The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-07-17
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f4 A nanIe train of heavily laden burros j laden with gold from the mines was to be and gorgs of the Rocky Mts and tall man with 2 long sflken mustash and a cartfdge belt could be heard cursfn vile caths because he well knew this was the lair Of Harold Rarnorez Why you mean old Ezl.1les you sneered he because the BOOT n1uiea were not able to go any it sneered he his oaths gfoving viler and yi1er will whip you sos you will not De able to walk for week you mean old
 Scarcely had the v1ie words left his lips when
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 It was his mothers voice calling rom the back porch.
 S1mu1taneously the noon whistles be gan to blow far and near, and the TO- mAncer in the saw1ust box. summon ed prosaically from steep mountain passes above the clouds, paused with stubby pencil halfway from lip to knee. His eyes were shining. there was q arapt sweetness in his gaze. As he wrote his burden had grown light CT, thoughts of Mrs Lora Rewbush had almost left him and in particular as he recounted teven by fhe chaste dash) the annoyed expressions of MT. VII son. the wounded detective. and the s1lken n1oustached mule driver. he had felt mysteriousiy relieved concerning the Chdld Sir Lancelot. Altogether he looked better and brighter boy.
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 The rapt look faded slowly. He sighed, but moved not
 -tPenrods We're having lunch early just on your account. so youn have plenty of dime to be dressed for the r,a garrf* T1prtsvi,s
 There was silence in Penro1's aerie.
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 Mrs Schofeld's voice sounded near CT indicating a threatened approach. Pearod stirred himself He blew out the lantern and sE outed pla atntfvely
 ell ain I coming fast's can 7''
 Do hurry returned the voice, with dra4f1a Id he Kitchen door could
 eard to close
 Repaaeing his manuscript and pencil ln the gar box he carefully buried the box in the sayvdust, put the Ian tern and 1i can back in the soap box, adjusted inc elevator for the recep- ton Of Duke and in no uncertain tone Invited the deFoted animal to enter
 Duke stretched himself aEniab ply, af- fecfihg not to hear and when this pre- tense became so obvious that even a s44e4S e0414Q d4eeepS IF ssul no longer Sdl down fz corner, facing it, his back to his master and his head perpendfcuiar, nose upy7 ard supported by the con yetgenee Of the two " alls This from dog is the last word. the comble of the Inmutable. Penrod command ed sEormed, tried gentIeness, persuad- ed with honeyed words and pictured rewards Dakess eyes locked back ward ot hervise he moved not. Time elapsed PenFcd stopped to dattery. 1fna1lg to insincere caresses then, los ing patience epouted sndden threats.
 senrnE come down from that box 1his iHsfants''
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 Are you up in that sayxdlat box again 2s As Mrs Schoheid had just heard her sons voice issue from the box and also as she knew he was there anyhow, her question must have been : put forserat atorical purposes only. Be cause if you are,s she continued { promptly, m going to ask your papa not to let you play there any, s Penrod's forehead, his eyes. the tops qf his ears and most of his hair be came visible to her at the top of the box. air't playing ? 7 he said In dignantly
 sszH-cIl what are vou doing
 Just coming down. he replied in grieved but patient tone
 Then why don't you comet 7''
 q got Duke here I got to get him down. hayen't You don't suppose want to leave poor dog, in here to gtarye, do you s''
 We'll. hand him down over the side to me Let m ev-
 I'll get him down all right, said Pcnrod .sI got him up here and I guess can get him down
 We'll then, do it
 T will if you'll let me alone. If you'll go on back to the house I promise to be there inside of two minutes. Honest.
 After her departure Penrod expend- ed some finalsffes of eloquence upon Duke, then disgustedly gathered him up fi1 his arms. dumped him into the basket and, shouting stern1y, All in for the ground floor step back there, ma daIn-aH ready. Jimt.' lowered dog and basket to the floor of the store room Duke sprang out in tnmultuous relief and bestowed frantic affection upon his master as the latter slid down from the box.
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