Mower County transcript., 1904-11-23
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You are of thar said I. I know
bekter'n that He's one man, that don't
care fer women =<..@. '9.ss .s
49, Tell that to the maroons.' Mrs. sDu-
gan sneered. Then she reeled off tale
she saidsB Hanks wife told er about
q bet Jim Kenner an a whole passle
o. fellers had made, that they was goin'.
to kiss certain gal whether or no
She said the gal was kinder saft, any
way, an they all got a whack at her,
but that when Jim Kenner got through
with 'er she had the backache an said
he was the wust she'd ever seed. ]
was a-watchin' Hortense out O. the cor
ner @ my eye. She got fust white an
then red, BIT she kept 'er ears open
don't know all Mrs. Dugan didn't
! say, but the best thing was when she
| said no ordinary woman could make
| any impression on a man o. that stamp.
| I seed Hortense sorter bite 'er lip an
straighten up like she was maxim a
| resolution. And after Mrs. Dugan had
gone home she set around like she was
out O. flint all at once. You know a
woman will kinder count on a mans
regard, an feed on it, an Jest drift
without look1n' ahead. Eff she's shore
O. his admiration she'd heap O. times
ruther have i'm at arms length than to
be cookin' an scrubbin' fer i'm ur his
brats. That's whar Hortense was at
She's knowed few married men an
had noticed how plumb crazy they was
about Their wives after the honeymoon
was over But nothin' amt smooth in
this world, an why should married life
be an exception? An then Hortense
hates to be called old maid. Well,
to cut my tale off, Hortense Jest come
out fat that even1n' an said, When
you see Mr.. Kenner you may tell i'm he
kin come An while you was out
home last Thursday night they had the
parlor to therselves Me an Mr.. Hill
yer set on the front veranda. Jim Ken
ner hatn't no slouch. He kept 'er
laughin' all evenin' at hts tales, an
when she come out after he'd gone she
said he was the most agreeable man
she'd ever met. Not a words been said
about snarryin' betwixt 'em, but I'll
talk to 'er about 'er things inside Of a
week, now see Of don't. Seems like
lots O Darley folks Is under the wealth
er here lately. Thar's Lawyer Trabua.
They say he's awfully sick. George
Buckley, may look light hearted, but
I've got sight to trouble me. worry
about MIR. H1llyer mighty nigh con-
stant."
II suppose you do," answered Buck.
ley, meeting her glance sympathetic
ally.
II worry about him beca'se he hain't
open with me-" she went on. "You
know thar's one matter that we never
mention betwixt us, an jest have to
guess at how he feels in his different
moods. Now, I'm bothered over the
way he's actin about Trabue's sick
ness. Why should he git excited over
that2 But he is When we fust heard
it he didn't seem to pay no more at
tention to it than if the report had been
about any other citizen, but all at
once, while he was readin' the Advo-
cate at the lamp, he put the paper
down quick an got up an went out
side. I went to the door an heard i'm
AKIN Jake how Trabue was, an when
Jake told i'm he wasn't no better he
come back in the house pale an nerv-
Gus, an last night he hardly slept at
all. Do you know Of any important
dealings he's had with Trabue,
GeorgeT
mo, do not, Mrs. Hillyer," George
replied. II can't understand it,
Il sorter thought at fust that it was
beca'se him an :Trabue is about the
same age, an it sorter made i'm re-
feet on the end we all have to come to.
You know, George, Mr.. Hillyer's great
trouble has made i'm more afeard to
die than most men-men O. that sort
seem to dread the end, like they think
some special punishment Is in store fer
'em. AS fer as Pm concerned, don't
believe Mr.. Hillyer III be punished at
all. He's suffered ten times too much
already"
Later that evening Hillyer took
George into his confidence as they were
smoking on the lawn together.
'George, I'm in sight O. trouble"
he said. "And it's the old thing. You
remember told you Trabue was pay
in Mrs. '1ambright pension through
mep'
"Yes, remember that" George said.
"Well, Trabue is mighty low, and if
he was to die, George, an explanation
would have to be made. She'd have to
be told that her allowance wasn't COM
ing from the government, an maybe
she'd upbraid me an impoverish
'erself to pay all Of it back. On,
George, I'm awfully miserable! I
went to talk TO Trabue in private, but
the doctor won't let a soul see i'm.
! George" he said, under his breath,
IF Mrs. Hambright was to throw up
my crime to me- at this late day-bowed
as she is with age and as nigh as she
is to God-Td never git over it, l tell
you-never!' And throwing his half
smoked cigar away, Hillyer STROBE off