The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1889-11-21

where for a mate. but that the young man
himself was greatly to blame for such a
course WIS the general opinion among them,
and they would have at lOAst the consolation
Of seeing how be had been affected BY step
70 unusual among HayntOn youth. And
what question: those girls eyes did Aski
There was no need that they should put any
Of them into words; Phil understo0d them
all, with tho result that never before on Sun
day had be heard % little Of sermon, hymn
or prayer, or betrayed 80 feeble q grasp Of
the topic Of the day In the Biblo clasG
50 seriously was hls mind disturbed that DO
held himself sharply to account, "exAmined
bis evidences" In the time hOnored and ortho
dox manner. and resolved that lack Of occur
patton was at the bottom Of bis trOuhl0 He
would begin bright AMI early Monday morn
Ing an extension Of tho big ditch In the
marsh land. 10 the mud and stones and roots
and QuickamlA the Juggling aud Gtraining
and perspirtng. sure IN Ls incident 10 tho
work would not cure him. be grimly told
himself, then hls case was hOIRles indeod
Bruvely hr Kept his word Al gunrisO be
was already on his way 10 the marsh. and by
tho middle of the mornlns single ssnsation
encomIaSsd bis entire mind. Il was that
ditching was the haTrlea. dlrtlest, forlornsst
work TINT ever fell TO o farmers lot He
dragged one heavily h0uted foot after the
other from the nnzO. teamed on bis spadO and
offered himself i've minutes rest
! He looked Wearily along tho prolOngation
Of the line Of the ditch already eompleted,
and wondered how many hundrCd days the
entire Improvement wOuIl reQuire Before
be decided his calculations were disturbed By
the sOund Of the family dinner bell He
louked at the sun, which Was bis only time
piecs while at work. and wondered what
could have heiallen the hitherto faithful
family clock Again the bsll sounded, and
when be looked In the dlrsctlon Of the housS
hO saw, on tho brOw IT tho hill behind tho
orchard, bis mother waving her apron 10
him Something was the matter, what could
Il Dol trampf-a persistent lightning rod
mani He hurried toward the house, and soon
saw that his mother was waving also somo-
thing that looked like q handkerchief and
then like piece OF paper little nearer
and be heard his mother shouting;
.FathsrS writ We've got . lSttsrr
Phil ran nearly all the way up tho bill, be
bad not performed that diflcult feat since be
and another boy had raced up, In eoAsting
time, In Wild strife as 10 which should capture
Q popular girl aud take her down on hiS slod
A letter from bis father was indeed an UNI
sual event, for tho old man bad not been
away from home before. except when on Jury
duty In the county town, In many years, yet
from the old ladyS manner Il seemed the let
tsr must contain something unusual AZ hS
reached the hill top his mother placed the
sheet In his hand, saying:
II thought mebbe you'd hotter see 70 Of
onca"
Phil took Il and read aloud, a. follow,
"DEAR ON CHIT Your husband Is about
a. usual, though the well water In this town
amt iit for decent cattle TO drink I've sen
come Of tho sights, and wished more than
once that had you along; II thlngS turn out
% they look, though. III bring you down In
style yet I've run against the FOLKS that
booked at our south ridge with q view 10
making q cottage village, and, a. luck would
have II, they knew Mr. Tramlay, whoSrolled
up his sleeves and done his best 10 help cllnch
thing and make good thing out Of % for me.
tneed Phil; Mr.. TramlAy wants him too; and
wish you'd tell him to pack bis bag and get
bask here as soon a. be can The boys can
take care Of tho aIIimals, and there's nothing
else on the farm but can walt till get back.
THE Lord be with you all, % no more d
present. from your loving husband,
. ...-.T "REuREN."
up. s.-That gal amt no more engaged
than am" ~
Phil took OiRhIs hat, rubbed his eyes, look
cd away In tho direction Of the ditch extsn.
don, and male Q face at the faithful old
spade
~ G'poSO you'd hotter bo thinkin' about got
tin Of at once, /" said his mother.
"FSther'S viii d law" aid Phi, In the
ealmest tone ho could command. "Do you
think the boys and Carlo can help you take
caro- Of tho place for few daySF'
ITO be SUR" aid bis mother, "an' pow.
erful sight o. days besides, II It's goin' to save
your father from drudgin' away the rot Of
bis days An ! aint above sayin' that I'd
stand o good deal Of IOneliness u thought
twould end In my stoppin' trottin' around In
q pint pot day In an day out An you,"
aid the old lady, looking ct Der son, ~ want
10 - the time como whom ! can take them
old boots out to . brush heap an burn 'sm
out o sight an knowledge But what docs
your father mean about that gal not hahn
engagedI q it that Tramlay galF
~ nppoo 70" mid Phil, oarslea.ly, though
bis manner was the result Of prOdlgi0us q.
fort "Whon be found me be askod me about
her, along With the other folks. and told
him, Just o. I'd beard, that she Was engaged
10 he married Father must have been All.
Ing some pointed questions about her. Il
dos beat everything the Interest that old
men sometimass take IN young women Who
aren't kith nor hin 70 them, dooant Itl
guaa ItS about q well that I'm going back,
u only 70 keep the old gentlsmanS country
curiosity within proper boundA Don't you
think soI"
"shs aInS engaged" aid MrS Hayn, Il.
noring her sonS exploration and his attempt
- Joking "Sho ain1 engaged. !" the old Iady
repeated; % you"-
he sSntsncO Was not completed, but Phils
tacS flushed and be looked down athis muddy
bootA For the Grst time since his return be
had heard IN alluslon 10 Lucia that did not
make him uncomfortable E..
Within two hours Hayntou wa dhaksn
from csnter-tho railway StatiOn-to elrcum-
ference BY the announcement that PHI
HAyu, In bis sore clotha. had bought q
ticket for New York and was already we'll
On hls Journey Meanwhile. a HAyn Farm,
an old woman - deeply Interested q any
one In The bulinsa and other possibilities
that had bean forolhadowod was doing al In
Ut pOW9 " tuItu1r Nuolut 10 W. upNuuluk
the 6ftarnoon On her knees at her bsd1idA
CHAPTER XVI
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vantagspOcuharly
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N eral battletor fame
S$l, and fortune and IN