The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1912-07-25
PROLOGUE.

THIS romance of Freckies and
the Angel Of the Limberiost Is
one of the most novel, entertain.
ting, wholesome and fascinating
stories that have come from, the
pen of an American author In
many years The characters In
this sylvan tale are:
- Freckies, q piucky waif who
guards the Limberlosf timber
leases and dreams Of angels.
The Swamp Angel, in whom
Ffeckies' sweetest dream ma
feriolfxes.
Mclean, a member of q ian6er
company, who befriends Freckies.
Mrs. Duncan, who gives moth
o. love and a home to FSeckIes.
Duncan, head fean,sfer Of Nc
Leans timber gang.
The Bird Woman, who Is COL
lecfing camera studies of birds
for q book.
- Lord and Lady O'Mors, who
come from Ireland in guest Of q
lost relative.
The Man of Affairs, brusque
Of manner, buf Dig of heart.
Wessner, a timber thief who
wants rascoiify made easy
Black Jack, q villain to whom,
thought of repentance comes TOO
late.
CONTINUED from last weeks issue)
SYNOPSIS.
yrsekisA Q homeless boy. u hirsd ~
0oss Nolan to guard the expensive TIM
her In the Limbesiost from timber thisvsa
yrsckiss does his work faithfully. makes
friends with the birds and ysarns to know
0orv about nature He lives with NJ.
end xra Duncan.
He resolves to get books and educate
himself. He becomes interested In . huge
pair Of vulturss and calls his bird friends
his ''chicksns''
Some Of the trees he u guarding srs
He receives . oaI1 from Wessnsr.
wessner attempts to bribs Frsckiss 70
betray his trust and Frecklss whips him
Nolan ovsvhsars them and Witnesses the
Ant
yfsckies' honesty saves . precious tree.
He finds the nest Of the vuiturss and 10
visited By Q beautiful young girl
She calls yfsckies MeLsan's son Frsckiss
calls her tho angel and helps the Bird
Woman In taking photographs xeLaas
promises to adopt Trsckies
Would be knowing it? she mock
ed. swell. you should see the swamps
Of Michigan where they dump rattlers
out Of the mari dredges three and four
at q time"
Freckles stood astounded. She did
know. She was not in the least afraid.
Bhe was depending on a rattlesnake to
live up to his share Of the contract
and rattle In time for her to move
The one characteristic an Irishman ad-
mires In a woman above all others is
courage. Freckles worshiped anew.
He changed his tactics.
"Fd be pleased to be receiving you
at me front door," he said, "but as you
have arrived at the back, viii you
come In and be seatedY
He waved toward a bench.
The angel came instantly.
"Oh, how lovely and coolv she cried
As she moved across his room Free.
kles had hard work to keep from falling
on his knees. for they were very weak,
and he was hard driven by an impulse
70 worship.
Ibid you arrange thisr' she asked.
"Yis," said Freckles simply.
"Some one must come with a big
canvas and copy each side of It." she
said. II never saw anything so beau.
uful. How I wish might stay here
with you! will. some day. II you will
let me; but now. II you can spare the
time, will you help me look for the
carriage? II the Bird Woman comes
back and finds me gone she will be
almost distracted"
."Did you come In on the west road r.
asked Freckles.
IL think So" she said. "The man
who told the Bird Woman said that
was the only place where the wires
were down. We drove away I'm, and
II was dreadful-over stumps and logs,
and In TO the hubs. / suppose you
know, though. I should have stayed
In the carriage. but was so tired. 4
never dreamed OF getting lost. sus-
pect- lwiu get scolded finely / 20