The Young Outlaw or, Adrift in the Streets

that pie," she said

ed Sam, looking

dark, and that's the way you came to make such a noise. Ten of my

deacon, "did you do

e too strong. He might have plead in his defence "emotional insanity," but he was not familiar with the

d in my sleep,

n your sleep?" asked

times,"

ur sleep," said Mrs. Hopkins, suspiciously. "I suppose,

n' of the pie. You know how to make pie, M

of her cooking, and accessible to flattery on that

once is enough. Hereafter I'll lock your door on the outside. I

ire," suggested Sam, who didn't

et you out. The house is saf

ecovering his dignity now that his fears were

e felt glad to get off so well, af

n Hopkins?" demanded his wife, with uncalled-for

id her husband. "I thought you mightn

ger, Mr. Hopkins,-you that locked the do

kin'," stammer

is wife, in an incredu

e we were all

he worthy man, in consequence of his slumbers being interrupted,

eadful late, and you must be spry,

prominent in Sam's mind

ady?" he asked,

t right up, for it's

have breakfast f

t's r

hat matter, afterwards, if he could help it. So he made a leisurely, though not an elaborate toile

'," said Sam, who judged rig

who sat behind the waiter. "We were broken of our rest throu

ty early,"

at work in the field an h

found work that s

said Mrs. Hopkins, as Sam to

have," said Sam, w

, I'm sure," said M

oticed, to his regret. However, he was

along with me," said the

, in one corner, were kept the hoes, ra

for you," sa

going to do

hoeing. Did you e

N

'arn. It

ance from the house,-a two-acre

he further corner," said

e part of the field spec

w I do it;" and he carefully

ou see it

o it. Are you go

ll be back in about two hours. Jest hoe right along that ro

" sai

spry as you can, so's t

ou have dinner?

ungry so qu

thought I'd like to know when

e that. You needn't

, and directed hi

speed. But when the tall and stooping figure had di

s," he said to himself. "I wonder if the old man

ely hoed a

said. "Why don't they h

ld be more

hill, taking a l

ected, looking around him thoughtfully. "It'll t

calculation of the time it would

hed anot

. Now Sam could never see a cat without wanting to chase it,-a fact which would have led

and, grasping his ho

r speed. Occasionally he picked up a stone, and threw at her, and once he threw the hoe in the excitement of his chase. But four legs proved more than a match for two, and finally

u doing, Sam

hasin' a cat

atch her,

han

you get t

n Hopkins. He's took m

ishi

h I co

I'd like

e you goi

by, down at the bo

or two. I guess there isn't

Sam roused himself from his idle mood, and shouldering hi

urveying with angry look the half-dozen hills, which

hought Sam, and he was not