The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1909-03-26

WELL" ! says, looking down at his
cowhides, you'd ought to have plenty
of room to do X in. What are you
dying of-dropsy? You're I'VE pounds
heavier than when see you last"
He shook his head. Tell Reky I'm
doing my best to forgive her." he
says. when I'm gone maybe she'll
think how she treated me. Say! how
soon's she coming home? Lycurgus
can't cook At to eat"
/ told him Eureka ID be home that
night. 1t seemed to give him a little
more hopes.
when you see Miss Page" says he,
.''just tell her, / want to talk to her,
won't you! Tell her I'm most through
with this world and 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 wheel
barrow along He done It, surprising
prompt, too. / thought. asked the
foreman about 1t.
obi" he says, "Mr. Browns give
me the receipt for him. Every time
he groans or coughs set him to lug
ging stones; the louder the groans
the bigger the rocks. He's getting well
| fast"
/ 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 bottoms burnt out and
somebody's been trying to eat the
ak. And the beds are so wet that the
feathers are beginning to grow"
That's the Natural Life" told her.
THE Heavenlies lived 1t for a whole
day"
IL thought they lived IL afore come
here at all" she says. Things was
bad enough then, but nothing like
this"
Twas me that was the Natural
then" says l. This last attack hit
the Twins"
do you know who think ought to
live the Natural Life:" she asks.
said didn't.
Nobody but natural born idiots.
that's who"
Il guess that who's been living 1t"
says /.
Next morning / went over TO see
Hartley. He was feeling like q new
man. DIR. Jordan had been there
ahead of me and set the arm. Redny
was pretty nigh we'll. Jordan had the
right cure for green-apple appendicitis
and II worked tip-top.
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 up-ths Street
pirates having decided not to pass the
dividend-and the Heavenly Twins
had made money by the ksg. judged.
How'd New York look to your" l
asked him.
"Hushi" says 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 a star of the first rTagni-
tude. You and Eureka are the redeem
ing features of this Natural expert
ment. You pay the freight and large
rebate over. And Martin! bully old
boy. l want to see him."
Him and his chum was shut up to
gether for a good half hour. When
Van come down to the porch he beck
oned to me.
"Soi," he says, "there's another
question l want to ask you. o. course
/ know that Martin liked the BOY and
all that, but that reason won't quite
do. What's the real one?"
Twas a ticklish place for me. But
| couldn't see but one way clear; that
it, but one way which was best ia the
long run for all hands. So l spanked
up and answered.
MIR. Van Brunt." says l, Il hate to
say 1t, 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 on feel
ings like that same az you'd bust a
piece of string. T.
He nodded "All right" he says.
I'm not altogether a blockhead.
Thatn do. I've been sure Of 1t, rly-
self, for some time"
Il understand" went on, that the
reason she give him the mitten was on
account of his being too grasping after
money. IL she'd seen him, Ike i have
just throwing it away as If twas
shavings, guess likely She"
He interrupted and looked at me
queer.
How did you know that was the
reason?" he asks.
| I'd put my foot in IL away over the
shoe laces.
WELL / stammered, you ses L
that is, twas told to me-and--csurse
can't swear"
who told It? oh, never mind.
see. Dear James! Well done, goot
and faithful servant. You've been
faithful over a few things, and genera