The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1910-11-15

talhlAs earnestly together, seen ~ -
I!snl o. d candle which they ba7 NE
tLeH' We're Dot and the strar~SI- Win
latter no longer old and 49, t1a
young, strong. strapping feITo~ t-I a
mig In his hand his disgnf,' '11'-
am sorry for this, John -
truly sorry said Tackleton, r.~7'e,
Is what | have suspected IL
cilncned his strong right hand S."t
ne would have beaten down II
but Enclosed it again ana i.~"-
open palm before the eyes Of -
ton-1or he was tender Of 49,
then-and SO they passed out ana
tell down upon d desk, Weak
infant. ~ La
He was wrapped up to the chin an,
puss WIN ms hose and parcels ...
side when Dot came into the vo,
say goodbye. She seemed 81 @
and cheerful and she kissed p.~.
ana May. HOW could she yfn+-,~
reVeal her face to them wfrh1., ~
blush Tackleton watched har %
ly. Tilly Slowboy was waIkir.
and down with the baby and croe-.~,,
10 Il: DID the knowledge that it vas
10 De its Wltes, then, wiring its h4a~..
and did Its fathers deceive II r1lr,
the cradle to the gravel" Rr- the
was evidently a reflex Of what MIS-
SloWboy had overheard in the m4t.ar
OF Bertha's love for TackIeton arJ
had nothing to do with Dot ana fhe
Now, then, give me the
paoy' cried Dot as she got into the
wagon, goodness me. where's Johnos
He's going to walk by the horses
head" said Tackleton with a malicious
relish OF the situation. '9EaIk i'm tht.
weather? Why, joint" Johns nut
He'd CUR made an Affirmative gesture
and the false stranger and the nurse
being bundled in the party set off in
anita 6iffarort cni~i+~ - -
part OF some Of them, than those i'm
which they had arrived at the TOW
makers house ON hours before.
When Dot and the baby and Tflv
had gone to bed the carrier sat alone
by the hearthstone and brooded. Now
and then murderOus thoughts cana
into his mind against which he fought
strongly, sometimes fierceIy, so that
he might not give way to them. The
only thing in all the world tina seem
ed to be of cheer was the Cricket.
which even in this depth of agony.
was a voice Of hope to John. All
night the carrier sat by MS now desc
late hearth. The cold, gray dawn
found him there, and he aroused him
self. This was Tackleton'a wedding
day, he remembered; he had thOughe
to have gone merrily to church with
Dot, but such plans were at an end,
It was their wedding day, too. An.
how little had he looked for such a
close to such a year! John went out
and walked up and down before his
own door. He had not been long
walking there when he saw Tackelton
driving UP in his chaise, the horse and
the vehicle decorated with wedding
favors and Tackelton himself spruced
up wonderfully for his marriage.
"Just drove over to Sec what had
nothing rash on our part,
[ hope said Tack1eton. mo- said
John. "nothing-as yet" They en-
tered the house, and found lilly Slow
boy in a state of great agitation. She
had knocked at the strangers door 10
call him to breakfast, and had re-
ceived no answer; had applied her
eyes to the keyh0Ie and had sen
that the room was deserted. Yes.
the Stranger had fled in the night.
and John had a long talk
together in private; that is, John did
most Of the talking-Which was not
his usual way at all-and Tackleton
interjected sneers until john warned
him he had better stop 1t. John toLd
how much he loved his wife, and how
he should always love her; he said
realized, now, his crime in taxing
such a young girl to De his wife. ana
his mistake in suppoS1ng that a 4Ifi
like Dot could really ever love a man
like himself. And much more to the
same effect, the gist of which vas
he loved Dot more thar ever
and forgave her. And when he had
there was Dot. who had en-
tered, unobserved, standing beside h'm
and crying out: "Oh, John, have
heard your noble words. 1 could not
away, pretend 11g | was ignorant
Of what has affected me with such
deep gratitude. But, dear John. 90
not "a hat it is all over until the
clock has struck again" mo hand
make the clock that will strike
me again the hours that are gone
but let 1t be as you wish, Dot
Tackleton was off muttering that
were a lot Of idiots; Dot vas
the baby was crying and TIL?
was bowling. h chance
had the Cricket in such a concert Hht
calm was restored through az
.on'shment as Caleb Piummer c&iNa
n LEADING hic blind / mn