The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1912-06-28
Girls and
Rabbits

winter rabbit hunting. He was TWEEN
ty-three years old, and was thinking
about the law, medicine. insurance.
banking and girls.
It was his brother who was master
at The Birches. and it was his cousin
Clara who welcomed him with q sort
Of Indian warwhoop, danced a Jig,
and then exclaimed:
: Never since Columbus discovered
Amenca!"
'TWhat?" # "A
'Have there been SO many rabbits.
Down at the edge Of the woods yes
terday I counted over a million"
!, "You don't say"
"And there were millions more |
didn't see. We shall shoot and ship
enough to the city to buy q new au-
TO-"
'"That will be so NIGEL"
l. "And you are to meet Mollie Parker.
She lives just half q mile away. She
Is the sweetest, incest girl you ever
saw. She doesn't believe In killing
rabbits, because they are so innocent.
but oh, my she is fierce on chicken
thieves! When she talks about them,
her eyes fairly glare. She's had
chickens stolen three times, and she
says IL she could catch the thief in
the act she'd show him no mercy.
She's got q shotgun all ready for
him."
There was rabbit hunting, and
there was an Introduction to Miss
Mollie Parker. Both events were
quite satisfactory to young Donald:
All the rabbits escaped, and he al
once fell in love with the girl.
At the end Of a fortnight Miss
Clara began to giggle. She giggled
all one day and wouldn't explain
why.
) Next day she chuckled. She
wasn't going to explain that, either.
but Clarence took her out to q snow
drift five feet deep and threatened
her death by s%uffocation, and she
agreed to be good.
. "Well, you know, I want to play q
joke on Mollie," she said.
well, why don't you?" was asked.
II want your help. It's q chicken
rs it something to make the hens
jaugh?"
1T surely is. You and I will steal
four or five of her chickens and bring
them home here. Why, when she's
mad she's the loveliest thing 9
$50 that's what you've been chuc-
King and giggling over! Well, I won't
go into IT,"
"why, Clarence Donald! You won't
pretend to steal chickens to please
mel" %. .
81 didn't say I wouldn't 60. ! was
Just making q few inquiries, you
know. You don't think Mollie will be
mad at me II we take the chickens?"
mad? Why, she'll just love you
for It! She'll see at once that you
are not Scotch and can take q joke.
Why, It will surely bring about 9
marriage between you!"
IF you think that way?"
"Of course I do"
Yes. Miss Mollie Parker had chick.
ens. A mile away lived a hard-work.
ing, honest colored man, who had
been helping himself to potpie at in
tervals and escaping suspicion. Miss
Mollie also had q shotgun, and knew
how to use It. She strung q wire from
her chamber window to the hennery
and attached a bell. Then. with the
shotgun within reach, and waiting TO-
take the law into its own hands, d
jumped intb bed.
Up at The Birches at midnight's
solemn hour-s-s-s-sh!
A door Is cautiously opened-two
doors. Two mufhed figures steal,
down stairs. One Of them giggles.7
Out Of the front door and down the.
road! No moon! An ideal night.
Two mu1led. figures climb q fence.
They wade through SNOW up to their
knees. Thsy peskk-sthey peer-th they
crouch! assBsa asaS q Gs N \ sSga# 4.
Tho hennsry = reached "a last. IL
guardian siesIpasj The lens within
are unconsciouskc.f peril. They thtnt
the hired nh has come "a give hem
An extra ted for heingssFgood. One
muimed nguGre4carefplly opens the
0O0f. TWO I00S 0W0y
rings and . girl hops out OF bed.
seizes the shotgun and raises the sash.
Tho I alarm reachleSS the hennery.'
There u yasgasp ana an @oh,.my!" and
one Of the figures ices. Tho other
seems to be confused, and 4 = While e
he is Dumping asainst . psar tree
and getting up again that be hears
the report Of gun and feels forty bird
shot enter his anatomy. He l1ttersaaa''
long-drawn yell. and there - blood loo On
the snow. Did
Two houuseholds are aroused. Insons
q girl exclaims: ..
s'Fathsr-- motherI've shot tc' thai
chicken thiefl'
Insthe other IL 81:
Clarencs has been shot 70 dsath and ln
fssiying ascold CORPSE Il
c forty birdshoth had bse1 nred into
. mansby ) girl and picked out BY
doctcr--if 10 Ind bssn carried into
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