The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-06-19

sumpin'.'
"A boy ~ hnky and hEy looking q
the landlord led the hOrSs away an,
one by one other bloary eyed samples o
that hemlOck belt district citizenship Be
can dropping In. much 70 the aStonishmon
Of Dave. for there hadn't ben q sou
In sight when he drove up. The hndloFS
remained behind the bar In a posture o.
expectancy. Dave sat down % . bench
After a willis the landlord said 70 him
sharply:
YES. We Tot a LICENSE
! Thinking Il might bs well 10 take ths
hint. Dave stepped 10 the har and sAid ID
would ny some Old apple u the housa
hid any. Tbs landlord set out q bottle
and waving HE hand toward tho Assem-
bled oitizsnshlp said:
WHATS yOm'n. squirrel An Petsl
Same ~ usual. DAMP BltteFs in yOur'n
Joe?'
The assembled citizenship 10 a men
stepped up and joined Dave. the landlord
not Forgetting 70 count himself IN too.
Dave paid the bin without . protest,
and when his horse was ready no pulled
out again. not caring 10 take his chances
on the dinner He turned his horses
head toward 0esviIls, intent on getting
out q that country a. quickly a. POs-
sible and shaking the dust q the hemlOck
belt OF his feet. Spindleton or no spindle
ton.
He had driven lea than half a mile
when no met q good natured looking
littls old man who hailed him. and Dave
stopped
Yours lo0kin' 20 kind O. tickled
all 20 pieces an pleased with things.
said the old man with a twinkle In his
eye. that I amt afearSd 10 bot lsstle
eumpin' that you've been mads welcome
up 10 Donkey Dibble's tavern
Dave had 10 smile In spite d himself.
and be said yes. he guessed he had. and
he was ia q hurry 10 &c out Of that ln-
fernal country.
-'Oh. nov, you. pshawi' sAid tho cheerful
old man. Don't you do Il. You jeat 90
on q mile furder. take the first road 10
your left. an Eve mile In on that road
you1l come 20 ROrters crossroads. An
there you'll find Jake SoOvsll's tavern:
better don't stand nOwheros on tho
face o. the sarth.
An Jake'n take you out hahin' an
huntin' an he'll keep you on the fat o.
the land an make you sorry that yOa
ever had 70 20 away from there. per-
vidin' you don't find Jake rAnfankerous
When hs's rAntanksrous he's liable 10
10 a triie independent, Jake h.
But thsre amt nOthin in the world
that kin think Of that could make Jake
rantankerous this time o. year No. sirl
You jest turn in an pull up At Jake's'
The little old man Was 20 sincere and
earnest that Dave consented 10 take his
aasice, thanked him and started on. A.
the old man had said. Eve miles in on the
left hand road Dave came 20 Porter's
crossroads and a gem Of a little roadside
inn. standing back amO0g the trees.
Dawes heart grew light instantly.
Before he had time 10 get OF his va Eon,
though. q sturdy. smooth faced man cane
huFrying from the house toward Dave.
waving his hand and exclaiminR ~ he
came along:
-'Don't ct ouC Don't at out ain I
got a thing 20 drinkl Hain't got none
even fer mysslf
'Davspaused one leg out % the Wagon
II don't want anything 10 drink. he
assured the man Are you Mr. Scovellf !
I'm Jake Scovell. yes tho man replied. 4
We'll said Dave. I want 70 put up
here. having been recommended -
Can't help itr exclaimed Mr. ScoveIl /
Don't Eit out. haint got a thing 10
drink. not even fer myself. an I've been /
ketohed on the jury. They've gone an /
drawed me on the jury. an I'm Eoin' 20
start fer the county seat in leas'n ten
minutes. an tho old Woman's goin'
She hain't been 20 the county seat in
more'n ten years, an 20 I'm goin' % shet
he house up tight from cellar IN garrett 4
an take her along There amt no use In
akin You needn't az out.
-I.emme $50. This u Monday. There's
lei ghhors. good uns too. scattered round
lere. some % ON not more q mile away
Nov. Il you'll jest hang round amongst
EN- tiIl Saturday me an my old womanll
''7-hsa ~ nrsn un, an you kin come
n an STAY an snow hies. II you uant 70.
IN III give you the hest time you ever see
m Eoin 10 bring hack q stock o. some
hun 70 drink, too. but there amt no use
} your talkin' nov
The little Old man Who had recon-
nended Dave 20 20 20 Jake ScDvell'a Of
'ourse couldn't have foreaeen the poaei-
,ility 81 Jake's being ketched On NE jury
Ehen he said that there wasn't anything
4 that time % year that could make Jake
~ Dave didn't blame him
10 swallowed hs disappointment and
sked Jake II there was q railroad within
trikine distance q there by which a man
,ould get out 81 that internal country /
Iuick II
why. yes. replied Mr. Scovell You
in Kit = train 81 PuddleT'A. nine miles I
rom here I'm git you % Geeyille some
n al you come 20 the forks O. the road.
m then
Dave was 80 ruled that he didn't wait
NJ any further Instructions. but whipped
ID his horse and started 70 1nd that rail-
cad station and get hack 10 civilization
q soon a. h. could
Three milas further on he came 10 the
oFks % the road. One I'D 20 ne right.
NJ ~ the eft, and one kept straight on 4
Il the junction 81 the three a tall post with
nR~rbnaPda on Il Informed the traveller !
bat Il was an milas 70 PNiddleEa this
ray. fifteen miles n BilltOwn Ford that 4
'av and twelve miles 70 Scrabble Hin the
Their way q
Dave turned INTO the road toward
Inch the P,itdler's index pointed and
reed his horse % it, best He had but '
Ne ohject in life just then. and that Waa :
, catch the train as P,iddleY'a