The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1911-04-08

FOR. your he beloved at poor Henry,
the horse. which had stopped to rest.
u carlate the critter thinks that last
| cyclone must have bowed me sky
high, and he's waitin' to see where l
light. Git dapr'
Il guess ! shall get out very soon
now" painted Phoebe. There's the
blacksmith shop over there near the
next hill. and this house In the hollow
must be the one I'm looking for"
They pulled up beside the house In
the hollow. A little story and half
house It was. and. judging by the neg.
lected appearance Of the weeds and
bushes In the yard. II had been unoc-
cupied for some time. However. the
blinds were now open. and a few
fowls about the back door seemed to
promise that some one was living there.
The wooden letter box by the gate had
a name stenciled upon IL. Miss Dawes
sprang from the buggy and looked at
the box.
EYES," she said, this is the place
VIII you come In. Mr. Bangs2 You
can put your horse In that barn. I'm
sure, II you want to-"
But Bailey declined to 20 In. He
declared he was going on to tho black
smiths shop to have that wheel fixed.
| He would not feel safe to start for
home with 1t as II was He drove of.
and Miss Dawes, knowing from life
long experience that front doors are
merely for show. passed around the
main body Of the house and raped on
the door In the ell The rap was not
answered. though she could hear some
one moving about within and shrlll
voice singing ''The Sweet By and By"
So she raped ngaln and again, but
still no one came to the door. At last
she ventured to open 1t.
A thin woman with her head tied up
in a colored cotton handkerchief was
In the room vigorously welding q
broom. She was singing In high
cracked voice. The opening Of the
door let In q gust Of cold wind. which
struck the singer in the back of the
neck and caused her TO turn around
hastily.
Hey" she exclaimed. Land sakes!
You scare u body to DEATH Shut that
door quick! aint hankerin' for in.
fiuenzy. Who are you? What do you
want2 Why didn't you knork? Where's
my specsr'
She took pair OF SprCtaces from
the manteshelf and set them on the
bridge of her thin nose.
81 beg pardon for coming in" shout
ed Phoebe. You are Mrs. Beasley
aren't your"
81 don't want none" replied Debby
with emphasis. $50 there's no use
your wastin' your breath"
After some strenuous minutes the
visitor managed to make II clear &c
Mrs. Beasley's 1ind that she was no
peddler. She tried to add a word o.
further explanation, but 1t was effor
wasted.
"'Tain't no user snapped Debby
II can't hear you, you speak SO faint
Wait till get my horn. It's In tn
settin' room"
Phoebe's wonder as to what tn
horn" might be was relieved by tn
widows appearance moment late
with the biggest ear trumpet her calle
had ever seen.
"There, nowr' she said, adjustln
the instrument and thrusting the be
shaped end under the teachers nose
Talk into that II you amt peddlel
what be you-sewln' machine agent?
Phoebe explained that she had com
, some distance on purpose to see Mrs
Beasley. She was interested In tn
Thayers. who used TO live In Orhan
particularly In Mr.. John Thayer, VIII
died In 1854. She had been told tina
Debby formerly lived with the Tha,
, ers and could no doubt remember
great deal about them.
Mrs. Beasley, her hearing now with
In forty-five degrees of the norma
grew Interested. She ushered her VII
itor into the adjoining room and pro
fered her chair.
, what you so interested in tn
/ Thayers for?" inquired Debby. ION
/, VI NhV oc you' AhNy Nun
: leave nothln'."
{ No, the schoolmlstress was not a
heir, was not even a relative of tn
family But she was-was intereste
/, Just the same. friend of hers wa
: a relative and
, what is your friend" inquired tn
inquisitor-"a manT
/ There was no reason why Mis-
, Dawes should have changed color, bu
D according to Debbys subsequent te'
timony. she did; she blushed, so tn
widow declares.
> NO" she protested "Oh, no! It's
she's q child, that's ALA little girl.
I Mrs. Beasley remembered man
I things, but nothing at all concernin
John Thayer's life In the west.
. "He never wrote home but once G
twice afore he died." she said. IAN