Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-12-20
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and who was mixing himself q dose OF
whisky and water.
II ain'r SO good" Mr.. Morningstar
answered h%oarsely. II took the cold
goin' to town yesterday in the rain to
git the money of the bank with them
checks you gev me, Pete" he said rue
fully. Don't you be payin' me agin
in no such checks" he growled.
Gimme straight. plain cash! offered
that there dude check Of yourn to the
bank like what you sayed fur me to
do and t0le the Teller at the little win
der to pay up. He says. You must In
dorse IT, and give 1t back. 'How's that
done2' I asst him. 4 amt on to these
here dude ways" l says. Endorse 1t
on the back he says. So l wrote.
Il indorge this here check heartily
and gev 1t to him agin. No, that
wouldn't do. neither; l must write on
my name, he says. Now, writin' don't
come SO wonderful handy to me, and
was gittin' mad by that time! But
ne sayed he couldn't pay me till I got
II right done. So l done 1t fur him.
But l don't want to have no more such
bother f;ittin' my money! I don't be-
lieve in banks and I never deal at
'em! And here I had to ketch This
here cold yet! l got it 80 bad I can't
make very loud no more. But MON
she clapt such a tar plaster on me and
tied fiarnen on, 30 now l kin make q
little louder vet. I conceited a little
whisky would help-fur all I amt no
drinker, though oncet / did have 1t 80
bad in my insides 1t went two months
till 1 got better ag'in. And" he related
with evident pride in the facts, Il had
to take a whole gallon of whisky! A
whole gallon in two months! Indeed,
yes. You'll think I'm a drunkard yet!
Amt? But" he boosted, when a man
Is a man he kin temperance hisself. He
don't have to leave 1t be altogether!
Abe" he added, turning to his son. II
don't feel fur workin' this after.
You'll have to git along without me.
I'm goin' to lay. Eunice she can 50
along to the field over and help you"
II need her here, pop" Mrs. Morn
ingstar quickly objected, a Jealous
anxiety in her voice. ut amt right,
her and our Abe bein' out there to-
gether by theirselves"
The woman's tone expressed a dis
trust Of the girl which brought the
blood to Kinross' face and made
Georgiana and Daisy cast their eyes
upon their plates.
Kinross glanced across the table at
Eunice. Not ever a CULVER Of her
lashes betrayed any effect upon her Of
the woman's insinuations. Her self
control or Indifference, whichever 1t
was, seemed to him passing strange,
almost blameworthy.
'It's market tomorrow" Mrs. Morn
fngstar went on querulously, "and
there's all the churnin' to be did. 1t
comes wonderfully onhandy, pop, your
gittin' cold just before market day.
And the yeller COW gives such poor
milk still this while past it'll hardly
churn fur a body. Doc he says feed
her chop feed and it'll hearten her up,
he says, and make the milk better"
"He says, does he" sneered Mr..
Morningstar in a tone freighted with
sarcasm. Eyes, / guess a Teller would
feed his COWS chop feed yet! That
would pay, amt 1t? 1t takes towners
to have the DUNN ideas about a Govt"
"Towners?' Georgiana questioned,
with a lift of her fine eyebrows.
"Och, I mean a body'd think Pete he
was a towner. recommendin' such a
DUNN thing like that there"
MI. Morningstar received a dollar a
week extra on DR.. Kinross' board for
and abetting his disguise.
CANT you leavin' Eunice stay and
help us?" Mrs. Morningstar persisted.
Her and Abe needn't be together
Her husband o%bstinately stuck to his
will. "She can work in the upper field
and him in the lower. Do you hear.
he sharply questioned his son.
Abe growled an affirmative under his
He was afraid Of his father.
Yes" cried Mr.. Morningstar sar-
.astcally, they'll both mind you. too.
when they're out of eyesight in the
fields over"
"I'll be strollin' over there some time
this after" Mr.. Morningstar said
wasningly, ITO see how things b goin'.'
;. .Georgtapa. With A-aueenly Lift Of har