The Washington times., 1908-08-16
Plans for the Future.
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public would suit me" replied
the big warder. "A nice, comfortable.
snug sort Of public. I have my eve
on the right sort OF thing. IN a way
OF speaking.
Then you'd need a wife
Al thirty-eight fits time I had one
answered the big man. stretching his
arms out and smiling i've never
given much thought TO marrying. but
I've nothing against it-nothing. I'd
as soon marry as not. and. OF course.
if 1 90 in for keeping a public I must
give it a landlady."
Where would you go for herg''
asked his companion
Where I should go for the public"
said the other. TO Yorishire-thats
where ] should go. cause it's where
I sprang from. Did you ever hear tell
OF a place called CastIeford, in York
shire-a manufacturing place where
they make glass bottles by the NIL
lions2 That's where I came from be
fore I went into the army
And where you'd go hack To get
married. I expect"
There's no Iasses Ike the York
shire lasses." said the Yorkshire man
sententiOusly. And a man naturally
turns TO his own country when he is
thinking Of settling down. ] shouldn't
have much bother in
He stopped short with something
Ike a startled exclamation that was
half choked IN his throat The other
man looked 10 from the spot u
ground upon which his eyes had been
meditat1vely fixed. and saw that the
big waFder was staring al the rocks
beneath him with an expression that
seemed to indicate amazement or sur
prise
What is it?" asked the younger
warder.
The big mans face cleared-hs
looked around studying his compa.-
ions face as II TO ind out what he
had seen
It's aaught." he said Il thought
I saw a snake among the rocks there.
AS was saying about that public"
a voice came from the slope below.
interrupting him:
''Hollins! Lloyd Are you there?-'
The two warders rose to their feet,
put aside their pipes. and looked over
the edge Of the plateau. Their su-
perior officer. a military looking man
of keen. determined face. had ridden
his horse up TO the verge OF the rocks
in advance of the other warders on
horseback. and now sat gazing ex-
pectantly at the men above him, who
touched their caps as they responded
TO his summons.
"Wen?" he said questioningly.
Hes dead. sir" answered the big
warder. Lloyd and me fired at him
we both hit him-head and heart. sir
The man on horseback took his
mustache between his teeth and bit IL
for a minute or two as II debating
some question within his own mind.
He looked up again.
We'll. you'll have TO fetch him
down from those rocks" he said.
-'Holuns. you go over TO that farm
there ami get cart or something Of
the sort and bring It across the mooi
as near ais point as you can. Lloyd.
you stay here with the body till the
others come up. and then have it car
ried down"
HoIiins raised his hands in obedi-
enee to orders. but he swore under
his breath as ne turned away to pick
up his rife.
Damned nuisance TO go tramping
across to Won farm" he muttered to
LLOYD. Why couldn't he send one OF
the mounted men2'
He swore again as he lurched down
the rocks and he turned an anxious
glance on Lloyd as he left him Lloyd
unheeding it. sat down again near the
body. reIighted his pipe, and began 10
smoke peacefully. HOllins' face
cleared; he went rapidly away in the
direction of the farmstead his superior
had pointed out.
The officer dismounted. put his arm
through his horses bride, and, pro-
ducing a cigar-case. selected a cigar
and began 10 smoke Everything was
very still in the hot summer air: no
sound broke the silence save the hum
ming of the bees amongst the fresh
howeied heather. Lloyd, putting away
al his pipe, became oppressed By this
silence
Copyright 1905. BY Frank A. Munsey Col
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