Telegram-herald., 1889-06-28
HIS NOTIFICATION.
How Thornton Executed His Com
mission.

mission
~She'l have % go; amt no way out o.
tAat. She'n have 20 sap,@ said Dave KIN
ney. lie ~3sanSod gn A erOss-eyed manner az
the cfackrr-cruu7b on hrs tAwuy, scraggy
beard, and transferred it carefully 10 his
nOuLn There was a wedge OF cheese on
BIS left knee. Wneu the Fence Corners
School boarei-o<i x nally FennetLs Cor
Isrs, but thus Aptlv abbreviated held a
meeting, 10 Was, 0y general agreement, In
Old Hanks grocery, where crackers and
cheese, and may hap herring. might re-
lleye is tedfum. But TO night there was IN
slieviatIDg interest
"ADouI the sfze OF IT," SAID slss Saun-
ders He preferred tobacco and rolled a
suld under his tongue. This amt 40 pLsce
Ter her here Why, wouldn't answer for
she consequences IL she ssssd there amt
no tellIn' what might happen, ner what
devltry them boys psi0tt De up 70. Look
at C0rny Rourke. six foot two or three II
he's rnch, and chuck fufi, chuck full,
chuck fuui He's always bs'a the one 20
put the tsr-ters out, and there amt no
doubt bu- wtat it's his idee this time. Bar
ricsdin' the school, house right out bold
1rst day u school; now, who put Corny'd
- tisoosn< o L~xr'
Ther- was something Of oontemplative
edmirsron III his tone.
'.tican% to be dpoe, whoever's DOM it,n
said Kinney. exploring his oracker-ba bag
Coin ~ git in at eight o'clock TO morrow
mOrnir' an shut up the door and fast~n ths
windows and any Teacher that gifts m II
have 20 gi, m through the key-hole er "a
crack; what they s,rsd."
Hs had told IL before: He had called the
meeting tor the purpose OF telling r. But
It was Interesting 20 dwell upon.
There was an impressive silence.
WAL, wen have oo give her notice
You're Jest The one TO do II, Thornton-eh"
Saunders observed 20 the tbtrd member
OF ~, board. He was himself uneasy.
s'Sbc got along fust-rate, summer term ne
added lie appeared - feel vague and
wholly impotent regret Needs the money,
should iedge."
~Shc nsed't "a uaLe no calculations 20
teach no winter term h,r,-not 10 Fence
Corners" Kinney responded. with some
contempt. If there am Z ben n winter
fer i've years bfI. what there's ben run
pgs. and Scner' " school shut mp. Wy. she
needn't n looked fer there cosp' % be 9"
II vns unans werabie, but the store keeper
entered a weak suggestion over his motley
counter.
Il should think that gang ought to be
broke up. " he sad
He expected 30 reioinder. and got none.
The School Boards attention centered upon
60 such whimsical irrelevancy.
Reckon yos'r, the one TO notify her,
Thornton" SAID Saunders, again
Tie wrfggled unQuictiy on hrs stool
Thornton sat n0tionIess Whether in fact
CT by a trek II the uLburring lamp on the
counter. his good-.ooSlng face with its heavy,
hEat m0us-.lche, appeared pale. He sat
with his arms crossed ca his kaees and his
eyes on the tOOr, silent
Jest 20, - said Kinney. with a arr OF i'm
partial decision. You can git 10 OF better
u Saunders or me. Thornton. You're a
better lookln' man, anyhow, and you're bet
ter rugged up, he concluded, with polite
aElia5lsness-
Facv made an attempt co careless dis-
uissa - the subject. Kinney Got up aad
thrsv his cheese rtud IN Toe stove. Thorn
ton passed his hand over hIs mouth and
swallowed hard
You can Jest pua it easy" sad Kinney.
encouraglugiv ''You can tell her Jest how
'us and bow It's fer her own good and
ant 20 he put - ner avoided. You can
tel her she done frst-e'tEss. sumznsr term.
w vou can tell her jest what you're g
mine "a. crls.t Kinney, magnsn im0usly.
Their ccucague arose. He was a Tall and
powerful young fellow. but there was an
old lsxity IN his movements row a be went
toward tne door. He held ms bst- or-n to
hs Hps. too. and turned bis face away f-0Iu
ths lghf Hanks stared after hlm till sae
door CiCsed
Il s'sposs you've found cat that jim
Thornton 5 about the basHfulest fe4er m
Lsvu. ant vou - he qaeried
There was no response
And you've prob " susglcioued sane a.
ether folks. thas he's Kind o. sweet ca the
.rhool ma am. er vvu1ld b. n be dssti' pur.
sued The store kecper.
The 81 hool Beard Vas silent
"Wd. he concluded, With a grin. balf %
disgust. half Of aim ratiou- You couhin
"a hires rss - ben that mean - yeller
dog g-not 70 . yeller dcgf'
Thorntou male bis way gp TIE rad
through a warm ard lightly falling early
snow that xbisenet sasi s,feenei sno bean
fed n. C,srk II 4 Wa ron -oe infreauencY
of buildings sT~d Aubolv with he aroren
p,pd II. forgot - put his nat On til ~ met
/, man n a ras-0r. who stareG a. him HIS
fa.-s. and aair were damp WITH melted fsses
he went slowly, almost c-eepinglv- fer
ther- was IN his heart terrible. sinking
dread ~ what he must ao. Is vas saalos'
u1cre than he could master
wb~rs xss shet BisseFs a. knew sns
A,arss,i A. Blsssfs and 10 Wa Dot fsr; -
co,rld 80 - light through the snow lsden
trees TIE pan az his hear wRs Al but
,hv-s~ai. NJ WINGED. aud kep' his esnd on
s.~ p~rvy-i- mouth. there va a n>t n hi-
fsrs -
.@,ru--..-a AZ s.,.--rS usr ashamed of them. he
For hrsutv. for comfort. for improve