The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1921-07-21

1850 baNt ~ NasOn nom thS1r home
In Nergonnes, Vt. to the West the land
o. plenty. Their destns uon IL the Coun-
Wy OF me SahgamOn. In Illinois
CHATTER II.-At Niagara Fails they
meet party OF immigrants, among them
. youth naWed John Mcneil, who also
decides 10 40 TO the Sangamon country.
Al OF hs party suffer from fever and
ssue. sarah = ministrations save the life
o. a youth. Harry Needles. In the last
stages Of fever. Hd he accompanies the
lray Tors. Tie, reach New Salem, Illinois
ana are welcomed BY young ABE" LIN
coin.
CHATTER lli.-Among the Traylors
nrst acqdaiutaHtes are IInColn's friends
JscH kelso ana his pretty daughter BIN
years OF axe.
CHAPTER IV.-samson decides TO To-
cate at New salem. and begins building
his house LED by Jack Armstrong.
rOwdies attempt 10 break W the pfoceeu-
inss Lincoln thrashes Armstrong Young
Harry Needles strikes bsp hcNvl OF
the Armstrong crowd. and McNoil threat
ems vengeance
He wondered what he ought 10 say
and presently 'stnmmeted: T-T-in-
tend TO- | guess I'm more ~ man
than anybody would think 10 look NJ
me"
You're too young TO ever fall in
love. ! reckon"
mo, I'm not" he answered with DE
clsion.
"iIave you got razor7'' she asked.
mo"
II reckon II would he n powerful
help. You put soap on your Tip and
NOV IL on with a razor. My father
says II makes the grass grow"
There was a.moment ~ silence dur
ing which She brushed the name Of
her pony Then she asked tlmldly ::
"Do you like yellow hnirT
"Yes. II II looks ike yours"
"If you DOM mind III put mus
tnche on YOU jus-just To look ~
every time think ~ you"
"whcn | think of you put violets
IN your hair. he said.
He took q step toward her a. he
spoke and as be- did so she started
her pony. A little way OF she checked
him and said:
I'm sorry. There are no violets
now"
She rode away slowly waving her
hand and singing with the JOY Of
bird In the springtime.
That evening when Harry was help
Ing samson with the horses he said:
'l'm going TO tell you n secret.
wish you wouldn't say anything about
f."
Samson stood pulling the hair ont
of his card and looking very stern as
he listened while Harry told ~ the
assault upon him and how BIN had
arrived and driven the rowdies away
with her gun hut he said not word
of her demonstration Of tender sym.
pathy To him, that had clothed the
whole adventure with kind Of
sanctlty So that he could not bear to
have II talked about.
Samson'S eyes glowed with anger
They searched the face Of the hoy,
His voice was deep and solemn when
he said:
"This Is serious matter. Why do
YOU wish to keep Il n secretf'
THE boy hlushrd For moment he
knew not what 20 say Then he
spoke: III nin't me So much-its
her" he managed To say. "She
wouldn't want II 10 he talked about
and I don't either"
Samson began to understand. "She's
quite II girl, guess" he said thought
fully. "She must have the nerve Of
mani declare she must"
"Yes.slr-ee! They'd "a got hurt II
they hadn't gone away, that's sure"
said Harry
Wen look out for them after this"
Samson rejolned. THE first time
meet that man McNoll he'll have TO
settle with me and he'll pay cash on
the nail"
BIN, having heard Of lIurry's part
in Abe's fight and Of the fact that he
was To be working alone all day at the
new house. had ridden out through
the woods 10 the open prairie and
hunted In sight ~ the new cabin that
afternoon Unwilling 10 confess her
extreme interest IN the boy she had
said not word of her brave act. II
was not shame; Il WAS partly kind
Of rebellion against the tyranny OF
youthful ardor; II was partly the fear
Of ridlcule
So It happened that the adventure
OF Harry Needles made scarcely rip
Pile on the sensitive surface Of the VII
lnge life. Il will be seen. however
that Il had started strong undercur-
rents likely, In time, to make them
selves felt.
The house and barn were finished
whereupon Samson and Harry drove
20 Sprlngheld--a muddy, crude and
growing village with thick woods ON
It's north slde-and bought furniture.
Their wagon was loaded and they
were ready 10 start for home. They
were walking ON the main street when
Harry touched Samson's arm and
whispered
There's McNoll and Callyhan,""-