The Democrat-sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1906-1935, 1906-09-27


Bey, "she knows her aunt Is dreadful
dressy, and she'd cut pretty figure ia
Boston without a decent dud to her
back" Betsey finished impressively,
"and you see to 1t that she don't have
unless she'll marry Zedr
Mrs. Willet sat bolt upright. "Why,
Belts, you don't mean
Eyes, do" interrupted Betsey. "It'll
fetch her If anything WILL" And the
friends We're closeted together in close
conversation for an hour longer.
The farsighted Betsey gave Zed full
month In which TO think over his pros
poets concerning the meadow lands
Then she forced him to decision.
"That man Skinner was here yester-
day" she remarked casually, "to see
about buyin' the medder lots. told
him I'd let him know in ten days what
would be done with them medders.
told him l was thinkin' of givin' 'em
to my son, but If he didn't want 'em,"
significantly, I'D sell 'em to him."
Zed's upper lip twitched, and he took
a 1rmer hold of the nape of his neck,
but he made no reply until nine and
one-half days later. Then he stopped,
swill pail In hand and asked gruffiy,
Ma, when you goin' to begin that there
house on the medders"
"Just as soon as the frost is out of
the ground" replied Betsey swiftly,
"fer it's got to be used by the last of
September"
She had won. She hastened to tell
| LlIizo Tho lnftnr was IlIaa sod bpt IN
looked actually pale.
"Aint my plan with Atulky work
in'?" asked Betsey anxiously.
Mrs. W'illet groaned. "Workin'" she
| calculated. IFS workin' me to death.
Why, that girl keeps me all of atrem
bic / don't know where we're comm
out. Last Monday she says, says she.
Ma. II ! marry Zed I'll have Aunt
Atulky git me a black silk coat lined
with white satin Listen to that, Bet
sey Agnew! And give in. Tuesday
she come in and says: Ma. If iuarry
| Zed you've got to git me Il bow of
furB. | won't haVe him without EN-
Just hear that, Belts, And give In.
| Aud yesterday she says: Ma, I'm goin'
to have one of them long lace fishers.
| Aunt Atulky says they're all the rage
| And, Belts. | give in. Now. where am
l goin to stop givln' in!" Mrs. Willet
| applied her handkerchief to her eyes
and wept
"Yes, yes, Elizy, | know it's hard"
responded Betsey, with the light Of
victory in her eyes. but It's worth all
that to have our own way where peo-
| pie think we can't. Now | must hurry
along and hire the carpenters. BY the
| way" with her hand on the doorknOb
''I'm goin' to send Zed over Sunday
night to set up with Atulk."
Eliza groaned afresh. "Of course It's
got to be done, but it'll mean another
silk dress out of me, as likely as not,
| before she'll set up"
Zed "set up" Sunday night with his
prospective bride-that is. he sat In one
corner of the large parlor and bllnked
at the lamp. He held himself down by
means of his toes hooked around the
hind legs of the straight backed chair
| on which he sat Mrs. Wlllet, with II
face full of anxiety, had received him
and Immediately retired and closed the
door behind her. \ cOmmotion began
at once upstairs and down. Xed grin
ned appreciatively until the door flew
open and Atulka projected herself into
the room and, without so much as
casting her scornfu eyes on Xed,
founced into a chair In the farther
corner, pressed her nose against the
window pane, stared fixedly out into
the darkness and chewed gum.
Zcd sat patiently until the hands OF
the clock designated the hour specified
by Betsey and then took his silent de-
parture. He nearly fell over Mrs. vii
let, whose ear had been applied to the
keyhole In order that she might report
progress to Mrs. Agnew the following
day.
There was no word for her to report,
nor was there until September. until
the house was finished and the wedding
day set, until Zed's upper lip had been
permanently twisted sldewlse in dis
gust and Atulka had secured such
trousseau as no one In the county had
ever had before. Then Mrs. Willet had
a report to make one Monday morning.
1t was not much but 1t excited aud de-
lighted both mothers.
"They talked" Mrs. Willet ex.
claimed.
Nov the Lord be praised! cried Bet
sey, piously sinking into rocking
chair. "What'd they say?"
Mrs. Wilet shook her head. 81
couldn't make out Il word. they talked
so low"
II should like to know" said Betsey
regTetfully, "seein' it's only two weeks
to the weddln'."
my, amt | glad It's only two weeks
more" murmured eliza pathetically.
'"rhslclothes that Atulky has got out of
me! They make folks open their eyes,
though, l tell your Eliza found
crumb OF comfort there. but l just
feel as II wSs comm on to the town"
"Well" returned Betsey calmly, Il
guess that deed | got recorded last
week up, to Auburn will take trihe
more out OF me than Atulk's clothes
have out OF you. and the new house,
You amt the only loser"
II know II. Belts" fretfully, "but I'll
be all nred glad when it's over"
Il can't help wonderful" was Bet
sey's ambiguous response. "what they
said"
Unexpectedly zed enlightened her
that very afternoon. zed had been