Western Kansas world., 1909-01-16

IT'S all right says I. Here, come
along and I'll show you"
But not one step would he stir. A
derrick wouldn't have lifted him up
| them stairs. So quit trying and went
aloft and fetched down the crayon
| enlargement and the wreath Then 1
set out to explain.
why, you imbecile!' says Van.
where's your taste for art? We
were beautifying your room. Taking
| of the bare look, as per Scudder.'
James color begun to come back.
And when it come it come thick He
| REDEEMED up SO you could see it even
| through the sun burn
Mr.. Van Brunt," he says, getting
madder every minute. '1 give you no.
tice. l leave tomorrow morning
Don't be an idiot" begins Van,
but his Iordship cut him short.
4 leave tomorrow morning." he
| shouts. "Ain't it enough to bring me
| to this Gawd-forsaken ole and work
me 'alf to death and blister me from
'ead to foot, without this. / give you
warning now. I'm going 'ome. And
| you be glad 1 amt 'aving the law on
| as rights, and"
couldn't shut him up. And the Heav-
en1ies' explanations didn't count either.
He was dead set on leaving in the
morning.
Finally, we give it up and went
back to bed. Lord James said he was
going to stay in the kitchen all night.
Nothing would hire him to sleep in
Marcellus' receiving tomb again.
'1Humphi" says Hartley, as the
Twins went upstairs, ''it looks to me
as if your joke had lost US the best
valet you ever had, Van."
Van cussed under his breath. He
shan't leave" he said. Il must keep
him somehow He's invaluable in the
city, and we may go baclr there some
time. Not for months, though, of
course he adds.
But in the morning James was
worse set than ever. He wouldn't help
with breakfast nor nothing; went aloft
at daylight and begun to pack his
trunk. He was going to leave, that's
all there was about it.
The Twins was pretty blue during
breakfast Van about losiing his lord
ship and Hartley on acc cunt of sum
burn, 1 callate. Twas another eIe-
CANT day and there was wind enough
to keep the flies and mosquitoes away
from the house. If you got in the lee
anywheres, though, they was laying for
you in droves. They didn't bother me
much, count of my hide being tough
and leathery and my flavor too salt
maybe; but they was fattening up fast
on the Heavenlies and James.
About ten O'Clock Scudder shows up
with the first dory load of Fresh Air
ers from the Eastwich place. Miss
Agnes come along with 'em. Then the
second load come, capned by the Tai
ford girl. And then there was doings.
Them Fresh Air young ones want
all of piece with Redny, which was a
mercy. He was handful in himself.
that little sorre1-top was-but there
was enough like him to keep things
stirred up. Marcellus' old shingled
prison had to take it that day. There
must have been some stewing in Heav-
en- if old Lady Berry could look down
and see them youngsters whooping
and carrying-on in the front parlor. In
Mrs. BIS day that parlor was kind
of saints rest, as you might say, and
the only time anybody opened it's door
was when she sailed in with the broom
and feather duster. And then she
must have had to navigate by COM
pass, because the blinds was always
shut tight and the curtains drawn and
twas too dark to see anything.
Hartley looked out for the children
and Van Brunt pi1oted the two girls
over the place, pointing cut where the
garden was going to be some day, and
where the hens was likely to roost and
the pig to board. They seemed to be
as pleased and tick1ed as he was, and
thought everything was lovely" and
'just too quaint and dear" 1 was
busy cooking and Lord James sulked
out in the barn. He couldn't get away
train.
Redny stuck to Hartley like mud
turtle to a big toe. He was right at
his heels all the time. By and by the
pair of 'em come out in The kitchen to
see me-
'.Helio, Andrew Jackson" says to
the boy. How do you like this part of
the country"
Great" says he, his eyes swapping
Gee. amt we having the peach of a
timet"
Must feed you well over there
says. Seems to me you're getting fat |
already. Boards up to the mark of |
you bet!" says he. Chicken, and |
pie, and all the milk yol want. And |
cream-aw, say" and he smacked his |
lips.
How'd you like to live here all the |