Mexico Missouri message., 1909-04-29

the newspapers. She said sns was
going 10 the city some day when her
"afiinity" showed up.
Whats your idea Of q frstclass AZ
anity7" asks. looking for informa-
ton. I didn't know whether twas an
animal or cart.
WELL" says she, he's got to be
good-looking and have chests and
chests Of gold and jewelry. Further
than that Amt made up my mind
yet"
She said when she did 20 she would
sew up her money In the waist OF her
dress and II confidence man OF
trust or n policeman tried to set It
away from her. she bet he'd have
trouble ON his hands.
Policeman" says I. what would
he be doug trying to steal your
money? Policemen amt thieves"
They amt, hey?" she says. city
policemen amt? guess yoa aln't read
much about EN-"
She read the police committee trials
In stack Of three OF. four-year-old
newspapers and they'd fixed her, fairs
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. us Girl"
"Girl?" says I.
"Yup. He's Ia love"
set back and looked at her. Mind
you l hadn't said one word about
Agnes Page or the busted engagement.
Get outl" says. finally. what
did he come here for. then7 There amt
a female native In this nelghborhooG
that wouldn't stop q 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? l thought not. Why. East Well.
mouth 10 Glory alongside of some
places that young men in love goes to.
You wait. I'll fnd 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 80 very long after this that
the HeaVenlies and me drove to South
Eastwich TO visit the Fresh Air school.
/ don't think Hartley would have gone
IL II 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 mas
comes" she says TO me. II want to
talk TO him about the milk he's been
leaving"
What's the matter with it," asks
Amt he giving full measured"
mot Of milk he ain't." she says
ITS 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 q big old
farmhouse with considerable land
around II. 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
| Ahbh0NSos hN AA0hNghAhGa heA0 oh0RR0a
in the village and got big freezer full
OF ice cream-they ordered 1t 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 Va in. Lord James was there In
all his glory. You could see that his
new Job suited him down 10 his shoes.
No hard work, no sailing or Each like,
good eaay bosses and plenty Of pick
ing ON tho side, judged. tugned the
horse and carriage over to him, under
protest, and we went into the heuse.
First as ali, Ed" said the Page
girl, turning to Van Brunt, Il want TO
thank you ON behalf OF the childrsns
for your ldRdness in sending them the
fruit. u 10 delicious. You should see
the dears every day when the express
man comes with the basket"
Van looked puzzled. "Fruit?" he
says. Il douE understand. Do you
know anything about fruit, skipperf''
pleaded noe guilty. Hartley didn't
seem to lDsaE. He was busy talking
with Miss Taleurd
WHY" says Agness. Doesn't II
come from youg We have been receiv'
: ing the loysIlsst basket of fruit frous
Boston every morning. l thought q
course you had ordered II for us,
Didn't YOU peaIayT
Van sho0l4 bis head. 1T takes q
: man with the ordinary amount OF
brains and titoushtfulness 70 do things
/, like that" he ssxs. I'm miles below
: the average In such things. In all bai
carelessness ana general idiocy I'm
, bear on the market Here. Martini
{ Miss TaIfurd. please excuse him tel