The Washington herald., 1907-06-02

wife before or since. If either OF EN- had
dropped dead, she said, it wouldn't "a
seemed strange
Honey, / read a story once about two
men that had quarreled, and one OF EN-
picked up a little rock and put II in his
pocket. and for eight years he carried
that rock. and once IA year he'd turn it
over. And al last. one day he met the
man he hated. and he took out the rock
he'd been carryin' so long. and threw it
al him. and il struck him dead. Now !
know as well as if Mary Andrews had
told me. that Harvey had said them very
same words to her years before, and she d
carried en- in her heart. jest like the
man carried the stone in his pocket,
waitin' till she could throw 'em back az
him and hurt him as much as he hurt
her. 1t wasn't right nor Christian. But
KNOWN Mary Andrews as I did, ! never
had a word % blame for her. There new
or was IA better-hearted woman than
Mary and / always thought she must "a
gone through a heap 10 make her say
such d thing TO Harvey
Jane Ann said that when she worked
at Il place she always tried to be blind
and deaf so far rs family matters was
concerned, and she knew that she had
no business seein or hearin' anything
that went on between Harvey and Mary.
but there they stood facin' each other,
and she could hear a sparrer Chirpin' out
side. and the tea-kttle biliu on the
stove, while she stood watchiu' EN-
foeln' like she was charmed by snake
She said the look In Mary's eyes and the
way she smiled made her blood run cold
And Harvey couldn't stand II. He had
10 give in.
Jane Ann said his hand dropped. and
he turned and walked out o the house
and down toward the barn. Mary watched
him till he was out o. sight and then
SHE went back to the front porch, and
the next minute she was laughin' and
talkin' with Haryeys cousin as il noth.n
had happened.
We'll, for the next half hour Jane Ann
said she made her two hands do the work
of four. and when she Put the dinner on
the table it was nothin' 90 be ashamed
Of She sliced some ham and fried it. and
made coffee and soda biscuits. and poach-
Cd some eggs. and when they set down
grace, he looked around. and. SAYS he.
How did you know, cousin. that jowl and
greens was my favorite dishg' And while
they was catin' the first course, Jane
Ann made up pie-crust and had q black
berry pie ready by ,he time they was
ready to eat il. The OLD judge WAS a plain
man and a hearty eater, and everything
pleased him.
when they first set down. Mary SAYS,
says she, YoU'N have 90 excuse Harvey,
Cousin Samuel, ne had some teamwork
90 attend 10 and won't be in Cor some
little time
And the old judge bows and smiles
across the table, and. says he. I hadn't
missed Harvey. and Amt likely 90 miss
him when I'm talk.n to Haryev's wife
Jane Ann said she never saw meal
pass OF better, and when she looked at
Mary jokin and sm.lin' with the Judge
and waitln on the children so kind and
thoughtful, she could hardly believe 10
WAS the same woman that had stood
there "a few minutes before with that an-
Gl smile on her face and looked her hus-
band On the eyes tiIl she looked him
down. She said she expected Harvey 20
step iu any minute. and she kept things
hot while she was washin up the dishes
But o'clock come and half-past two.
and s,Il no Harvey. And pretty soon
here come Mary out 20 the kitchen. and
says she.
I'm gon' 60 drive the judge 20 town.
Jane Ann. And when you get through
.leauiu up. jest close the house. and your
moneys on the mautlop.aee iu the diuIu-
room Then she went out iu Tho llrae-
.Ion of the stable and iu few minutes
come dr.yin back iu the buggy. Jane
Ann said the horse couldn't a. been uu-
r8rHossed az alL Her and the Judge got
n with the two children down lu front
and they drove of 20 catch the four
o'clock train.
Jane Ann said she Strengthened every
ing up ln the kitchen and d.uIu room.
and shut Up the house. and th.u sna went
lgt iH the yard and walked down IN the
direction of the stable. and there was
Harvey. staudin' in the stahIe-yard She
said his face was turned away from her.
and She was glad it was. for 10 scared
ler jest 20 look at his back He was
staudu' as still, as "a statue. bis arms
l8nG.n' down hy his sides and both hands
'leucaed, and il looked like he'd made up