Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-04-27
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the pain Win her Iainer ana hAfi Aeicn-
line
Looks kinder pale. take 1t; don't seem
to be as clipper as she was once There
was a note of sarcasm In Lem Fishers
voice. You folks can't see hoss-fiy UNI
less he's lit right onto the tip-end of your
nose. 1 tell you Rose amt long for this
world still. She's got the oppnehmer II
ever seen any one have it yetst. Wasn't
that the way Katie Barndollar looked at
first? And what SD tell the squire last
winter? What dis ask him wunst? Now
Jest see what's er happenin'.''
And what's happenin'? p asked Amos
CURLY.
Yes. I'd ask that II 1 was you" He
looked scornfully up at the man. You
hain't saw. 1 'spose. how AL Farthings
spell-bound her to Jim? And Karrs the
best match for a girl there Is In this county
still Shed never want to get shet of a
man like Karl IL she want spell-bound and
hacked. Nosuh"
And who seq she wants to get red OF
karl? asked Amos sternly.
oh, pshaw! II was as blind as you be
I'd get some glass eyes wunst Hain't she
made him wait till the first o. June already
before she saves the word? Why's that
now! It's Jest because she don't dast to
run plumb against her father still, and be-
cause she's spell-bound to Jim. Are you
she'll give Karl the yes? Not by a long
shot She'll outen his light and Jim II be
nigh line You jest walt and see" He
squinnied up his left eye and nodded know
ingly at the crowd.
But won't Karl fight?" inquired Uncle
JAKE In an old mans shrill quaver. Karl
amt no baby STILL
oh no; there won't be no firht. Oh.
no! Inc oracle was nothing IL not cock
sure There'l be jest q little pow-wow-
ing mat nobody II know nothing about,
ana pop! over II go poor Karl with
stroke. or something else. his eyes bullying
out like he'd saw the devil wunst. Or per
maps he'll have the oppnehmer or the run
Gown or something Jest as Rose has got it.
On, zen you; karfs goin' to be out of it
come June still. You-uns see IL he hain't-
Pain 8 the nose on your face a'ready..
chimed in Ulie
til, iainer In two and two" continued Lem
here wunst. Al Farthing falls OUT with the
squire cause he wants to be king
Ihats number one. The SQUIRE falls
OUT with Al Farthins cause he wants to
EN- mad at each other as their skins can
mold That's number three All Farthinr's
poW-WoWer and what does q pow-wower
40 90 when he gets mad? Heigh? wy. he
jest goes and gets his Bible and KEY and
SILK threads and all that kind of stuff and
ne ups ana pow-wows wunst That's num-
Der four Rose Is the only child the sources
gut ready. and he sets more store NV bar
than anything else In the world sim Nov
that's five'-counting on his fingers ..Now
you-uns look here. When he pow-wows
VINO VINO VIII be pow-wow? Won't it be Rose?
Helm? Amt that clears mud? Now Won
Jest think of 1t minute He speiIbjnds
Rose and makes her fall crazy in love with
jim Can't you hear the old pow-wower
iaugh over that? Don't you see it's for the
oid man to kick Rose out of his house and
nome or else leave all of his property to the
Paintings? Helm? Oh, / tell Won a long
old head ciphered that out and I'm willing
my lacr oftIl fH>s
In the old Heller cabin. Slick? Oh, my.
amt it slick?' ''
You folks make me SICK my gor-ri-fusp'
snapped Amos. who had been keeping re-
markaoly still for him. 81 can't il I die
heip thinking I'm in a niger shack down
south. Pow-wow! Cats foot, Say. what
do you know about Rose and her doings
another word about It, I'll tell You one
thing, though: Rose ain't in no danger of
breaking her heart over any man: not this
week. She's mighty capable of taking care
of her own business, and that's lest the
point where you folks Is weak"
Say, spoke UP Lem again. utterly ignor-
ing Amos, have any of you-uns noticed
how Tom Farthins's been shining UP to
Loney lately? Noticed that, have ven?
How do you cipher it out?" He waited an
impressive moment. wal. subj want TO
know my Idea? L can see 1t Jest as clears
mud; l could tell mighty good deal IL 1
wanted to. but l won't I'll jest say this
much: If Loney Heller'd lived two hun
dred year ago she'd have been in a little
bonnyf1re some fine morning Mmh-huh"
lie nodded his head tmpressively and shut
up one eye. There's some strange things
goes on down in that old house in the run
still-some mighty strange things. I've saw
some of EN- with my own eyes. and I'll tell
you this: 1t would be as much as my life
Is worth to tell about some of 'em still.
She's queer girl, Loney Is. She's the last
O. the Hellers, and she owns this valley In
the devils right You-uns knows that
n A TNa- IT. -.
spin thread he had to take account o.
Loney. Amt that clears mud? Before he
could tech the squire or Rose he had to buy
her on tell you even the devil can't do
nothin In this valley still without askin'
Loney. Now let me tell you one thing
Amos Hardin" he lowered his voice and
spoke in shuddering- whisper, that white
face you and Dan seen In the old Heller
house winder that night was Loney's Fore
God, it was. l know It,"
A shuddering "Ah-h-h-h-h-hr' came from
the crowd.
''Yessuh, that white face was Loney Hell
ler's. Fore God that's the truth. and 1
know what I'm saying. 1 could prove 1t
IL I dast to. And where did she go to?
sincerity of the man. He believed what
he was saying.
Tommy rot, Oh. pshaww calculated
Amos. I'm mighty glad I'm a Yankee and
ton"
''The only persons ever hung for witches !
in this country stiff was hung by Yankees"
retorted Lem. II know some things IL
my ancestors did come over in the CauIi-
flower"
WAL the Yankees hung EN- They
didn't listen to 'em with their mouths wide
open like corn peppers
But how about that night up In
tho Heller house, Amos? How about
that. Dan amt no liar: Dams fairminded,
and what did he say? Heigh?'
IAN internal trick. done by wires and
electricity. You can do anything with cleo
tricfty. AL Farthings trying to be smart
That's all there Is to that"
"Oh. my! Talk about Dutch dumbness.'
burst out Ulie "By chimminy! Yar-r-r-
r-r-r! e-e-e-e-e-e-e! Ho. no, hoi Oh, myi i
How's that. Lem? Say. Amos. that's what
call Yankee dumb. Where's the wires?
They amt In sight, and IL there was wires
a man couldn't dig no trench without US
KNOWN II. And what about that great
black ringf Heinz
There's an underground hole to the |
Farthings' or somewhere else" maintained
Amos desperately.
'.Oh, chimminy graciousr' lille was get
ting angry. when did they dig It? And |
didn't Dan say you-uns went down cellar |
and jobbed every inch of the wall and |
stamped ON the ground? Say, Amos. do |
have little common sense, II you be |
Yankee.