The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-01-14
HER FOURTH
81 N. QuAp.
copyright 1910. BY Associated Literary
Press.


lcopyight 1910. by Associated Literary
Presa.l
what IN farnation Is this about
your marrying Jim Carter yesterday r.
said Henry Doty 70 Eunice Smith.
eve were married" was the reply.
But was going 70 marry you my
belfF
II never knew It. You never said
anything about t."
And you won't get a divorce from
JlmT
"Of course not"
"By gum. Eunice. this is using man
mighty meant | was jest taking time
70 think things over, and you 60 on
and marry, It's mean trick on a
fellerr
'Oh, there are other girls"
but don't want EN-. l want you,
and I'm going to stay single tin my
chance comes"
It came in about a year. James
Carter was assisting neighbor to
load saw logs when one OF them broke
loose and rolled over him. and be was
no more. Henry Doty didn't rejoice.
but he was on hand at the funeral. lie
oversaw things for the widow for three
or four days and then returned to his
Job. AS he held her hand and babe
her goodby he said:
"Eunice. there was something /
wanted to say 20 you. but 1t slipped
my mind Mebbe III think Of II next
lime | come
The widow returned to her parents,
and the hired man made her a call
three or four times a week, but be
never talked love. He simply thought
love when he was alone. They'd get
married when the year was up. and
when they got to the Falls they'd put
up at the best house and hang the
expense Fourteen months had passed,
and Henry was thinking OF tying a
string around his thumb to make him
remember TO ask Eunice that question
when he was suddenly told that she
had married a wire fence man who
was working 10 the neighborhood. he
creased his boots and combed his hair
and went over to the house to say:
"Eunice, II you've gone and done 1t
again I can never forgive you! You
knew l was calculating to marry you
myself"
But you never said anything about
It." she retorted.
"But / was getting ready to-"
"If you'd only sald"-
"Oh. we'll, III have to stand It. sup
pose Mebbe it's al for the best.
Mebbe the living Will be cheaper by
that time. I'm going to keep right on
Jest as am till ! get you"
Mr.. Davis. the second husband. was
fat and rugged and seemed good for
forty years more Of life. but one can
never tell about those things. he was
made a very happy man By the mar
riaae and continued in the wire fence
business to make others happy. After
eight months had gone by he was put
ting up d fence for farmer one day
when a thunderstorm came up. Mr.
Davis had his hands on the wire when
the electric fluid found It and shocked
him to death. Queerly enough. Henry
Doty was driving past in a wagon at
the time and was the messenger TO an
nounce the sad news to the double
widow. He realized that It was no
time 10 speak Of a bridal trip then and
held bis peace.
Once more the widow came back to
the old home. and things went on as
before. Henry returned to the habit
Of dropping in frequently, and he only
waited for the days to pass until be
could ask the question always upper
most III bis mind. One evening be
presented himself with q string twist.
"a around his thumb, but when the
widow called his attention to It ne
couldn't remember what he bad made
sure not to forget Now and then the
farmer for whom he labored and who
knew bis thoughts would jog him with
Henry. the time IS passing along
ana the widow may step off again any
day"
"But don't hear Of anybody being
after her"
lyon don't always hear about such
things. widows step right of without
much counting"
sYes. must speak to Eunice ] was
a-thinking this afternoon ! would
But he didn't. He just let things
drift on. and one Sunday evening he
dropped Ii JUST after she had married
the rural mali carrier on that route.
Henry was indignant and desperate
.'Why didn't you say somethingP he
demanded Of the bride.p
'fYhy didn't youW
"Say, this Is throwing good man
aowu powerful hard This is the third
time I've lest your
sBut you've never said you wanted
NE. You don't expect woman to pop
lhe question ao YOUR
Gan right. Euniee al right ! can
wait Bound 70 get You and make
rip II I wait long enough
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