The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1910-01-08


between the houses
Mr.. Sill spen, toilsome evenings in composing
TO his neighbor Alter three weeks during which
reply and the fence lay fiat the ground he
spoke to Dan morning:
Miss Comstock say anything about little
er-busness letter l sent her? ! a mailed i,
three weeks ago.
Mailed it," said DAN
YES
AT the post-offiee?"
YES
Guess it's there yet, then Mr. Sill We don't
neither OF us get T. the pos-ofhce
We'll, tell her there's letter there for her. will
you,"
Yes. subj" assented Dan eheerfully.
That afternoon. as they saving through Of
the large trees Dan suddenly paused and looked up
She won't let me get IT out" he said
Whats that
"She won't let me set that letter out O. the post
Office
"Dun know" Dan pushed the saw again.
Only two persons. possibly three. understood why
the foot OF Miss Tillie Comstock crossed the
threshold OF the post-ofice.
Thirty years before coming home Friday night
from prayer meeting. Elmer Dagset-hc post
then-had squeezed her hand in the moonlight.
and asked if he nigh, pay attention her And she
in the moonlight-had told him that he might The
next Friday night he walked home with Amelia Bacon.
and they had spoken to each other since.
The possible third person Amelia Bacon whom
he had married If Miss Title could only have
that he had never known.
On the morning after his conversation with Dan Mr.
Sill walked the fallen fence and knocking Miss
Comstocks kitchen door, gave her the first that
their joint property in disrepair.
Miss Tillie put her pink sunbonnet and accom-
panied him down the garden walk As she surveyed
the gap and lengths her face took the color
of the sunbonnet.
1T looks as il We should hat to have a hull new
fence Mr.. Sill said.
"Can't-can't it be hxed." his neghbor ssammered
"Twouldnt really pay. You for yourself
the posts all along pretfy-er-decayed." Mr. Sill
gave of them kick with his heavy-soled shoe.
The question is what kind OF 4 we'd better
put up
Mr. Sill politely deferred to hi. neishbor and Mis-.
Tiie could not decide She did not want wire
the house in a thunder storm. Stats
venient for boys. Boards ugly and shut of
view up the Pickets made the best-looking
fence If had the front Of it your way. but they
expensive.
Reckon we'll have to build We a stun wall" said
Dan who had drawn near, with his wheebarrow and
rake
After several visits at the back door of mornings
Mr. Sill went evening to say that whatever fence
she might choose, he would be pleased have all the
posts on his side.
Miss Tillie treated him to glass Of home made wine
and plate of seed cakes. and the next time Mr. Sill
over he wore cuffs.
That the following evening. Miss Tiie had
taken time consider his kind offer. and thanked him.
but she could be selfish and unneighborly
accept it.
Not every post, Mr. Sill" she said. But have
plan. Why can't each have every other post?
She put the question the carpenter, when he
the next morning to make estimate.
" Ii you want Virginia snake. ma'am," he said
II while they discussing IA. pickets
square that Luther Sill went down and bought
hat and three neckties with ginss OF red in them
The days grew short; and the sunsets took their
colorings. The spice of drying leaves in
the air There came = morning when Mr. Sill told
Dan that he might down the old fence and begin
cutting it up.
"Fin'ly decided what she wants, has she." asked
Dan.
Mr.. Sill vigorously pulled of loose ribbon
We amt going have any fence at all" he said
Going throw il all into big lot. He jerked
off several pckets and sent them after the strip OF
ribbon. And Dan, you and me've got to work lively
that heap OF timber there Its right in the
way Going to pu, ell on our house The place
VIII. look good with An ell
Dams gaze rested for while on the pile OF timbers.
then travelled slowly to the Sill house.
when ye goin' to build on."
Amt going to build Going on" He
pointed the marigolds and sage to the house.
Going to put that rollers and move it over and
join it on and put sullar under II, before ground
freezes"
With a dropped jaw. Dan regarded the Comssoek
house for another long period At last he turned back
to Mr.. Sill
What's goin' to become o. her" he asked slowly.
with motion of his head his shoulder. There
was chuckle in Mr.. Silrs throat.
"Oh. shes coming with the eli, he said.
Dan began slowly pulling off pckets- Gradually m
idea took form in his mind. A giimmer came IN his
eyes. and he wiped a smile off his lips with his sleeve.
BE yos-be you athinkin' OF"
Il be-" said Mr.. Sill