The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-03-05

fence but the first high WIND II went down again.
carrying several lengths with it The posts were
worthless and clear that new fence was needed
between the two houses.
Mr. Sill spent two toisomc evenings in composing
note TO his ncighbor After three weeks during which
no reply came and the fence lay fat the ground, he
spoke TO Dan morning:
Miss Comstock say anything about little
er-busincss letter | sent her? l must a mailed 1t
three weeks ago"
Mailed it7" said Dam
"Yes"
AT the post-ofiec7"
"Yes"
Guess it's there yet then. Mr.. Sill We don't
neither of get to the post-ofice
"Well you tell her there's letter there for her. will
you?"
Yes suh" asscntcd Dan cheerully
That afternoon, as they saving through OF
the large trees Dan suddenly paused and looked up.
She won't let get it out" he said.
What's that"
"She won't let me get that letter out @ the post
Office"
Dun know" Dan pushed the again.
Only two persons, or possibly three understood why
thc foot oil Miss Tilie Comstock never crossed the
threshold of the post-oficc
Thirty years before, coming home Friday night
from prayer meeting, Elmer Dagget-he not post
master then-had squeezed her hand in the moonlight.
and asked ne might pay attention TO her. And She
in the mocnght-had told him that he might, The
next Friday night he walked home with Amelia Bacon,
and they had never spoken to each other since.
The possible third person Amelia Bacon whom
he had married II Miss Tiie could only have been
sure that he had never known
On the morning after his conversation with Dan Mr..
Sill walked over the fallen fence and knocking at Miss
Comstocks kitchen door gave her the first news that
their joint property in disrcpair.
Miss TiIlic her DinE sunbonnet nd accom-
panied him down the garden walk As she surveyed
the gap and PROSTATE lengths her face took the color
OF the sunbonnet
I" 1t looks as ii VIC should haf to have a hull new
fence" Mr.. Sill said
"Cant-can't it be fixed" his neighbor stammered
"'Twouldn't really pay You can sec for yourself
the posts all along pretty-er-dccayed" Mr.. Sill
gave ono OF them a kick with his heavy solcd shoe
The question is now, what kind OF ono we'd better
put up"
Mr. Sill politely deferred to his neighbor, and Miss
Tlic could not decide. She did not want wire
near the house in thunder storm. Stats
vcnient Tor boys Boards ugly. and shut of your
view up the street Pickets made the best-lookng
fence you had the front OF your way but they
expensive
Reckon well have to build ye stun WALL said
Dan, who had drawn near, with his wheebarow and
rake.
Alter several visits at the back door of mornings,
she might choose. he would be pleased have all the
posts on his side
Miss Tlie treated him to a glass OF homemade wine
and plate OF seed cakes and the time Mr.. Sill
he wore cuffs.
That the following evening, Miss Tlie had
taken time consider his kind Offer and thanked him,
but she could be so selfish and unncighborly
accept it.
{" Not every post, Mr. SILL" she said. But have
plan Why can't each have every other post"
She put the question to the carpenter. when he
the morning to make estimate.
" II you want Virginia snake ma am, he said.
1t while they discussing fat pclets or
square that Luther Sill went down and bought
hat and three neckties with glints of red in them
The days grew short and the sunsets took their au-
tumn coloTings The spice of drying leaves was in
the air There came morning when Mr.. Sill told
Dan that he might tear down the old fence and begin
cutting it up.
Fn'ly decided what she wants. has she1" asked
Dan.
Mr.. Sill vigorously pulled off a loose ribbon
We amt going TO have any fence at all" he said.
Going throw it all into one big lot" He jerked
of several pckets and them after the strip OF
ribbon. And. Dan, you and meve got to work lively
that heap OF timber there, It's right in the
way Going to put an eli on our house The place
will look good with an ell"
Dams gaze rested for while on the pile OF timbers,
then travelled slowly to the Sill house
"Whcn ye goin to build on"
Amt going TO build on. Going to move on" He
pointed across the margolds and sage to the house
Going 70 put that on rollers and move it over and
join it and put a sular under it, before ground
freezes"
With dropped jaw Dan regarded the Comstock
house for another long period AT last he turned back
to Mr.. Sill.
What's goin to become @ herr he asked slowly,
with motion of his head over his shoulder. There
was a chucke in Mr., Sills throat.
:" Oh, she's coming with the ell" nc said.
Dan began slowly pulling OF pickets. Gradually an
idea took form in his mind. glimmer in his
eyes and lie wiped smile off his lips with his sleeve
Be you-be you athinkn' Of"
=" l be-" said Mr. Sill