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

In home made brown dre8 and gray bon
not trimmed with green ribbonG He tried
10 console himself with the thought that the
car would soon DO too dark Tor colors to be
annoying, and that Haynton was but an hour
Distant Then tho brilliant thought came to
him that ho might change the scene He
acted upon Il, went into the next car, and
took seat The rustic In front Of him turned
his bead, stared, and drawled;
''Gret GoshI Eft amt Phil Hayu, then I'm
. clam she'll Well, I'd mover have knowed 70
Of twa'nt for your fathers mouth an chin.
Then the rustic deliberately gathered his Beet
and knee into his aat, and twisted bis body
until bis shouldsrS were almost squared totho
roar Of tho car, bis whole air being that Of Q
man who had suddenly found . JOB greatly to
bis liking, and one 70 which hO intended at
once to address himsslf with all his might
Been down to York, ehF the rustic con
tinued, after getting his frame satiHactorily
braced
"YeA"
The rustic looked % steadily, earnestly,
hungrily into the face before him that Phil
hastily looked through the window. somsmsn
have been Impressed by the historic stony
British stare" OtherS have admired tho pensr
trating glance Of the lyrical detective, or the
trontiersman ''uiEing upR b now arrival; but
the Brtton; Tho detootivO end tho frontiorS
man eomhlned could not equal the stare Of
the countrymAn Whose tastes tend toward fh0
affairs Of his nslghborA
Works good deal Of q town, I S,pdSe,"
the eountryman remarked. after come ear
nest scrutiny
"YeAn
"Find anythin' to pay tho Expenses Of tho
ripr This after another soulful gasa
"Shouldnt wonder"
Carpet bag seems pooty wen stuffed,
said tho tormentor, after having Transferred
bis glance for Q moment 10 the old satchel
that occupied half Of PhllS scat
"Mother wanted . few thingS that she
couldn't find al any Of our stores," MD Phil
"see anybody 70 knowsdP' Was the nsxb
question, altar the stare bad rolurned 10 n
principal duty. Tvs
"Not much, !" Phil replied, with . shuddsr.
well knowing 10 whom the man allnded
SLOW did your turnips average on that nsW
ground, Mr.. BlokeF' n. GOA
"Only % % Yo put up 81 old-What the
Somethin' was his namet-oh, Trammerly-
70 stopped with him, I S'poseP'
"ot course not Mr.. Tfamlay doesn't taxa
boarderR"
"ort 10 hev been williT to take 70 In for q
few days. though, l should think, considerin'
Didn't he even offer tor
"No. Why should hef asked Phil, begin
ming to lose his temper. "He paid bis way
while DO was here; paid mine In New
York"
"oh" drawled the rustic; then be put on Q
judicial air and devoted two or three
minutes TO analysing Pills statement and
logic Either accepting both or mentally
noting an exception for future use be con-
tnued:
"His gals as POOty as ever. I S'pOseF'
(which oneF'
The questioner's gaze changed somOWhat;
By various complicated twitches be slowly
worked the blankness out Of bis face and 70
placed u BY an. attempt at smile; then he
slowly extended long arm over the back Of
the seat, and unfolded massive forehnger,
Pills vest pocket as with q leer be on.
claimed:
"KeeI"
Don't be a jackasr" exclaimed PHI,
frowning angTily at the fellow. Instsad Of
being abashed the boor seemed highly do
lighted, and exclaimed, In aOuewhat the 90
Ceub OI Tie hululI Euu Q1u uuluoQS
"Haw. haw, hawi Give 70 the mitten, did
SheF'
"It1I b dino for any grl to give mo the
milton when give her the chance, Mr..
Bloke," aid Phil, picking up his bag and
starting toward another seat
"0h, Set down; didn't think 70 was the
hind o Teller 70 60 an git mad at an old
neighbor that's only ShoWin' . friendly n
forest In ye," said the man, In tones Of ~
proach "sot down Why, haint asked
70 half what want to; you've gono an put
. lot Of Il out Of my head, too. BY gym o6 Of
the handle In that way y r -
b "HAyntonr shOuted the eOndunt0r, - the
train stopped with crash. Phil hastily rose
% did his tormentoE, who's taco was an alb
soluts agony Of appeal a hO sAidi
"Lemmo help 70 up to the houSo with yer
bag. | fit remembered that Naomi has been
at me TOR week TO ask your mother some
thin when druv By. Might e well do It
eo-nIght q any tine; then ! eau give - q
friendly Lift" -'-- = ''''''''',S -
"rm not going to walk out home" said
Phil, hastily, "if cam
"Well, "a Jest as hevo ride," said the mAn
1.-TWO men and q driver and . big bag
aren't going to squeeze into buggy With
coats Tor only two, II can help Il. aid Phil
Say" whispered the native, couAdentially.
o. the two reached the platform, n b'lleYe
know whore can borry. q team o. easy a.
fallin' Oh Of q log Jest you stand hero a
minute or two-ali tho boyIiS dyin' e ~
you--ans m hook up al be back" " "
The man disappeared with great rapidity
for q being Of his structural pecnliaritieS
Phil looked quickly about, dashed acros the
track and under sons shelt0ring trees In Q
small unlighted street, then he made detour
through the outalEirts Of the little village TO
reach, without being observed, the rood 10
his father'starm The sound Of anappEoach
ing wagon caused him 70 lido quiekly behind
clump Of Wild blackberriss; but when be
saw the driver was not his perSecutor he
again took the road. muttering. - he plod
d0d along:
IBloke int half through with me yet, be
aid TO himself. And boh only one Of fifty
or sixty men q good deal like htm-to say
nothing Of W0meni NY puniShment b
greater than can bear"
ThanlD 10 the charity Of deep twilight
there was nothing unAghtly about the famil
lar road, and as Phil neared the mass Of
shadow from which two Lights CLEANED lust
o. thoy had done nightly ever since ho had
Hrst approached his home aftsr dArk, BIZ
heart gave mighty hound, Than bis heart
roproachod him that be had thought % little
about his mother during his absence that be
had not brought Dor even the simplest pres
enk He would write back tohiS father 70 get
him consisting which be know would plnSs
hor; and IN the mean time be would Wy 10
give her more love than ever before II be
could not have q certain new occupant for hia
hoaFt, be would at least bo q much a. po@i
be 10 thosO whom tho Lord had given him.
Once within the gate. his better self took
entire pona1ion Of him Neither bis mother
nor bis brothers Should And him other than
be had ever -aifectionata. cheerful and
etssntiy& Ho stole sOttly g a window q