The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1901-07-25

sion.
'He amt worthy of her noticin'
him." the older woman said, earnest
ly. "You go right along out there,
Bill. | don't know what's come over
Doll to take sech a shine to Henery,
after all the good offers she's had!"
Bill looked at them thoughtfuIly:
so Dolly's hard heart was really touched
at last, and by shiftless Henery Doh
bins, of all people in the world
Il reckon I jest as leave smoke
right here" he said, with his usual
good nature.
| His sisters-in-law beamed at him.
Il think Henery is a right pleasant
! young man." Jane ventured.
Old and young Mrs Miller both
turned. on her.
"You do, do yer?" said her sister.
well. seem as you are sech a Judge"
but she was interrupted by her
mother-in-law, who said with ponder
Gus sarcasm, may | be allowed to
ask, Jane Kennedy, how many times
you've been married, ma'am?"
The spinsters were subdued, and
Bill, yielding to the force of family
opinion, joined the couple in the
yard. but he tender-heartedly spent
large part of the time over by the
morning-glories near the alley fence.
81 like the way them glories smell"
he explained, politely, when he was
invited to sit down on the porch
"Bill's lamb" Dolly said to her
self, tenderly, "and | wish them
glories did have some smell to kill out
the one from the alley for him"
Henery's wooing progressed rapidly
in the next few weeks. Dolly,
amiable as Bits sister must neces-
sarily be, was, nevertheless, a young
woman of decided convictions. and
when she announced to her family
in pleasant, but firm tones, that her
affairs were her own affairs, not even
| her mother rebelled openly.
While Bills wife and mother were
submissive to Dolly's will they grum.
bled good deal TO each other.
1T will Jest mean Bills havin' to
look out for them" said his mother.
"Henery won't work steady, and Bill
will have to take EN- in"
Eyes" agreed Maria, that's what it
will come to. Bits got good pay,
but / don't see how he viii stretch il
any further"
Both women sighed at the prospect
before them, but avoided looking at
each other as they did so; theirs were
IL, -, Of he
iarring, and while Maria was anxious
! that the old woman should not think
she was hegrudging Bills care of his
mother and sister, the mother was
! hoping Maria did not suspect that she
felt her boy had hard time support
| ing three sisters-in-law all these YEAR,
| Bill himself said little to his fanny
| except when he deemed it judicious to
| throw in a few remarks derogatory to
! Henery when the latter's lack OF
| thrift was an especial source of an
| noyance, or a little praise of him
| when Dolly seemed depressed in spirit
| 1t was difficult balancing even for one
who had grown agile in such per
formances by long years of practice il
adapting himself to feminine moods
To one person, however. he gave d
clear view of the real state of his
mind, and this WIS Jim Ruggles, who
worked in the shop with him. He
lived near the Millers so Bill had the
| chance to walk home with him each
day, privilege he priced highly for
| lin was man, although there were
| people, notably in his wife's family
who asserted that he was not much OF
a one. Bill himself had not a high
opinion of Jim's mental ability, but
he had grown attached to the gaunt
young fellow, with his mildly apollo
oetic air.
Jim took a great interest in Dolly's
love affair
"She amt gettin' much in takin
Henery," he said to Bill one night
The words had familiar ring TO him;
he had heard his wife's mother say
something of the sort in another con
nection and it was pleasant to pass
on the criticism.
mo, she amt" said Bill; "but look
a-here, Jim, I'll tell you how | feel
bout it, if you'll hole yore tongue
bout my views. Doll likes him. Sc
she'll be happy-and the other girls
| and ma like him well 'nough if only he
want an unprosperin' kind. Now, it's
me that that will come on, and don't
mine the takin' care of 'em so long as
they will be content to live right with
us"
What yer want him there for?
Mint Yer sortcr crowded already?"
asked jim.
Yes, sOrter," said Bill. He was a
little ashamed of his own attitude,
and continued with rather a hang-dog
air. But You see, Jim, without run
min down women folks any, it would
be sorter pleasant seem man now
and then. Why, | amt enjoyed cleo
ton day and the week before AMI
after it for ten years the way | have
this last one jest passed. 70 come
home and have Teller there thai
llnowed what was what has Jest been
prime, can tell yer Fact is, | don't