Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1923-12-21
Copyright by The Bobbs Merrill Co.
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Jack IL the oTph3n bound boy OF FeD
on the Warhops estate. At nrst TsxaS
Siri': mia missins ing bro3k k.r. - fh.an a jack :szs
tS:s oS.. Il sh ten hs day; Vim hi: ;:,:lSs drna w
gold and that he viii come back. Thsn
r. Milford @ stsgS comes in: br.ngitn9
T q cssse hepkhs s pshs sas asw
CHAPTER u-amon Colin wslsomss
layers. The preacher 10 = young ms4
se Sss anS Sns.n. I.Dssss
CHAPTER IIL-At supper = ths
ken's roommate st college. tells how
the nssrsSy s3y fs'd As ..sa:ss ssmSlssf ssaoss ssS
an an inSsrisanss 1S% Ss from a' sR.a coiia
grste in tho Ssy' Of mi, %,aessh ct ,t1ofs A:n
Rsn RSsHusas so%ewSy.rs 1a Iy s'tN IL New York" Who
curses his father on his death bed, a
postscript H:ss By another hand says Nc
CHAPTER Iv.-At the village store
sna pSssoee hoss S'nsn nsr:on tS Si:
arm arm asoSnS as Sn r. Tsxie a." scK ' siaps him,
ticks him. shoots pistol from his hand
and makes him say he was mistaken.
CHAPTER V.-The pArson soss ssin-
Ing on the river with Jack and oths1s
Jack discovers the parson carries 4 ~.
Ssn .s.. nS
dusty deoh.
CHAPTER yL-Au the villagers
gather at q festival in the schoolhouse
Tvitiss: He attacks jack With al = knife.
1nsmnort:n, ynSm aroSns him a.t but receives; an
points to tn. door: Ia. ruiksn. oow.S.
CHAPTER vIL-Jaek, working in .
neld. sees the dsspsrado Of the festival
watching him from behind loS. He
den and his sister iivs.
CHAPTER VIIL-Jack tells Pap 81.
hs % xoins 70 ceisorns g ana 9c,d 70
buy back the old homestsad He tolls
Texie Of his love for hsr-in all but
words.
Uncle Nick Whimes, friends Of Jaak,
agree that the festival dssperado y
man wanted BY the sheriff. that. he ts
harborin' with Loge Belden and that
they are planning to rob Pap simon
Father, we're goin' up in the woods
t. see the sun setback and me-"
A statement that was half ques-
tion. The old man did not look up
They were at the door Of the dining.
room, the woodsman standing aside to
let the girl pass. when the banker
turned in his chair
"Jack."
The girl stopped; the man turned
back
Tickle tells me you're leavin' 10 a.
soon as you're twenty-one."
I'm aimin' to, sir"
And thatll be-Y'
"The twentieth-seven more days"
Seven days" The old man
frowned; rasped his hand over the dry
stubble on his bony chin. "Well, seven
days is-seven days." he muttered.
"Hit amt because I've ben hard on
y'u, is itT'
"No, sir, it amt that. You've ben
s. good to me that 1t makes 1t hard
{ 60, but I got Z do somethin' f'r
| m'self-now."
The old man bent his brows thought
fully; nodded toward his daughter In
the door of the dining-room.
"She says you're calc'latin' { jine
a wagon train fr California"
"Yes, sir, that's what I'm amin Z
do, II you're still minded T. give me
Graylock when my times out.
TN aimin' t pick up enough-gold
out there Z come back and buy the
homestead. II you'll sell it t. me. and
make my father's-and mothers-
dream come true"
The old man dropped his eyes and
drew his hand across his shaggy
brows.
"Tne day you're-twenty-o -one"-his
voice was strained and he seemed 70
weigh each word before letting II fall
"we'1l have q lons talk yoI and me.
brore y'u jine tAas wsson train"
He stopped forward, picked up q
bundle Of papers frvm the door and
began sorting them over.
The others passed out through the
kitchen, where Mrs. Curry was busy
about the cook stove.
The witchery Of the coming sunset
was astir among the splintered peaks
and pinnacles of the bold headland.
The woodsman took Off his hat, swept
his eyes over the far-spread landscape
drank deep the wonder Of 1t, slowly
turned to his companion
He allowed himself to revel for
delicious moment in the rich complete
ness of her, as she stood lightly poised
on the rock.
His arm unconsciously stole toward
her; but he drew it back and pointed
to the tiny flower bed at the foot o1
the outstanding pinnacle. The CIR
followed the motion, softly clapped he1
hands and stood looking down at thu
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