Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1899-10-12
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me letter. You'd never think in a
i month of Sundays. It's from Deyah
Bland-my cousin Devah.n
ia gave "a smile of interest and rub
bed his hands.
We'll, swan now And what has
Devy got TO say for himself ~
Hes coming to Ohio to visit. He'll
be here next week What Eye think
OF that ~
Ia pulled of his boots contentedly.
II won't be sorry to see Devy. We
war in school together. What say? Is
he doing well ?''
Doing well, but his wife's dead /:
been dead two year or more. bet you
a great deal, pa, he's on the war-path
And to think Angeline Culver's visit
ing around here just now, and she's "a
widow. Pa, it looks like the 'pintin's
OF Providence, don't it 2"
Mrs. GLADDEN. smiled benignly on her
husband and he on her. They were in
love with each other and had been for
20 years.
1T truly does, replied pa; lit truly
does. Jest think how them two court
ed over three years, wasn't it? | hold
the split was all Angeline's folks fault,
wasn't it -? That old man Porter never
stald anywhere and got a streak TO
move to Indiana Her ma wouldn't let |
her stay here, and that made Devy |
properly mad. They kept it up awhile |
writin'; then Devy went out farther
west and married himself TO strange
woman. After awhile Angeline gets
married. First we hears her pardner's
gone, and she's likely widow visitin'
round. Then we gets "a letter sayin'
Devy's pardner has been departed two
years, and he's come visitin'. Now
don't that beat all ?i
"How plain you've made it, pa"
beamed Mrs. Drusilla. at sounds like
them story papers. You ort To have
been writer for one. often thought
that. My, amt it plum Interesting ?
don want To miss none of it, do you ?
HOW can we TX IL -
ia was so appreciative of his wife's
praise he tilted back in the rocker and {
gave the matter solemn thought. j
81 calkilate we kin have this all to K
he began, ''ef you can hold .
nut 'gainst mentionin Devy's comm. i
will be hard work for you, Drusilly.
'ut it's the only way DO you think Il
'ou kin hold that news over prayer C
neetin and Sunday? | tell you what" .
lie went ON excitedly, 1--WE can just II
ave the whole thing happen right
ere, meetin an all, if you don't tell " y
Mrs. Gladden's pleasant face fell. -"
IL wonder if it'll be fair not to tell Y
he rest OF the folks ?" she began.
You see, Devy'll be expecting big ia
-elcome." st
Asahel GLADDEN. rose up in his socks. us
"Drusilly, | have jest set my heart al
u maragin the whole thing. Don't al
on disappoint me. never had so hi
Iuch chance ~ this in all my mortal
fe. always wanted TO do sech di- IL,
'ctin and managin, and don I you dis re
Dpoint me" nc
What II folks say when they find we 81
ED that news :" asked his wife, much so
oppressed, but giving up, as usual. Pc
lhey II say you've come To years of to-
secretion, though | don't want to hurt "
'ur feelins none, Drusilly. You can ow
ke III all out fiXin up the spare room Sc,
"a Marindy $ room. 1t air lucky An of
line hain't been down here yet-an- ge
her clear pintin. Now hurry up the
nner and write Devy letter tellin ga
IN he must come right here, and we ha
IN t take no for an answer I'll hitch
the cutter, and Wen go over To sic
wn and engage Angeline for the pal
lole endurin week. do'
The two were as excited as children. 9
he letter had to be strong enough to bro
II pa and was the labor of an hour for Do
-. GLADDEN. ere it suited him. Din que
r over, they tucked themselves into 7
'reen sleigh and drove over To New eye
on
Wen stop on the way" said the eac
all and rosy man. 81 feel so anxious Gag
get hold of Angelina. I"
oh, you do ?" questioned the wife 10
nurely "Well, as our Marindy de- -
res, her pas younger'n any one" w
Angeline Culver-Angeline Porter
t was-was visiting at old DR.. Nor ar
as. She and Cissy Norman had al -
rs been close friends She came out lIO
he sleigh to speak to Mrs GLADDEN..
was quite dressy and had on pink IOs
se sack trimmed with white lace. 90
had tied little white fascinator '''
y her brown waves. no,
| was lowing TO go over to Dennis
'dna's next week." she said in her sci
PORTABLE voice, "but II you make a ~.
1T of it guess can put them Off" I'LL
GLADDEN. was so anxious his little Il
danced up and down in the snow. vi
Oh, we want you real bad next no,