Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1902-04-04
81 ACK HARRoWsBY was

Oj Only one of the men who had Il
chair some sympathizing woman
had carried il outin the hack yard and
proper that the lately hereaved Ids
band anu chief mouener should sit on
the woedpile or the end OF the horse
though as did the haif dozen men
who had dropped in 10 condole and
smoke with him
! "rhere MIS- jest three things she al
lus had her heart set on" remarked
lack. taking his pipe from his mouth,
and locking With an air Of mild rem
] inisrenee ot the iioating smoke. none
WAS 10 qHit he farm and live in town.
ANY town would silt her. She'd never
lived in Il only ON farm. And
tie farms we rented when we come
out here to Nelrasky thirty-tiye years
ago was pretty lonely places. I'm glad
HOW | bought this house, though she
amt had but one months wear outn
it, She's goin' 10 have the second thing
she wanted. too. It's little late, per-
haps, but she's going to git it
The agent tipped his hat back and
shifted his quid of tobacco from one
cheek TO another.
What was that, Jack?"
a silk dpess-a black silk dress. Hat
/ often said the genteelest thing she
knowed of was black silk dress
i trimmed with beeds-the shiny kind
y woman carrying bulky bundle
under her arm was turning in at the
side gate.
Il telegraplied TO Omaha fur the
goods night before last when Hat died,
/ There wasn't any goods in town nice
enough. That cost Il hull dollar IA
yard. An | told EN- to send The shin
lest beads they had, The things come
yesterday an Mrs Magee's been sew
in sense. / told her not to spare any
frills to git any help she wanted, an
make it the latest style-I'd pay
There was II murmur Of approval
from his listeners.
What was the third thing, Jack p
asked the lumberman.
The third gifts met jest gifts me.
that growed up you know. All the
others died Hat allus wanted as how
Cleo should grow up to be ornament
! TO sassicty. Thems her own identical
words I've lleeld her say hundreds of
times as how she hoped her daughter
would be Il ornament to sassiety. I'd
like awful we'll 10 please Hat about it,
but-what fetches me is-what is a or
nament TO sassietyY
A buggy drew up before the paiings
of the house of mourning. Figures
came trickling from different parts of
the town, and passed in at the little
swinging gates. Chickens tocked
around the group in the back yard.
Harrowsby looked inquiringly from
one to the other of the half stolid, half
sympathetic faces surrounding him.
Harrowsby sighed helplessly. Il got
to figure it out some way" he said
"If | can be sure just what's a orna-
ment I'll see she's made one. Here
she is, now Halo, Cleo
Hello, pap"
She crossed over from the back door
to where The men satan angular,
awkward young creature in her i'll
fitting black gown \ sun bonnet
shaded her face-a tanned, giflish
eountenance that at once attracted, re-
pelled provoked. There was evidence
of her fathers coarser nature in the
heavy line of her chin. and the square
fullness of her red lips. But this was
contradleted and redeemed by the look
in the gray eSes-a look of ignorant
spirituality. of reserve. of loyalty.
Isis 1t time to git ready Iar.
rowsby questioned.
Farm wagons were rolling up beside
the fence, women We're climbing down
over the wheels from their hoard seats
covered with homemade bed quilts.
A block off the minister could be seen
walking in the direction of the church.
Most time" she answered. She did
not lift her eyes. She was looking at
the bow of black ribbon on the end
of the yellow braid She had pulled
over her shoulder. Harrowsby lum-
bered to his feet.
I'm git on that collier now he said.
They went into the house together.
The funeral was an imposing one. The
prayer and sermon of the minister
were of unusual length. The church
was packed. The line of teams out
side the walk extended quite TO the
main street Jack Harrowsby WAS
known and liked throughout the coun-
ty. His great voice had beloved many
an auction ON many Il farm. His blur
geniality, his hearty manner, even his
amiable vices had tended to win him
friends. As for his wife, she had been
the model of all the hard worked farm
ers' wives around. Her unceaslng hi
/ Dor, her rigid religious views, her un-
rclenting resolution TO never spend a
penny for pleasure, her stern attitude
towards sinners, especially those of her
own sex, her liberlity to heathen mis-