Barbour County index., 1909-02-24


the newspapers. She said she was
going to the city some day when her
affinity" showed up.
What's your idea of first,class af-
finity?" I asks. looking for inforn1a-D
ton. I didn't know whether twas an
| animal or a cart.
We'll" says she, hes got to be
| good-looklng and have chests and
chests of gold and jewelry. Further
than that I amt made up my mind
yet"
She said when she did go she would
sew up her money in the waist of her
dress and if a confidence man or a
trust or policeman tried to get it
away from her, she bet he'd have
trouble on his hands.
Policeman" says l. What would
he be doing trying to steal your
money? Policemen amt thieves"
They amt, hey?" she says. "City
policemen amt? guess you amt read
much about 'em"
She read the police committee trials
in stack of three or four-year-old
newspapers and they'd fixed her, far's
policemen was concerned.
| She didn't take any stock in Hart
ley's being down our way for his
health. She said she had made up her
| mind what was the matter with him.
What ails him." says she, 'fs Girl,
"Girl?" says /.
"Yup. He's in love-"
l set back and looked at her. Mind
I ho1 1v,b&
| Agnes Page or the busted engagement.
Get out!" says, finally. What
| did he come here for. then? There amt
| female native in this neighborhood
that wouldn't stop a clock-present
company excepted, of course"
1T don't make no difference. He's
in love, and he's come here to forget
| his troubles. You never read False,
but Fair; or the Bride Bereft,' did
you? I thought not. Why, East Well
mouth is Glory alongside of some
places that young men in love goes to.
You wait. I'll find out that girls
name some of these days"
She said that Van Brunt want in
love; which struck me funny, knowing
what did.
'Twa'n't so very long after this that
the Heavenlies and me drove to South
Eastwich>to visit the Fresh Air school.
l don't think Hartley would have gone
If it hadn't been that his name was
specially mentioned in the note from
Agnes. Even then Van had to say
that he wouldn't go unless his chum
did
We left Eureka to keep house. It
seemed to suit her first rate.
''You wait till that Scudder man
talk to him about the milk he's been
leaving"
What's the matter with it?" 1 asks.
Amt he giving full measure?"
Not of milk he amt" she says.
It's too white to wash with and too
blue to drink. I'm going to tell him
we've got pump ourselves"
The Eastwich school was a big old
farmhouse with considerable land
around it. The youngsters had lots of
room to run and carry on. All hands
was at the door to meet us, Agnes and
Miss Talford and Redny, and all the
inmates. The Heavenlies had stopped
In the village and got big freezer full
OF ice cream-they ordered it ahead
and, well, l thought we'd got warm
welcome, but when the children saw
that freezer
The ladies shook hands with us and
asked us in. Lord James was there in
all his glory. You could see that his
new job suited him down to his shoes.
No hard work, no sailing or such like,
good easy bosses and plenty of pick
ing on the side, judged. l turned the
horse and carriage over to him, under
protest and we went into the house.
First of all, Ed" said the Page
girl, turning to Van Brunt, 81 want to
thank you, on behalf of the children,
for your kindness in sending them the
fruit. 1t is delicious. You should see
the dears every day when the express
man comes with the basket"
Van looked puzzled. 'Fruit?" he
says. Il don't understand. Do you
know anything about fruit, skipper?"
pleaded not guilty. Hartley didn't
seem to hear. He was busy talking
with Miss Talford
"Why!" says Agness. Doesn't it
come from you? We have been receiv-
ing the loveliest basket of fruit from
Boston every morning. I thought Of
course you had ordered it for us.
Didn't you. really?"
Van shook his head. TT takes q
man with the ordinary amount Of
brains and thoughtfulness to do things
like that" he says. I'm miles below
the average in such things In all but
carelessness and general idiocy I'm q
bear on the market. Here, Martin!
Miss Talford, please excuse him for
moment, will you? Martin, are you
responsible for this fruit?"
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