The Washington times., 1908-04-26
Four Men Come
Counting the
Sister, and One
Is Suddenly
Routed by the
Little Fellow S
Sympat thy for
His Bald Head.

cidediy indianesque. She had habit
Of swapping her eyes necessarily
Land sakes alive," s1e said. st
Dunny's news. DO you mean to say
you've got donkey out IN The barn.
right this minute2''
1t amt a real barn" answered
Dummy Barns are big
Ny powers said the lady. Amt
he the chIldr'
But the donkey may belong TO
some one else. said Sylvia.
'Nc2e, he's only mine" corrected
Dummy. Losers weepers. finders
keepers
We can tell better when We see
him." ventursd Ms Hank Lets 20
and look az the eritter."
Dummy led the way IN haste. A more
earnest explanation than ne gave OF
the animals virtues OF OF It'd FIack-s
marvellous erudition would hardly have
been possible. The two women exam
ined the ailing burro IN a dubious
mood
Wel-it's donkey. there cant be
any doubt Of that said Mrs Hank.
That's something in his favor"
And he's mine supplemented Dun
ny
I don't believe any one else would
want him. Sylvia ventured What
did Mr.. Flack say about itz--
He said 20 call him 'BIushlng
something and 'Splen' when I'm
busy" answered the earnest little
chap. I kind Of Ike Jack myself"
''Oh. I'd Flack- calculated Mrs.
Hank. in scorn- Well the critters
here, and We can't do anything about
IL, leastwise not until he can walk
Pity Il amt another COW. With Mrs.
Dobb and Mrs Meadows wantfn' milk
from rs and none 10 spare. with IL
sUpplyin the Earkers and the Pratts."
You can't ride on COWS" objected
Dummy.
You never can tell til Il comes 70
q pinch" replied Mrs Hank. her eyes
swiftly swapping as she spoke. But
this amt fnishin' up the parior. and
II happen Tom King or some Of the
boys should come around sparkin' this
evenin'- we don't want 4, ngs Icokin'
like Noah's ark durin' a torn
Sylvia decidedly objected TO sus-
gestions OF '-sparklings," on tn, part
Of Mr.. King OF any other person IN
the town, involving herself. As they
OF otherwise. was lost on the Earr1l-
lous Mrs. Hank, and the fact remained
that q number OF the boys wers
visiting the house with annoying reg
ularity-
moreover there appeared TO be moth
ing 10 60 TO discourage this state OF AZ
fairs. To the bachelor men Of Tau1a-
rack an unmarried girl. especially
hnnrrfFfrrr nrT
ing, was an object OF the deepest pos
slble interest
What a spirit OF rivalry her pres
ence had engendered already, Miss
Sylvia could not even guess. She
only knew she was bored by the hulk
ing fellows who came 20 the house,
ard that Mrs. Hank. incOrrigible as
child was al once an aggravation and
a comfort for whom her affection was
daily increasing.
I hope Wen have the evening to
ourselves. she said as they oncs
more returned 10 their Ia ,ors.
But the evening brought its quota
Of admirers. nevertheless. There were
four, who came by half-past Z o'oiock
-Jinmie SUIT. Henry Dole, MsIin
Grove. and Thomas King.
All the men but King were empIoved
piling lumber at the "dump'' OF the
hume. King kept a store. was a no.
tary public. aspired 10 be justice Of
the peace, and was not INTRIGUE ntly al
iuded 10 as Judge He vas dieui-
fed beyond the possible attainment OF
his rivals His manner was studfous-
ly polite; his clothing and shoes were
brushed and polished to perfection:
fC
a melon.
They sat, all four, disposed aoout the
room in various attitudes OF awkward
ness. as they talked OF lumber and
the weather 20 Mrs Hank and her
husband. referring every TOPIC to syI-
via, as an aFtfuI means Of securing
her attention.
II was not a lively evening. despfts
the fact that little Dummy did lis best
to assist. by telling Dole and Grove
every item he could muster concerning
his donkey in the shed
Sylvia sat beside the table. darning
= stocking so small that its ownership
was patent TO all Mr.. Hank was
smoking. while his wife was knitting
p tidy as II her life depended on her
speed.
along. from tomorrow. Miss Weaver"
VentuFed Malin Grove. red-faced
young iaborer. Ever see a f1ume be-
fore -
mo, I never did said Sylvia.
Amt much 20 see interposed Mrs.
Hank. Just Ike a great long pig
trough full Of Tunnin water
Mighty valuable property" said
Mr.. SUIT Don't you think SO, Miss
Weaver
II suppose So answered Sylvia
Man can git an awful ride down
that there pig-ITOugh- II ne falls IN
onto a drive OF lumber. up 10 the sum
NIT" volunteered Henry Dole. whose
hair was white as one result OF having
undergone tho experience mentioned
Easy way Go git Yourself clean scared
u death. Miss Weaver"
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