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Show THAT CITY CIIA1 u - i I ridiculous Id Maria ,n th a i r mother "Ma," " jirj Ulr would uot let litr, " i mi In i ' IM'fty at iiet(rhl-or , a It " ' "ot m,I rWIca- i it u i; li tor cltirlnjc tho two . Mil itntf Uio euutfal ,irty i jta-l n t on.Tnpin-o.edoflier - ,(luln nh If' !' "in lean jf rt ni n nnd now tho ' t tiiW m r,r h0 All111 1 MHiiildicIarctl thnt Abby mtut 1 i ", uAllrlloof tho story, nn . . -tr .'mif tii lufMlrniriia B, n irn in in I J to that afternoon, t art i jlljr ot the new tlrres 4 t a tlm Ik 1 U r ro her, and ov- -.ii.iiitif tL IuilL of licr Iinnl i rt to wUo nway thoo tout ', iv t kiid wwuTl, persisted in u p i ii-ilv (ti r i Lin lilo n tijp ; i.i A fk III her good f rion U ji i i wio lml Just shit pod In is nut Mm tuitl a er , nrku plug her daughter ut t i at nitfl.t w lilt tljni .Mm. IIoiliig. Ih). C4i k o uonttvir lt ft renin lh ill"! m1 (tho tfoo.1 lady t I ioUilhuinfckii't mid iuot r wn bit. til story to neighbor us fauitl; 'lllielljou wh) Im rf Abbr in h nnc iou m, Tula li m litu to i pin company with v If r in it ii .ix month Millie t it I bit If 1 1ft Abby jzo ter- i rJ no t Hlti wimtll hniptn. t Rl.kuiunot togitftlruek with c Mltr tl?atn lomin (town to ) euimatr ovi r lu tbo Wutklm u :jy tu tlut hw htm Ufora i k mtfihty il.iunrit hor then, 11 rwor Tom U? I toll you ttbat Mn llopin ( mi hero Airs. Took- arcJ ndttprithnml leun&lnory i a f aco o or tbo Jiin of half ioeIoJ x ), 1 ttU )ou tnuuM Itoilown- i ng, wicko.1, for tnutoKt that 4 iirl (jo ami )t i rhaiw mln that ? lumilifu for Mia, uovr wouldn't j, fnJecJ, JIr. TooHn tlm other v ainrcflUiI, 'If )ou lit ncrdem-ch a I you uuMntUuarrti Bait at I on w" anJ tho Jiiotu Mr. Hopping UMktt horror trickcuejc toward nticrt. booa after iho took her A Vju Tooklni, standing on her doflntcp. vitchcil her Irion 1 waddlo tw01r dairs tho roail.slio thought to 1 Tielft hot, cf ho 11 only U rtal quukaa tell tbo Watkiuscs, 1 1 now it'll Mrf Tea rouu L Ulitnho thinks he il. U Atby 1 guihA holl loolcnlJvo" BJJrr Uoi;iu4, ou tho other html, ns i-oCyntiUttU betd of tho road to Jtf a Mt goodby to her neighbor i JtoUrklfi I know ibo thinks that i Hk llittlo Abby of hers has got a. ofmyBaratuLut vrolUco Icnl-- Icnl-- i.t ilonnuh Watkiiisuont bo ovir ;.r cultr rlwucd if 1 kt her think t aTooklna lookln for liiehcr gauio '.ubcrTom fir Abbyi don't cnr to u f cm brother much t hilo that dty Miri'rootilt 1 ruom it 11 gall her rt tt And Mrs. Honing chuckletl to tlfasfcliotrird to hurry along tho I 3 I'ory was toM half an hour I rat tho Walkmscs. Mn Hopping thir "cdtoba paw I u tlit-lr uy, u tlicntut ihod jobt stop In to let i-4iu r Abby look ins couldn't tomo t- nifclt Ioo bad, wasnt It? JJut t- ilrs. Tofjkins was olwa-s binder n top," itc , until tho rvstof tho story, fccacthedlyMrs, IlonnliiJ, had Utn LJ. ilanwhilo tho poor tflrl on uboio ae-tcrtthtotoodlallu ae-tcrtthtotoodlallu troublml them- i somubb ft.it lnely in her room, t--i.u.;rof thodauco tint tfio wis to Hwbi h all tho others wcru to enjoy M-if Tutu. IloulJsca tin in all but her, nnl urah HiiplDg, iliy know ho noul 1 U nrs mui to Tom tonight, mil would w rn.tty,anfifh,f Tom woalil My wt thi r ho colt 1 most for her, A' Utting hero ulouo tbinkiuir f Hoh ( Im lour) tiling clw.mul j it "b inioiin.o to tho uthtx girls, and ' Mm would reo thorn all but hir " A' JcUi. m U tostrikohir slowly wintilon m airs into tho Utthuu. "Mt, can 1 lulp q j git tho sun trT' "No Abb dilld, biters nil nwdy," we Whirr (li 1 '.Nnv.jou justslt 6 n and (all bo In -In a intuit, aud r rar algd euln toguthur 1 u mtintuJthooldp,iii). Ab 7uilnuttiln,)nd mxiii, as Mm. J, uu lid pnliited Pi caino In Jb o thry f t d m n ti tablo, nnd nftf r ii ''-Kf dorinj which Ally trs J1"! 1 Mundvr townnl tlw tlotlc, Mippir a Tlv) ill la t talk inntti. Mil wus 1,11 rf No I lu hure if Tom Wat tri 1 m ki c in Abb) iiwny from J u trMIerw!l..sii(.onnt.fcolUpMk j" fop an.rrlioalutthehancsthap K biui fr Ho utn't j, iu lolmur r I j t think hit i.b in)' hots slow in t mln to tbo i Wit As fur Ji urn ,n w is ulUrlj boulUerrd wi w li Id hit pUlir ji u,, i j A1 J ww j.otn uiiiitf i tttj anl tlou J1"; at u n in looUn bo- I "o la t iindiukediiotrntwltons. ' t ohoI1 nt HIh nuslUUtiiu,; wiooc usU nal ruinblo of whiiU uud II ' p f Ik anno by(nttnlr7u ( r i UatkinHm Inwldtj Alibywus At o ! k ti it it.nWi- after I'a -mslm r It' puiipanul Mo't V ' " I H b u 1 Aim n," . ' t nt 1 i If, Vw" J . ttvnM U t jt LuwnMir . ' j l t nt t li r liti! tt n u t . V I r '. I a I In r father and wiwr fcgiufurULlv cnatoccwl in tbo big l.ti lien nrrui hairs. For nwhiu tiny tallnt nnl nodded, nodded a J UlkM till llnnlly both fell Into n duxo Half un hour latur n likht slip on lh t nmt Mttir that stair m svldoiu usod In tho old fannhouw and an omrnous trmktni; of tho front door, opunit baniiy from rmo jmr tnl to tho olbtr, told tb it some ono had gons out Into tbo night It xm Abby, drewed In all her rnery, going to tho putty tiho won 1 1 not let nil tho other girls hnvo Tom, when sbo nil! sbo knew bow rctty sho looketl at fhn stiKl bf roro tho Hutu glnts iu her room. Hi is tbo bsd not forgotten to do, in Kpito of lar hurryIn spite of the drend of Mng discovered M hero she wn wnlklng nlono on this dark, clondy nlitht the mllo letMtvii her own houso and StUhUr Watklns. Tor awhile nil wititwoUos iho bur rieil along iho well known road Tin n, m sbo left tlio ntteii iouutry and fntcnxl tbo wood, ngtntlo sighing of tbo trcts ' oerbmd mid tho occasional soun . of n dm 1 limb ialltug told this count r girl that n storm vtm cximing up. She hnrriwl on breathless, exritel thinking now t f but vno ubjtrct, of that coepurpxjso whh.li for u week had liUel ber whole wul cf seeing Tuui that night and bnrlng htru t licrt of having hav-ing him look nt ber, Mow how boautt fill she was, and ttim of baring him tell her that holorod hcrt Hint sbo wis the only one lo lmod And now tho wind w as bow ling through the trees nnd Iwiitlng her Uwk with terrilU. fnrco Pivrcer mil liuner it blew until It netmed stf tli grvst trews wero doln,; Imttlo swaytng, bending tbctr mighty truius and pelting iacb utlar with thrtr tlistUretl brunches. Ou tho girl went hardly heeding tho fury about her, determined de-termined Cnubt a falling limb struck her full upon tbo fonbeud. She sank wltlin cr,nnd then li) upon the run., qnlct, liiM-nslblotolhofmlous bhitwof win I au 1 fetirful sounds that filled tbo forest Boon aftc r, during n lull In tbo storm, n rumllo cf whuls soundetl np tho run It n wagon druo npi lu It wero two men As they reached tho dirL form I) lug so nttll, tin) Kon'd. Or.o or thiui, lonjiiig to tlo ground bent owr l In mni irlrl itml llflml hor btui 1. "Mtru, dihcr, bewi I, 'get out anl help ino lift Ibis Mrl Into tbo wngoii shoi hurt Thnnk hcnien 1 dl.li. t wait In the illage nil tilgbtt How lutich farther W It to this Watkins farmr ho a Hod Impaiiititly, as he tried to make tbo girl tomrortablo. (unrU r of ii mile, sir," tho dri r r ro (lb 1, an 1 n ico more thoy startetl ru lt o inintiturt lattr the WAgun druw np Uforotho Watkliti house. Tlio merry conn ii))' within w as ditur1od by u loud knocking on tbo door. Mrs. atkins Dpvncd it, ulI seeing who lar ilsltor wsisald hofpltubly: 'Oh, )ouo romo, slrl Why, wo thought )nu mufct ha mb il tboiiijbt train Coma right tn out of tbo There s troublo "out hero," ho Inter-rut Inter-rut tnl 1 1 r WliatPn )oung man coming from lbo inner room exclaimed, nn I, without waiting fur coat anl hat, bo went out with tho tranter to tho wagon And then bo mw who it was tint Iiy thn Takimr her in hlistromrnrmj. ho tarried her K ntly Into tbo house As tho warmth and light touchod her, Abby opened litr eyes. Tor a moment tho looked lovingl) Into tho )imng man's faco, an 1 then said half dnauiilyi Oh, Tom! U it you? 1 tunototeo you tl rough the storm, and now I m happ)" lbo llttlo hoal Ml uponhbi boul ler, au 1 again lbo j,lrl Locarno unconscious. un-conscious. Tlio next day Mrs Tookim, her fnco lighted with a happy smile, raid to Mrs. Hon lug, who came i u to Innlro after that dear ih!M. Abb), "Anl to think that It rhould nil hcv ben brought 'bout by tlut ell) ilup." 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