Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1900-01-13
Reunited
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.

~ NOuSlu OSFan.
Pa gave a smile of interest and rubbed
his hands.
well. 1 swan, nowi And what has
Dsvy got to say for himself9"
Hes coming TO Ohio to visit. He'll
be here next week. What do you think
u thatf''
Pa pulled Off his boots contentedly.
~ won't be sorry to see Davy. We
wsr in school together. What sayf Is
lie doing well2"
81 Doing well, but his wife's dead; been
dead two year or more. L bet you a
great deal, pa, he's on the warpath-
And to think Angelina Culver's visiting
around here just now, and she's wild
der. Pa, it looks like the 'pintin's of
Providence, don't it?"
Mrs. GLADDEN. smiled benignly on her
Husband and he on her. They were in
love with each other, and had been for
ee years.
ut truly does" replied pa, 1T truly
does. Jest think how those two court
ed over three years, wasn't It? 1 hold
the split was all Angeline's folks fault,
wasn't it? That old man Porter never
move to Indiana. Her ma wouldn't let
her stay here, and that made Devy prop
eriy mad. They KEEP it up awhile
writin', then Devy went out farther
west and married himself to a strange
woman. After awhile Angelina gets
married. First we hears her partners
gone and she's likely widow, visitin'
round. Then we gets letter sayin'
Devy's partner has been departed two
years, an he's comm visitin'. Now
scn't that beat all2"
"How plain you've made IL, pa,"
beamed Mrs. Drusilla- ''It sounds like
shcm story papers. You ort TO have
been writer for one. often thought
that. My, amt It plum Interestingly I
don't want to miss none of 1t, do your
How can we FIX it?"
Pa was so appreciative of his wife's
praise be tilted back in the rocker and
gave the matter solemn thought
IL calkilate we kin have all this to
ourselves" he began, "ef you kin hold
ont 'gainst mentionin' Devy's comm.
1t will be hard work for We, Drusilly,
bat it's the only way. Do you think you
Ida hold that news over prayer meetin'
snd Sunday i tell you what" he went
On, excitedly, 1--WE can just have the
whole think happen right here, meetin'
an all, if you don't tell"
Mrs. Gladden's pleasant face fell.
II wonder if it'll be fair not to tell the
rest OF the folks" she began "You see,
Devy'n be expecting a big welcome"
Asahel GLADDEN. rose up in his socks.
"Drusilly, 1 have jest set my heart on
managin' the whole thing. Don't you
diSappoint me. I never had so much
chance as this in all my mortal life. I
always wanted to do sech directin' and
nanagiR', and don't you disappoint
me"
-Wha!li folks say when they find We
heid that news?" asked his wife, much
Impressed, but giving up as usual.
They'll say you've come to years of
discretion; though don't want to hurt
your feelings, Drusilly. You can take
tt ali out fixin' up the spare room and
Narindy's room. 1t air lucky Angelina
hain't been down here yet-another
siear 'pintin'. Now hurry up dinner,
and write Deyy letter tellin' him he
must come right here, an we won't take
ma for an answer. I'll hitch up the cut
ter an We'll go over to town an engage
Angelina for the whole endurin' week"
The two were as excited as children
The letter had 10 be strong enough to
suit pa, and was the labor of an hour
for Mrs. GLADDEN. ere 1t suited him.
Dinner over, they tucked themselves
into green sleigh and drove over to
New California.
"We'n stop on the way" said the
ANAL and rosy man. 81 feel SO anxious
to get hold Of Angelina"
"Oh, you dop" questioned the wife, de-
murely. SWELL, as our Marindy de-
eiares, her pas younger'n anyone"
Angelina Culver-Angellne Porter
that was-was visiting at old DR.. Nor
mans. She and Sissy Norman had al
ways been close friends. She came out
to the sleigh to speak to Mrs. GLADDEN..
She was quite dressy, and had on pink
house sack trimmed with white lace.
She had tied q little white fascinator
over her brown waves.
81 was IoUin' to go over to Dennia
peodna's next week." she said, In her
S~fSp OOAhACh SoOAO NOiOCs DuO II you
make a point of it, / guess can put
them Off"
Pa Gladden. was so anxious that his
lits6s feet danced ap ard down in the
snow.
~Oh, we want you real bad r,>,t we, \,
AAgelinei We been wail; an y
Peetin' till we're set on it : =. c.al DO
say you'll come"
II believe pan burst if you don't
come, Angelina" said his wife, 'he gets
SO set on anything"
well, will" asSented the widow.
II used to have good times at your
house when 1 was a girl. never have
forgotten them"
Pa went through an expressive panto-
mime behind her.