The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1907-07-05

Il san y dAAcA AAtc 1AsA hlsuls
Dear sir-thls from Mamie. who. n tn
Canaanitiah way. had been wont 70 ad
dress him as "NOrbf-'-My father wfshes
me 70 state that after your remark yes
terday afternoon on the steps. which wal
overheard b. my mother. who happenet
70 Be standing IN the hall behind you
and your behavior 70 himself later OF
he considers Il impossible TO allow you
70 call any more OF 20 speak 10 any mem.
Der Of his household Yours respectfully
MAMIE PIKE
Ensures and restorations bore wit.
ness TO a considerable doubt IN Mamie'a
mind concerning Yours respectfully, .
but sue had inally let II stand. evident
~ convinced that the plain signature,
without preface. savored OF an intima-
cy denied by the context
Dear SIR" repeated Norbert BE-
tween Get teeth. impossible to allow
you 10 call any more." These and
other terms Of bis dismissal required
to him during the morning. and ever
and anon be looked MP from his desk.
bis lips moving to the tune OF those
horrid phrases. and stared out at the
street Basilisk glaring this. with no
Christian softness in IL. not even when
II fell upon his own grandfather, sit
ting among the sages within easy eye
shot from the big window at Norbert's
elbow. However, Colonel Flltcroft was
not disturbed by the gaze OF bis de-
scendant. being, In fact, quite unaware
Of II. The aged men were having a
busy morning.
The conclave was not what II had
been. (See Arp and all his works.)
There had come as the years went by
a 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 II
down, with a 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
ing.
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 thatv'
Mr.. Arp ceased to fan himself with
his wide straw hat and said grimly:
II don't see as Jonas has turned
out'-not in particular! II he's turned
at all lately | reckon it's In bis grave,
and I'll bet he has II he had any way
Of hearin' how much she must Of spent
for clothes"
II believe" Squire Buckalew began,
that young folks memories are short"
They're luckyr' interJected Eskew
The shorter your memory the less
meanness you know"
Il meant young folks don't remem-
Der as well as older people do" con-
-inued the squire II don't see what's
20 remarkable In her comm back and
valkin' up street with Joe Louden
She used to go kitin' round with him
III the time before she left here And
1et everybody talks as If they never
leard of sech thing
ut seems to me-" said Colonel Fit
roft hesitatingly, that she did right
know 1t sounds kind of queer thing
o say, and stirred up good deal of
pposition at home yesterday evening
y sort of mentioning something of
he kind. Nobody seemed to agree
Nth me except Norbert, and he didn't
ay much, but"
He was interrupted by an uncontrol-
lble cackle which issued from the
louth of Mr.. Arp. The colonel turned
pom him. with frown. inquiring the
ause of his mirth.
ut put me in mind" Mr.. Arp began
romptly. "cf something that happen
last night"
what was it,"
Eskew's mouth was open TO tell, bur
} remembered inst IN time that the
Of Norbert was not the a
ldience properly to be selected for
Is recital. choked a half born word W
ughed loudly, realizing that he must OIL
ithhod the story OF the Telling OF ca
artin Pike until the colonel had tax pl
his departure, and replied; 10
'Nothin' to speak Of Go on with pa
ur argument"
I've finished" said the colonel. q tn
ly wanted to say that it seems to pr
: Il good action for a young lady like he
ut to come back here and stick to M
r old friend and playmate" In
Stick to him" echoed Mr.. Arp. pr
he walked up Main street with him 10
sterday. DO you call that stickin' Tn
him? She's been away good -
lille; she's forgotten what Canaan is oil
II wait till she sees for herself jest ne
lat his standing in this COM" en
I agree with Eskew for once" in pr
rupted Peter Bradbury. ~ agree eu
,ause"- 50
Then you better wait" cried Es- -
", allowing him to proceed no fur =