The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1910-06-15

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burn is his name. Course you've heard
of him. Why. there he is nowl"
Sure enough. there was Van, stand
| ing like a statue of misery on the
front porch of the main hotel. Jonesy
stared and stared.
Els that the man?" he says, choking
up. WAS he sweet on MabelY
"Sweeter n a molasses stopper"
says |. But he's going away in a
day or so"
He commenced to laugh. and /
thought he'd never stop.
What's the joker | asks after a
year or so of this foolishness. LET
me in. won't your"
He stopped long enough to ask one
more question. 'aTell me, for the
Lords sake!' says he. did she know
who he WASP"
"Sartin." says /. $50 did every 9th
er woman around the place. You'd
| think so IT,
He walked off then, laughing him
self into fit. Good night. old man.
he says between spasms "See you
later
If he hadn't been so big carlated
I'd have risked a kick.
A whole lot Of the boarders had gone
on the evening train, and at our house
Van Wedderburn was the only one
left. He and Mabel and me was the
full crew at the breakfast table the
follering morning. The fruit season
was quiet one. / done all the talk
ing there was. Every time the broker
and the housekeeper looked at each
other they turned red.
Finally twas chopped hay" time.
and in comes the waiter with the tray.
And again we had surprise, just like
the one back in July. Percy want on
hand, and Jonesy was.
But the other surprise want nothing
to this one. The Seabury girl was
nightly set back. but old Van was
paralyzed.
Cereal. sir?" asks Jones, polite as
ever.
"Why-why, you-you rascalm hol-
lers Van Wedderburn. what are you
doing here?"
Il have few days vacation from
my position at Providence, sir" an
swers Jones.
why. Robertp' exclaims Mabel Sea-
bury.
Van swung around like he was on a
pivot. do you know himY' he pants,
wild as coot
Twas the waiter himself that an
swered
"She knows me, father he says.
In fact she is the young lady / told
you about last spring"
Did you ever see the tide go out
over the fats? Well, that's the way
the red slid down off old Vans bald
head and across his cheeks. But it
came back again like an earthquake
wave. He turned to Mabel once more,
and If ever there was a pleading
Don't tell In mans eyes twas in his.
Cereal. sir?" asks Robert Van We'd
derburn.
Well, l guess that's about all. Van
senior took 1t enough sight more
graceful than you'd expect under the
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. lie Went SIFdlX1I UD
to his room and never showed up till
supper time Then he marches to
where Mabel and his SON was on the
porch, and says he:
Bob" he says, III you don't marry
this young lady within month I'll
disown you for good this time. You've
got more sense than | thought. Bless
ed II see who you inherit it fromv'
Jonadab amt paid me the quarter
yet. He says the bet was that she'd
land a millionaire and Van Wedder-
burn afore the season ended, and she
did. So he fggers that he won the
bet. Him and me got wedding cards
week ago, 50 suppose .Jonesys and
Mabel are on their honeymoon now.
] wonder II she's ever told her hus-
band about what heard in the bay
berry bushes. Being the gamest sport
for woman that ever see. IN gam
bic she amt said word about it.