The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1898-08-24

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But Polly, Joe" Jonessy began
again.
That's all right, Jim Jonessy; you
have Joe's side of the story, and anu
going to tell mine," cried Polly. after
/ got him loose bothered with him all
day, and doctored him, and that night,
after dark, carried him in my arms to
the fence and set him down on the 9th
er side"
Goodness, Polly, you don't mean to
tell me that you carried him in your
arms?" Jonessy exclaimed.
well, just did. and I'll swear to It
before Joe or anybody"
81 wouldn't do it if was you," said
Jonessy, earnestly. why, there isn't
a soul in Pineville would believe you
could do it,"
Gould do what?"
"Why, carry Joe Peterman in your
arms, of course"
Jim Jonessy, you are fool!" she
cried, very red in the face. ut is Joe's
old Dominick rooster have been talk
ing about"
"Why, yes, of course" stammered
Jonessy, in confusion, trying to smile.
81 was just teasing you, Polly, know
ing that you and Joe were such old
friends"
But did Joe say he was going to take
mo IN court 2" she asked
mot exactly, but l advised him to go
and talk the matter over with you. Say,
Polly, you two ought to make up. You
take my advice" said Jonessy.
That evening Mrs. Jonessy asked her
husband how many fees the new Office
had brought him.
This is the first day, you know" he
smiled family. II have just been set
ting the wheels in motion to-day, and
the fees will come in after awhile"
Eyes; when Joe Peterman and Polly
May get married." she said, laughing.
Jonessy had accomplished something
that day. He had set Joe and Polly
thinking about each other. Joe's long,
lantern-jawed face, usually sober and
solemn, had relaxed into smiles several
times, and once he had actually caught
himself humming an old song that had
lain forgotten for years within him.
On the other hand, Polly's round and
rosy face, that was supposed to wear
smile even in sleep, was very thought
full and sad. And while bending above
the steam from the fragrant teapot at
the supper table her eyes seemed filled
with unshed tears.
Poor Joe," she sighed, as she sat
down to her lonely meal. II thought
sure that he would get over it and mar
ry some one else, but it seems that he
doesn't care any more than l do for
anybody, and both of us just persist in
being wrong, when only word from
either Of us would make things so diff
ferent."
Just then cat came in at the open
door, and when Polly saw that it limped
slightly on one leg she sprang up from
the table ard caught it in her arms.
Poor kitty" she murmured. 81
wonder who hurt you? You can't tell,
can you?"
81 can" said manly voice in the
doorway, and q moment later Joe en-
tered the room. "Jonessy told me to-.
day that you intended to sue me for
throwing brickbat at your cat" he,
said
Polly eyed her visitor closely for a
moment, and, seeing that his eyes were
upon the supper table instead of upon
herself, the hard lines that had come
around her lips relaxed into smile.
Come in, joe" she said, gently.
"Will you take cup of tea with e?"
"Then you amt mad because l Grip
pied your cat?"
"Joe," she cried, trying to look Sc
we're, will you take a cup OF tea with
me?"
"Yes. You amt mad, Polly?"
Polly did not reply, but busted her
self refilling the teapot and making
room for him at the table.
When Joe was seated at the table
Polly sat down opposite to him and
watched him in silence for several min
utes.
so Jim Jonessy has been telling you
that 1 was about to take you to court
for Gripping my cat, has hep" she said,
at last. 81 met him when he came from
your house and he limited that you
might have me prosecuted because your
old dominck rooster came over here
and got himself crippled the other day."
81 never said no such thing, Polly"
cried Joe.
"Nor did l." said Polly.
81 never mentioned rooster to him."
"And | never said cat"
81 wonder how he found outP said
Joe.
"I guess our conseiences gave It
away. When think of 1t now, he never
said rooster to me until had told him
all about it myself" said Polly, smiling,
81 remember now that it was the
same with me and the cat" said Joe. 81
know wanted to tell you how sorry ]
was, and it was all could think OF
when Jonessy came to see me-"
81 am sorry, too, joe" said Polly
'and hope you won't think that I done
} t on purpose"
Somehow the summer dusk gathered
around them, and neither seemed to no.
ice 1t as they talked on and across the
able between them. After awhile, how
> ,ver, Polly rose and went to the open
l ioor, where Joe followed her.