The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1906-01-27

awaited him beside the fire. For a
half hour OF more Martin sat near it,
maturing his plans.
"Lovi," he asked at last, chow far
Is it to the nearest settlement"
Bout three days goin', n mebhe
i've gittin' back" came the answer,
after a pause.
'Well," continued Martin, with a
laugh, II thought of about everything
when we came In but pens, ink and
paper, and those l must have as soon
as possible"
well, I'll 60 fetch EN-" responded
Levi, with ready willingness; II Kin
go down the Allagash to Connors n
back in a week. mebbe. If you kin
spare JEAN"
"Why, of course" said Martin,
ashamed of his own thoughtlessness;
Il intended him to go with YOU"
Then, as he thought of the long
trip these two must make, SO easy
going, but steady up-current journey
coming back; he realized how costly
q lapse of memory might be. He had
prepared himself with legal advice,
thought of and brought into the woods
all manner of extra clothing, stores and
even medicine this old hermit might
need II he refused to leave his hut:
yet now he was helpless, without the
simplest accessories OF civilized life.
T6en another thought came, and
when morning dawned, he peeled
strips of thin birch bark from an adj
jacent tree, and with q charred twig
scrawled brief letter to Angie. And
of all the love-letters ever received
by waiting maid, none were more
unique.
"You must enclose this in an envel-
ope," he said 10 Levi, when they were
ready to start. land rewrite the adj
dress on It," And taking the fiat pack
age, SOW tied with fish-line, Old Faith
full pushed Off s.:ld started on his hun
dred-nile journey Tor quarters worth
Of stationery.
WI: old Cy presented himself q
little later the tWo held an important
conversation.
give given up the idea of taking
AMI back to Grccnvale," Martin said
at once. "anG If you are willing, I'd
like you to stay here for the winter
and take care of him. I've sent Levi
and Jean TO the nearest settlement for
writing materials and while they are
gone we will make Amzi's hut more
comfortable, and If you want Jean to
stay here will, you. we will build an
addition to it."
THAT'S my idee, exactly" exclaimed
old Cy. with delight, "thar amt no.
body as wants me round in Greenvale,
'cept my dog, an AMI does, m that's
all thar is to Twin arter all. I wish
had Bose here, though" he added,
after pause; Bose II miss me-"
I'LL come up in the spring." re-
sponded Martin, also delighted at this
easy solution Of vexing question,
"and perhaps bring Bose. In the
meantime Ill take good care Of him.
I've also sent for meal, flour, salt, cof-
fee and lot of other stores for you
boys. I'll shoot You deer or two
while they are gone, and you can taxa
q lot Of comfort here this winter.
wouldn't mind staying here myself.
There Is game a-plenty. and when q
warm day comes, you can catch few
trout through the ice." Then, as an
other matter presented itself, he added,
"Did you show Angles picture to Amzi,
and what did he say"
ri did," answered old Cy, with a
shade Of disappointment, on it's Gurus
how man kin SO forgit his own child.
I said, DO you know who them picturs
u.s. n he shook his head. It's Ange-
line, yer little gal growed up said.
but he kept lookin' n said nothin'.
Then arter a spell he handed 'em back.
'Angeline's little GAL" he said, an
not like them picturs' put EN- away.
kinder hurt, n 1t was two hours fore
be said another word. Then he como
up to me looking sober like, Cyrus.
he says, was them picturs Angeline?'
] told him they was, srrer n o gun.