med the com

ss the broad bay that day, bearing the mail for those at the life-saving stat

hed breakfast than th

could look out of the window of the kitchen, whe

hose village boys play on those who live outside. Tell him all he wants to hear, Darry; but unless you can swear to it perhaps you'd better not say that you

d in response to her call

is all 'bout," said Hank, seating himself. "I see thar was a fire here all right, an' it kim near burning

Darry here had the fire pretty well under control, and I on

oman had been for some years a teacher in the schools, which fact accounted for her superior l

looked keenl

now, Mrs. Peake? Well, I understand he's got the makin' o' a man in him, so Mr. Keeler sez to me last nig

tell you all I know, sir,"

ble, with the air of a famous lawyer,

. I have no watch, and Mrs. Peake took

e when I went back to my bed with my two lit

hat happened, jest as

ated the whole matter, even to his

d to interest the constab

hit any o' 'em?"

ard a lot of howling, and they ran fas

red o' sech goings-on. They sure are a disgrace to our village. But you know how it is-my hands are tied acause theys politics back o' it all. If I arrested Jim Dilks now on the strength o' a suspicion I'd

much afraid of that ruffian, big Jim Dilks, to do anything. Be sure and let me know when that meeting is coming off, Mr. Squires," said Abner's better half; and w

its being any particular pusson?"

vidence would hardly convict. No, sir, I wou

laint; but without that it wouldn't pay and only makes useless trouble all 'round. But I'

soon departed; but not before he had call

nd hev a talk with him. I knows more about what's gwine to happen than I let on; but somebody's due to hev a surprise that hain't a donation party either. You seem to have the right stuff

le did not seem to be

ings for Abner's wife, and she showed in her

d for his row across the bay, for she

you will have plenty of time to row over. Stay with Abner to-night and return in the morning if it

ff from the float and started on h

ng across the wide str

in connection with the old boat; but a willing heart and sturd

icken. Perhaps had he lingered another hour Darry might have stood a chance of losing his way,

ting at the l

ad. How's everythin

n with regard to himself and his relat

fe had shown more than unusual ill temper lately, and he feared that he had possibly done

ountenance eased his mind even be

n," was what the life saver

too. The postmaster didn't want to give it to me, but Mr. Keeler tol

assertion, and the grocer had evidently done more to plea

to be staring d

erless, son, with them trousers. Don't strike

. I got that last nig

med to guess that there was a story

pigsty, that wa

ow? Them pigs never has smoked, leastways not

encounter on the road, and from that he went on until the wh