Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1921-09-22
SYNOPSIS.

SYNOPSIS.
CHAPTER I.-samson and Sarah Tray
Tor. with their two children Josiah ant
IN s' Ssyse travel y wagon from their home
Of peny Ther shs o Mfs is thu the c1 ans
try Of the Sangamon, in Illinois
CHAPTER 1I.-At Niagara Falls the,
meet q party OF immigrants, among then
youth named John Mcneil, who also
oeGides to go to the Sangamon country
s a. OF 81 me e. party suffer from fever ane
Of a youth. Harry Needles. in the last
stages of fever. and he accompanies Tho
Iraylors They reach New Salem, Illinois
ana are welcomed by young Abe LIN.
CHAPTER Il.-Among the Traylors
nrst acQuaintances are Lncoln's friends
lack kelso and his pretty daughter BIN,
IL years of age.
CHAPTER IV:-samson decides to To-
cate cat at New Salem. and begins building
rowdies attempt to break up the proceed.
ings. Lincoln thrashes Armstrong. Young
i Harry Needle. Needles strikes Bap McNon. Of
ems vengeance.
He took step toward her as he
spoke and as he did so she started
her pony. A little way off 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 q
bird In the springtime.
That evening when Harry was help
Go A.
I'm going to tell you secret. I
wish you wouldn't say anything about
It,"
Samson stood pulling the hair out
ut his card and looking very stern as
he listened while Harry told Of the
assault upon him and how BIN had
arrived and driven the rowdies away
with her gun but lie said not a word
Of her demonstration of tender SYM
pathy. To him, that had clothed the
whole adventure with kind of
sanctity so that he could not bear to
have it talked about.
SamsOn's eyes glowed with anger.
They searched the face of the boy.
His voice was deep and solemn when
he said:
= "Th!s Is a serious matter. Why do
you Wish to keep 1t secret?"
The boy blushed. For moment he
knew not what to say. Then he
spoke: ut amt me so much--it's
her" he managed to say. "She
wouldn't want it to be talked about
and I don't either" y
Samson began to understand. "She's
quite girl, guess" he said thought
fully. "She must have the nerve of
man-I declare she must
"Yes-sir-ee! They'd "a got hurt If
they hadn't gone away, that's sure"
said Harry.
well look out for them after this"
Samson rejoined. 1.-THE first time I
meet that man McNoll he'll have to
settle with me and he'll pay cash on
the nail"
BIN, having heard Of Harry'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 to the open prairie and
"
afternoon. Unwilling to confess her
extreme interest In the boy she had
said not word of her brave act. II
was not shame; 1t was partly kind
OF rebellion against the tyranny Of
youthful ardor; it was partly the fear
Of ridicule.
So it happened that the adventure
Of Harry Needles made scarcely rip
pie on the sensitive surface of the vii
lage life. 1t will be seen, however,
that 1t had started strong undercur-
rents likely, in time, to make them
selves felt.
The house and barn were finished,
whereupon Samson and Harry drove
to Springfield muddy, crude and
growing village with thick woods on
its north side-and bought furniture.
Their wagon was loaded and they
were ready to start for home. They
were walking on the main street when
Harry touched Samson's arm, and
whispered:
There's McNoll and Callyhan."
The pair were walking a few steps
ahead Of Samson and Harry. In a
second Samson's big hand was on Nc
Noll's shoulder.
"This is Mr.. McNoll, believe" said
Samson.
The other turned with a scared
look.
"what do you want o met" he de-
manded.
Samson threw him to the ground
with jerk 80 strong and violent that
1t rent the sleeve from his shoulder.
McNolfs companion, who had felt the
weight Of Samson's hand and had had
enough Of it, turned and ran.
"What do We want o. meT' McNoll
asked again as he struggled 70 free
himself.
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