Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1910-04-22

blurt out that he didn't own the place.
The Lannon'S was astoDished. The
colonel wanted to know If it i,elOnged
to Mrs. Badger.
why. no." says Ase. THE fact IS
that Is to Say-you see
And just then the widow opened the
kitchen window and rai!cd TO en-.
Colonel Lamont" says she. there's
saiiboat beating up the harh"r. and
| think the folks on it are locking for
You"
The colonel excused himself and
run off down the hill toward the back
side Of the point. and Asaph was left
alone with the girl. He see. | spose,
that here was his chance to make the
best yarn out Of what was bound to
come out anyhow III a few minutes.
So he fetched a sigh that sounded as
If twas racking loose the foundations
and commenced.
And then he told Mabel that her dad
and her had been deceived; that that
house want his nor Mrs. Badgers;
twas the Wellmouth poor farm. and
he was pauper.
She was shocked all right enough.
but afore she had chance to ask a
question he begun to tell her the story
Of his life. Twas a fine chance for
him to spread himself. and l cal'late
he done 1t to the shippers taste.
Well. now, you take the green girl.
right fresh from novels and music
lessons. and spring that on her! What
can you expect? Mabel, she cried and
took on dreadful.
"Oh, Mr.. Blueworthy," says she.
grabbing his hand, I'm so glad you
told me. I'm SO glad! Cheer up" she
says. II respect you more than ever,
and my father and 1 will
Just then the colonel comes putting
up the hill He looked as If he'd heard
news.
Mabel took her dads arm and went
off down the hill. hopping her pretty
eyes with her handkerchief and smil-
ing back every once in awhile through
her tears at Asaph.
ANO" ~ hoPPOhNu lhaS khShS was a
selectmen's meeting that afternoon at
o'clock. was ON hand. and so was
Zoeth Tiddlt and most of the others.
Cap'n Poundberry and Darius Colt
were late. Zoeth was as happy as a
clam at high water. He'd sold the
poorhouse property that very day to
Colonel Lamont. from Harniss, who
wanted 1t for summer place.
And 1 got the price we set on 1t,
too" says Zoeth. But that want the
funniest part of it Seems old man
Lamont and his daughter was very
much upset because Debby Badger and
Ase BluewOrthy would be turned out
Of house and home count Of the place
being sold. The colonel was hot foot
for giving 'em q check for $500 to
square things. Said his daughter made
him promise he would Says 1: You
can give 1t to Debby II you want to.
but don't lay copper on that Blue
worthy fraud Then l told him the
truth about Ase. He couldn't hardly
believe 1t, but finally convinced him.
anu hC aluNC OuL tnC CuCCh W 0CUUy.
l took 1t down to her myself just after
dinner. Ase was there, and his eyes
pretty nigh popped out Of his head.
"Look here says to him; If you'd
been worth continental you might
have had some of this. AS it is, you'll
be farmed out somewheres-thats
whatll happen to you"
And as Zoeth was telling this In
comes Cap'n Benijah. He was happy
too.
Il carlate the Lannon'S must be buy
ing oil the property alongshore." he
says when he heard the news. II sold
that old shack that took from Blue
worthy to that Lamont girl today for
$3.50. She wouldn't say what she
wanted Of 1t, neither, and didn't care
much. l was glad to get rid Of it."
Il can tell you what she wanted of
It," says somebody behind us. We
turned round, and twas Colt. He'd
come In. II just met Squire Foster"
he says. land the squire tells me that
that Lamont girl come into his office
with the bill Of sale for the property
you sold her and made him deed 1t
right over to Ase BluewOrthy as
present from her"
"WhatT says oil hands. Founder
~ loudest Of all.
That's right" said Darius. "She
told the squire long rigamarole about
what a martyr Ase was and how her
dad was going to do something for
him. but that she was going to give
him his home back again with her
own money. The squire tried to tell
her what 10 good Ase was. but she
froze him quicker'n- Where you 60
ing. Cap'n BenijeY'
hollers Poundberry.
We all said we'd go with him. and
we went. six In one carryall. As we
hove In sight Of the poorhOuse a bug
gy drove away from 1t. going In t'other
direction.
THAT looks like the Baptist minis
ter's buggy" says Darius. What on
earth's he been down here forT'
Nobody could guess. As we run
alongside the poorhouse door Ase
Blueworthy stepped out. leading Deb
by Badger. She was rs red as an auc-
ton flag.
by time. Ase Blueworthy." hollers
Cap'n Benijah. starting to get out Of
the carryall. what do you mean by
Debby. what are you holding that
rascal's hand for?"
But Ase cut him short. "Cap'n
Poundberry," says he. dignified as Il
boy with stir neck. II might pass
over your remarks to me. but when
you address my wife,
"Your wife?" hollers everybody
everybody but the cap'n. He only sort
Of gurgled.
my wife," says Asaph. when you
men-church members. too, some of
you-sold the house over her head I'm
proud to say that ], having home
once more. was able to step forard