stranded in
the middle of the night. afoot. ten miles
from home. Ii would never do to have him
Stay at Tressler's; the squire would never
forgive that. He must stay at the hall II
anywhere in the valley, yet how could she
manage it2 1t would be a hazardous thing
20 arouse her father at dead OF night and
then bring him in contact with the wrath
fuI man. That would never do at all.
There was but one way.
At the end Of the main walk she wheeled
sharply. and, darting across the lawn and
Fhe end of the barnyard, came to the house
of Amos Harding
Amos was a Yankee. a native of Con-
necicut, who. years before, had drifted
Into the valley as a school teacher, had
married one OF the valley girls and after a
thine had worked into the position of head
farmer of the Hartswick estate. He was
q long-limbed sandy haired active man OF
fifty shrewd and worldly wise, and
Very valuable to the old squire In many
ways. To Rose he was almost a father.
He had been her right-hand man, Coun-
seIlor and confidant ever since she could
Remember and she In turn had been to
him Ike one OF his own children.
She did not go to the door, but slipped
around the corner and tapped lightly on a
window There was a quick movement in
side. then fumblins at the sash. then a
toused head thrust out into the night
air.
''Heigh. there! Who is it?"
IT'S me- Uncle Amos"
"Sho Is that you. Rosie? Why, what
IN tarnatiOn's happened?''
Accident. Karl smashed his sleigh,
"sho! You don't mean it! Hurt yeh
bny?'
NO"
Course It didn't. Jest like cat,
Swami, I'll bate fifteen cents, If dropped
yeh into the we'll head down you'd land
on your feet. But how in time did you
smash err
Kari ran into the Moon Run bridge.
.Helgh? Ran into the bridge? In broad
moonlight On that wide road, dead
straight? Say. sis, he must o been awful
taken up with somethin' or other. He, he,
he"
lie was racing. Uncle Amos. III tell YOU
about IL tomorrow. i rode down with Jim
Farthing, and Karl's coming leading his
hitch up Tussey Boy into the green
eleigh and drive up TIL you meet
HIM Then let him go home with our
rig. and you take his horse here See !
See? You'll rub him down dry when you
ger him TO the stable, won't you, and look
Sim all over FOR cuts and blanket MN
RQrmS lie ; nae q pretty l4sstu NItiS VI ~
But who in time-nauon was he racing
with"
Jim FarthiEgs TITLE mare"
.Sho! You don mean IL. And Jim run
ych into the bridge
No. sir, ne d'dat. bui you must hurry,
Uncle Amos. Duck III be DOWN TO ,he
barn getting ready
.Rnt say how did yeh--"
TIRE question stopped short, for she had
disappeared around the corner OF the house.
lie dressed with all haste, but when he
arrived at the barn she had the morse
IL ariy harnessed.
Look here. you don't mean to say that
.int little vant O. Jius beat out that OLD
t,'asiier of Karl's. 10 yeh2 He began TO
talk the moment be got within sight OF
her say. &C.! ms about II. dew.
Il was driving the mare myself, so she
naturally couldn't do anything but win.
Seeya She laugbcd~up into his face mis-
chlevousiy. His perplexity was really gro
tssage.
T'he mare: Was you driving against
lSar.s Say. tell q feiley. Taint fair; I'm
jes. dying to know"
Il can't stop. really, Unc'e Amos. Yoa
mrst go. Quick. They re coming right
siong. III tel you in the morning. Now
hurry" She waved her hand and darted
toward the house. and after wistful iook
toward the shadows where she had dis
appeared he buttoned up his coat and drove
out into the stni radiance of the night.
It was 10 o'clock the next morning when
( Rose few her father. She was making apple
pes. oustly rolling out the top lids and
ntti=S then CO, wbsn he stornred In 81 the