The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1909-04-22
The House of the Black
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That's a mans work That buckets
too heavy"
easy" She made a little run and be-
gan pumping vigorously.
Here. let me do that"
"Al9 right It's most full. anyway
She stood aside with g swing.
Those great lubbers In there never
here, here, wait She had seized the
bucket before It was fairly fun and
was skipping toward the house
Say. Miss Hartsw lex. wa!t-T want
70 tell you something. Wait, please"
He followed her eagerly. Al the door
back
VIII YOU go to walk with ne to-
morrow al go he blurted out.
~~Tornorrow's Sunday"
Yes; | know tin the orchard-Tii
be by the old srbo- seat Say, VIII
she looked down at him arehly for a
moment, the she laughed as if he were
a very small boy who had proposed TO
her, An instant n she swiried about
and through n cor 4 burst of
laughter greeted her appearance with
the bucket
Too slow" he heard q voice, and
there was another roar.
He wheeled abruptly; he would go
FOR his team: he had finished his din
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the dinner was over anyway. The 9th
srs appeared after q moment: 81 20
minutes the long caravan OF farm
wagons was of towards Gum Run.
Young Jim lived the next % hours
between alternate hope and fear.
she wouldn't Why should she? But
wis could tell what Rose HarIswick
might do? He was in the orchard an
hour ahead OF time.
The place was more than a mere or
chard- II was a park. with paths and
~evergreens and a long windbreak to
protect the house from the winter
storms The DID squire for years had
made e. hobby Of IL, identifying II little
by little until now It wa really notable.
with its Enthusiastically arranged fruit
trees, Its row OF sprucss, and its rustic
benches scattered here and there along
the walks.
AT the point nearest the house there
was q little arbor by thick
eTergreens-an ideal spot. retired. yet
commanding perfectly a view of the
farm buildings and yard. Young Jim
sank upon the low seat and scanned
sharply every avenue of approach. If
she came at all, doubtless she would
come straight up the path; tha was
the way h did things.
Then his eye detected something tina
troubled him. The buggy In the yard
was lighter and gayer than the Sources.
That was Karl Keichline's buggy. The
sleek postmaster was IN the house there
now. wooing Rose-doubtIess asking
her to be his wife, n she would ac-
cept. She was practical n sensible;
OF course she would a X him. He had
everything to offer her, everything a
woman could ask Why should she
think Of Jim F%arthing. who had neither
money nor prospects, who was almost
unknown to her in every way2 1t was
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hated him and had ordered him off his
premises.
There boiled within him q sudden
hatred that was primeval In Its in
tensfty, a hatred that fumed into his
soul and bit and blinded him, a hatred
OF this prosperous clod who was buy
Ing with gold and lands the body and
soul of the woman whom God, he knew.
had made for him..
1t was past three now and the min
utes dragged On and IN, until it was
near four; but still he sat there mo-
tionles as a panther on a snag, his
chin in his hands, looking at the old
stone mansion and Karl Keichline's
buggy. 1t was fate. mere blind fate,
that settled things In this world. There
was no justice n no God. What right
had this man of pork and money to
step in and buy her as IL she were a
mere chattel? BY the eternal! fate or
no fate he should not. Indeed he should
not. He would stop it yet; he would
gain her, IL 1t cost him his very SOUL.
But yet what could he do?
Thus he sat and fumed and RACED
and despaired and hoped and planned,
and did not hear the steps on the path
until they were close upon him He
turned convulsively, like one who has
been caught doing a crime, and faced
Squire Hartswick. The old mar had
been taking his favorite Sunday walk.
For a moment they looked into each
others eyes like two carnfyorous
beasts that have come suddenly upon
each other. The Squire spoke first in
q voice that was a snarl.
VIVA are you doing here?" The
whole situation flashed upon him. The
man could be there for only one thing
to meet Rose. Could 1t be an APP
pointment? The thought clutched at
his throat and choked him.
Why, I've Just been walking through
your orchard. Squire Hartswick. No
harm. I hope"
Say. young mamie. came very
near to Jim, a black look of wrath on.
his face. Remember what / told you
the other day? Did you near what I
said to you then? What are you round
here for now? You tell me the ruth.
You came here to see my daughter.
Isn't that true? Now don't you lie to
me-"
Yes. sir; I did. but"
There's no about 1t. You came
to see her. Had he promised to meet
your
mo, sir; she hadn't"
did h know you was coming?"
= told her / was coming here"
And what did she say2"
she didn't saya anything"
And you are here sneaking round
like a miserable cur and hiding around
bushes. There's no knowing what
you're planning to do. It's mighty
lucky ! happened onto you. Tn a good
mind to arrest o here and now"
What for 2"
.-Trespassing. n laying in walt to
commit crime
Squire Hartswick," he broke out
confusedly, dominated In spite OF him.
self by the imperious force of the man.
you're taking q good deal for granted.
You surely
Stop II: stop right Of short. 1 know
this whole miserable business from be-
ginning to end. Now let me tell you
Gods truth: IL 1 ever see you on my
property again or hear Of you being on
lit. TIL put the law tcsyou just as far
a. It'll co..
But. Squire Hartswick. what harm
hAye I done? What
1T don't make no difference what