Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-12-06

anynOw DUNN IL she didn't try to get
our Abe, him bein' her only chanct,
fur pop won't never leave her go none,
and she don't never see other ones,
nor other ones don't see her neither
some too"
eff she seen other ones. mebbe she
wouldn't favor Abe so much neither.
This here dude from town now-does
she favor him any," Hen put out I'M
easily.
Well" said Ollie contemptuously,
al guess she amt lookin' that high
our Eunice yet And him a towner!
Why even me, I wouldn't look to him!
He won't bother even with them two
town young ladies where's so well
fixed and got 1t so good they can board
all summer and spend out money with
out workin' nothin to bring more in
not even their own Homework ut home.
A bodys got to be pretty well fixed TO
do like that, amt? The doc he's dress
cd hlsself up in overalls Ibid you take
notice Of it0 and he's maxim he's Il
farmland hired to pop just sos them
girls will leave him be! Now think!
Amt he couic?"
"Now!" said Hen incredulOusly.
"Indeed, yes!" affirmed Ollie.
"He must be pretty good fixed, 100,
to lay off all summer without workin =
Eyes" Ollie agreed che must make
no amount Of money fur his doctorin'.'
well. then, if Eunice don't look so
high there's me. I'm better nxed
than what Abe is. And her not hayln
no aussteuer wouldn't make me no
difference"
Hens tongue was fairly running
away with him.
Again Ollie turned to stare at him IN
dumb amazement.
What you talkin', Hen? What
would you be wantin' to give hopes to
Eunice fur WREN you're my regular
comp'ny?'
"That's where you're maxim big
mistake, Ollie"
The fatal words were out. Hen
grasped the arms Of his rocker as
though to save himself from plungins;
into an abyss that yawned at his feet.
.sNIakin' mistake! How am l max
in mistaken" the bewildered Ollie
demanded Amt you settin' up with
me Sundays?"
"If I am, it amt because l come
here fur that intention. It's because
yous all had a misunderstanding about
the lady friend l wanted to pick out
which it was Eunice and not you,
Ollie.''
Now that Hen had got started 1t
seemed as easy as rolling downhil.
He exulted buoyantly, like one who
had shaken off shacllles.
Ollie rose and confronted him, her
dull complexion flushing deep red.
"You come here to set up with
Eunice"
"That's wot.' said Hen courageous
ly.
"Why didn't you say 500"
ssIou didn't give me no chanel. Yo'ls
all was so sure l meant you, Ollie.
Yous, none of yous, could see that
fe,ler might want Eunice even If she
don't have no aussteuer, her bein' such
a good locker that way"
'.You just made fool out of ME.
Hen Mucklehenny!" Ollie cried, al
most choking with her shame and in
dignation.
81 didn't go fur to do no sich thing,
Ollie"
.Well, you kin just go home and
stay home" the girl said vindictively,
"fur pop amt leavin' Eunice keep
comp'ny with no one--our Abe nor no
one else! Pop says what did he raise
her fur. all these years just to leave
her run when she's old enough to be
of some use and pay him back fur his
supportin' her?''
won't You go tell her I'm waitin'
here to set up with herr" Hen pleaded.
Ollie glared at him DULY, her bosom
heaving. "Well, Hen Mucklehenny, to
show you l don't want you and Eu-
nice is welcome to you l will go tell
her, but III tell pop and NON, too,
and you kin settle it with them yet
and l wish you luck with 'em!'
him. He waited, fairly quivering with
eagerness for the appearance of the
sweet, fair girl whose image filled his
dull soul. Were his many weeks of
dreaming about her about to be
crowned with the actual realization Of
the bliss of Sitting up" with her?
Would she in few minutes be seat
ed in this chair at his side, her hand
clasped in his? His ecstatic expecta-
ton quite drove from his mind the
spleen and disappointment of poor Oh
lie.
She meantime had sought her par
ents in the kitchen and had wrathfully
related to them that it was Eunice and
not she with whom Hen was wanting
to keep company.
The indignation of Mrs. Morningstar
against both Hen and her foster dau2h
ter was quite equal to Ollie's. Mr..
A1orningstar vas hardly less cha
grined, for he had been more than
satisfied with the prospect of SC good
a match for his daughter, and he did
not wish to part with Eunice at all.
81 amt leavin' her keep comp'ny
with no one" he obstinately affirmed,
after the first shock of Ollie's news, as
he smoked his pipe by the kitchen win
dow, the smallness of his soul shining
out of his little blinking eyes and re-
fected in the stubborn set of his thin