Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-10-25


under her pillow newspaper, which
she handed to Mrs. Merritt.
Il got Bradford to bring 1t uT
here, an say nothin'," she said,
Nov read that itum."
Mrs. Merritt read as follows:
"A considerable number OF the
stakes which were driven by the Of
ficials engaged in surveying the pro.
posed route of the r. b. and s. v
r. X. were surreptitiously removed
during the night of June I6. We un.
derstand the are strong suspicious as
to the identity of the perpetrator Of
this outrage"
NOW, how dew yew s'pose they
found it out" said S'repty. "These
newspaper folks is great hands to
make up new words, but when heerd
my own name read right out 80, 1t
did give me an awful start. Who
could "a told 'emY'
''Oh, the correspondents make il
their business to find out all about
these little happenings"
But what made 'em think I did
it?" persisted S'repty, in o tremu-
lous whisper.
"You?" said her friend. what
did you have to do about it? We
surmised it was those Clancy boys
did it for fun"
1T was me that pulled up them
stakes. An / dunno but I'd dew it
agin'. P'r'aps it's just as we'll 1
sha'nt git ag'in. But that sea- t
me so when Bradford read it out, so
loud, 'Srepty-shushly, just the same
as sayin' it was me-"
Don't worry mite about it. :"
said her friend soothingly. That's a
real dictionary word, and didn't
mean anything about you. And I
won't say word about it, even to
Silas."
S'repty's eyes lost some Of their
distracted look.
That's just like you, Lucindy,"
she said feebly. II should hate to
have it in everybody's mouth, arter
! was gone, how / JUS missed bein'
took up, by dyin'."
'But, S'repty, what in the world
did possess you, woman of your
years, to cut up such crazy caper?"
"'Twas all on your account, Luz
cindy. Comm home from your
house, 1 got to thinkin' about the
railroad track runnin' between the
house an the barn, an if didn't run
ag'inst another stake and tear my
dress wuss'n twas before. An that
night / dremp how you was goin'
acrost to the barn to do some weavin,
an the cars came along an run over
YOU"
There, there, don't think any
more about it," said her friend. But
S'repty must make her confession.
$50 mex night when Azariah an
his wife was gone to the strawb'ry
festival, l cut over acrost to your
home lot. / knew your folks was
gone to the Center too, but / was
afeard somebody'd be round an see
me. Still, / he'd to risk it. I'd no
idee how hard it would be gittin'
them sticks up, but / remembered
how good you'd allus ben to me. l
tried to come home shorter way.
thinkin' / heerd somebody follerin,
an / got into that springy place in
the Lloyd lot, an got my dress wet
an my shoes"
"You poor thing you'll" said the
object of all this ill-starred loyalty.
To think that you should have so
much trouble on my account! The
railroad folks have acted real fair by
us. And / wouldn't say anything
about it yet, for you know how every
thing goes, but we expect to move in
the fall"
"You don't say.'' exclaimed
S'repty with considerable animation.
Eyes, he's been thinking for long
time the place is too large for him to
carry on, seein' the boys amt ever
going to take to farmin'. And the
creamery folks want it, and he had a
good chance to buy the Ford place at
the Center"
"Whatl the house with the pillars
in front?" inquired S'repty, much
revived.
Eyes, and so I gave my consent.
It's home to me where my folks are.
The girls urged me real hard. /
suppose, il nothing happens, Emma
will live right next door to US"
"What, has Emma Jane an John
Kilborn made up?" queried S'repty,
forgetting her feebleness and sitting
up.
Eyes, and I suppose there will
have to be a double wedding" said
Mrs. Merritt.
Well / never!" said S'repty.
Lois amt goin' to be married, too?"
1.-The girls wouldn't thank me for
telling, but you won't mention it.
That's the plan now"
when you move, can't go an set
with you an see you weave, even If
/ should ever git up ag'in," sighed
S'repty, dropping on her pillow.
'Oh, he says there's room enough
in the house for my loom, and when
we get moved, | want you to come
and make me good visit"
The invalid frightened again.
"Hain't you told anybody you was
goin' to move? Not Mis- Peters, nor
Why Smith,"
mot yet" said Mrs. Merritt.
Sarepta breathed q sigh of content.
can l know Rosalia amt heerd
of it." she said.- Romance.
The Extreme in Econom