The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1907-06-20

Sam Warden late last night?
Dear Sir-this from Mamie, who, in the
Canaanitish way, had been wont to adj
dress him as "Norbr'-My father wishes
me to state that after your remark yes
terday afternoon on the steps, which was
overheard by my mother, who happened
to be standing in the hall behind you.
and your behavior to himself later on
he considers it impossible to allow you
to call any more or to speak to any men,
Der Of his household. Yours respectfully,
MAMIE PIKE.
Erasures and reservations bore wit
ness to a considerable doubt in NAMES
mind concerning Yours respectfully"
but she had finally let it stand, evident
~ convinced that the plain signature,
without preface, savOred of an intima-
cy denied by the context.
"'Dear sir!" repeated Norbert be-
tween set teeth. impossible to allow
you to call any more"" These and
other terms Of his dismissal required
to him during the morning. and ever
and anon he looked up from his desk,
his lips moving to the tune of those
| horrid phrases, and stared out at the
street. Basilisk glaring this, with no
Christian softness in it, not even when
it fell upon his own grandfather, sit
ting among the sages within easy eye
shot from the big window at Norbert's
elbow. However, Colonel F'litcroft was
not disturbed by the gaze of his de-
| scendant, being, in fact, quite unaware
! of it. The aged men were having a
busy morning. y
The conclave was not what it had
been. (See Arp and all his works.
| There had come as the years went by
few recruits, but faces were missing.
The two Tabors had gone, and Uncle
Joe Davey could no longer lay claim
to the patriarchship. He had laid it
down, with half sigh, and gone his
way. Eskew himself was now the
oldest of the conscript fathers, the
colonel and Squire Buckalew pressing
him closely, with Peter Bradbury no
great time behind.
Today they did not plant their feet
upon the brass rail inside the hotel
windows, but courted the genial wealth
er outdoors and, as their summer GUS
tom was, tilted back their chairs in the
shade of the western wall of the build
| irg.
And who could of dreamed" Mr.
Bradbury was saying, with a side
glance Of expectancy at Eskew, that
Jonas Tabor would ever turn out to
have a niece like thatr'
Mr.. Arp ceased to fan himself with
his wide straw hat and said grimly:
II don't see as Jonas has turned
| 80, NJ ,,,r Iabe %x,rV
at all lately reckon it's in his grave,
and I'll bet he has if he had any way
| Of hearin how much she must of spent
| for clothes!'
| II believe" Squire Buckaiew began,
that young folks memories are short"
"They're lucky!' interjected Eskew.
1.-THE shorter your memory the less
meanness you know"
81 meant young folks don't remem-
Der as well as older people do" con-
tinued the squire. II don't see what's
so remarkable in her comm back and
walkin' up street with Joe Louden.
She used to go kitin' round with him
all the time before she left here. And
yet everybody talks as if they never
heard of sech thing"
ut seems to me-" said Colonel Fit
croft hesitatingly, that she did right
I know it sounds kind of a queer thing
to say and 1 stirred up good deal of
opposition at home yesterday evening
by sort of mentioning something Of
the kind. Nobody seemed to agree
with me except Norbert, and he didn't
say much, but
He was interrupted by an uncontrol-
liable cackle which issued from the
mouth of Mr.. Arp. The colonel turned
upon him, with a frown, inquiring the
cause of his mirth.
at put me in mind" Mr.. Arp began
promptly, "of something that happen
ed last night"
"What was it?'
Eskews mouth was open to tell, but
he remembered just in time that the
grandfather of Norbert was not the
audience properly to be selected for
this recital, choked half born word.
coughed loudly, realizing that he must
withhold the story of the Telling Of
Martin Pike until the colonel had tax
en- his departure, and replied:
"Nothin' to speak of. Go on with
your argument
give finished" said the colonel. 81
only wanted to say that it seems to
me a good action for young lady like
that to come back here and stick to
her old friend and playmate"
"Stick to him. echoed Mr.. Arp.
"She walked up Main street With him
yesterday. Do you call that stickin'
to him? She's been away good
while; she's forgotten what Canaan is.
You wait till sine sees for herself jest
what his standing in this COM
II agree with Eskew for once" in
terrupted Peter Bradbury. 81 agree
because
''Then you better wait" cried Es-
kew, allowing him to proceed no fur
ther, "till you hear what you're agree
In to! l say you take young lady
like that-pretty and rich and all cul-
tured up, and it stands to reason that
she WON'T
IContinued Next Week.