The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1889-10-06

hastily looked through the window. Some men
have been impressed by the historic stony
British stare others have admired the pene-
trating glance of the typical detective, or the
frontiersInan Sizing up" new arrival; but
the Briton, the detective and the frontiers
man combined could not equal the stare of
the countryman whose tastes tend toward the
affairs of his neighbors.
F"York's good deal of a town, I s'pose, ="
the countryman remarked, after some ear
nest scrutiny.
Eyes"
"Find anythin' to pay the Expenses of the
trip" This after another soulful gaze.
Shouldn't wonder"
Carpet bag seems poorly well stuffed"
said the tormentor, after having transferred
his glance for moment to 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 we knowedl" was the next
question, after the stare had returned to its
principal duty.
mot much" Phil replied, with shudder,
well knowing to whom the man alluded.
Glow did your turnips average on that new
ground, Mr.. Bloke?"
."Only SO so. Ye put up at old-what the
somethin' was his name3-oh, Trammerly-
ye stopped with him, s'poseg"
"Of course not. Mr.. Tramlny doesn't take
boarders."
sort to hev been wiilin' to take ye in for a
few days, though should think, considerin'
Didn't lie even offer toy
No Why should he's" asked Phil, begin
ming to lose his temper. HE paid his way
while he was here; 1 paid mine in New
York"
"Oh!" drawled the rustic; then he put on a
judicial air and devoted two or three
minutes to analyzing Phil's statement and
logic. Either accepting both or mentally
noting an exception for future use he con-
tinued:
"His gals as pooty as ever, s'pose9"
(which oneF'
The questioner's gaze changed somewhat;
by various complicated twitches he slowly
worked the darkness 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
Phil's vest pocket as with q leer he ex-
claimed:
Keel"
Don't be a jackass" exclaimed Phil,
frowning angrily at the fellow. Instead of
being abashed the boor seemed highly de-
lighted, and exclaimed, in somewhat the ac-
cent of the animal Phil had named:
"Haw, haw, hawl Give We the mitten, did
shea"
It'll be time for any girl to give me the
mitten when l give her the chance, Mr..
Bloke," said Phil, picking up his bag and
starting toward another seat.
sob, set down; didn't think ye was the
kind O. Teller to go 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 flynn off of
the handle in that way"
"HayntonIn shouted the conductor, as the
train stopped with crash. Phil hastily rose;
so did his tormentor, whose face was an alb
solute agony of appeal as he said
''Lemme 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 l druv by. Might ez well do it
tonight as any time; then l can give We a
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 driver and big bag
aren't gong to squeeze into buggy with
seats for only two, if can help it" said Phil
Say" whispered the native, confdentially,
as the two reached the platform, II b'lieve
know where can borry team as easy as
fallin' off of log. Jest you stand here q
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 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 the outskirts of the little village to
reach, without being observed, the road to
his fathers farm. The 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, mnttering, Us 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 hin-to say
nothing of womenl My punishment is
greater than can bear >"
Thanks to the charity Of deep twilight,
there was nothing unsightly about the famil-
iar road, and Us Phil neared the mass Of
shadow from which two lights CLEANED lust
as they had done nightly ever since he had
first approached his home after dark, his
heart gave-a mighty bound. Then his heart