The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1905-01-07
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The girl slept not only for an hour.
but for three, She was then awakened
by her mother. who explained that she
and the father had 20 drive TO town
TO see about some legal business and
that Bessie must mind the house for
the afternoon. A quarter OF an hour
later they were of. and, after taking
little walk In the garden and reading
story, Bessie happened TO remember
that the cream was In the churn ready
to be beaten into butter that evening,
so she decided to so ahead with II.
The churn was placed near the open
kitchen door. and when she first sat
down she had book In her left hand,
Thoughts of VIII Burt were upper.
most, however. and gradually the book
sank down to her lap and she worked
the dasher and reflected at the same
time;
III | hadn't been chased by COW,
and stung by u bumblebee. and fallen
down the steps and rolled over among
the weeds, and was feeling all broken
up II wouldn't have mattered. but he
never pitied me, and he didn't ask to
see the sting. and he wanted every.
thing his way. and when he knew
was getting mad-and | say | won't
stand It'll won't--l won't-I won'tl
II VIII Burt doesn't come back and say
he's sorry he can just 20 to pot, and
rll-yes, I'll marry some one else"
Good for you, gal.' exclaimed a
rough voice at the door. and she
sprang away from the churn with
scream to find herself facing the
toughest looking tramp she had ever
seen.
'No call to git skeert, gal" he said
as he entered the room and closed the
door. II was lyin' under the hedge
when the old folks drove away. and
know you are alone In the house,
amt half bad unless I'm rilcd. When
I'm rlled, then look out. Now. then.
don't make any mistakes, Firstly,
put some wittles on the table DO as
say and you shan't be harmed Do
some other way and pity you from
the bottom of my heart"
The girl placed meal on the table.
and after ordering her to sit opposite
to him the tramp fell to and satisfied
HIS appetite. When he showed back
from the table he said:
'Now. then, I'm goln' through the
crib. | might ask you TO go along and
pint out where the valuables are kept,
but | shan't take any chances. l see
that there are wooden bars outside the
pantry window. and in there you 90
till the old folks come home"
Bessie entered the big pantry with
out word. glad to be out OF the pres
ence OF the man. He fastened the door
on her and then went on prowl
through the house. There was another
door, however, which he had closed,
but not bolted, the outside kitchen
door. He was taking his time to make
up bundle Of plunder when the door
was softly opened by q sturdy young
man.
Will Burt had gone away angry. as
many a lover has done before, but he
hadn't driven a mile before he wished
himself back. Out Of sheer pride he
drove on to the village and tried TO
make himself believe he didn't care,
but an hour after noon he was return
Ing over the same road. lie would not
call, he said, but just drive by the
farm and give Bessie chance to call
him in. He had driven up and down |
three or four times when the silence OF
the house began to mystlfy him and |
he forgot his dignity and hitched his
horse. As he opened the kitchen door
he saw that the pantry door opposite
was fastened. Crossing the room, he
pulled the stick from over the catch |
and was rewarded by voice saying:
"oh, VIII, but I'm so glad-so gladw
IL meant to kiss that bee sting"
he replied, land / was a brute not to.
In fact, my dear, l was all to blame.
and beg forgiveness, and
"And there's tramp in the house"
'Waal, should sayv exclaimed the
mother as she entered the house an
hour later 1.-TWO fond hearts have
been reunited, and here's an old tramp
pound hand and foot and ready to be
'arted to jail and leave nuthin but
happiness IN this familyT"