Under Fire: A Tale of New England Village Life

aptivity, both because the night was well spent before he reached home and because mat

inder of the day. If he was not physically ill, he was doubtless sick at heart, so he speedily sought Matthew, and told him, with more or les

e?" demanded De Vere, wi

ere, to save him from

t all y

to tell th

le story-you idiot, to t

you had been

t have been an idio

me folks are very smart,"

en smart eno

had me, you would have told more than

you to understand, to cr

to get some one to help you to

ool when I

his business. You will be arrested and sent to prison, an

you mean?" asked Ma

ou don't pay him he will come

y so?" gas

e me to the sheriff last night, a

I can't get it without

ask him

rything, and would whi

o to prison, and have eve

't do

n you a

ed dollars

Mr. Simmons and

want to

to see him or s

ed upon Jacob Simmons and

re than five hundre

o you if I haven't g

could give me ten times

him. I will pay

ay nothing more to him or any one; but I mu

ght. He was in a dilemma, and

berality or a desire to make the penalty less for the boys, but with a feeling that he might get nothing if he were to take the matter to the elder De Vere, as h

" Jacob argued, "is muc

balance within six weeks. He also indorsed the statement that Tim had signed about the assault as being true, a