The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1910-08-05

Row the French born child ntten
to the haphaxard household - 49,
Trace Manor. with what strueglos :sha
came through the inevitable atfnck ~
Inconsistencies. and how Mammy Julfet
and every one else petted and in<lulx-
ed her. are matters which need not s.
dwelt on. But we shall gladly believe
that she was too sensible, even 81 INA
early and tender age Of 10, to Be easily
spoiled.
She never forgot summer day .oon
after her arrival when she nrst n.y.
her grandfather transformed irto .
frenzied mailman. He was eittfnS -.
the wide portico directing Jnpheth
Pettigrass, who was training the xreat
crimson rambler rose that ran well IN
to the caves. Ardea. herself, was a
the lawn. playing with her grandfath-
er's latest gift. huge. solemn eyed
Great Dane, so she did not zee the man
who had dismounted at the gate ana
walked up the driveway until he was
handing his card to her grandfather.
When she did see him, she looked
tdwice at him: not because he was
trigly clad In brown duck and tightly
buttoned service leggings, but because
ne wore his beard trimmed to point.
after the manner of the students In the
Latin Quarter. and 50 was reminiscent
OF things freshly forsaken. Her grand
father was on his feet, towering above
the visitor as IL he were about to fall
on and crush him.
Bring youh Yankee railroad through,
my fields and pastchuhs, sub? Foul
the pure ai-ah of this peaceful Gyardeu
OF Eden with youh dust fiingin', smokes
pot locomotives? Not a rod sub! not q
foot or an inch oveh the Dabney lands!
DO make 1t plain to you, suh?"
But Major Dabney-one moment;
this is purely a matter of business:
there Is nothing personal about 1t. Our
company is able and willing to pay lib
orally for Its right Of way: and you
must remember that the coming Of the
railroad will treble and quadruple your
land values. I am only asking you to
consider the matter in business way,
and to name your own price,"
Not anotheh word, sub, or you'll
make me lose my tempah! You add
insult to injury, sub. when you ofEeh
me youth contemplate Yankee gold
When I desiah to sell my birthright
for youth beggahly mess OF pottage, I'll
send black boy in town to infawm
you, subj"
It Is conceivable that the locating en-
gineer of the Great Southwestern Rail-
way Company was younger than he
looked: or. at all events, that his ex-
perience hitherto had not brought him
in contact with fire-eating gentlemen
OF the old school Else he would hard
ly have said what he did.
OF course, it is optional with you,
Major Dabney. whether you sell us our
right Of way peaceably or compel US to
acquire 1t by condemnation proceedings
In the courts. As for the rests 1t
possible that you don't know the war
is over?"
With a roar like that of maddened
lion the Major bowed himself. caught
his man in mighty .wrestlers grip
and flung him broadcast into the coleus
bed. The words that went with the
fierce attack made Ardea crouch and
shiver and take refuge behind the great
dog. Japheth Pettigrass jumped down
from his step-ladder and went to help
the engineer out Of the flower bed.
THE old firebrand!" the engineer
was muttering under his breath when
Pettigrass reached him; but the fore-
man cut him short.
You got mighty little sense, looks
like. to me. Stove up any?"
Nothing to hurt, guess"
Wen, your hawss is waitin' for ye
down yonder at the gate, and don't
b'lieve the Major is allowin' to ask We
to stay to supper"
When the engineer had mounted and
ridden away down the pike, the fore
man Strengthened himself and faced
about. The Major had dropped into his
big arm chair i. His hands shook. Pet
tigrass moved nearer and spoke so that
the child should not hear. IF you run
me off the place the mex minute, I'm
goin' to tell you you ort to be tolerably
slammed of yourself, Maize Dabney.
That po' little gal is scared out of a
years CROWN. right now"
II know, Japheth: / know. Tn an
old heather! For. insultin' as he was.
the man was for the time bein' my
guest. suh-my guest"
I'm talkin' about the little one-not
that railroader. So far as / know, he
earned what he got. / allowed they'd
make some sort OF swap with you.
so / didn't say anything when they
was layin' out their lines throo' the
hawss lot and across the lower corn
field this mornin'-easy now; no more
r'arin' and t'arin' with that thar little
gal not a-knowin' which side O. the
earth's goin' to cave in next"
Laid out theyuh lines-across nv
properly? Japheth. faveh me by riding
down to the furnace and askin' Caleb
Gordon II he will do me the honor 10
come up hear-this evenin', II he can
Tits twenty yeahs and mo- since
rye troubled the law cou'ts OF Duh 10.
Yankee-ridden country with any anal
all Of mine: and now-weIl. don't
knowS with a respondent shake Of the
leonine head.
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