The Marshall republican., 1908-01-17

Sneaked nome. IL WA ooy1ghti"
Gone not. but forgot-read back.
wards. hah7
He couldn't quite make Il out. That
was new. SefYy helped him.
Forgot. but not gone"
There was no restraint 20 his
fathers laughter now. After II had
subsidized he asked:
What did you do wiss the tomb
stone?"
Left II there
That's had. Seny. He'll put Il Up
at the store an you ken nefer 60 there
no more"
Scfy's look Of horror was Q 70
minder TO his father that Il would
have been better not to say that. nut
Old Baumgartner had tremendous
aplomb.
Meier mind-nefcr mind. Mebby
he won't sink OF that"-though he
knew the store clerk would be certain
to think Of Il.
Upon a sudden thought the old man
leaped up.
And where was Sam, sayi When
you woke up"
II don't know"
"But-be wasn't there-at Sally's7"
NO" said Seffy hopelessly.
His father clutched his shoulder and
set him on his feet.
"Well-you dam little idjIot-aha--
~ha.ha-don't you see that you did set
him out-say! Why. you're . winner,
Seny! I'm proud OF you!"
Sefy started and looked q little less
inert. His father laughed hugely.
Il knowed you'd do II! Aha-ha.ha!
Nobody ken beat Baumgartner
counting q gal! What's sieeping-if
, you stayed! Huh! You stayed tell
daylight! Sef-Im laughing! Why. !
used to sleep when I set up wiss you
nanny efery time another Teller was
there. ! done Il a.purpose! And she'd
wake me up when the other Teller was
gone and II came time for me TO go.
Why--say-I stayed and slept all
night--tell broad daylight and go home
wiss the cows In the morning-many
n time! Yassir! Chust like you. Sef!
Sef. you're all right. Goshens. but
you had n narrow excape. though!
Chust suppose you'd "a woke up and
forgot what you was up to--you do that.
sometimes. Sef. when you're dreamy
and gone home before you remember.
ed that you was ~out.setting him!
He'd q had you dead. Sery. dead and
buried In the family lot. But you got
him. Seny. oil boy-and Sally. too. be.
goshens! Shall we get at the fence
today" Sehy did not respond. And
his father knew better than most OF
Us where suggestion should stop.
"All right. We bose busy today.
Mebby we better let II be tell to.mor-
row"
OF course Old Baumgartner was we'll
aware that his logic would not bear
the least scrutiny, And he regarded
Seny anxiously as he raced through
II. But dull happy sefy saw NO flaws
Ia II. He agreed with his father that
he had out-sat Sam. And. n II had not
been too plainly accidental. he would
have adopted the fancy that he had
had q heroic purpose in it-so con
vincing was his fathers logic to his
little mind.
The old man ratified on. sefy must
not think much.
And snoring! Hah! Messing
Messing at all! could gife you les
sons In snoring. And you nanny
use to say that she liked II. II WASN'T
so lonely and she knowed I was on
deck and alife. Snoring! Aha-ha-ha!
What's that--if you are sure OF the
gall"
Seffy ahemmed several times and
factor-though still far from suborned
THAT dam molasses.tspper-he's
got TO b licked-and II ! got to do II
myself-though I amt much Of . lick
er. The whole county'n know abou,
tha~t-to-to-" he turned away Il
smile-"tombstone. I bet he's got Il
hanging up in the store now! We col
to let EN- know that you set him out
Sef! Yas--stayed tell daylight! Woke
up and stayed! Sleeping was chust u
ketch him! You was awake ell the
time! Lie q little. hahr
His father was proud OF this last
As they drew apart he called back:
III she don't like snoring. SET. veal
q c~lothes-pin when you set up wish
her-one Of them wiss q spring-Aot'
Aha-ha-ha!" And then: You oil
right. Sef-yassir! you all right--yo,
the %conQuering hero comes! Go righ'
back-mebby to-night-you entitled Il
do IT,"
"Begoshens. I will" said Ssay II
his fathers own slogan.
6eny would have pressed his sui
even without this. I think-becauss o.
those moments In the dark paSlOr
One does not soon forget that sort O
thing.
Now" advised his father. "yo'
know vol enough what kind Of Q ten
per goes wiss her hair--I use 70 ~
hair enough onct-and II was re1l ~
right when IT'S ON your side. But hel
whsa IT'S ag'in you. Them red.hse1i