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

out remarking the open volume or
1.-THE Law of Torts." with its nuI,cr-
Gus pages painstakingly spaced by
slips of paper 10y way Of bookmarks.
is an attested fact. That it WAS al
ways the same volume is less widely
known.
Less directly-that is to say. via my
Window learned of him cornpen-
diously from sources which would
have been anonymous but for my long
acquaintance with the voices of The
townspeople. write these pages AT
my desk at home and if truths to be-
told. somewhat surreptitiousy-> But
with these voices ringing in my raem-
orys ear l seemed still to be sitting at.
my erstwhile desk by the window.
looking out over Courthouse square,
chewing the rubber heel of my pencil
the while l listen.
Immediately opposite. on the far
side of the square, the courthouse
rises proudly in all the majesty of its
coumned front and clapboarded sides
Farther along there's the Methodist:
church. very severe. with its rows OF
sheds on one side for the teams of the
more rural members. Behind them ALI
bulk our hills, dim and purple against
the overwhelming blue Of the sky. It's
very quiet. There are few sounds and
those few most familiar-the raucous.
warcry of a rooster somewhere on the.
outskirts of town. an interm6ttent
thudding of hoofs in the inch deep,
dust Of the roadway. Miles StetsoR
wringing faint but genuine shrieks of"
agony from his cornet in room be-
bind the opera house on the next
street, periodically shuttle of feet or,
the sidewalk below less frequently the
whine of the swinging doors at
Schwartz's place and above it all per
haps the shrill but not unpleasant &C
cents Of Angie Tuthil as she Yausess
on the threshold downstairs ana in
jects surprising information into the.
nothing reluctant ears of Name Gar
rison:
Hes 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 was dinner coat. but
Roland Barnette says he must We
meant tuxedo, because nobody
wears that kind of clothes except az
night, so how could it be dinner
coat? And Miss Carpenter told ma
he's got twelve striped shirts and eight
white ones and dozens of silk socks
7 =
chiefs till you can't count and
Name punctuates this monologue
with regular and excusabie 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 soporferous. hardly
conducive to editorial inspiration. and
l find the commingled havorS of 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
IN subdued tones. but | catch refer
ences to a worthy young man and the
vacancy III the choir.
Josie Lockwood rustles into hearing
with Bessie Gabriel in tow. Josie is
rafting 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
him looking and
Bessie interposes. "Why. Tracey Tan
ner's just crazy for fear he'll take on
with Angie"
can see .Iosies head toss ut this
81 bet he don't know what Angie Tut
hill looks like That's too absurd"-
absurd" is .Tosie's newest word ft'S
Z very good word. too but sometimes
/ fear she will wear ii threadhare- IT.
closes her remarks as the two girls
dart into the postofice, and there is.
peace for time: then they emerge.
giggling, and | hear Josie declare: I'D
get Roland Barnette to do it, bur he's
so Jealous. He makes me tired
Bessie's response is inaudible.
well" Josie continues. I'm simply
not going to send them out until L
meet him. Father said / could give
1t a week from Saturday, but l won't
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