The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-10-28

Our tea Is ready saia sne present
| ly, advancing to the table. She spok'
in low, gentle tone.
This is grandr' said he, sitting dowI
with them. II tell you We'll have fun
before leave here"
They looked up at him and then a
each other, Letitia laughing silently
Emantha suspicious. For many year:
fun had been a thing far from theil
thought.
"PIay checkers?' he inquired.
Afraid we couldn't" said Miss LIE
titia. answering for both.
! cold Sledge"
She shook her head, smiling.
81 don't wish to lead you into reck
lessaess," the teacher remarked, "but
I'm sure you wouldn't mind being
happy"
Miss SAMANTHA had startled look.
"In-in a-proper way" he added
"Let's be joyful. Perhaps we could
Splay I spy"
"Yt" they both exclaimed, laughing
silently.
Never ate chicken pie like that" he
added in all sincerity. @If / were a
poet I'd indite an ode written after
eating some of the excellent chicken
pie of the Misses Tower I'm going to
have some like it on my farm"
In reaching to help himself he touch
ed the teapot, Withdrawing his hand
quickly.
Burn YEP. said Miss SAMANTHA.
"Yes, but like it, said he. bit en-
|barrassed 81 often go and--put my
hand on a not teapot il I'm having too
much fun"
They looked up at him, puzzled
Ever slide down hiH?'' he inquired,
boxing from one to the other after
pit of silence.
"Oh, not since we were little" said
Hiss Letitia. holding her biscuit dain-
lily after taking bite none too big for
bird TO manage. s
Good fun" said he. "Whisk you
back to childhood in a jiffy. Folks
pught to slide down hill more'n they
10. 1t isn't a good idea to be always
climbing"
"'Fraid we couldn't stan it," said
Hiss SAMANTHA tentatively. Under all
Ter man fear and suspicion lay fur
i've recklessness.
~, nor the other whispered, laugh
hg silently.
The pervading silence of that house
anne flooding in between sentences.
or a moment Trove could hear only
be gurgle of pouring tea and the faint
httle Of china softly handled. When
e felt as if the silence we've drown
big him he began again:
life is nothing but a school. I'm
eacher, and l deal in rules. If you
Fith pleasure" 84
do you know of anything for in
igestion?" said Miss S'mantha, charg
hg her sickly voice with firmness
hlculated to discourage any undue
hmiliarity.
"Just the thing-a sure curey' said
emphatically.
"Come high?" she inquired
"No; it's cheap and plenty"
where do you send?''
"Oh." said he, you will have to go
iter itr'
what is it called?"
Fun" said the teacher quickly. land
be place to fiud it is out of doors. 1t
rows everywhere &on my farm. I'd
Their have pair of skates than all
e medicine this side Of China"
She set down her teacup and looked
b at him. She was beginning to think
M a fairly safe and well behaved
an, although she would have been
ore comfortable IL he had been shut
cage.
IF had pair O. skates" said she
intly, with look of inquiry at her
ster, Il dunno but I'd try EN-
Miss Letitia began to laugh silently.
I'D begin with overshoes." said the I
acher. a pair of overshoes and a
ak on the crust every morning be-
re breakfast; increase the dose grad |
lny."
The two old maids were now more I
ease with their guest. His kindly I
amer and plentiful good spirits had /
gun to warm and cheer them. Miss
mantha even cherished secret re
I've to slide if the chance came.
After tea Sidney Trove. against their
Fotest began to help with the dishes.
ISIS SAMANTHA prudently managed to
Eep the stove between him and her.
fire and candles were burning in the
rlor. He asked permission, however.
stay where he could talk with them.
lnk Hosely, the man of adj work.
me in for his supper. He was an odd
|aracter. Some. with finger on their
reheads, confided the opinion that he
as "a little off" All agreed he was
fool. in a tone that left it open to
Igument. He had a small figure and
big squint. His perpetual squint and
|istly. short beard were a great injus-
be to him. They gave him a look Sc