The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1921-07-21

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CHAPTHR vi. Traylor helps two
elaves. who had run away from st. Louis.
toeecape. Eliphalet Biggs, owner sof the
slASSe. following them, attempts to beat
W Traylor and In q fght has his arm
CHAPTER VII.
IN Which Mr.. EIIphaIst Blgss Gets
Acquainted With BIN kelso and
Her Father. Va
III In a musty old ledger kept by James
i.Rutledge, the owner Of Rutledge's tav-
scrn, in the year 1892 is an entry un-
der the date of January 31st which
reads as follows;
ARRIVED this day Eliphalet Biggs
Of 26 Olive street, St. Louis, with one
horse" te
Young Mr.. Biggs remained at Rut-
ledge's tavern for three weeks with
his arm in a sling under the eye Of
the good doctor. The Rutledges were
Kentucky folk and there the young
man had found sympathetic hearing
and tender care.
1t had done him good to be hurled
against a barn door and to fall trem-
bling and confused at the feet of his
master. He had never met his master
until he had reached Hopedale that
morning. The event had been too long
delayed. Encouraged by idleness and
conceit and alcohol, evil passions had
grown rank in the soil Of his spirit.
Restraint had been thing unknown
to him. He had ruled the little werld
In which he had lived by sense of
divine right. He was prince Of Ego
land-that province Of America which
had only half yielded itself to the
principles of Democracy.
4 It must be said that he served his
term as a sober human being quite
gracefully, being well born youth Of
i some education. A few days he spent
mostly In bed, while his friend, who
had come on from Hopedale, took care
Of him. Soon he began to walk about
and his friend returned to st. Louis
His fine manners and handsome
form and face captured the little vii
lage, most Of whose inhabitants had
come from Kentucky. A week after
his arrival Ann Rutledge walked over
to Jack Kelso's with him. BIN fled
up the stick >ladder as soon as they
entered the door. Mr.. Kelso was
"A away on fox hunt. Ann went to the
ladder and called:
"Bim, saw you fly up that ladder
Come back down. Here's right nice
young man come to see you"
"Is he good-looking?' BIN called.
"Oh, purity as a picture, black eyes
and hair and teeth like pearls, ant
4 tall and straight, and he's got 9
be-e-autiful little mustache."
Y "That's enoughw BIN exclaimed
NJ Just wish there was knot hole ir
this floor"
"Come on down here,' Ann urged.
"I'm scared" was the answer
"His cheeks are as red as roses ant
\ he's got a lovely ring and big watcf
chain-pure gold and yaller as dan
delion. You come down here"
"Stop,H BIN answered. "Tll b
down as soon as ] can get on my bes
bib and tucker"
In few minutes BIN called from
the top Of the ladder to Ann. The lat
" ter went and looked up at her. Boil
\ girls burst into peals Of merry laugh
n ter. BIN had put on suit Of her ia
I ther's old clothes and her buffalo ski
whiskers and was wild sight.
'Don't you come down looking lik
that" said Ann. "T'll 60 up there AM
tend to you"
Ann climbed the ladder and for
A time there was much laughing an
chattering In the little loft. BY AM
Nv Ann came down. BIN hesitated
* laughing, above the ladder for me
ment, and presently followed in he
best blue dress, against which tn
golden curls Of her hair fell grace
fully. with red cheeks and hrigh
eyes, abe was glowing picture. Yer
timidly she gave her hand to Mi. Biggi
Its just the right Dress he sait
'It goes, 40 well with your hair. II
dad 10 see you. have never seen
giri Ike YOU ia my life. I'm going !
qptne and aeeS yon often, n 4 you
neIhAr uill Vt nA" -- -