The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1914-11-24

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Him and Tom CARROTS cut the top
notches for Sally's favor so far.
But what's that rot TO do With
Come on. " snapped November and
hurried forward TO Sally 5 lonely cabin.
joe knocked at the door calling at
the sane time: It's me. Are you
there. sally =
The door opened an inch or two us
it you. Jue?s
November thrust his right hand with
its deep scar across the back through
the aperture You should know that
cut. Sal; You tended it
Come In. Come in
followed Joe into the house and
turned to look at Sally saw slim
girl with gentle red brown eyes that
matched the red brown OF her rebel.
lious hair. small face. pale under its
weather tan. but showing II Iine OF
milk white skin above her broWs. She
was. In fact extremely pretty. with
kind Of good looks had not expected.
and ten seconds later !. TOO. had fallen
under the spell Of that charm which
was all the more powerful because
Sally herself was unconscious Of IL
You've been long ii coming. Joe.
she said. with i sudden smile. ron
we're away. or conrseg
Aye. just got back fore we started
for here He looked around Wheres
young Dan
We just got him Of to sleep on the
bed there She pointed I'D d deerslxin
curtain Til the corner
What. They been frig htening 81 ~ re-
Mrs Rome looked oddly at Nov eluijeF
No. but Ii he heard ii talking he
night set scared FOR the man who's
been robbing me was III this room not
] six hours ago. and Danny saw him. .
November raised his eyebrows
Huh That's aerce he said. Dam
ny,s rising three. amt he. He could
tell
Nothing at alt 1t was after dark.
| and the man had his face munied.
/ Danny said be was real good man.
He gave him sugar from the cup
board. said Sally.
Ills hands, what like was his hands
He gave the sugar
4 Il thought or that, but Danny says
he had mitts on It's more'n three
weeks now since found out the traps
. were being meddIed with. 1t was done
very cunning. but have my own way
Il OF batting them. and the THIEF. though
he's clever woodsman and knows ii
heap, never dropped to that Some
/ times he'd set EN- and bait 'em like rs
Il If they were never touched af all. and
other times he'd just make &c appear
as lie the animal had got itself OUT. 4
He must have left tracks. said Joe.
..Some. yes But he mostly worked
when snow was falling Hes Gun.
ming. =
Did any one ever see bis tracks bui
your
Sylvester did. ]"
How was that? said Joe. with sud
den interest.
/, II came on Sylvester one evening
when was trailing the robber.
Perhaps Sylvester himself was ths
robber
81 Mrs Rome shook her head.
e It wasn't him. Joe. He couldn't ID
known was comm on him. and hi,
tracks was quite different
III Well. bur tonight? You say tht
thief come here tonight What did III
do that FOR said Ioe.x pushing the to
bacco firmly into his pipe bowl
He had good reason. replied Sal
IL. with bitterness. Last Thursaas
when VAS On ms way back from put
ting my letter uDaer your door heard
something rustling through the scrul
ahead ole me- It might have been
/ lynx. or 1t might have been d dog, but
when come to the trap saw the
thief had made of that minute. fol
he'd been trying to force open the trap
| and when he heard me ne Wrenchpd
hard you bet. but he was bound "a
take care not to he foo rough.
81 Good fur. you mean r.
Good p Sally's face flushed a sofl
crimson. Good Why. I've never
seen one 10 match it. III was olacl
Il fox. lying dead there. but still warm
FOR it had but just been killed The
pelt was fair Id It's prime. long and
silky and glossy. You can guess, No
vember, what that meant for DAMS
II and me next winter, that I've beer
/ worrying about lot The whyopint
coughs weakened him down bad. ant
II thought or the things could get fo
4 him while was skfnning out the peIt
!. sally's voice shook. and her eyes nIiet
II with fears ..Dh. Joe. It's hard hard
4 The skin was worth $500 anywhere
and i come home Just singing d1ss
Il il at once. and then. being scare5 ffflSe
II i hid ii In the cupboard over there be
Il hind those old magazines. 30 one BIZ
i Ruby knew taat I had got Il. lef
II RUBY here. bur AIrs. Seats had her sev
4 enfh Yesterday morning. and Ruby raj
II over to help for awhile after she ~
Il Danny to bed. The thief must hav
been on the watch and seen her 20
II Where's Ruby now I" Joe inquired
Il shes stopping the night. They sen
Il over TO tell me-. replied Sally. wei