The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-07-29

lived she went on. her kindly face
growing grave. He made a perfect
IDOL or Electry, an she's just his
breathin' image les from him she gets
her llkin' for music; and if there was
one thing in this world Noah Barker'd
set his heart on, twas buyin' planner
for her an lettin' her have the good OF
it while she was CROWN up. OF course
poor Emeline can't afford to do it now;
but after ALL don't knows there's a
happier-Hulio. Electry. Back so
soon %
Mother loves to swap work with
Miss Chesley," remarked Electra, trail
ing great spray of golden-rod along
the path as they went cut 1T don't
make her back ache half so much, she
tells me, to wash Miss Chesley's bakin'
dishes asst does 10 wash her own
The next house was at the end OF a
long stretch Of rising ground which
left them somewhat breathless. 1t was
a pleasant looking place, with honey
suckle vines around the open front door
and fragrant. old-fashioned flower beds
in the garden. Electra began to speak,
in low and confidential tone, as they
drew near it,
This is where the Burleighs live
Miss Dorothy. Les go right by, as
eaSyS can be. Miss BuTleigh'S Just
killed a man" in an awestruck whis-
per, AN mebbe she wouldn't want to
see u.s.
Electra"
Il don't know, but mother'd tune me
for tellin' We, but she didn't say I
| mustn't. Miss Curtis was talkin' TO her
| about it last night. an l set there on
the cricket studyin' about the Arctic
Circle. I almost know mother remem-
| bered I was there
Miss Curtis told lots n things about
this man. He was a soldier; d drum
mer in Mr. Jordan Marsh's comD'ny.
she said He felt sick on the train, an
got off here't the middle depot. Mr..
Burleigh see him there an brought him
home-him and all his drums. | guess
At this point she hesitated. but con-
sciOus recIitude uDbore her. There
was somethin' about a fever'S runnin':
l didn't quite get that An then she
said; L reckon poor Miss Burleigh's
done it now for herself She's took all
the care o that Mr.. Smith for two
mortal weeks, an now see how it's
turned out. He wanted to be histed up
in bed this mornin', Mr.. Burleigh said,
after she'd got the braves on his feet
and given him his medicine: an she
went and put her hand under the back
/ of his head, and he was gone in no
/ time. That's a queer thing to kill a
man. amt it, Miss Curtis said she was
| a sick woman, an all wore out with
| him. l s'pese that's how she happened
| to do it. Now, there's the soldiers
home over to Togus; likely the poor
| thing would a been better off there.
They crossed the road inyoluntar1ly
and went by the house with an air OF
virtuOus avoidance. But under the pop
lar trees beyond the barn Electra sud-
denly halted.
Il guess l amt never told you about
Harry Sylvester, Miss Dorothy. He
hasn't got only one leg, but his mother
says he makes up for 1t in hands.
can't ever see any extry ones, but Of
course she'd ought to know Poor Miss
| Sylvester She has things enough q
make her feel bad DR.. Gordon says
| that Harry's father was poorer'n one
| o. Jobs cats when they first come here
an now he's gettin' TO be four-hand-
ed man Seems as If soEethin' KEEP
! happenin' to him all the time, dom
| it Now, Harry's had his leg cut of
an probly he'll be four-handed, too
before he gets through with it l wa:
thinkin' that p'raps Miss Burleigh't
send him some O. them drums If any
body spoke to her about it, her franl
eyes full of sympathy.
I'm afraid you don't quite under
stand about the drums at Mrs. Bur
leigh's, DEAR" said Miss Wagner faint
ly; suppose we sit down here by thi
brook and rest awhile"
Everybody likes Mr.. Burleigh," re
sumed Electra, after according wha
seemed to her sufficient time for ;
graceful change of subjects.
Aunt Octavia used to say that he'S
give We his eyeteeth if you asked 70
'em. I never quite believed 1t when sh'
said it, but I went over there once u
speak to him about It" She burst int
a roguish laugh at the recollection, dis
playing TO advantage her own teeth
safely past the transition period, AM
now cleaning in even wlIiteness-
When / got there, Miss Dorothy, b.
didn't have a tooth in the world, excep
some that was up on the kitchen shell
! in a cracked tumbler. An SO I ruI
| home an told Aunt Octavia that some
body'd asked him for 'em an got EN-
! That was ever so long ago, when