Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-07-22

try pipcd right up before anybody else
could speak an called out:
".Tom Reed!
sit come SO unexpected 1t pretty near |
upset the minister, an every boy in the
room begun to giggle.
"'Tm sure he is,' went on Electry,
lust as calm's clock. for the Chron-
icle says he's been holdin' congress In
the boiler of his hand for the last eight
days, an there amt another man llvin'
could do it.
..Mr. bennett passed over 1t as well
as he could an took up the next Ques-
ton, but some Of them that was there
will have 1t that the superintendent
had TO get off behind the door an
laugh 1T out all by himself.
" often wish her father could have
lived" she went on, her kindly face
growing grave. HE made perfect
idol Of Electry, on she's just his
breathin' image. It's from him she
gets her listn' for music, an II there
was one thing In this world Noah
Barker d set his heart on twas buyin'
pianner for her an lettin' her hlve
the good Of 1t while she was CROWN
up. OF course poor Emeline can't az
ford to do 1t now; but, after oil. I don't
know Us there's a happier Hello.
Electrys Back 80 soonT
Mother loves to swap work with
Mis- Chesley.s remarked Electra, trail
ing q great spray of goldenrod along
the path as they went out. 1T don't
make her back ache half so much, she
tells me, to wash Mis- Chesley's bakin'
dishes us 1t does to wash her own
The next house was at the end OF a
long stretch of rising ground which
left them somewhat GREATNESS. 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 q low and confidential tone as they
drew near 1t.
.aThis Is where the Burleighs live.
Miss Dorothy Les 60 right by, as
easy o. can be. M1s' Burleigh's Just
killed mar. In an awestruch wins
per, nm mebbs she wouldn't want 70
see ua
~Electrar
Il don't know but mother d tune me
for te1lin' you. bnt SHE didn't say !
mnst,lt. Mis- Curtis was talki1 to
her about It last night. an set there
on the cricket studyin' about the arctic
circle. almost know mother remem-
bered was there.
Mig Curtis told lots Of things about
this man. He was soldier. drum
me. in Mr.. Jordan Marsh's company,
she said. He felt sic:s on the train an got
off here ut the middle depot. Nh. Bur
leigh see him there an brought him
home-himi an I'LL his drums, guess"
At this point she hesitated, but con-
scious rectitude upbore her There
was somethin' about q fevers runnin'.
I didn't quite get that AM then she
said: Il reckon poor Mis- Burieigh's
done 1t now for herself. She's took all
the care of that Mr.. Smith for two
mortal weeks an now see how It's
turned out. He wanted to be h'isted
up in bed this n.ornin', Mr.. Burleigh
said, inter she'd given him his medi-
cine, an she went an put her hand IN
der the back of his head, an he was
gone In no time. That's n queer thing,
to kill man, Amt it2 Mis- Curtis
said she was sick woman an all
wore out with him. dispose that's how
she happened to do 1t. Now. there's
the soldiers home over to Togus. Like
ly the poor thing would a. been better
of there 4.
They crossed the road invoiuntartly
and went by llh house with an mir Of
| vtrtuous avoidance. but under. the pop.
! lar trees beyond the burn Electra sud.
denly halted.
II guess amt never told you about
Harry Sylvester. Miss Dorothy. He
hasn't got only one leg. but his mother
says be makes w for 1t In banda I
can't ever Bee any extry uOeA but Of
cUnse she'd ought to know. ruR MIG
SYLVESTER She has things enough b
make her feel bad. Dr. Gordon snys
Harrys father was poorer N one d
Jobs cats when they first come here
!, an now he's gettin' to be four banded
l, man Seems as II somethin' kept hap
! penin' to him all the time don't It
Row Harry's had his leg cut OF. an
pub'ly he'll be four handed, too, befor'
: he gets through with 1t. I was thiniin
!. that p'raps Mis- Burleigh d send hin
!, eome Of them drums II anybody sp0k
= to her about It" her frank eyes full 0
sympathy.