Show v three days liter later nichola arrived at thorne hilt id ia his usual bright spirits apparently and apparently very happy to bo be at home ill iio brought the iho inform ormi lion that M mrs r s Furta alTal fral lind land died the eb forc highl 11 I 1 before and dt that 1 at job furnival Furn iral would report for flork ork as soon after tho ilia ful futural leral nal n ita bl ilia colonel was wall quito quite milling that Furr airM should tako take III hb timo time tile dan point was gamed gained iu in ila ia ing nicholas at home to Q turn tuni floras floraa music but when hen aleck gaso gage cabutto sea hour later was waa ott oil with ail ancient uia brilli under ilia hj new to pay ft eat manO man gilbert ilbert was mated diwi tho gum I 1 alock block clift one on renter of lili ills hearth glog irig tt it vigorous timorous hymn while ho a worked at orte of his lound gonna bottomed baske ila felt in good boj hearts bits hi a pot of money mass aa safe and bleie had alcoa as no left of ills hungry sow about the woods wood hit his Do had hitched blotched every ono one tit p tier her alflen eggs and liia ills tobacco wan waa moreover lawso NiL it bolas wig was summoned homo home out of 0 harnis harma way and lie had not been ieee obliged to betray tho young bonns secret 4 vIl she lio lie ho commented its in a pan pauso of ilia his singing hinging pa pill off yo lef shoe whey when the on OB I 1 liollia bell liol lra ri en wr w eard off demster dey something darkened tho the daylight and lie he looked up and be octal nicholas won waa standing in tho the doors doorway ay supreme delight in this thi sudden unexpected vision blinded its eyes lit at first to tho elie failed faded umbrella relLi P s Z V 4 V 4 N I 1 t 11 11 I 1 I 1 I 1 I 1 J 1 7 1 k a 1 I 1 I 1 I 1 N I 1 brok 1 I I 1 ti ar I 1 ll 11 1 I 1 you Y thre fj fir soma om istre OH etwo why dowdye dawso nick I 1 huh you yon do iruh you do it lio fo exclaimed grinning ran lie ho rode raise and ilia hand on his osum burg breeches bree chiy before lie ho hold it out la in heirty welcome ima plum glad ter ley we 60 you I 1 nicholas shoot hands and mt fiat don so n in the splint bottomed chair in tile tho corner op opposite tile tho sweet anut block thon then old Cil herCo eyes tell fell upon the umbrella and grow big bi aud and rot round d you is ia found hint laira marbe HIM EIS nick kick dint dat rum berilla anil lio d hl hands with a of ri bianda olti ive iro to gay eay first cried nicholas Kicho lii with mid and voice so M un wontedly stern that old gilbert felt Ms ilia heart ill art knock at hu his ribs you suppose this umbrella wail waa found 1 I aint colver been ablo able ter estr suh bull u ahey hey I 1 lef leffure furu starn ta marod mored old gilbert abashed but rall rallying rally yin ins m lug his course age lie ho added 11 cep captin tut dot det I 1 lead him la in eden jn in aden deal it was waa found said bald nicholas ich olaa still start boido beside ho he horo that stands not far from tire gate in front of 0 a i house home on the ho past east of tho the cornfield cor alfield nicholas Ictus cd tubbs ilio 1 l ejaculated old gilbert faintly undid he lid not lalow know w u hat elia cise t to tay nicholas eo held leini alth lill glit tea lug eye ant were you doin doing g there demanded nicholis sternly ernly Bl old gilbert looked luoler at him aud and wu allent you wore watching met mel cried nich lne v etli grobi ing anger Andin and now owl I 1 n rot to know what late you carried to troy ny 1 I win you aid alid old gil beit stoutly causo cau serny man inui wa sigive tire lie u what lint you needed but do de laud lio lenons ahat I 1 aint toted no bilco tar ina I 1 jes tot lol him what 1 til trux wui lonea lonesome lome ter Suar mic on en ic e d better you vote home nicholas theres your umbrella rella ho to said 3 tho the treas tuo to on nars tt ailing hinds abo soul of a gentleman as ive ITO ro remarked marked once before 1 11 I wis anz fotel up lip finx jonir wid ial y yo aran blow 1 nak oldus olit hint him m tit thielo pride all do bizat whito and blacer hald bald no land and hudt out 1 lugli 1911 lil g con found your old it if I 1 lial had round found chat tl on bad r rak lalum tu uy bar liar t felt tempted to break it over your meddling alil licad you liaro leave li aro mo to inan an ago any own affairs hereafter do ou on mind di rubbo grubbe silo nick cei itin jea dla young joung folks ahk alc a folla folks I 1 it toola fool specialty a po no count via olo trigger but I 1 gwan say dia tor ter you ise im toted you enter my any bick back u lien hen you wui little IBO ou aw ludo la do fox byirt ell iso trained you year it r on B liar im u id du do liole 0 bourda ibe you ahchin en a possum launt lintin pit I 1 bo BC arnt lit you ye yo fust manners manu cra all ill lid du mid tire old man inan ith sol solemn curin d forefinger all alldis its nick mek hit hul hark kono kom I 1 gau att an give ov ou instruction now I 1 gnau allan tiu go mix yo nn ne f wl wed folks what aint yo y kind iliam nic nick it lain I 1 ain t tay ion nick but de dc aint too yo wild kenil YOU shut chut cupl up said ald nicholas t lo liola hotly A and strode aawar PC bawd acu ecu ua n ItO lnla d sauk furry michla old gilbert rim iu duful ful olur bed ill ail my any min bout dat boy chat luns lulls li is lassell woney you i kin aide dil dak d il amay aay bortma r you lill kin tote loto it in yo pocket but nii tott total in n yo heart en bonn at ace do la is a lienay L 11 heavy weight Nicholad nicholas did ld not return to the parlor bario r until nn ate hour or lie BO later hen aleck Gago I 1 Maa leaving leming leai ing under tire tho colonels auspices aus ono buright any kiy for or mince bince im ila po a house of I 1 ilia ts on 0 to I 1 biad ad cut col thorne beu been so no gracious gra cloua in in speeding ilia parting guest dut but if col ColT hoino no flattered him fiela that the tha young genth mabll thaita mua must ran no bacomo be coarse less frequent ho he was waa doomit to d in applin t went aleck ga 06 go did rin not return tire llie next day iti ludi demit Mid nor yet tile next lu iss ilia colonel noted with secret but after ilia ahmo two days dayi of absence miss mim flores floraa nt lover reappeared nud and been it ic was manifest that izear madd mada not ilia slight blight ft iliffe ranco 0 o albick gago for nicholas lad bad ilia berose and ridden redden forth s tit liia ind cousins lover oni k first drat opportunity ewt offered after hi his ar arrival riyal solely to liao have it understood that ha be himself man M not dot in lovo love with flora the young men meet talked vt of indifferent things until they had finsted out at tho the great gate that upon tho the road broadi then aleck said bald n K illi tit a a acl ailing ling hearts it was very clover lie he used this word evord la in the southern acceptation very tty cloest of cf you nick to fears tho the field ell cliar ar to we RO this oTen evening trig lie worse re A olt naturally nka 1 ay of nicholia Xich but lio ito is fished to do 1 liis i to mal ill justice juat tco MOnti monstrous trouse cl cleveal everl cried Nich olif md an d witha gitlia boyish bar lovo love of teasing headd cat 1 I one am u unfit hat may lw lie called it A fixture flit uro you yale knose enow aleck gage frowned slightly but that keep you au sake a lights 9 hill nicholena Nich olas olna amended the iho next me iho went io in a tone of sobriety so BO aged that aleck looked tit at him inqui inquiringly angly my cousin flora is ia not for rue me nicholass nicholas said 1 I shant elif tot stand lie in your aleck thought nicholas ti ho he looked nt fit him bun ithan aithan is admiration and sympathy w not loot to lo bo be expressed lit in worda to give up all hope of flora thorne accrued to bior noras ia lover 0 mighty tit 9 lity sacrifice llo ila made tin no to bo be magnanimous liko tell you what old fallows foll fall owl ho he impart livoy you stated just juat ns as rood good A chance as your horrible servant if you inual froust nt reat anund my saying it if only turn a WW dew lent I 1 let ft f t us start fair and let hint laugh w ho he tt ins ell cli nickle sty thanks ali inan to you houi ive ITO turned the I 1 lea eaf said paid nicholas dryly and fee DO difference or anther lio lie corrected lu in an undertone atilt anil lo far sr over tire fields toward sukeso Ilao station it makers nil all elio difference lie in the is world orld Us eio two row in fee ills still tips and ki cd lis brand tow tote ard iho elio dillant prospect alock aleck stared 1 I 1 deet t understand your you lie stammered well thin is no riddle aleck mind you ita im lot to la floa fiod confidence lut lint 3 sou oil keel tr ing doul dont you bick back oti tormy my coniing coming you theto N iss ono one caserl elite niel nicholas I 1 kotars laid liia bla land hand on ills heart there is fis somo some ono one else lio ho said ills ilia voice was hafl tremulous with emotion liis his lots aspect changed 1 I hope she aho is worthy of you ni nick ck aleck burst forth ila lind land il a great Z ad mi rai ration for nicholas Kic hoLta in of ilass faults good he avoral exclaimed bicholas yi cholas impatiently sho Is ia a million times too good goold for ino met buttling Butt but lint wont prevent rny clinging to hor her till deal death in ad do lart ile ho uttered these last lait words re verent ly taking off his hat and bowing ilia head ila iio coulon couldn t lo be 10 worse borao gotto if it were flora herself was tho the impression lio lie made upon flores floras lover ita not magnanimity unanimity nani mity after all tanu lio lie asked impulsively nod halt half in 1 a I fright what will mill the colonel day baya blell swear returned nicholas briefly and va with ilia a dark brov frown it aleck had no doubt of it but lio lie be tho the fact Is continued nicholas Nic bolia gloomily gloo tutty tm rm in a ticklish position my father always expects to learst hat his 1119 own way aal ayl uc ile demands of no a to marry duarry my use nora ilora this was waa the drift draft of what lie ho wrote we n when lien lie ho summoned mo me from Suj I 1 irLo and flo nod I 1 dont caro a button for each other not in that may say you 11 really do us me a service alak it if goon IB begun I 1 illicit von out ono of ca days ma bo be III havo I 1 a re to ahk you to help me ino out Nn lioLia checked hm haah borso orso and stretched tot forth th ins his hand count on me aleck wit with terror ferror its as ito ho clasped lie proffered hand hand taint magnanimity after all au lie ho MIAMI aith ill a ro nt 14 lio rode liia 1 is separate any u air by 0 C ago I 1 its the gerk EP u ine 1 mighty god cupid and therell bo be tho the dei it ofa row rowl I 1 |