the distance was so short. The Hawkins House was on Mason Street. A short walk brought th

said Quincy, as they stood on the corner of Sawyer Street. "There's Ad

would rather have a street named after

ill Street and soon reached her brother's house. Huld

here are your things? You are

," said Quincy. "We have been in town but

o be with us," and Huldah's face s

plied. "Mrs. Putnam died in this house, and Alice has

ldah, "but you must com

zekiel?" a

ay-about sixty tons this year.

esake-Quincy Ad

s grandpa and grandma. Abner

high state of cultivation, and the house and outbuildings were in good repair and freshly painted. Inside, the careful attention of a competent housekeeper was apparent. Huldah Pettingill was a finer looking woman than

Mamma" were heard outside and four year old Quincy Adams Pet

ck would," said Abner-then his eyes f

ds failed him as Quincy ga

shake hands all round the night of the show an' I went home." He looked at his right hand, rubbed it s

old-time grin that had pleased Obadiah Strout on some occas

mother at home

n helpin' her to-day, and the Dekin's

he black mare into the low phaeton and bring them up here. Don't

-cords. His face was brown, but his beard was neatly trimmed, and his eyes bright. He was a picture of robust, healthy manhood, and showed what he was,-a hard-working, independent Ne

fine farm,"

l I can raise. Strout and Maxwell buy a great deal of garden truck, and I se

p. He became communicative. "I've got

Alice. "I'm your Aunt Alice,

. Abner comes after him every afternoon and takes him down to the D

d new arrivals, and Huldah went to th

son. "I don't think I'll go in. I did

better," said Quincy, steppin

up to the Town Hall that night, for I didn't feel first-rate and Sophia didn't want to go al

ve put up the mare, Mr. Pettingill

and help Susie,

better than to take supper with Susie and pass the evening in her company. He's

a December and May mar

said the Deacon. "I should s

during his four months' residence at Mason's Corner, formed the principal topics of conversation, and Alice appreciated more fully tha

kins House Mrs. Hawkins w

n to Cottonton and my man Andrew brought him over. I told him you wou

Quincy, "when I find out w

Ferry or something like that. H

ething has turned up at the State Ho

ins called out, "Oh, Mr. Sawyer, there was a

s to say. Something very important or she wouldn't write." As he op

love to

cy r

* *

the coat up with an oar. I gave it to father and he examined the wallet with apparently great interest. Perhaps he thought there was some money in it, but there wasn't. There were some visiting cards bearing the name Col. Arthur Spencer, but nary a red. Fath

t it seems funny that nobody ever invited me to visit Fernborough. Please don

AU

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ed Alice, "that Maude

lamenta

n't com

r,-hand-cuffed

overnor of Colorado for the extradition of a Pole named Ivan Wolaski, who

ked into the

k it is part of a

ration for an imm

rry. Will you have Andrew get a team ready for me? I w

id she. "You've dr

Alice? I must go to the State House on bu

e saddled and have a ride out to

After dinner go down to Mandy Maxwell's and see her and the children, and

t Mrs. Hawkins had gone out to the stable

ins, have you some spare stalls in yo

rself. It's a leetle further from the

cy pointed out the objects of interest to Mr.

ay over Sunday. Bring down any important letters.

ation. Love is blind. If he had reflected, he would have come to the conclusion that the daughter of the H

e had nearly an hour at his disposal. His first visit was to the Eagle Hotel, where

ow we railroaded Strout

t and I are good friends now. He's one o

ve bee

aside and had an animate

nt, Guv'nor. Kind and gentle bu

wkins House and don'

the telegraph office, whe

MAUDE

w, Redfo

o o'clock. Leave your trunk a

INC

y met Tobias Smith, father of Abbott

Strout's job of tax-collector to-he's held it ever since. We're mighty glad Str

and proprietor, Mr. Sylvester Chisholm, Mr. Strout's brother-in-law, could not get printers in Fernborough, and, b

ng his speech at the Town Hall. On looking it ove

Mr. Chisholm? My addre

working on the Eastborough Express, when you were here five ye

se of Ivan Wolaski, he decided to refuse the request for extradition, and the Governor of Colorado was so notified in a communication which fro

cted Maude to enter, but it was Mr. Acton, the en

form you that we shall apply for injunctions just the same as if that bill y

that," said the governor, "but

" asked

to prevent you and a score of others from

foolish. No judge wo

ed in 'peaceful picketing'? Why should not the working man have the

ent: "But the probable destruction of

lied. "They are under the jurisdiction of the po

rgument advanced, "was o

r the messenge

. Does any one

y outside. She's bee

his watch. It was

her, at

r astonishing telegram, Quincy, and was here

it mean? Is

re you would come to please her, that I ignored your refusal to accept an invitation from me

ncy had played a trick on her a

o the station. When the train was under way Quincy remarked, casually,

cy could not have desired a more talkative or vivacious comp

sound. I went up with the