Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-10-15

to make inquiries of the keeper about
the village OF Upper Scotney and at
what point in 1t he might find the
residence of MT. Heasden.
The village consists in the main
Of one long street with houses ranged
on either aide Of it. The cottages
have little gardens at their back; be-
yond the gardens are pastures. Thus,
on the good old British principle of
each mans house being his castle,
these gardens would share in this safe
guardianship owing to the fact thar !,
is In most ,casss necessary to pass
through the houses in order to get
to them.
In no instance In the village was
this privilege cherished more zeaIous-
cottage and garden. There were
all kindsso OF rumors as to the. strange
collection of live stock that might bs
found there II anyone was allowed to
INVESTIGATES, and strange sights were
seen through the in~terstices OF the
came from 1t, and it WAS said that the
netEhbers on either side did not re-
gard 1t ~ a very sanitary center.
1t was known to be the home OF
ferrets and OF tame rabbita, as well
As Of the dogs, and when any poul-
try went a-misdng in the neighbor-
hood. as did sometimes happen. It
was more than suspected that some
light might be thrown on the loss II
promises Of the Heaxden domain
were permitted. -
That was a permission. however.
which was nevsr accorded. and any
attempt at forcing an entry was re-
sented very bitterly and very success
fully, for in the first place Jim Heas-
den himself, when at home, was a
very formidable figure. his reputation
for recklessness and defiance OF Law
equaling his physical power. and was
generally aided and Allotted by = fiarce
teeth at any intruder, and In the sec,
ond place tho castle had an almost
more efficient guardian. In The. pareonY
mother.
She really was a very terrible old
lady. with a brilliantly flashing y
aet under shasgy brows on either
IL OF 4 nose like . hawks beak-
q. picturesque old figure. She must
and there could be no doubt whence
Jim Heasden. the son. derived his
splendid features and proportions.
She would have been very tall but for
q chronic stoop which rheumnusm
had imposed upon her. But II she was
picturesque she was q very terrible
old figure, for all that
Her tongue was quick and witty.
as sharp-edged a. IN asp's and as
selection OF epithsts She supported
herself o. a stick. which she could
WELD vigorously enough 70 keen, all
children 1t it, full length from her.
and among some Of the village folk
It was ptously believed that she had
the power Of the evil eye, although
that WAS faith which had rather
suffered In the free thought OF q later
generation that had been TO q board
school. She was not at all 3 neighbour
u J lazy, having taken very much,
,of orr villagers Of keeping oneself to
oneself.
Hut she had 4 fierce. tiyerish az.
lection for this only son-thA father
had been dead. many yeats-who was
something like q very we'll grown
tigcrscub himself. She took his side
t~erociously in every trouble. and they
fallen with the lawful AUTHORITIES both
- boy and man, and in -.conseouenee
had becoma something OF An IshmaAi-
.tte. with her hand. for His Ake,
turned against eyerv man. and with
every mans hand turned against her
and aSafnSt him.
But 70 Tar q sxAa concerned, IT
Was by NJ I1s1eosk6S sAme In regard
TO the hand ~ every woman. I sup
pose that he had shout him In the
eyes OF the ytliAgS peaiAsn somethiug|
Of that siamor wllch aiways suf-
rounds this rohber or tho pirate in our
works OF fiction.