The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1909-05-07

tho newspapers. She ssid 81. val
going to the city some day when he,
affinity" showed up.
What's your idea Of a first-class at.
hnity?" I asks. looking for informa.
ton. I didn't know whether twas an
animal or a cart.
Well" says she, hes got to be
~good-looking and have chests aad
chests Of gold ana jewelry. Further
h that ] 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 II a confidence man or a
trust or a policeman tried to get 1t
away from her, she bet he'd have
trouble on his hands.
Policeman" says l.. What would
ne be doing trying to steal your
money? Policemen amt thieves"
They amt, hey?" she says. CITY
policemen amt? l guess you amt read
much about EN-"
She read the police committee trials
In a stack of three or 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. h said she had made up her
mind what was the matter with him.
What ails him" says she, 'is Girl"
"Girl?" says /.
"Yup. He's in love-"
| set back and looked at her. Mind
you l hadn't said one word about
Agnes Page or the busted engagement.
Get QUIT" says, finally. What
did he come here for. then? There amt
a female native in this neighborhooG
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? l 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 H~eavenlies and me drove to South
Eastwich to visit the Fresh Air school.
/ don't think Hartley would have gone
If 1t 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. 1t
seemed to suit her first rate.
You wait till that Scudder mab
comes" she says to me. Il want to
talk to him about the milk he's been
leaving"
What's the matter with t." 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 a 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 a big freezer full
OF ice cream-they ordered it ahead
and, well, l thought we'd got a 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, l 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, Il 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
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
every morning. l thought of
course o had ordered II for us,
Didn't you, really?"
Van shook his head. 1T takes a
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
and general idiocy I'm a
bear on the market. Here, Martin!
Miss Talford. please excuse him for
moment. will you? Martin, are you
for this fruit?"
(TO BE CONTINUED)