The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1909-03-26
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sorts Of names.
1907" says I. Then I don't see that
Miss Page had any complaints. 'Tain't
usual for a young woman to kick be-
cause her steady company ia making
too much money. There's something
else. Out with It. I'll keep my mouth
shut"
SO then he told me a little-much as
he knew, l guess likely. Seems that
he was acquainted with the Teller they
call the butler-sort Of a steward, I
Judged he was-over at. the Page girls
house. And this butler was sweet on
the "maid"-the young woman valet
who took care Of Agnes buds and
spare rigging. And one night this maid
happened to be in the conservatory"
which l presumed likely wal the
heightened name for the preserve clos.
et--and Miss Page and Hartley was in
the setting room. And Agnes was
laying into Martin for staying down
town and neglecting her.
The maid said she could hear only
part Of the talk, but twas more than
average sharp and vinegary. Agnes
told Martin he was getting more mer-
cenary every day he lived. That all
he thought Of was the Office and ma
king money. She detested a mercen-
airy, hard, money-grasping man. Said
money-loving was the worst vice there
was, and she thanked God she had
none of it, meaning vice, OF course
she had money enough to sink a ship.
Then Martin he speaks up proud and
short and says he has been working
hard and had been trying to make
money. Said he had a good reason for
1t, and some day he would tell her
what 1t was. She said he could tell her
now or hang his May-baskets on some
body else's door-or words to that eff
feet. He says Very WELL" and she
says something else, but the maid
didn't tear it because Just then old
lady rage come in and give her her
walking papers for listening.
"And So" says Lord James, "the en-
gagement was broke off. And a good
thing, too, l say. Watts the use of 'er
lowering 'erself to marry a man whose
father got is money in trader"
How did Vans dad get his money!
I asks.
"By Inheritance" says he. "Of course
Mr.. Edward dabbles In shares, but,
Lord love you, only for the fun of It"
How was the inheritance come by
in the first placer" says l. He didn't
know, but I found out afterwards.
Grandpa Van Brunt was an alderman.
The Twins come back into the house
then. They come in Shaping and
jawing. l judged that the mosquitoes
was living the Natural Life too. The
Heavenlies set down on each side OIL
the fireplace had a wood fire going
Just for sociableness-and smoked
and talked.
By and by Van rummages out that
Natural book and spreads it open.
Martin" says he, "hark to the
voice of the oracle. Come in here
skipper, and improve your mind"
But me and his lordship was i'm
proving the dishes just then, and
when that was done, he had beds t.
make and 1 had bread to mix and fire.
to lay and wood to chop and a couple
of million other chores to do. TIT
Twins read and talked until they go
sleepy, which was about half past nin'
or so; earlier than usual, but neithel
of 'em had rested we'll the night afore
l guess. Anyhow, they went upstair'
to turn in and l kept on with my work
Lord James turned in too. He had tn
back bedroom, the n over tn
kitchen.
Twas still as still could be. TIL
door and windows was open and Their
want a sound except the mosquitoe
humming glad and thankful, and tn
breeze whining in the pines outsid
and the waves moaning along the ba,
shore OF the island. Once in awhile L,
hear his lordship thrash over in be,
and fetch a grunt or a groan in hi
sleep. He had one of the late Maj
cellus' cornhusk mattresses, and
wouldn't wonder If there was a CO
end or two in with the husks. A rak
the most comforting thing in the worl
even when a Teller is used to it, an
Lord James had been brought u
tender.
Pretty soon l went to the back doc
!, to throw out some fish bones an
things and then l heard somebod
tramping through the sand up to tn
| house. Neighbors are scarcer tina
, snakes finger-nails round Horsefoc
/ Ozone and / couldn't think who wa
coming at this time Of night. / ain
| a chap, generally speaking
but / remember how old Marcellus ha
died in this very house all sole alon'
and the short hairs at the back of m
= neck begun to bristle up. l cal'late
If anything would fetch a sot old COZ
ger like Marcellus out of his gray,
/, the doings of the Heavenlies was thu
= thing.
But in a minute more the walker sc
. into the light from the door and