Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1901-04-05
"Sort of-right smart"
"Say Sairy was your oldestT


first, reckon"
"Umh. Might "a done; don't remem'
ber."
"Wife did, anyhow"
eyes: always fool bout her. Oldest
seer
"She was young and fresh thenY
Eyes; likeliest woman on the noun
tain"
"Bet she was! Used to have good
time sitting up to her, going to see her
summer evenings, walking through the
woods?"
Eyes, sir; did that"
"She thought more of first baby than
YOU. She had more trouble with her
than you-when she was baby
mean?"
"Oh, yes; guess she did,
"Carried her round in her arms,
nursed her when she was sick ana
made her little frocks for herr?
EYES,"
"As she did Johnny's"
Eyes"
"And does little Billy's?"
eyes. She's made Billy little pair
of brooches" i.
"With pockets In them?"
Eyes; two"
Dave laid down his pen, opened the
code and read little to himself. "Weii'
I can put her In the penitentiary for
| Won" he said. "'Not less than one
nor more than ten years." he read.
Outlet sat forward little.
"How old is your wifeT'
"'Bout 80 year."
"I'u draw the Indictment Let me
gee. the grand jury will meet when
Then the jury?" He was talking to
himself, with his eyes turned up TO
the ceiling. "There might be some OF
those Hackles on the jury. Umh, that
would be bad" Outlet twisted around
in his chair. They'd send her on for
the full time, though-ten years. That
would be good"
Outlet leaned forward. Are them
Tackles obleeged to be on that juryT'
he asked.
mo-" said Dave; mot at all. Only
they may be on there, that's ALL" lie
lifted his eyes again to the ceiling
'"That might be all the better. They'o
of course be pretty rough on her len
wears. She'd be about 60 when She
came out. Umh! They'd have WORK
ed her pretty hard. Let me see.
suppose they'd put her with thu
thieves. dress her In stripes and maybe
whip her." Outlet started to give al
exclamation, but stopped to listen. "
suppose little Billy would be sorry
night at first, but he'd get used to 1t
or he might go down to see her once
year or so for a few minutes in hl
breeches II she lived. He'd miss he
some. If she died, she'd 60 to Johnny
Well. the Tackles wouldn't be sorry
Yes. / can do it, l think" he said
bringing his eyes down on Outlets rae
and speaking positively.
Outlet rose with a jump. Loo
a-here. Mr.-Mr.-What's your name!
he said. "Ill Just be burned eff any o
them Tackles kin put my wife In tn
. penitentiary, and eff anybody think
, they kin let 'em try it!'
Dave looked at him calmly. II agre
with you," he said, land I'll help you.
There was a pause, in which Dulle
= was rejecting. Then he asked, "Wha
8 would you advise me to do?"
II don't advise you to do anything,
said Dave, "but know what I'd do
was in your place."
"WhatW
I 'I'd 20 home and send for Sairy t
. come over to dinner next Sunday an
tell her to bring that fellow with her
|. he's more Outlet now than he is Hat
kle, and every time my wife got uppis
I'd tell her could have put her in til
penitentiary for ten years, but wa
too good to her to do It,"
bullet reflected and then said: 81
do it. What does l owe to you"
"a good DEAL" said Dave, but
want you to present it to Mrs. Dull'
for me-"
"Welr- He walked to the doc
paused and then said slowly, 9TH ne!
i time you runs for anything, Jacksbo
J ough is a-gwne to vote for YOU" II
went out.
Dave was re-elected.-St. Louis Pos
Dispatch. 49,