Wrestling Joe: The Dandy of the Mines — page 21: what you’re looking at

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Nature smiles, not over the bloody deeds of | « ae oy aaciia, zs a ene ie sitiee and homere®> last night, but because Sums aa fiends who disgrace} «tT jove birds and flowers, mamma—they are so like humanity are about to leave this place. you,” said the boy. “Ay, Champe’s men are out buying up all the mules |". Darling! It is cruel to house you up when the sun is they can get. He knows me too well to stay when I bid | shining and the winds are soft and low. We will go and him go. I soon shall follow him. His career on earth 18 }..) the birds and pick sweet flowers.” drawing to a close. He has fled from place to place to The lady threw a light shawl over her shoulders, a vail avoid me—tried to secrete himself from me, but I have ‘above her wealth of hair, and putting a jaunty velvet hat never let him go where I could not follow—never have | yion the sweet boy’s head, took him by the hand and lost trace of him since I took an oath to hunt him down to|\/on¢ forth. She glanced around after she had left the death. fi ttn hate bin: cabin door, letting her eyes rest a moment on the busy i You must have a bitter reason thus to ha a4 ‘eathe | Scene as far as eye could reach in the ravine, and then Ihave. I never parade my wrongs or griets or breathe | .ocing no one astir between her and the grove upon the them unto other ears. I have suffered, perhaps as much |}, i} she slowly walked that way. as any one could suffer, and yet live—in body and in mind. The child, so joyous in the open air, talked merrily as I have not sought sympathy, and I despise pity. But— they went on, and her own cheeks flushed and her eyes him man—sought to add to the agony of what I believed. ~ ah : pisces coe sie icing fue cana. to' the grove, where to. * foe eh ra eae oe ie mls ene a ons singing birds and flowers springing fresh and sweet from will. na on like ad ih y + h kk Y>|the effect-of recent rains, made the little one almost wild he shall perish : e tes ree a kee : 7 € Knows MY | with joy. Breaking from his mother’s hand. he ran here oath is sateane 4 oi re Bensief stir ‘ sr he felt all he | #24, there like a frisking lamb, and the mother carolled See a Bey: Real fk Carécll’s lips. 6 felt all he | forth her joy in songs as she wandered on further and 3 Bei further into the grove. pig 2A iin aes ta as te sca cy Bengt - nares NM! Suddenly she came to the edge of a steep cliff; and as she . “4 ey eS ee Bethaie sf ee es Tauieie * Ge looked over into the deep gulch below with a shudder walked to and fro with a aig firm tread for some time nae to Mics her boy to her side that she might guard c | im from danger. sans cig eyael is. one eintidorminoeatocwhile As she turned a chill came to her heart, for between her away the time. The servants w z= e nearly all asleep—their and the boy stood two men. One with his arm ina shng Seatnners at work The day was ever their dullest time *% ene, ea eee epi ig ee poe eer : ne. | been hurled to the floor by Wrestling Joe om the night o P pth ter a veg he he Beg dees sad pcre her debut—the other looked equally brutal and even more : pe eka snight Rick adlistanbed. ed to be alone—alone | ahie to work a wicked will, since he seemed free from He-wandered from amid the tents and cabins, crossed Thnk wes armed, as, indeed, were all men, in those the great gulch, passing the busy miners at their work, days, all over Galttornin: and kept on up a small ravine west of the busy place until| «yn aice 1” she cried to her child,with a forced calmness. he reached a grove of pines. Here on a mossy rock, close | «7,qice—run here to mamma.” Abn: a little spring-brook, he sat down to think and} “amp, men, mamma—the black, bad men,” screamed the ream é ; 7 child, standing terror-stricken and afraid to pass them. The day wore on. He rose, drank from a little eddy | aqiwno ? 3 whirling in the rock-bound stream, bathed his hot head, rinse CORE 0 MO, she cried, and she herself oan aa ext uae gt one tae: ae ahi The child ran to meet her, but ata word from Champe uddenly he saw Hred bellows coming toward Aim. the ruffian who was with him seized it and raised it in his “Mr. Carroll,” said the latter, “I saw the lady known as strong arms. Soya pete ee: See on tia puis croc The child was literally dumb with terror, and turned as pines to our left. A few moments ago Champe and one of wee e ae fees pip eet: Nelsen m Wathen i his worst ruffians went nearly in the same direction. I|;,4; enation crowing stronger than TR a ad's : hale ae ier ct ag one when I saw you coming, and | «Hand names will not better your case, madam,” said “You are kind, and I thank you,” said Carroll, glancing ea te mS Seseno, via ~ Unobserved, except by us, at the grove of stunted pines to the east, at which Fred had Fee ee ane from the camp below that no ery of yours can reach a friendly ear. And if you make pointed. a loud noise I’ll put it out of i “Did she go alone” he continued. Pp ) your power to continue the ‘No sifkehe had her little boy along, and I heard him Samoans 1 Bn £000 On entoreement.of the gagclaw... Ae 16 prattlin to her as they passed. I never saw a lovelier the child, no harm shall reach him if you will listen to 6 yP reason. If youdon’t I shall order my friend to tumble him child.” | | ) : : off the cliff by which you stand !” A frown darkened the face of Carroll at mention of the |" «ang pel] obey orders pretty as the kid is,” said the child, and he seemed about to say something, when a wild, : piercing scream reached their ears, It came sharp and,| erase. man, who held the frightened boy in his strong shrill from the pine grove on the hill. r Carroll did not speak, but like a tiger in its wild rage. Ber aks ze pak psc iach hone the wey with glaring eyes he rushed toward the grove, followed). ..4, white in her scone of tear crie e by Bellows as rapidly as he could run. | “Money? 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