The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-07-05
- GHAPTER VII.
A STRANGE Visit and q Strange Discovery.

I Ohm caught the two men who came
forward to fire the barns nnd threw
y them. wounded and broken 10 the
Garth Then he walked 10 Carver boonc,
and no man shot Rt him ~ he walked
Carver noone. said John, do YOU call
yourself mai Carver was on foot
and had lantern IN his hand John
struck him n hsgkhund Nlow and he
heard the bone CriNck twice In carver =
arm M tho lantern dropped The sol
dicrs who had been waiting for the Sig
nal came In and the nooncs rctrcNtrd In
as good order Ms they might
Rut not before iohu had grnpplcd with
Carver and laid him flat on his back IN
muck hemp and then let him so Th"
garrison NJ rloycr RarTuwS were tho
gainers Of six good horses hy thi9 at-
tempted raid ~ the nuoucs, rs well He
two Young prisoners and two dead poonCs
| who were lot behind John was inclined
To follow up the victory and chase the
enemy Os fnr as might he, hut Jeremy
Stokes thought that cnuurh Ind boon
done that night
After that matters vcrc puiCt for
while at Flower RRrrowS nud farming took
| tho pre- clCnvC ~ all else Then tu the
great surprise ~ tho household. there
! came riding M who hut the Cpuuscllnr
! Boone llc cnmc quite alone as n NE
| him IN tho door I'm not lI't'c wonder
My dear Mrs Ridi. sad he. how wcll
my dear niece looks Really. | ,ouErnt.
uatc Nou Nv dear Lorna. come and kiss
your uncle II Is quite n privilege
Perhaps II IL to you, Fir," replied lor-
m, who was moi without Hcu"o ot hu-
NOR. but You smell very rtrougly ~ 20.
hacco, which spolls the reciprocity
"You nrc quite right my child How
Nf a. IA
fother was noted FOR his ol'urtorv pow
| ers. WIN, loSs his death was to ihls
neighhorhoud Mrs WIdd And THIS. I
supposc, ls your son. the great John
! Rldh, the most famous wrestler iu Eng
land. And your sons iutrlllg,n. r.
| quick My dear madam | ann always
grateful FOR hospitality" They had got
! him Into the hons" hy thnt time Rnd had
set refreshments before him. I'm return.
as Lornu's guardian | give full and ready
consent to the marriage between your
son and herself
How good md Kind you orc. siry said
| the delighted widow n pIVRNa saii that
/ the lentnedest people wcrr tho Nndcst
aud mos, simple hearted people lu the
/ world Do Then John spoke up ue Lorna
sot by him and helnhis hnud aul said
| Sir counsellor, Nou Know that Sir Insnr
/ approved NJ our marriage before ne died
| that IL, he gave approval ~ uur love
and We shall hc married shortly
/ How say YOU this, John ,Ndd'' crioh
| the counsellor stretching out lls aged
| hand. like Elliah ~ this the sort ot
thing YOU are used to''
so please your Worship" answered
! John tRll Tho more composed because the
counsellor had lost his temper. no kind
| OF violence can surprise me. since fitst
the Doones came upon ENmoor'
Then Narlot, ~ II thus We have 20
argue with such n clod M yuu"'
There Ia no need 20 argue replied
John. N our fathers fought and Killed
each other, there n no reason why We
should not be wiser than they and make
up feud by reason and good will"
The counsellor BECAME ut once nll Al
plomecy again aud with n charming
smile said "John, art thou wiser than thy
father, Well, be Il no | am sorry that
| am so old Then he changed again
and cried out, lorna Doone. stand forth
from that heir of perricide and say
whether you regard the slaughter " his
father as n pleasant tlne
You old villain" cried Mira RldH
shaking her fist In the COUNSELLOR fnrr
What " there good " the quality on,
OF the way You know the words that
made the deadly mischicf, but not the
way TO heal them Give me that hottie "
, And she grabbed from The counsellor .