Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-02-27
CHAPTER XIX.
Simple Versus Duplex.

was SoliiS 10 nave MN take ms uoTS anu
row her over to the island. She was to
see to things there till l come. Dewey
was all right and over his cold. she told
me. so she could take up her regular job
again. Scudder was glad to see us. l
don't know but he'd been scared that his
whole gang of dodgers had cleared out
and left him in the lurch. l told him
about the doctor chase. HIS eyes stuck
| out
Godfrey scissors says he. 1T must
| that automobile"
Cost" says J. You bet it did,
Il presume likely that'll come out of
the doctors bill. won't it?''
| NO. / says, scornful. Land Of
Goshen. No Why should ito
We'll. If twas me I'd take some of it
out. The doc hadn't no right to be way
over to Brantbcro after giving folk no.
| tice through the papers that he was to
Wapatomac." He thought a. minute
| more and then he says. Say. Sol don't
you callate there's commission coming
to us from Ben Baker? He'd never let
that auto wagon If we hadn't provided
| the customer"
Nate Scudderll rise up in his coffin afore
| they bury him and want commission
| from the undertaken. He'll never rest
easy and see all that cash going to some
1 DCON else Wlen lie S furnishing the CEN
ter of interest.
! l found Martin planted easy and pretty
comfortable in an upstairs front room
at the Old Home. His arm was hurting
| him some, of course, but other ways he
| felt better. having had a nap and some
| thing to eat. He want sick in bed at
least, and that's how l expected to find
| him.
1 told him the good news from Redny
| and 1t pleased him most to death. Then
| ,s,- Ii.
| didn't say much but twas plain to see
| how he felt. l promised to be back next
morning. and then 1 said goodbye. His
| goodbye to me was sort of absent
minded. left him smoking and looking
| dreamy out of the window.
| i was in a hurry to get to Ozone. but
couldn't help stopping where they was
digging the cellar for the new part of the
| hotel, and looking for our old friend
| Washy Sparrow. He was wheeling dirt
| willing to let go of the handles and talk
| to me.
| Hello. Washy,' 1 says "How's the
stomach and lungs these days?''
ing on my feet
Well" l says. looking down at his
| cowhides. you'd ought to have plenty
of room to do it in What are you dying
of-dropsy? You're five pounds heavier
than when I see you last
He shook his head. Tell Reky I'm do
ing my best to forgive her, he says.
when I'm gone maybe she'll think of
| how she treated me. Say! how soon's she
coming home? Lycursus can't cook fit
| to eat
| l told him Eureka'd be home that night.
1t seemed to give him a little more hopes.
when you Miss Page" says he,
| Just tell her l want to talk to her. won't
this world and l want to speak to her
about providing for the children. Ask
her to come over and see me-"
Just then the foreman yelled to him to
stop gassing and hustle that wheelbarrow
along: He done it. surprising prompt.
| about it,
OH he says Mr. Browns give me
the receipt for him. Every time he
groans or coughs ] set him to Juggling
the rocks. He's getting we'll fast
| l took Mates dory and went across to
| the island. Eureka was up to her elbows
| in work.
"sakes alive says she. WHO'S been
| letting this house get this way? The tea
kettle hottom's burnt out and somebody
been trying to eat the AK. And the beds
are so wet that the feathers are begin
ming to grow
That's the natural Iife.'' / told her
THE Heavenlies lived 1t for whole
day"
II thought they lived it afore l come
here at all she says. Things was bad
enough then, but nothing like this
| " Twas me that was the natural them
says 1. This last attack hit the Twins
| DO you know who think ought to live
| the natural life:" she asks
| l said didn't
Nobody but natural born idiots, that's
| who.
II guess that's who's been living it,,
says l.
| Next morning l went over TO see Hart
ley. He was feeling like new man. Dr.:
Jordan had been there ahead of me ans
set the ARM Redny was pretty nigh we'll
Jordan had the right cure for green apple
| appendicitis, and it worked tiptop.
l drove up to the depot in the Old
| Home wagon and met Van Brunt. He
was in fine spirits. The Tea Lead deal
had been closed hp--the street pirates
having decided not to pass the dividend
and the Heavenly Twins had made money
by the key, judged.
How'd New York look to you?"
| asked him.
| ''Hush!' saws he. Don't speak lightly
of sacred things
! When he heard about what had hap
! pened while he was away he was the
most surprised man in the county.
| Skipper. he says. grabbing my hand.
you're star of the first magnitude
| You and Eureka are the redeeming
| features Of this natural experiment. You
pay the freight and large rebate over.
ana MartlH" uuiIy ola BOY want 10
see him.
| Him and his chum was shut up together
for good half hour. When Van come
down to the porch he beckoned to me.
SOL, he says. there's another ques-
| ton l want to ask you. or course / know
that Martin liked the boy and all that.
but that reason won't quite do. What's
| the real One?'
Twas a tickish place for me. But
| couldn't see but one way clear; that is.
but one way which was best in the long
run for all hands So 1 spanked up and
| answered.
"Mr. Van Brunt.'' says I, Il hate to
| say it, but of course. you know that
your partner and Miss Agnes set con-
| siderable store by each other at one time.
] And you can't break off feelings like that
| same as you'd bust piece of string.
| L"
| He nodded. "All right" he says. I'm
not altogether a blockhead Thatll do.
I've been sure of it, myself. for some
| time
II understand / went on. THAT the
reason she give him the mttan was on
account of his being too srasping after
| money. II she'd seen him. like ! have.
| just throwing it away as if twas shaw
/ ings | guess likely She
! He interrupted and looked at me queer
| How did you know that was the rea-
| SOM" he asks.
I'd put my foot in it away over the shoe
| laces.
| We'll" | stammered. you see THAT
/ is, twas told to me-and-cOurSa | cant
| swear"
/ WHO told it.? Oh. never mind. | see.
Dear James! Well done. good and faith