Show THE MAGPIES 1 x ir in BerSi lre eig jar far lout u t upon a quiet road a fin which the wooden slen sign swinging at the adoor door declared to be taoan at as tle iMa pies nest iest z it had been thus named because or of the number oi of magpies mag piea in tha nash aw bor abod boL before the door stood an oak tree ii i old abiang aleoa whose bra yar owr d M and year out always hung a daileg rest best ito which the country cf antry p people e 0 ale bell ted sred that the same hotd ma magales mag ples betm mid re resu lyly I 1 no ko very tery elegant t was 1 at the magpies nest for either man m or beast but As patrons tho thought ight the alo ale good goa and th then it we was 4 chyr eren 7 3 v to them by the char checked cheeked little bir barmaid maid who wore M a 1 zap ap with bright rib bors and had a waist that could hai haie bate e been sped spanned by bi two hands bands a well behaved little saaid aid also who resented too mua much c h ahr freedora fre e ed sdora 0 M by a box on the ear ear and who was 1 known by the rector or of f the pa parish rijah church chorch to have been thi the best girl in his sabbath school so Soho uga she was wai a poor orphan ind and had only her little med m ed of wages betty might have mar ovied tied manya stout xoung farmer ever she refused them all and kept OR on with her duties at the lag ples nest nes until the fion of h her er blaster 0 home from india had served as ai a soldier for several years tell in love witcher with her md and offered her Ws his I 1 hind hancy and h heart btty betty did no noc c prove unkind th the e tun keeping fi father was willing ano enough gh to swire secure his handy bandy betty for a permanent assistant and amid the chattering of thi the magpies betty and jolio exchanged thair vows TOWS under the nest hung oak trie tree one bright after aftel noon a and nd john put upon her finker finger a thick silver ring which ha had ob ta ined abroad rS perhaps by purchase perhaps by gift sald soldiers lers obtain many things in time atme of war it was botu not a costly gift to our eyes it would not bibi be a but betty vall fahd cd abne kep t it pol pal ash fahad d to perfection find wore it with great P pride ride oft on high dalp bit she loved looked forward to ag day with loz foy she be would not alter the bright coquet tah biah manner which had always belonged to 1 aler ter she joked 3 the farrr cr q flung flang them back repartee for repartee and even cae them those bright glances which john the tha soldier alou thought should be only given to himself john grow grew jealous end and being a 1 moody sort of man said eaid nothing about 1 v it never ne ver entered bettys bettya mind that the very manner which had once enchanted john should now offend him and she herself crew angry iga with ifer h er lovei for his scowls and sulkiness sulk icess therefore when ii a young frenchman from Mirse marseilles illes blade eyed black balfred and as ai polite in ills ids manners as F frenchmen ench nien usually ar arc chafi chanced ced in the course coarse of f zi a biln sa ja to stop at the Mag magpies plas nest she f feSt that ho would really be arnce example for sarly jqhn john leaf and v was as amiable to lam him to a degree digree that might have made a less jealous man arary then indeed john leaf spoke outs out and metty batty discovered the secret secre fot bf L his 13 ill temper her pride being flatterer flat terel thereby thi triba she forgave ve him and retired en saturday night the jim firn intention of of win clug back johns smiles en cn 6 her holiday when she would go to church churchea la her e r bt best b t attire atti reaud abid charm chann his heart from him over eln ai as he walked erred by hir her side aide what woman el earr r had any design on a nans hearth heart ever desired to ta win from him any favor faros cr any gift eft that th at she shedid did not bethink her of an all her finery before betty slept she took from her trunk bez he scotch plaid ds dress her fringi sha wl aw er blae blu erlb alb boad cap h her er sanday shoes aria her silver ring and hatvig given the I 1 latter in an extra polish laid them where they meet leei her eyes bejes ejes tle he first thing next morning V jola leaf sulking ing in his zoom room amder u n der the garret eaves hadnot thought th of alow do not forget and forgive fir give sa in ii hurr hurry ry any more acre than thoy thay do the th mornings in aun shining aslant against agai nat the inns wall aroused batt betty with lils his first rays ray she rubbed her eyes ej es them r fat feet out tipon n afie floor knelt down and aad said add her simple prayer bind and ali then flew to the glass glam it was only a crooked thing with a 4 it and it a rouga oaken aiken frame brame b but bat it WT wa ill to make eliea eli her ej happy she braided her tair put on her cap button a I 1 ler dress tied about her bir throat tho the daynick gay nick ribbon laced her r shoes geo ant ands theu then looked forcher ring it t was sone gone she imea the very spot pot s on the ri rd r d i heart shaped pincushion tato which she had thrust the aver over whid which the silver tit ig had been hung lauzis thir there a stuck stasis the needle still it gie wip mp do flow sill on a little table if it could not have rolled out but lt it inthe room she shoot out her dress her shawl her bedclothes 1 zhe she swept the floon I 1 s it was gone g I 1 hp bcd of of it tj betty sat down and wept AS ul the th e country that dar darbes wes superstitious tile the ring ha feared in a most mad mj Tat erious way for her hd e r door was belt bolted aad her window do w h high from the ground a and ud sh hj firmly portended some great c ril a 11 1 1 fat at top br b r oc 6 aicon effiel L f little sceal was going o od the T h affidi clia had bad P red aked for a glass glan of and john who yaa elways fil ways tapster on au S sun un day tad had drawn ifton it fai hain ahm a ag t their hands almos tImet in the act hi iian u pon the attle jbf his cc stomer a thick frer ring athe ot 0 abat which he had alverto 41 bonva a pretty ring manager vl aisner an ho he is a sor tot ot catching ching esthe athe bresth may brask 1 ak where there cougot got it m ia 0 w 8 u ala but certainly said the french acan does not baist bura a pretty girl aate ne hi tha that L yes acla J mad alclo al flo I 1 v is jr apale as his face biad bo aso pfizer bu i of the tap roost 13 bantya tyll slit she ear aie door in her holi d arral rew with br white geotes 00 the ma oter oer head fada bells wept ers JIL s s ra are sossa arto joba she risked arnd n afla ia s Q a ma 6 athe Tb ithe he stalked ked up to to h her abd m dort lock ake i cleathe cheat ut az k iro iraa take TA e aie P w wheres ya angek aed f 1 3 burst into t tears irs g 7 a I 1 yoa bor loofe on MoB Z said joba YoH poy fokd tove irete kiwi abid kno stew ft rr a u cj 1 T aji e 2 P a 1 e w att a tt i t s jonm oira oi ra VC mettr arite ve dwir 7 arteg TI a ikel whynama A ispia amo Iti pisa add w amm ber audrye aad to lasi astl 14 equit istas aia B bytha wy leftt eiBa AN also r 1 40 alfie tha wim vifa the lt t wao no 71 kra TO lag z auit ahr OF hisiro wha bes batty tat the crr s s s went wait bt 67 at bayed a letter latter frome EM laadt alaa tut his fath was deada J ax ere ell an als Is little to OA b S 1 ki fc joawn adji jib beret ta la an anath was nas n as oa 14 lit t he ha bais bad flugt had biewend r i emited emoted mi aad d ha haa rn show and for r a w went vent borne a PID again an mad I 1 se the vasa T asa gort oart offero amo ar DongES n gk 12 1 bors bore ve ronel elf do not qulia forget in ce amr TOM ccuin atol see bee bettj s busoni bigom onu 0 ai ting ti cabout about the kitchen kittren in I 1 ard d wyan the magpies laag piss eb iff their jests he could fancy t ie ia sat bat gitil her cr still bader the he oak bra adal aten ho grew wroth with the ma ealta who ac him and oi his little serving toyo 0 tear ibar dt g s down 1 l in talethe Talc the lad paraded for the flie sg u 1 la ja vala he beelar ileda de elar reel that feT fetsic Sir a I ih id clefa I 1 T Os arv anchen hoam 4 bladl 1 if iffie the old mao magpies besz that gone peck eyes out inthe night P T boy vats its beeri lacown toe a t B bet ut to hn ile af the away his count rys ur 41 those magpies chad about my barms no gioie he said isaid V and nest ol bf them all IV of 0 the detia hlll take p posa of that old it is left haa I 1 so the boy obeyed he be planted plan td ft ladder against ithe tree and th then en swung out upon the branches branc Kes M shiah tas T as atin dizia and doubtless doubt lee 1 to this day old magpies tell their cud child rt it xi n of that massacre mammi of the innocent at the gi Buti there were no birds to chatter 6 and scream in that great 6 sTag rai of a nest which th the i 10 lads d hand alii at last he came caine down with the iel relic c in bt bis t and toca s before be faie hla itaster with wu h ii a S Z fib baster 1 may maya I 1 hay bate I 1 round in theold theold nesta bearkes bear ha arted ked 00 H ite nota not a magpies g baid aldio oha im ceaf J c ji n i its better that tham that said alsed its t s a suter silver rin a a lethae Leti ae ice it cried coln leaf end d it am aam Ws his hand it was the therin ains with which he fia haa d alighted llight ed hh mth to 16 betty under the fad 6 oil cand wid lie he fenew kne w now ahat the magpies had stolen lt and hat tse the frenchman feere anly one mie that rea kc a ambled dit jt u s th ih arst st thins thing that tha john tJohn did baj to t 0 call himself hard iestA A jea jealous fo ollA OlI 4 A s brote brinier heaven k else elm then b be e melad and all bof himself in th e bit of woods I 1 iw ilet bouse shed feam tears and vowed bowed beatr if sh idill lived oa elarth clefe he went he in buird matters ma tt ers iii n z but bitne oae ne day ahelf the id 9 tha wat he open ad A little cottage gate bat te to which chic ih he d been directed ad and taw law at herk ber t tin g under a tine covered por ch his bettyr B eatty not changed an ged one single bite and she she cy ed at him and dd did not lia amow W ahlm with his thin n sallow tac and his v tood poleg leg fagid aid what may you ba she aska J andee aalf lb ra t r and ahe 0 Y ceaf y then he sit sat down on the bench el close ase by her ald aide C a i you know I 1 nerr nev lad had many m any worda to tc spend on anything btty betty he said ill come cam e to the point at once I 1 know now that you yon were no cheat and that yon 6 a neter gave my rica monsees Mon seer I 1 found it or r my 7 lad a did cud very good at cl 1 in the id magpies nest in thin the oak top 7 0 so stole stoic 14 eteh eli I 1 L said mid betty avell well they ire are st strange j bl barda irdel ITeA Ivi heard eard taken spoons bafo before re novi now j and so betty si said U john if yonTl overlook tha past and let bygones by gones be buches bygones I Ilbe be u appy man t I 1 owe yon no said betty aad and bygones bygones are bygones Ees rohn john seal lit let things be SS as the thy J were betty wd zoha aull be ny ajr sweetheart sive ethe agaba she langhei lang hed dont YOU amow she said wy why hookah ere U aked through th robah y the gate came fogelin man gold rings rm 95 in his baz ears and aad i silver bilter z his anger flu who jedby the ae baud a chiy esy its aseer sal y sott sei see betty ity ident t ni toasa to ask him blich how he camely cameby came by his liay 9 4 it has iiams and dat date er on olt it that thai liine it has a samland sama and adte ehne never 4 hid and he waa so ednd to roe me cruel and ijo so iv we have been married ahr thra mi years eh this J ig 6 our 1 bay 16 P T had bi alberter Al better goj go ioma 1 l think paa ald bohn leaf one is always for beina ool but this is yom Y rin wit apa haye it betty 3 4 s pray irry keel it for your sweetheart STe etheart betty bett 1 abtin YS 1111 find one doubt c SE ct P J but john leaf viewer f y me on again p ili anthe inq ring found rux the magpies 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