The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1914-06-05

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not, pleaseP"
Because it belongs to my aunt
Miss Fem. There are signs plainly
reading No ~trespassing,' and yet you
have trespassed on her property.
Please throw it back in the stream"
Pardon me, but it is my own" he
said with a puzzled stare at her, with
which was mingled reluctant admira-
ton.
"Hhen | will throw it back" said
Dorothy bravely, for if there was n
thing more than another that she
loathed to touch it vas the cold body
Of a fish.
He stood looking at her with an
cry amusement in his eyes as she
went toward the fish and touched its
brown tail.
1t Topped wildly. Dorothy jumped
back. Her foot slipped Oh the mud
dy bank and she fell into the arms Of
the shabby fisherman, whose pipe
went to destruction on the stones be-
low.
mot hurt, l hope?" said the fish
erman, not unkindly. There was a
strange light in his eyes and Dor
othy's cheeks were like two roses as
he quickly released her.
"No, | am not hurt" began Dor
Othy, strongly inclined to cry be-
cause of her varied feelings. At that
instant her eyes lighted on the great
pistol which had fallen unheeded
from her blouse.
The strange fisherman spied it at
the same instant.
as that yours?' he asked.
"Yes-at least it's Martha's-I
brought it along for protection" said
Dorothy with what dignity she could
summon.
He actually picked it up and did
not smile as he restored the ancient
weapon to her.
81 hope you will have NO occasion
to use it." he said, and Dorothy loved
him at once because the smile that
twitched his lips never materialized
She took the pistol and held il
rather gingerly. "You will go-anC
you will put the fish back before il
dies2" she asked almost pleadingly
eyes, ! will go, if you desire it
and will put the fish back into tn,
stream-but you don't know An
tonic; he can swear in three Ian
guagesp .,s,
The youth grasped the trout ant
deity whisked him into the brooI
where he struggledfor a moment be
fore sinking slowly down with gentl,
moving fins until he was out of sigh
in the dark pool.
"There! I" breathed Dorothy will
relief. THANK you so much"
The young man looked at her hest
tatingly then, as if arriving at som,
decision he picked up his rod ant
empty creel and made as if to leayI
the spot.
81 wonder why you think | SHOULD
leave my own property" he said Will
a whimsical smile.
"Your own propertyP" echoed
Dorothy. "Why this is part of Mis-
Fenn's place"
Pardon me, but you are mistaken
This is the Whitaker land-you Sc
Miss Fenn's property is divided from
ours by that ~brushwood hedge on tn.
other side Of the brook" He pointec
back along the way she had come
But On this side of the brook the di
yiding line is that stone post hal
covered with catbrier, and you evi
IDENTIFY crossed the boundary on t
our land without knowing it."
Dorothy was rosy with mortified
ton. Then | am a t~respasser, no
you!" she cried ruefully.
"Never a trespasser on Whittake
land" he smiled CALAMITY.
"Thank you-and the fsh-why
it was your own"
@Never mind ~ l expect he
thanking you for his life"
"And your horrid Antonio VIII.
swears in three languages"
He laughed gaily.
30, there are other cooks if An
tonic leaves me, but there are no
many-pleasant adventures"
al must go now" said Doroth,
hastily. 81 hear the luncheon bell.
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