The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1893-05-03

WITHOUT nhNln 10 De mlndeu, sometimes
many's two dozen at time-they never
had known their hens to lay so we'll dur
in the winter season-an' more n once he
brought in pair o. fat chickens, all
dressed an ready for dinner-he 'sprised
'em every day in the week, dom some
thing they hadn't 'spec.ed of him.
Susan worried herself most TO death
over him, fearing he was goin' TO die, an
Miss Carpenter was all the time p'intin'
out TO Polly how 'twa'n't safe to Judge
folks. Even Polly herself begun to think
p'aps she hadn't done him justice.
Josiah didn't come TO the house no
more. Polly kinder wondered bout that,
he'd bon go friendly, but she s'posed he
thought it hadn't paid.
".
Well. as l was sayin, twas spring fore
the colonel was able to get out, an Polly
was happy girl when he was bout again.
1t had ben great relief to him to know
Horace was doin' so well. an when he'd
ben all round an seen things really was
lookin' as they should. he praised him up
to the skies, an Polly really was 'shamed
o. herself, that she couldn't feel no more
confidence in him.
when she was up in the store-room gettin'
pan o. dried apples. The store-room
was the only place in the house that
looked down on to the BARNARD, an
while she was thinkin' Polly went to the
winder to see if Horace was doin his
chores. As | said, she'd distrusted him
all along, but twas a shock to her when
she see Josiah was milkin'. There couldn't
be no mistake bout it, for twas light
enough to see, an his broad shoulders an
gray feit hat didn't bear no resemblance
TO Horace in his shnwls an comforters
Polly took her pan o. dried apples down
stairs an set EN- on the kitchen table
Then she went through the house very
quiet an out by the side door, not to
tract 'tention. Then she run to the back
o the barnyard an climed over the wall,
an so round the corner o. the stables an
up behind Josiah.
"Good evenin'," SEE be, lookin' up as If
twas all matter o course, but Polly
couldn't wait for manners.
You've ben doin' this ever since you
helped me get the sheep home last win
ter" SEE she, breathless with runnin' so
fast, an tremblin' all over, she was so ex-
cited.
Josiah set the pail o. milk up on the
wall very careful an then he come back
an stood lookin' down at her.
1T wasn't fair, SEE Polly, "to deceive
US into takin' fayors you knew we
wouldn't accept! How dared you do It.!
you haven't accepted anything" seq
Josiah, your brOther-in-law's 'sponsible
for all I've done"
you didn't do it for him % SEE Polly,
an then she colored up as red as fire an
wondered how she come TO be such fool
as to say that.
But Josiah didn't take no advantage.
only ne looked down at her. an he had
dreadful pretty blue ewes, honest and true,
an they sent queer pain through Polly's
heart lore che knew il.
II did it for your father" SEE he.
Though | don't expect you to believe
me, I've always liked him. l did it for
you, because | couldn't take care of you
nor help you in any other way. But if
was to tell you l liked you, you'd laugh in
my face or else be angrier n you are
now"
"You mustn't come here any more !"
SEE Polly in a great hurry, her breath
comm quicker n quicker. 1 know-Pm
sure-you mean to be kind. but We can't
take favors""
Suppose you grant one, then, for a
change" SEE Josiah, an Polly looked as if
she was scared, but he went on, "Yo on
know you can't pend on your sister
husband. II you send me off. an if your
father sees you dOin' such work, hell
start out an do it for you, when he'd
ought to be takin' care O. himself in the
house. For his sake, reckon you'd bet
ter leave things as they are"
''Oh. can't" SEE Polls. her color comm
an goin'. He wouldn't like me to-I
mus: do the work some way without his
knownin'."
Josiah was wishin' he could pick her up
in his arms as no had the lambs that
night, an carry her off where he could
take care of her. an protect her from
everything that hurt an troubled her,
but he only said:
There's one other way can do. Your
brother-in-law's asleep now up on
the hay. I'll go and see if can scare
him into bracin' up for a while. l can
tell him The colonel has 'spicions O. what's
ben goin' on"
Tell him If the colonel finds out, he'll
kill him ? SEE Polly. "Oh, if you can DO
thar, will be 'bliged to YOU"
Josiah laughed in sad kind of way TO
himself, an Polly said goodnight in
hurry, an ran off fas. as she could fear
AAOA NdhC w dh b6G ntE- t1ltt
never noticed the colonel, who'd BEN
standin' by the bars all this time in the
shaGder o. the house. He'd followed on
after Folly when she went out the side
door. thinkin' he'd 90 with her for a little
walk; but when he come up to the bars
an see who was there, he stopped-not
that he was an Underhand kind o. man,
but when daughter o. his talked to
Cary he wanted to be round. He didn't
have much to say that eyenin'. He was
thinkin' an thinkin' to himself. "The
boy looks like his mother" SEE he. IF
want for the cap
He waited till all the rest was gone off
to bed. for that was the time he always
took for his talks with Polly; then SEE he,
Have you ever noticed young Josiah
Cary?" quite sudden. as she was lightin'
his pipe for him. an it pretty near cost
him his evenin' smoke. for Polly give a
dreadful guilty start, an down went the
pipe an the terbaccer all over the floor.
"Oh, SEE Polly. and dropped on her
knees to pick il up. why, of course Pve
seen him. father" loolxin' into the bowl
o the pipe TO be sure twas empty fore
she gave it back to him.
lie pears to me to be the likeliest
young man in the place." sez the colonel;
81 didn't know but III prejudiced you
'Rainst him by what told YOU when you
first come home. but he amt 'sponsible