The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1913-11-03


sSet it down. esaid. rThe damned
thing must be filled with lead" It
sounded like Thoburn.
Its the anow.s another voice re,
Piled, Mr.. Won IHwald'e, Fl told you
Il would take two trips =
yes, 2 Thoburn retorted, breathing
In groans. sstay up all night to get
the blamed stun here, and then get
up at dawn for q cold bath and a
twenty-mile walk and an apple for
breakfast. Ugh. my shoulder is dIslo-
Gated"
Iturned and few back to Miss Pat.
~ and Pierce. They had stopped in
the shelter OF the fence corner and
Mr.. Pierce was ON his knees In front
of terl was so astounded that l for.
got for the moment what had brought
me.
Just q second" he was saying. It's
lice on the heel"
please get up OF your knees, yogG
take cold"
Never had q cold. I'll scraps It ofl
with my knife. Why don't you wezT
oyershoes?"
'Ttnever have q coldI" she retorted.
why, Minnie, is that you?"
Quick" painted. "ThobuRn anS
Mr.. Won invalid coming-baskot-lsn,
tern-warn the shelterhouse!"
Great Scott!p Mr.. Pierce said
Here. you girls crawl over the fence;
you'll be hidden there, III run back
and warn them
The lantern was swinging again. Mr..
Thoburn's grumbling came to Us
through the snow.
Il can't climb the fence!" Miss Pat
ty said pitifuIly. But Mr.. Pierce had
gone.
reached my basket through the
bars and climbed the fence IL a hurry,
Miss Patty had got almost to the tor
and was standing there on one snow.
covered rail. staring across at me
through the darkness.
I Il can't Minnie" sho Whispered
hopelsssly II never could climb {
fence. and in this sklEt-r''st
(, Quick" 1 said insaSlnw tone. The
autsrn was very closeeePut your lei
,yer." - -
She did. and sat theps looking dowT
1t me like scared baby.
Now the other"
/ IL can't!" she whispered. "If
nut them both over I'll fall"
'Hurry!!"
With little grunt she put che 9th
7 foot over, sat a minute with agon,
n her face and her arms out. then sh,
slid OF with a squeal and brought u
n q sitting position inside the fene,
corner. dropped beside her
What was that noise2' said Tho
,urn, almost upon u.s.. Something's
A moving inside that fence corner"
Its them deers,," Mixes voice thil
time. We could make out the three
\ agures. "Darned nuisance, them deers
IS. They'd have been shot long agt
I i the springhouse girl hadn't object
( sd. She thinks she's the whole chees,
around here lis
Set 1t down again" Mr.. Won In
4
valid painted. We heard the rattle Of
bottles as they put down the basket
and the next instant Thoburn's fat
hand was resting on the rail of the
fence over our heads could fee
Miss Patty trembling beside me.
But he didn't look over. He stood
there resting. breathing hard, and
swearing at the weather, while Mike
waited, in surly Silence, and the woe
invalid cursed in German.
After my heart had been beating in
my ears for about three years the fat
hand moved, and heard the rattle o.
glass again and Thoburn's groans al
ne bent over his half OF the load.
Come on" he said, and the others
grunted and started on.
When they had disappeared in the
snow we got out OF our cramped posi-
tion and prepared 10 scurry home.
climbed the fence and looked after
them. "Humph!" / said, q guess that
basket isn't for the hungry poor. I'd
give good bit to know" Then ]
turned and looked for Miss patty She