The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-06-09

dragged dismally, especially after a
troublesome idea had crept into Oba-
[ dams brain that possibly he had dag
nOsed his wifess case wrongly Perhaps
she had a fit. possibly a shock, and lay
dying in the COW stall The elders
party withdrew with a stiff good
day" as if they hadn't been treated
fairly. No sooner had the door closed
behind them than OBADIAH rushed to
the barn, dug down into the cOrnstalk
until he came to the senseless Ange-
Ina, called her, shook her, all to no
purpose. He was sure now twas a
shock, and there was but one thing to
do. fly for DR.. POddy. who lived two
miles away on the Meltonville road.
Sam DOddS. the duly elected con-
stable Of Bradley Hollow, with two
assistants, was cutting bean poles on
I the mountain road when Jim COlcOrd,
! with eyes bulging. plunged from the
! bushes into the road with a crash.
Obadiah Gimleys killed his wife
and dumped her into the COW stan,
spluttered Jim, between breaths. Il
seen him. She's all cut up
There was something convincing in
the boys excited manner, and presently
the party of four were in the partly
/ loaded wagon. dashiug toward the HOl-
low as fast as the spawned legs of the
old horse would permit AS they turned
the corner into the village they saw
/ Obadiah emerging hastily from his
y NaT4 ana running up the LN1dA uCN
! jumped from the wagon and, led by
( Jim, made a rush for the barn. shes
I in thar" said the boy, pointing to the
corn husks.
Dodds, who was in advance Of the
( others, peered into the shadOwy spot
1 designated One look was enough. The
/ limp form lay with head back and
/ throat exposed. The mOlasses strea ks
| on face and neck were convincing
Z enough in the twilight Of the place
] Dodds turned and stopped the others
Don't look, boys. Good Lord. it's
! awful. Come ont Wen have him afOre
! he can get away"
/ AThey fastened to the wagon. Far up
/ the road was Obadiah, going as fast as
/ his long legs would carry him Dodds
( dashed his horse to a run The spring
( less. vehicle careened from side to side,
! scattering bean poles with every bump
\ Though Obadiah was making his best
! speed for the doctors, they had soon
( oVertaken ehim.
What's up. Sam2" asked the sur
/ prised Obadiah, as the constable sprang
/ into the road and confronted him.
Were a-wantin' We. Obadiah, and
\ Wantin We bad Jest git into the wa
gon, quiet like. and save yerself a
! heap o trouble.
IVY wffe's wantin' the doctor
Yer. wffe'II never want nothin' again
/ I reckon, except funeral fi1in So
The three seized the dazed man and
UG-lJllG LlS KICKS anu LllDAc- I'd luis
boosted him into the wagon. Joe Fox
sat on his chest. the other man on his
I legs, while Dodds lashed the horse
toward AIeltonviIIe and the town lock-
up.
i 1t was far along in the afternoon
when there was a. commotiOn In the
! GimIey cow stall, and Mrs. Gimley'
broad face rose slowly above the corr
/ husks. While she gaZed Wonderingly al
her SURROUNDINGS. She sat for a while
4 picking bits of husks and hen feathers
from her cheeks, ana wondered what
made them stick there She finally
arose, shook out her skirts and walked
unsteady into the house. Memory
J came dimly back as she saw the brol1
en- pitcher en- the floor. The smell Of
the cider made her sick. Her decorat
ed face reflected in the looking glass
caused her to gaze in duh astonish
4 ment and she sought the services Of
washbowI. soap and comb as quickly
as possible
IN short time the kitchen and Mrs
Y Gimley We're both as slick and tidy al
usual. and she, IN Immaculate apron
and cap, was seated in her cOnnfOrtabl
rocker trying to concentrate her haz-
thoughts and solve the problem of tn
COW stall She was BIZ lustered ant