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
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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