The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1894-12-28

then and thcre-
.Ar-harr calculated gran'par rom.
pr,nending. Nobody dead Ihougnt
Won said there was Warl. then. wnas
is the matter2"
"Nun-nun-" began Jason
"Hcy?"
"Nun-nun-" -
There is nothing the matter. grand
father" explained Dolly.
"Uain't har?" snapped the veteran.
ue felt that he had been imposed up
ON ia some manner. "Narl' then'
,.h.t did YOU come over for. Jason?
IL dud-dud-I dud-didn't cuc-cuc-
began Jason. feeling like cuipra
convicted OF dire crime "idud-duo'
didn't"
"Har?"
.Ue came TO CALL" answered Dolly. |
her face reddening with vexation-
ITO call?' snorted granpap- 10
call for what?"
"Nun-nun-nun-"
Have we got anything OF Jasons'
Dolly?"
no. sir. He came toto call on me.
.To call on YOU CALCULATED the
veteran Him
By this time poor Jason was REQ uceu
TO mental tatteration. and thihn
had not gran'pap subsidized very soon
the bashful swain would nave ue"
from the house in his desperation As
II was. the old man presently settled
hack in his chair and fell 10 wagging
his ared head and muttcring 10 HIM
self Plainly he did not comprehend
matters vet Ey and by he dropped
off into an uneasy doxe. broken by
occasional grunts and mutterihRs'
which, as i'll luck would have IT. were
so timed that they broke into Jason
desperate attempts at conversation
and each time reduced him TO sudden
silence.
lie cast an anxious eye on the CLOCK
swiftly ticking away his opportunity
and essnved to introduce the suo)ec'
nearest his heart but Just then gran par
rave a sudden start and the swain
came 70 as sudden stop II was
trying ordeal for Dolly also. but sh'
a was more nearly equal to the emer
ii gency. -
III Nice weather we are having. ia
u SOM she said.
"a ..Ye-ye-ves." answered the poor fel
N low eagerly: ..bub-bu but ii lal
Il lul-but il lul-"
~ Eyes. il does look as IL 1t would
" colder soon"
~ .Yc-ye-yesr blurted Jason, crate
81 fully. "Lul-lul-lools lul-like II W"
~ w-w-like it w-would be alfuf-fuf-fn
~ alfred cold.'
Z. ayes. indeedi How is your pa
= health
..Num- middlin'. th-thank We
- And thus il went on for the mex
~ thrce-ouarters of an hour. the time
IN the wrctched sutton seeming to ny 2
, with the speed of an arrow ono
Y when. seemingly by accident, he WI
- almost upon the point of committir
= himself. gran'pap gave choking sno
and sat bolt upi igkt. only TO sett
back again without waking. But tn
was enough 70 sidetrack Jason Tor
quarter of an hour
And. Mt last. what with one thi'
-. and another. the time had sped
80 II lacked but ten minutes OF IN
~. -, night. Feeling like criminal be-
led forth to execution. and moved
d~sneration by the crisis. Jason turn
sauarely toward Dolly
.Dud-dud- Dolly" he blurted- u
80 lul-I lul-lul-"
Vs. Poor Dolly was almost o. the vel
=, of MYSTERIES Cranpap stirred unes
49,. ly in his chair
DER .Dud- Dolly. lul-lul-I lulu
ms IL was no uscl The poor fellow str
nee hard and fast. Gran pap threatened
'eA wake mp at any moment
IL lui-lullul-'
'r'se .Sing 4. Jason." cried Dolly
H. There was preliminary grind
sa'' sound in the old clock. more omin
'ns' than the sound from rranpap'a Oh
ON and Jason opened his month
hih' chan,ed in good rich tones:
70 .DoRy. / lor> yoaf va yov marry
70 And the little woman. half cry
: W half laughing. answered:
Nv YES. Jason. will
mao Gran pap awokc with jump
mess .Ar-har.' he cried. in his PHI
re- treble. so that's what you came
$50 hey. JASON
'osu. The old clock. having completes
in at ,x~,,d began tollinp
-" knell of the year
.Ye-ycs- answered Jason. Dol
win when the clocks clamor was q
40 MS ..Of cuc-cuc-course that's w-w-"n
u nc cuc-cuc-came for"
atioh "warl." said gran'pap. sententi
n pap II. .thc best thing for me 20 do
avinS cit along OF to bed, I'm too old
re- Tue scttin' up at this time o night
4ining Tow T. MoRGI