Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1911-11-30


heard tell of his gettin' anything out
of EN-
"And what'd he do with all the mon
ey he had when Margaret died?"
spent it. what he didn't lend and
give away and lose indorsin' notes for
his friends and then havin' to pay 'em.
And. speakin' of notes, heard Roland
Barnette say tother day that old Sam
had note comm due to the bank an
Blinky wasn't goin' to renew it any
more"
Course Sam can't pay it."
"Certainly he can't. | was in his
store day before yestiddy. and they
wasn't nobody come in for nothin'
while l was there. He don't do no
business to speak Of
How long was you there. HIP"
"From 8 o'clock to noon"
"What doin':"
"Nuthin'-jes' settin round"
81 seen him today goin' into the
bank. Guess he must We gone to see
Lockwood bout that note
well, l don't envy him his call on
Blinky Lockwood none"
'Mebbe he went in to deposit his
coupons Watty chuckled
Hiram snorted, and there was silence
while he filed and lit his pipe.
81 hearn tell this mornin'," he re-
sumed. that Josie Lockwood's goin'
to give party next week."
Yes; l hearn it too Angie Tuthill
was talkin' bout it to Name Garrison
up to Leonard & Calls. She said
they was goin to have the biggest time
this town ever see-goin' to decyrate
the grounds with lanterns and have ice
cream sent from Phillydelphy. and
cakes too. Can't make out what's
come into Binky to let that gal of his
waste money like that"
81 fgger," says Hiram after sa-
pient pause. "she must be gettin' it
up for that New York dood."
"Duncan?" -
"Uh-huh."
81 didn't know he was 'quainted with
the Lock woods"
II didn't know he was 'quainted with
nobody"
Nobody 'ceptin' Homer Littlejohn
and Hetty Carpenter, and they don't
seem to know much about him. l call
him darn Gurus. Hetty says he's allus
a-settin' in his room a-studyin' and
a-studyin and a-studyin."
"He goes walkin' mornin's, Hetty
told me-"
"Waal, he don't come downtown
much. Nobody hardly ever sees him
'cept to church.
Hiram ponders this profoundly, final
| ly delivering himself of an opinion
which he has never forsaken. Il claim
he's spicious character"
Don't look to me as though he knew
! 'nough to be much of anything"
"Waal, now. if he's "A real student and
they amt no outs bout him. what in
! tarnation's he dom here? That's jest
what I'd like to have somebody tell
me, Watty."
"IIetty seq he SEE he wants a quiet
! place 10 study"
Hiram shorts with scorn. ooh, fid-
die, You don't catch no Moo York
! young Teller a-settlin down in Radvillc
unless he's crazy or somethin' worse
"'Tan't no use tellln' Hctty Carpen-
ter that"
NO If anybody seq Il word ag'in
him she shcts 'cm right up"
"'Tain't only Hetty, but all the VIM
min s on his side
"Thats proof enough tc me he amt
right"
"Wimmin." says Watty as the result
of a psriod of philosophical considera-
tion lis all crazy about clothes. When
feller's got good clothes you can
make them see no harm into him. no
matter what he is. | pressed some OF
Duncan's last Satiddy. | never see
clothes-such goods and linin's. They
was made for him, too-made by tai
lor on Fifth avenue. MOO York. | fer
git the name now
WAL, Roland Barnette SEE they
amt stylish. He SEE they're too much
like an undertaker's gitup."
"Waal. Roland oughter know. Hes