The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-03-16

the same as hoss racing or gambling
but you elbowed the crowd back and
made nine guesses. Don't deny Il
Samuel. Don't add lying TO gam
bling"
The deacon didn't propose to deny It.
He was wondering who owned Mag.
ara falls and whether or not there
was a mortgage on the property.
Has Been Silent Since.
"And another thing Mrs. Britt told
me, Samuel She didn't tell me to
make trouble, for she's not that kind
Of a woman, but she thought | ought
to know the man | was living with. A
year or so ago you went buckleberry-
ing over to the big swamp. You start
ed out alone, and | supposed you went
alone, but 1t seems you didn't. You
went with others, and among 'em was
the wldder Snyder You sorter had
charge of her all day. Yo,f helped
her over logs and through brssh. and
Mrs. Britt says you was frolicky. You
didn't say word about it to me when
you came home. You have never said
a word since. Did you ever ask me
to go huckleberrying with you, Sam
uel? Did you ever help me over logs
and through brush? Did you ever
canter and frolic around when we
were out walking together? Never,
Samuel Dolby! There isn't the least
doubt I'm my mind that If should die
you'd marry the widdcr Snyder. Dare
you hold up your right hand and say
you wouldn'tp
The deacon's right hand didn't go up
neither his right nor his left. The
photo was so lifelike that he was lis
tening to see IL he couldn't catch the
roar He wasn't yet quite sure wheth-
er he could or not when Mrs. Dolby
observed:
"Until Mrs. Britt came In tonight
never heard about your trouble with
the lightning rod man last spring. You
had gone down to the store one after
noon to get me spool of black thread
No. 4. and you found the man talking
to Elder Davis and trying to get the
job OF roddlng his barn. You at once
butted In and said that lightning rods
was a swinde. Pretty soon you and
the man was jawing, and you called
him a liar. 1t wasn't common liar
but you put a swear word before It.
Yes. you did Samuel. because Mrs
Britt was passing at the time and
heard II. and Elder Davis wife has
never been the same to me since. She
has looked at me with plying eX
preston. You swore, Samuel. and you
was going to fight. and yet when you
came home you looked as humble as Q
rabbit. 1t was profanity. aud it was
hypocrisy. and Mrs. Britt said If yor
\ was her husband she'd leave you in G
minute. Samuel. do you think car
stand these things? Are you going t.
keep on being pirate or are you goins
to forgive you?"
The deacon had laid the photograph
| down and was looking at the wall pa
| per and wondering who invented 1t ant
| if II could be used as wire fencing b.
| driving tacks into ii. Not movemen
betrayed that he had heard Il word o
| Mrs. Dolby's conversation. She waitet
to see If he would answer. and whel
he didn't she threw up her arms will
yell and sank back on the lounge
Mr.. Dolby didn't even look that way
He went out into the kitchen and shu
up the stove for the night and bolteC
the door and then, returning, slowl!
wound up the clock and saw that tn,
cat hole In the door was in working
order. Then he said:
IT'S time to go to bed"
He picked up the lamp and led tn
way upstairs, and Mrs. Dolby followe,
him. and halfway up she paused t
say:
1--WE think everything of each other
don't we. Samucl|
| And Mr.. Dolby's "Um" might hav
meant that they did or they didn't.
| NJ OIIAD