Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-02-22
MIR. PRATT.
A NOVEL.
BY JOSEPH c. LINCOLN,
Authos Of "Cap'n Fri, partners of the Tide"
DOWNRIGHT 1905 " A.
A NOVEL.


| girl went back to Eastwich satisfied. And
Eureka went home again nights and kept
house for Lycurgus and her dad. Bart
Hartley looked out that the most OF the
Old mans ten dollars week was turned
over TO her.
The Heavenlies quiet naturalness had
pretty nigh disappeared altogether now.
| They was restless all the time. Mail was
I heavy and the telegram envelopes in the
coal nod and around WAS thicker than
ever. And Scudder come TO Ozone three
! times day.
! BY September I thought sure they'd he
ready to quit and 60 home. They acted
| To me though they was tired OF the
whole thing. / thought I'd sound EN-. so
| l says:
/ II spose likely you'll he for shutting M
this shop and getting back TO the city
| most any day pretty soon now. won't
| you?"
Van Brunt looked at his chum and
Hartley looked at him. Then they caught
themselves doing it. and looked away
quick.
why. skipper says Van. what
| makes you say that"
''Oh. nothing special" SAYS l. .Only
Ii seemed to me that YOU was kind az
nervous and fidgety lately. Didn't know
stocks OF yours. or something. You've
| been away from EN- a good while"
1t was Hartley that answered. Ivan is
| done with the stock market" he says
quick. He has sworn never to touch il
again"
That's so.'' says I. II remember hear
ing him swear that every ten minutes
when We first come. But he's kind OF
Knocked of swearing lately. so I forgot.
But 1 did think you fellers weren't quite
so keen on the natural life business as
Iou was. You amt read the GOSPEL for
considerable SPELL
They both looked sheepish and guilty.
That's So" says Van. I'VE haven't.
But we've been 50 confoundedly busy.
cunning and white plagueing and SO on,
that we haven't had time. And we've
mislaid the book. If knew where il was
l should be-
Here it's. right on the mantelpiece"
says i. reaching for II and knocking of
the dust. why don't you take set at
it now? It's too foggy to do much out.
side
So they done it, Hartley reading. and
Van listening. But twas a short session.
When l come in. about fifteen minutes
later, the book was bottom up on the
| Moor. and the Twins was dealing what
they called cold hands with cards. for
quarter hand.
That week was when We reaped our
harvest from the garden. Two middling
lean cucumbers and a tomatter that was
suffering from yellow jaundice. They WAS
pretty Sick vegetables. but the Heavenlies
seemed to think they was something won
derful They made more fuss over 'em
digested as IL they was too.
News come that Dewey. the Sparrow
baby. was sick with a cold over to the
Fresh Air School and Eureka was wor-
| ried. Finally she decided to 60 over there
for day or so and see to him. Lycur-
gus would look out for pa. So she went,
and me and the Twins was left alone
The day she went was beautiful and
clear. Hot as July, and not a breath of
wind. 1t acted to me like a weather
breeder. and I said so: but all got for
the prophesying was Vans calling me a
jeremiah again. He had planned q gun
ming cruise for the next day.
That night / woke up about II O'Clock
and Marcellus' old slab castle was shak-
ing like as IL it had the palsy. The wind
was roaring and screeching, and the rain
was Just smashing against the windows
turned out and put In q lively half hour
shutting blinds and making things fast
Usually September is a pleasant month
down our way, but sometimes we get a
regular gale, and. when we do, we get
all the back numbers without subscribing
for EN-. 1 was soaking wet when I got
to bed again.
Go be continued tomorrow)