The Marshall republican., 1908-01-31

hciu rhfu WIN UlOTe
disrespect than she had ever I'D.
dressed to any one
You ought to be glad that I do not
take revenge on him! n he wasn't so
little I would. But he's moi worth
bothering about. Sacked me. did hef
I'll show himi"
why. Sally! What would you do7"
Put him over my knee and spank
him and then pen him IN the cellar!"
Sally, don't talk like that" pleaded
the old man. 1T sp'iles your voice"
And Sally gave him then and there
a rude specimen Of how her voice wal
being spoiled-which I may not re.
produce. But II was expressed in
anathema. Indeed. others had noticed
that her voice. somehow. had lost its
soft richness. Sho was particularly
kind to the young storekeeper now.
and he was particularly reckless and
drunken. And presently had II
that she was known to be drunk with
him sometimesl
Sally" said Seffy timorously, n
day. The had waited TO tell her this)
you don't think-you don't believe
that I-said-"
Il know" said Sally In voice that
frozs him, that you are Q fool-and I
am not fond Of fools. Go away be
glad ] don't lick you'll"
And then rumor had II that she and
Sam were TO be m~arried-"for spite"
But. c%uriously enough. the person
most affected by all this was not Sal.
ly. nor Seffy. nor Sam. II vas SeYy's
father. whose sufYerings were nearing
agony. Nothing could be done with
Ssfy. And course Of the love between
them. which had never been rufied
since sefy was born. was often ruined
now. The old man, - their relations
grew strained. became more and more
e~xasperated At Seffy's lack of initia.
tive.
"Gosh-a'mishty! You goin' to let
that molassestapper set right down on
YOU and nefer git on7 Can't you SEQ
that she wants you? II don't matter
what she says! Don't you know It's a
dare1 Air you going to take = dare7
W y'o hspu Y " "hth Nou Wss
baby! When you year that burned
new laugh Of sally's cant you see that
somesing's wrons7 She's drinking!
That's what! You think she'd laugh
s o and drink n she wass happy! You
was . fool-yas. q durn fool. It's your
fault. 90 right up to her like . nan
ana say co."
Il did," said ssny.
"Hsh. you didf An what she saysi"
she said she knowsd ~"
"Wsli-begoshsns! She's q worse
fool. Gather her In and make q fool
OF Of her and git efeni Turning her
back on an OIL man that harms no one
and her guardeen yit!"
Alas. this was another thing he had
done to ecure the pasture-heid-
made himself her legal guardian!
It'll gife II up-the g~uardeen. Vas
SIR. She ken take keer herself. Fool
OF course. Bose fools! You wait
tell che marries that durn molsssss-
tappss Il you want to see fun!"
There was such real agony In the
old mans voice that seny suffered.
to-.
"Pappy. I'm sorry-I ain't NO good.
I expect. ! guess I'll 90 away before
the wedding"
Notwithstanding! You goin' to
let that wedding go on? And him cit
the pasture-held7 Put him between
~ and the railrosd!"
New q I stop II. pappyf"
- marrying her yourseif!"
Il ~ enough. pappy." said Sefy
h~opsIessly. They'd lynch me II I
trts1 n again. I guess I'd better 90
away
ouSsk anger famed In his fathers
faes q this invertcbrate submission.
An1 his voice. when he spoke. was
hArshsr than seffy had ever heard Il.
'0se saoash-sot snoush--that's all
yos kaswl And 90 awayi That's Ill
20 ksa ny. roe bull-headed idiot!
90 M apologize and git her back.
Duat IN. Then marry her next day.
rAseu settls the nolassss-tappsr. I
sxDeet. aad show that you got A incA
o. too of backbone! Choke No.
VseSsStVH0 uSt euo Couty uVI O8t
osHy laughed ct the sbsurdity q
u thing. But II was unmirthful.
"0eeha'mighty! On Q time like this
yes ben Taught You right. you ais't
no geod--no. bsgoshensi You cir a
iljiot an1 fooli You no msni Ne.
ner neees viii BE-! I'm sorry IN you'
deA1y. an. bsgoshsasi"
Then. % his wrath mounted. -
saissd his huge Ast and thEsatsAs1
os9y.
'oae away from Ne. q IN brsah
yeus heaAi I cant stAH1 you .
uegei You not worth . aam'-Dee .
lo0'--%e nobody. yss ieok lihs ~
neauy1S rslatifss-aa1 they vas ~
~ ose1-sit svay.I ~ yesi"
- ppase1 oninously; tsr oe9S.
smase1 q tAie trem his osntle ol1
fAthsr. w. laoking straight M q Nm
- - sAloos RonA 90 ~ -