The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1921-01-08
CHAPTER II-Continued.

Darkness was settling down-darB
ness of the seventh night since thei
|1eparture from Emerson-when. lik
J mole on the face Of the plain, lit
~ gray lump grew on the horizon
krthurs rose in his sleigh and wave,
- fur cap in the air; Harris sen
|nck an answering cheer. Slowly tn,
nole grew until in the gathering shad
DNs 1t took on indistinctly the shape
q . building, and just as the rising
ION crested the ridge of the Pembi
y hills the travellers swung up at the
~. Arthurs walked unerringly to a
~ on the wall and took down lam
~; its dull flame drove the mist
6oEiy down the glass, and presently
~ light was beating back from the
lidening frost which sparkled on ev-
~ log Of the little room.
We'll, here we are in Hungry Hall. {"
IA Arthurs. Everything just as I
~ IT. Then, turning to his wife,
Oeme. LIZ he said. Jack, perhaps
'oe have an engagement of your own"
took his wife in a passionate en-
ace and planted a fervent kiss upon
er Ups while Harris followed his ex-
nple Then they sat down on the
pres that served for chairs, amid a
pplness too deep for words. -
the minutes passed until Mrs. Ar
rs sprang to her feet. "Why.
N.Y. she exclaimed, 81 do believe
ere crying" while the moisture
stened on her own cheek. snow.
men, clear QUIT / suppose you
y the horses will stable them
MI Yes, ! see you have the box
= wood, Fred. That's not so bad
: start. Leave some matches, and
a you might just get our boxes In
remember we've lived In these
- Tor the best part of two
a. young men sprang to their task
. soon as they were out of the
e ne girls threw their arms about
"a @her and wept like women TO-
neL It was only for a moment: a
ck dash Of the hand across the
md both were busy removing
ana wraps. The door opened.
tnef boxes" as well as other
nent from the sleighs, were car.
n and the men disappeared TO
ntue stable at the back of the
AFTER several attempts the
succeeded In starting a fire in the
4 slove and soon It's grateful heat
'amatlng to every corner of the
noase was built of poplar logs,
1nu oove-tailed at the corners
'N skill Of the Ontario woods
y vas about 12x16 feet in size.
oeams eight feet from the
Inc roof was of two tbIck.
ooarus' with tar paper
Inc moor was of poplar
Inc door was in the east
.ear the southeast corner: the
soout the center of the
az Inc only window was in
-: az panes Of sx1o glass suf-
"snL Through this window
n'em shone back from the
ING me fliekering light from
"a, usnCeo IN duplicate. A rough /.
sat under the window: a
= me southwest corner ey-
!ved as cupboard. No tools I,
/" any value had been II
@s Place Arthurs having stored :.
1scn with a neighbor, some q
way, lest they be stolen D,
y cabin BY some INSCRIPTIONS N n
eurins his absence. W
a. followed were days III
activity for both men and
mere was much to do. in b
80 IN the interior of the m
an extraordinary change I'm
; simple draperies and tv
.isseo the baroness of the
es We're built for the ac- CO
S pu Of many trinkets dear to ba
art; a rag carpet COW co
~ ,e, OF the floor; plain but 81
- s'saes peeked enticingly va
kss she paper curtain that or
e the bare ribs of the cr,n er
I'd sense Of bome al .ne cup or
atmosphere 'S per- NJ
u had passed. and no sion ., G.. co
~ '.an that of the little nartv 10,
l~..ssen seen about the Ar. vo
nsaseady becoming keen 70 i ,be , De.
hs,,, nses' espied a dark point NO s
hs ~ grew slowly from nv,
spot, from a SPOT 70 an os'
: sa =. length was defined as "a:
DIV, m Presently Aleck rio
~ up at the door. r a,s
mrmers," he cried ~ goo
sattle' An the good bod now now ito
little Eden in this w wrTes' U UnD'
ssm asr a. Tel them to I mt sm
tA.s IN the pot, an a hungry IN prs ser ser
s neal ! don't know when %a''e ~.
pl,,u s gathered about the old any
mg him with ques est Urs- ae,
answered or discusss sSp Mons; an
: .ss over holding his 1 own Is ISM ,
sDeevy u u the background m na,
i, CO... ended. his pipe in his F 1l,ol
- ~ ,e s resting comfortably h ha1
of the road IN ~ ect ing
q honss,,want to break up n neIl
~''n' y know. but t the,