Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1909-05-27
Miss Janey Dunn's Intimate Friends"
A Memorial Day Story.


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,r, - lonG oiack scarf hulg upon Uncle
nenm1s cam ueo ,n 5b llo sta uoor KNOB, ana
u,;thor+ LnncIi,, ~, ~ CIV we .,,a
sh aa met A hosid d. om .ne aoor OF .he
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KNIVES ,bst ns,,a,,,, $50, ai u. uiaM MN,
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tha ,,n5la,tai. ~, 49,,
e,.,;,.a viz tles hopea Wouiu
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Nop .p, was never KINDER 10 men
swinging his his hare S lans ha s 10 re1ers
his ssali6 s ,.'s Daae iess marc 10 Reeve
tar co,,a, ~, Iii .t.o.i ~,
stairs viii SIS a,a m'.e ,,. ieli aoMa.
an brn,.s, 81, .,r,.;s, alh aili'',les
w W. .. theN was good as new. And
linn my I, s hi t'irs s.oppea, teeilng the
Ha sbames s' NV, .uu ois ~ n'anase'
ala ~ ,.' su my iloM " iilake slo.eh-
psnrn nd +i ias sui..,i 4 pipea up joey
mental ,nr,.s . ~ e'is oMisl vi lii.iiu.
have l,,,ia ssIi.s ,,tneu ~, W I'M w.
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soldier an. fit IN D Inn, q" NV nv "''s d piaNe
.arb,,. a,,,,,,, ~. ~ Ma, AN.
..yon do,., 49,, ,,l.l' 80 NM ,l.nls'
His nension M.ss s,,,,'rad Leu, ,,a,i
1is..' W., Mas S.oil,eu ias january
mis- last ' nim I'm S,h'ss yen NJ Sa,l
him Va Sc he 1888 ,,a' h,iieu
mnw,ful ON .,con u tiee.'ea .mur MONEY
pidpc On his hn,,sa ha,.,,'sa -. =, .,,' n'"s
non sivaness =. ,i,t,,, s.a1,.',', W.. ~,
sickness pa" , ''''
..What,s mos,iaa.a, aa,s.,
Ieney m,ttine h.t7ls ~, ..,,,,1 ,s Ia
cmrls ,bat h,,,ea ~. w NJ .ouu VI ieo
~ know sid san,,,,i pa,,,ra++ t,a
oldest hov mrasent ~ 49, e,,,,,' I'M
yo,.va DOT 10 ~, ~. .ii,,
no. ~ P's 9ou S'i' VI
.eyas. ..s.o,,.a, 49, a., "a
takes thur house,
He never shall," cried Janev with
such yehe,nence her little sista,, --sii,,,,aa
I,n1
Il SAY nobody shall have Irncle Tim
my's house but Marin McComb He
wouldn't noways lie sti,l In hi. .,r.,.o
He's oncet tole me he noyavs coIl,dn,t
eff harm We're a-comin. ,,,r hr,. NJ, little
Sally"
"What'N Won do" asked w.sbv
Padgett. his round freckled f.oa liz M,
with mingled admiration and douht
."Somethill'." said .Janey who nm,
risen Her big brown ewes aamed In
spite of the tears that would hrim over
and roll down her cheeks II reckon r
kim do so,nethin for INV intin,.ta
friend"
A sudden chill and gloom had come
upon the group. for Mr.. Rl,nbley's
black wagon had come into view and
Uncle rimmy.s tin sign crealSin, over
the way was no longer r,en,f,,l Nm
seemed to saw over and over "C,one
gone" Washy and sam Padgctt were
out of sight i'm a minute Joev Ioenrod
slid down from his perch ON a tomb
stone, and Becky SamInis rose I'VE
alls ON this street,ll miss. him" she said
as she turned to 90 ahut reckon
Janey was his mos Intimate friend fo'
er fac"
Now. 4, ta,,, 4,,. ,ea,.
tho d.,,, i,,s, Patr,,, . 81 80 .,,
a,.i,;,,. ~ a . W. 49,
I,na,. si,,sri,, @a,,,,i ,,ao IIa
,.,,,, - ,,,5 A-n a. re-
60, ~ . ' 80. n''. s'e, Ni' 's,
red and his fat checks We're f,,ll of
fine nrrne veins ana ha vas vary hig
I'm The waist and Ia, ,nder bis cb;n INF
when he heard nor he n,,ll.d ar bis
gray horse and ,ircled close m IN tho
door of I-ncIe ,ri,nm,.s chou o,, tba
stem of which Janev e.t NOV. nyas on, a
battered old arithme1ic and. ,,e,, finp-
ers b,,sy with a hh,e yarn sock which
she was lnittinp in tho German fash-
ion. her lef, forefimper holding The
thread she was 50 intent ,,,,n,7 her
work that She did NOT sec him until the
big gray slammed Tben Mr. Jsitts
threw n silver dollar In nor l.,,, ND
cried. smiling "1'hanl,s for the song =
and before she could thanl, him vas
gone
All the morning while In tho b,,m of
the school room and then NJ noon in
her nootber,s hare littla l.1tcbno T.,,o,,
tried 10 thinl, Of what she comb do To
free Uncle Ti,nmv's roef from, tl,a bur
don of the mortra.r. which n,u., ha
paid. But she could only remember
Peter kits and the si,ye. calrnr No
had given her. He had nean in the
Memorial day procession last v,.,,r she
rccolleclea To he sure he s,t IN =
carriage far behind Uncle Timlitv. lat
II showed he knew about IN. o,d SOL
diers. She knew of him yagu..lv as the
richest man in the littla CITY ana the
owner OF a whole railroad.
Al ,,.lf n.st 4 n.clocls .b4 ,,.. s,,n.a
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.l7. I,d ,,,i,,h 10 A.,
q, l,is rio ,nn,,sion ,.I,,. .,,,,t. ,,,,.,