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Show 2GG frocks, ,·o I jn1npe(l in hcltind tl1at and .'llllgglcd iu nmongst ih' gown, an<l stood there p rfetLly ·till. 'l'h y COJHe in <lJHl shut the door· clllfl t1H' lir~t tlli!lrr th<· n dnk done was i g<'t down and look nndcr the hvd. Th<·n r wa: g1acl1 hadn't found th lw<l whe11 I \v;ud(•<l iL And ,)'(·t, ynu know it', kind of 11atnral to hicle undt·r the h<·<l wll<·n you <lrt' up to anytl1ing pri\·;dc. Th('y f'ets (lo\nl th<'ll, and th<· kiurr ~ay:: ~ '''"<•ll whili i!--' it? antl <:nt jt n1idclJin' ·l1ort, h(•cnusc• il's h<'it )r for us io h<' down th<'re a whoopin'-np ilH' lnournin', nwn up hen· gi,·in' 'eJn a <.:ltanc \to talk us over.'' ~.'Veil, tl1i · i.· it, Cnp t. I ain't <.'asy; L ain't 01nfortahk. That doctor lays on Jny JllilHL l want C(l to kllO\V YO ILl' plans. l \ <' got a notion and 1 th i11 k i {'::; a sound OlH' .'' . H \\' haL i ., it, duke r .. "TbaL \H' hd tcr glid<' out of t.l1is h(•fon.' t hn'(' in tlH' tnorning, and <'lip ii dcnn1 ihe ri\'('r with what \Ye\ · <roL ' . ll ,.., • pecw. y s 'cing \\'(' got it :o cn~y-,r;il'en ha<'l · to u~, flm1 .~· :d onr h nd~ a. yon 1n:1y . ay, when of ~our · '" · tt1lo\Yed i o llil\'e to :tPal it back. l'nt for k11orkioo· off <nl<l lio·ld i11o· 01LL" h ,") ,") • . That 1n:1<l<' rne fe<'l pretty bacl. About <Ill hour or two :1;<-,r o , 1i would a b<·rn a Iii ile differ )nt, ln1L 110\\. j( lll:Hie 1ue ftTl had and eli. appoint )d. ~ 1 1H· king rips out and says : " '\\Tl • . 1at! 1\11<1 no( sC'll ont the l'C.' i o' i ht' propt'riy '! ~L1rth off hk a pa:. cl o' fools and 1 •ave' eight. or niu<~ thon-.;'n' dollars' 'n)rth o' proprrty layin' aronn<l je. t ,.nfferjn' to h' scoop<'d i11: - an<l all goo(l sa1e:tl)l' r:·dnff, too.'' The <!nl~(~ h grmnblc<l; aid thP h:1g of gol<l \ras ('Jlongh, and h <lHln t WHlli to go 110 dc('l> •r- did11't \Y<IllL to rob :1 lot of orpl tan f eveJ'!jtlt i Jl r; t h('.Y ha< l. . '\~hy, how yon talk ~ '' . il.Y.' the k i11g·. '' \\'", .. 11an'L rob 'em of nothing at .all hut j .'t thi · lUOlH'Y· Th people thal bU!J·' tIt property Is t 1H' snff'rcr .. ; 1 ccau:e as soon's it'.· found on I 2G7 'at we <li<ln't O\Vn it - wl1i <.: l1 won't he l ng aft r Wt'\·<· .-li<l-thc' ~ale ,,·on't b(' \·alid, and it'lJ all go ha ·k to th<· <·:tat<·. Th ~eY(' I' orpltan~ ']I git thrir l10n~ \ baek agiu, an<l that:~ enough for lltelll ; t1H'.{r<' young· <111<l ~pry, a11d k';l (·a~y 'ill'll a li,·in'. 'J'It r>t'aiu't arroitHt io ~uff<·r. \Yhy,J· <·.t think-there's thon~·n·~ ,} ~ ( .J nnd thon~·n·~ ihat (tin't nig·lt .'o \vel! off. HI ':-,~ you tlu~!J ain'L ~rot not h 'n to cmnpla in of.'' ,") •• \\\• 1 I , t l1 k i 11 g II(' ii t I k c' d l1 i nt h1 i n d ; s o a t L 1: t l t <· g·i ve i n , nnd :-;aid :Ill ri~·ht , hut .-aid h"' bc1i \'<'(lit wa.· hlanH· fooli~lllll'.'.' to ~t;1y, and thal do<.:tor ll(\nging· over th 1n. Hut the king ~ay~: "" Cn~.' tit<' doetor ~ \\'bat do\\'' k'yer for fttln ( ) lniu 't \\'P o·ot all til "' fools in to\\11 on our sid · ': and ait1't t1wt a hig- ~ ...., <·nough Jlwjority in auy tn\ul ': " ~o tll('Y gol n·ady to go <lo\\·tH-tair:-; aganL. TlH· duk1• ;-;n ,. ~ : "' [don't think\\'(' put I hat lllOil('.Y in il good pl:t<·<·.'' 'l'hnL chc r ·dnH' U]>. I'd lH'.~' llll to think 1 \\'ill'll.t o·o1t1 <r lo ' ' ~ ,") gd n hinL of no ki1Hl to help nH·. Th<· king ~:1ys: '•\Yhv':" '" Beeau~e ::\Im·y .Ja11 c' ·u IH' in n1oun1ing f'ro111 tl1i:-; onl; a111l fi r ~ t you J..: now i h e n i g g c · r t It a L do (' ~ u p ill<· r o 01 i1 s \ v i ll g < • t a 11 ord<'r to box tlu·:e dud.· up and ]lltt ·ent a\Yny; and do yon reckou a njo·tr<'r <.:an run acru:-:s ll10lH''' aud not borrow ~OIIH' of bh J . t ',) .• l . ~- y·onr h C'ad ':-: lc·\·el agir1, dnk <·, .. ~ay.' t llC' king·; an<l lH' <'OllH' a fn1nhlincr llJHl<·r tbc· c nrt~1in two or three foot frotn \vhen· b I wn.'. 1 st 11 ·k tight to t lw \\'(Ill, m1d k<·pt 1nigbt,v :-;I ill, i ltongl1 qui~.~ ry; <nl<l I \ronden'd what thetn fellow~ \\·onld sny to llH~ jf they cat<.:h d JlH'; and f tried to think \vhat I'<l belLPr do if lhry did tnt ·l1 1n . Bnt the king· l1c got the hag befor I <' ul<l think 1norc t.l1nn ;,tl c>nt a half a th Hght, mHl l1 n ver .-ul:'picion cl I wa.- arotuul. TlH')' took and ·llo\' <'d i he hng |
