Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1889-11-29


clam SIN Wen ia never have kGowel Sc
ef tSa'n't for your fathers mouth an chin -
Then the rustic deliberately gathered his feet
and anees into his at. and twistel his body
Until lis shoulders we're almost squared 10 the
rar OF the car. his "hols ar bang that OF a
man who had suLl-nly found job greatly to
lis liking. aal one 70 which he intended at
once II address himself with all his might.
Been down 10 York, CHI the rustic con-
t:naod after getting hi, frame satisfactorily
Traced.
Yes"
The rustic looked so steadily, earnestly.
huE-rily into the face before him that Phil
hastily looked through the window. Some men
have been impressed 10y the historic stony
British stare, others have admired the pene-
tratin- glance 81 the typical detective, or the
frontiersInan sizing up" new arrival; but
ihe Briton, the detective and the frontiers
maa combined could not equal the stare of
the countryman whose tastes tend toward the
affairs OF bis neighbors
"Yorh's a good deal of u town, | s'pose y
the couEtrynan remarked, after some ear.
lest scrutiny
Yes"
Find anythin' to pay the expenses Of the
tip" This after another soulful gaze
Shouldn't WONDER
Carpet bag seems pOoty well stuffed,
said the tormentor, after having transferred
his glance for a moment 20 the old satchel
that occupied half of PILLS seat.
Mother wanted a few things that she
couldn't find at any Of our stores" said Phil
''See anybody ye knowedf' was the next
question, after the stare had returned to it,
principal duty
Not much," Phil replied, with shudder.
well knowing to whom the man alluded
"How did your turnips average on that new
ground, Mr.. Blokel"
"Only so so. Yeput up at old-what the
somcthin' was his name'-oh, Trammerly-
ye stopped with him, s'pose7"
'Of course not. Mr.. Tramlay doesn't take
boarders"
"Ort to hev been willin' to take ye in for q
few days. though, l should think, considerin'
Didn't he even offer tor
mo Why should her asked Phil, begin
ming to lose his temper. 'He paid his way
while he was here; | paid mine in New
York"
"Oh!" drawled the rustic; then he put on a
judicial air and devoted two or three
minutes to analyzing Pills statement and
logic. Either accepting both or mentally
noting an exception for future use he con-
tinued:
"His gals as pooty as over. s'posef'
(which oner'
The questioner's gaze changed somewhat;
by various complicated twitches he slowly
worked the blankness out Of his face and re-
placed it by an attempt at smile; then he
slowly extended long arm over the back of
the seat, and unfolded massive forefinger,
which he thrust violently into the region OF
Pills vest pocket as with q leer he ex.
claimed,
"Keel"
Don't be a jackassl" exclaimed Phil,
frowning angrily ut tho fellow. Instead of
being abashed the boor seemed highly de-
lighted, and exclaimed, in somewhat the &C.
cent of the animal Phil had named:
''Haw. haw, hawl Give ye tho mitten, did
shef'
''It'n DO time for any girl to give mo the
mitten when l give her the chance, Mr.
Bloke," said Phil, picking up his bag and
starting toward another seat
"Oh, set down; didn't think ye was the
kind O Teller to 60 an git mad at an old
neighbor that's only showin' a friendly in
terest in ye," said the man, In tones Of re-
proach "Set down. Why, hain't asked
ye half what want to; you've gone an put
lot of it out Of my head, too. by fyin' of of
the handle In that way"
'HayntonI" shouted the conductor, as the
train stopped with a crash. Phil hastily rose;
SO did his tormentor, whose face was an alb
solute agony of appeal as he said:
''Lemn,e help ye up to the house with yer
bag jist remembered that Naomi has been
at me for week to ask your mother some
thin when I druv by. Night cz well do it
tonight as any time; then I can give 20 O
friendly lift"
''I'm not going to walk out home" said
Phil, hastily, "if CAM
"Well. I'd jest as lieve ride" said the man.
1.-TWO men and a driver and big bag
aren't going to squeeze into q buggy with
seats for only two, il can help it" said Phil
Say" whispered tie native, conHdentially,
Us the two reached the platform, II b'lieve
I know where can borry team as easy as
fallin' of of q log. Jest you stand hero O
minute or two-an the boys Is dyin' to see
you-an' I'll hook up an be back"
The man disappeared with great rapidity
for a being Of his structural peculiarities
Phil looked quickly about, dashed across the
track and under some sheitering trees In q
small unlighted street, then he made detour
through tine outskirts Of the little village to
reach, without being observed, the road to
his fathers farm Tho sound Of an approach
ing wagon caused him to hide quickly behind
clump Of wild blackberries; but when he
saw the driver was not his prosecutor he
again took the road, muttering, as he plod-
ded along:
"Bloke isn't half through with me yet, he
said to himself And he Is only one Of fifty
or sixty men a good deal like him-to say
nothing of womenl MY punishment Il
greater than can bear.'"
Thanks to the charity of deep twilight.
there was nothing unsightly about the famil
lar road, and as Phil neared the mass of
shadow from which two lights CLEANED Just
as they had done nightly ever since he had
first approached his home after dark, his
heart gave a mighty bound Then his heart
reproached him that he had thought so little
about his mother during his absence that he
had not brought her even the simplest pres
ent He would write back to;his father to get
him something which he knew would please
her; and In the mean time he would Try to
give her more love than over before II he
could not have certain new occupant for his
heart, he would at least lie as much a. posi-
BILE to those whom the L. ri had given him.
Once within the gate. his better self took
entire possession Of him. Neither his mother
nor his brothers should find him other than
he had ever observation-disclosures. cheerful and
attentive He stole softly to a window of
the sitting room. to sec II the family were
alone
He saw his two little brothers absorbed in
game Of checkers. His mother sat by the
table, reading a letter which Phil recognized
by the hotels printed heading; it was his
only letter home, written 80 many days ago
chat it must have been received long before
that evening. Evidently she was re-readinc
1.-THE dear soull-as people will sometimes
do with letters which contain too little, as
well as those which are full
Phil had to keep back some tears Of re-
morse as he sprang upon tho veranda and
threw the door open. Down dropped the let
ter, over went the checker table and board,
two chairs, and one small boy, and in u
moment several country people were as happy
as If the sea had given up its dead or q long
time wanderer had returned There are some
glorious compensa:ions for being simple
minded
To be continued.
HInlha I