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SETH'S SWEETHEART
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sure enough, intercepted the village police force driving home with a load of corn nubbins.
"Dum it, Cyrus," explained Seth, from the middle of the road, "there's two of them convict critters in th' wood lickin' th' sap out of Aunt Maine Sawyer's nephew. I knowed 'em by them striped jail-coats."
For once Constable Dilberry did not tarry for particulars. Flinging down his reins, he drew his ancient pistol and followed Seth to the scene of battle.
The altercation of the summer boarders was now at its height, with all three combatants rolling on the ground and Aunt Maine 's nephew inflicting dreadful damage with both feet and hands.
"Hands up!" And the terrible constable stood over the battlefield. Instantly the combat ceased, and Harold a n d Richard were each seized in a horny hand.
"I dont know how to thank you, constable," gasped Aunt Mame 's nephew, ' ' unless you accept a lock of yellow hair, also one of brown."
And, with a bow, he presented the constable with his hard-earned spoils.
The Law retired slowly but irresistibly, forcing Harold and Richard before him.
' ' Simply outrageous ! ' '
"Quite a lark!"
"'Harold, you surprise me — we have never differed before "
"Cell-mates, not soul-mates!" said Cyrus.
Rumpled, torn, dishonored, they exeunt from this story, without even a tearful glance from their former handmaiden.
From the wood path came a baritone voice, not at all musical ; in fact, painful, and, with nearer approach, its owner discovered himself as the gentle Seth.
No other living creature appeared
THE BELLIGERENTS ARE STILL BELLIGERENT
upon the scene, unless it might be Sally, who was tone-deaf, and had fallen into a swoon, anyway.
"Ah, pretty creature, have you no lover?" he said, tipping an imaginary hat. And seeing that she did not answer nor catch the spirit of his parody, he caught her up in his arms, light as blown chaff, and carried her home — to the pasture bars, where nothing remained but the sundrenched earth, the dust-covered fowls, and the sleepy-eyed cows to frighten their Arcady.