The Washington herald., 1908-07-14


forgot myself as 20 lean across the table F.
and slap his face. He'd a look on # that .
Just drove me Wild. I hastened 20 say /
meant II for the child. but Owbridge was I
more frightened than hurt. / Aever had /
no trouble with the pore feller after |
that"
Hauled down his flag. eh2"
Not altogether. But he let me fy mine /
inside the 'ouse, and that's as Il should /
be. But mex Sunday I did notice that
seeminIy his voice did not drown the
rest o. the choir quite 50 much as usual
I'm sure he sang small forever after"
"Owbridge couldn't ha' done that II he'd I
tried ever so. You Ike your Joke. Mr.. /
Charters. Well. well. IT'S laughin'. not
weepin' and gnashin O. teeth, that turns
a hard life into an easy one. Miss Joy
knows that. Allus a pleasant smile for
/ saints and sinners alike"
For sinners? Any sinners IN Hern-
shaw PaTVaT'
Sinners? Bless me! And that there
| drunken vagabond, Tom Henbest, your
own beater. Why, the parish is full Of
! sinners-aIl sorts an sizes! But Miss JOY
/ has a soft spot IA her cart for big and
little"
mo exceptions?"
/ His clear gray eyes looked straight into
/ hers. He spoke IN very quiet voice,
which almost seemed 10 indicate indiffer-
ence. but his left hand crumbled nervous
/ ly piece OF bread. He had Just finished
his dinner Burgess was with the Ven
nables Mrs. Owbridge had come IN 70
clear away.
'Weu, as to that" She paused, and
In Il graver tone continued: What she
was 10 that silly sheep Bella Rocldey IN
her trouble nobody knows but Bella 'er-
SELF and she's at BournemOuth IN the
good respectable place Miss Joy found for
her: but the man as caused the trouble
oh, myr'
"She tackled the man. did she7"
Sarah Owbridge smiled gTimly.
yes, she tackled him. lie was 4 mar
riod man-ratepayer. too. Bella went
went there TO 'elp nurse his sick wife.
We shan't never know what Miss JOY said
70 him. but he cleared out o. Hernshaw
Magma, bag and baggage Got drunk the
night before he left. and said he couldn't
face the nghtnin in 'er eye. Them was
his words eXact-'Couidn't face the light
MIN IN er eye"
Mrs. Owbridge removed the cheese and
swept up the crumbs. Hugo pulled his
b pipe from his pocket.
Then there was the case OF Ebenczer
Smart. wife-beater." continued the widow.
preston on HugO's face.
Let Us hear about Ebenezer Smart
Heavens, what a name"
. 1T matched the man-half hypOcrite.
b half bully. one o. them as don't care
, what their own flesh an blood thinks OF
: them, so long as they stand well with
the res, O. the world To listen 10 him,
Sundays. beseechin' the Lord 20 have
merCy upon him for a miserable sinner,
. you'd ha' thought that he was wasdn'
, precious breath. Not one OF Us knew
, that he beat is wife and children crO0l,
: Miss Joy found II OUT
= "HOw?'
"She have a wonderful nose FOR hUntin'
e out foxes. Anyways. she walks down 70
] the alehouse, where Ebenezer was drink
ing his glass on Saturday night with
some O. the respectablest men in the par
ish-men like Mr.. PraKson him as hands
, the plate in church. Miss joy marches
straight into the parlor. Ebcnezer
Smart, she says do you want 10 see the
inside of Winchester g1ol% NO. miss.
he answers, quite polite, 90 rot
Then says she. IN her easy. pleasant
way you'd better let me break this.
And II she didn't pull out from behind her
: back a nasty, venOmous-loOkiu' rattan
cane. one O. them knotty ones. II it 'ud
=
couldn't ha' looked more scaIrt. He went
, the color o. skiIly. Miss Joy broke 81
across her knee. Now, she says. don't
a you never buy another. and don't YOU
never forget that I'm going 10 keep this
g because / may want 20 show II 90 a mig
: isjrate some day. Good EVENING" il
was quite wonderful 10 see how Mrs
Smart and tho children perked up aftel
i, that"
! "a very remarkable young lady" SAID
!, Hugo. lighting his pipe.
Mrs. Owbridgs hustled away, leavinl
him 10 his thoughts He was telling him
- self. for the twentieth time that &
would be pleasant 10 have such a girl
- no. such a woman-as Joy for friend
line Of Barrie's came into his mind
''Those who bring sunshine to the live
:, OF others cannot keep It from them
selves" He smoked on. staring into III
. fire. which burned lOw-foTEot TO re
= pIenish Il. forgot 70 refill his pipe. whicl
went out. The shadows gathered upOi
; his face, for. cuTi0usly enough we ar
" constrained. willy-nilly. TO analyze mis-
I. cry, whereas We accept happiness with
= out comment or speculation. Hugo wa
rejecting that six months pass Quickl!
when ones lines lie IN pleasant place
l and among simple, pleasant people. Pres
! that tie fire was nearly out. that his fee
: and hands were cold. With a below
! and a couple Of logs he soon created
y cheerful blaze Then he took from hi
'e pocket a letter. and read II for the sec
Ond time
= II had arrived that morning, forward0
: by the ever-faithful Pixton-
/" Dearest Hugo" az began) II mus
D send you a line. although I dare say
D. won't reach you. 1 saw ia the paper
p that you had gone abroad: I knew whe
b we parted that you would hide yoursel
In the wilds. I miss you horribly an
y am literally counting the days till "
7" meet again. John is in India. lie ha
% provided very generously for Poppet.
thought 7 might be tempted 10 touc
" some Of her money 50 did the cleveres
- thing / put all Of It into a dream OF
g cabinets: genuine Chippendale with pan
70 els painted by Angelica Kaumman--an
signedl Simply adorablei 1t looks rattle
ct absurd IN the nursery. but I feel as II
could say my prayers before II. Poppe
% said she would rather have a Japanes
l% cat. I told her that cats died, but tina
re n nice bit Of furniture was a JOY forevei
=, Sometimes she Is rather like John. Sh
cares for nothing but animals and per
" sons She's always asking after you.
Mother lnHlcted VISITATION upon ms
o. She hopes that John and I will come e
gether again cher Words She was s
relieved when told her on my honor tbs
re I hadn't tho ghost of an Idea where yO
&, were At first I said Jericho. and sh
no took me quite seriously; asked why 20
sn had gone 70 Jericho. and l replied, {
e; battle in the Jordan She couldn't sc
n the joke. Considering what sense Z
lie humor I have, II is amazing that poo
ne mother should be so dense isn't it?
ly II nipped over to Paris the other da