The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1910-12-01

haps the shrill but not unpleasant ac.
cents of Angie Tuthlll as she pauses
on the threshold downstairs and in
jects surprising Information into the
nothing reluctant ears of Name Gar
rison:
He's got six suits Of clothes. three
for summer and three for winter, and
two others to wear to parties, one reg
ular full dress suit and another with
out any tails on the coat that he told
Miss Carpenter WIS dinner coat. but
Roland Barnette says he must We
meant q tuxedo. because nobody
wears that kind OF clothes except at
night. so how could II be a dinner
coatI And Miss Carpenter told ma
he's got twelve striped shirts and eight
white ones and dozens of silk socks
and two dozen neckties and handker
chiefs till you can't count and"
Name punctuates this monologue
with regular and excusable My
land" and the young voices fade
away into the midsummer afternoon
quiet. | am free to resume my inter
rupted flight of fancy. but | refrain
The atmosphere is soporifcrous hardly
conducive to editorial inspiration. and
| fud the commingled havors " red
cedar. glue and rubber quite nourish
ing
Presently Dr Mortimer. the minis.
ter. comes down the street IN com
pany With his deacon. Blinky Lock.
wood They are discussing some one
i'm subdued tones but catch refer
enres to worthy y ung man and the
vacancy In the choir
Josie Lockwood rustles into hearing
with Ressie Gabriel IN tow. Josie is
rattlng volubly but with hint of
the confidential in her tone. She in
sists that "of course | never let on
but every time we meet can just feel
bin looking and
Bessie interposes. why. Tracey Tan.
ner's just crazy for fear he'll take on
with Angie"
| can see .IoSies head toss at this
II bet he don't know what Angie Tut
hill looks like That's too absurd
absurd" is Josie's newest word It's
a very good word too, but sometimes
| fear she will wear II threadbare It
closes her remarks ds the two girls
dart into the postofiice. aud there Is
peace for time; then they emerge.
glggling, and hear Josie declare: "I'd
get Roland Barnette to do II. hut he's
so jealous. lie makes me tired"
Bessie's response L. lnaudible.
"Well." Josie continues. Pm simply
not going 10 send them out until /
meet him. Father said could give
1t a week from Saturday, but won't
unless
Bessie interrupts again fnaudibly.
"Of course / could do that. but IL
Just said Miss Carpenter and guests
that nosey old Homer Littlejohn d
think | meant him. too, and II only
said guest it'd look too pointed Don't
you think so2"
To my relief they pass from hearing,
and | feel for my pipe for couitUrt.
Anyway, never did like Josie Lock
wood. Smoking, mediate on the
astonishing power Of personality. Here
Is Mr.. Nathaniel Duncan no more than
fortnight in our midst (the phrase Is
used callously as something sacred to
country journalisml, and, behold, not
yet has the town ceased to discuss him
The control he has over the local mind
and imagination Is certainly wonder
full, the more so since he has appar
emily made no effort 10 attract atten
tion-rather. | should say, TO the con
trary. Quiet and unassuming he
goes his way, minding his own busi.
ness AS carefully as we would mind
1t for him, with all the good will In the
world, If only we could find out what
it is. But we can't leave him alone.
Tracey Tanner interrupts my mus
ings.
Hello" he twangs, like a tuneless
banjo.
"'Lo, Tracey" This lofty and blase
greeting can come from none other
than Roland Barnette.
where you goin'?"
"Over to the railway station"
"What for2"
"fo give you something to talk
about. I'm going TO send a telegram
to a friend of mine In Moo York"
"Aw, you amt the only one can send
kilograms. Sam Graham sent one Just
now"
'He didr'
"Uh-huh. Il was sort of hangln'
round when he came in, and seen
him send It myself"
Sam Graham telegraphing! Do you
know who 10, Tracey?" Roland's su-
periority is wearing thin under contact
with his curiosity. This surprising bit
OF news makes him distinctly more
affable and inclined to lower himself to
the socal level Of the son of the livery
stable keeper.
AS for myself. | am inclined to lean
out Of the window and call Tracey up
lest he get out OF hearing before