The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1913-10-04
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
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NJ seveote<ptb esssssy yosag isdy
vss sitting IN tie garden IN he reaS
of hef hs0e h keW OgfeanS WheD 0
ses1u esoe freo the beaae bsas1ng
silver SILVER - Wiki NJ . sealed
ncse.
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vhess car Hnd MARI GeosHeF askea
the bog.
lnstesd Of reptyf.k. tie s1si teek Tia
otastve fFon the asfves sd looked Il
Svef. especially exa1ininG fhe hand-
writing In whIcb TIE sddnew wss writ
tes-
WIZ bressSt NJ - astsA
"A cvird boy.-
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= spee' - be,ees 10 Nsn' wln-
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Asr1 wlsstos sas DE- istiasfs
mend u C1arescs Wsr1eiA. and Car
eDns Wsr6esd - hpss atiepsive 70
ths young isdy VITO vas inspscsins fbs
soae. George CsFDosI. her tvis broth
=. was - wrapped sp is his sister
thsf fbe No. Il bes varying sny css
wns sbbosFeas 70 hia He ssid .thss ~
wssA BE- perfectly willing she ssosId
0asy psvsidr1 ihe ms u hes chotre
was Sod essagb for hes. bit thss mas
~ ~ yet appeared Nile. Csrsou1.
fFoo IT, spDs.1asoe Ass bsotbss hsl
soswD - ~ sssest1ses WsrNeid Nd
pat1 ~. snpsesed thet bes brother
~ snsgifed ths istseS. ard this was
Q eAaIiea&e. Bot she could not uedes-
stssA n sseA II Sess. Wy Losis Win
seos sbosH sot hsve broaxhf - in
possass q ro1ounicatioo htnseif IN
stess az sending Il ~ . slave.
= WI % asd 80 Il ] eas esd hsm.-
- ssn to IT, ssevast Let the boy
vah.-
xbs went into the house and up to
her ruon. taxing The note With ber. Der
esotAes was oot ct booe. aod she bad
Attis Ssar Of intsrrupsion In what she
vss sbo0f 70 do. Sitting The paper
sbout fbe seai-enve,opes were not
then used -sbe read the note Il wss.
% she suspected. challenge wariSeId
nd sent through Winston. who ,ex
piaiped his seeding II By slave b.
cause II Ne called himself Mix. Car
sosx might suspect the object Of his
vift wipstos aid Wsrsesd hoped
list Carposx wosll withdrew IL M
NnaOs ~ hed naed ttst nssniag. fns
- eessidersd ths sGsir sssy upfostu-
nats. and II should b sniesbly settled.
Nlis. csrD0ux knew beS brother toe
we'll to beitess thst ~ wouid withdnw
anything be had said 10 the face Of Q
challenge. She sst With the Ietfer 10
hss haDd for . long while revolving
plaDs In hsf bead for preventing tbs
Kseftng. Sbs loved VARIED. snd bet
a6srftou for Der brother was OF thst
strsnstb ibst b natural between tvins.
Al lsst she came TO . conclusion. Tat.
ing from . cabinet bundle Of her
trother's settess- she replied to the note
In MS name. initiating his handwrit.
ing. appointing for the meeting the
asxt morning 1t 8 O'Clock in The wood
pear the city. where most dueis wefs
fought Then. sealing bef note With
wax. sbs called servant and told MIN
b give Il to the boy.
When George Csspoux came In 10
boar later be found bis sister waiting
for him expectsntiy. Shs told him that
word had come from . plantation own
ID By the CarnOux family that the
Isvse ON It's border showed signs Of
brsa king and mis- presence vas ueeded
shere n once.
at this news since be expected Q visit
from some friend OF. warneid's. whom
he had insulted that morning. But on
asking u any gentleman had called te
so him and being sssured fhat theirs
had not he reluctantly mounted horse
and rode way. ieaving orders that any
eoe calling was to receive 40 expiana.
don OF bis absence and BE- told that he
would return lust NJ soon ~ be could
secure the safety Of the plantation.
Mile. rherese. who bad sent her
brother away 90 Z fools errand. knew
that ne could not 60 to the plantation
and return before the next day was
half spent. As soon ~ be had gone.
having eliminated him Temporarily
from the problem. she gave herseif ur
to thought as TO what she should dc
further. While George vas Of m es.
citable disposition and = derry temper.
There's had the advantage Of MIN in
eooipexs. snd she possessed more phys.
icai strength. Indeed. though George
was BY no means effemiuaie. every one
said that Tberess should have been the
boy instead Of her brother. She was =
tribe heavier in build snd was half an
inch taller.
Evening came and she had formed
- plan. but ut the hour when the
cafes were crowded an idea rot into
her head that accorded rather With
the nature OF . man than that Of wo-
man. Going to her brOiber's room. she
collected n sult Of his clothes and mt