The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1911-12-28

widow does In town. There Is so
ciety and there Is shopping. But when
3he goes out to her country house,
what then? She wants a rest and she
gets 1t In part by going fishing, II the
lake or river or creek isn't too lar
away. She may give 1t up for the
day after nlbblc or two, but she mas
rested and had time to think OF iaan.
things. 1t was SO with the Widow
Coleman. After her trunks had Leea
unpacked and the servants had set
tied into their places she took pole
and line and went through tho woods
to the creek. She fshed and she
thought She fshcd and she medi'
tatcd She fshcd and she felt irri'
tatcd and annoyed,
That's womanS way. She VIII
give a lover his congo In the most
emphatic terms, hoping never to see
| his face again. and then get mad be
cause he doesn't come around ana
show It the day after. When the
Widow Coleman dispatched that note
she fully expected the sculptor 10
come rushing to the house within an
hour When he didn't rush she eX.
pccted note in reply No note she
waited two months and then flew to
the country. She carefully suppressed
the fact OF her going from the COZ
umns OF the society journals, but al
the came time told some one who
would be sure TO tell Mr.. Vernon.
! Two weeks Of fishing and thinking
and signing, and no Mr. Vernon! she
didn't exactly say out loud that Mr.,
Billy, the Terrible, could 20 hang, but
she thought It.
And down nj the house one after
noon, while the fishing and thinking
were going on. an Italian Eramp APP
piled for food and was reiuned It. lie
went out of the cato mutterlns and
threatening, and caught q chicken IN
the road and started up through the
woods TO roast and eat II.
As he found spot to make camp
he caught sight of the widow flshing
Here was chance for revenge. and
perhaps plumber. He got down on
hands and knees and crept toward
her. but while he was yo! yards away
stick broke under his knee and she
spraus up to take In the situation and
scream out and then fall in a faint.
When she recovered consciousness
MIR Vernon was bending over her and
sprinltIng water in her face.
Il was passing In M auto and
heard your scream" he simply cS'
planned
"Dut there was n man here" she
said,
yves, and hos here yet"
And saw knife In his mouth as
he came creeping toward me-
Il have the knife"
And, mercy on me. you arc bleed
Tag from tho arm"
Yes. he cot me when ! closed In
on him. If you will got up ! Will
help to the auto and take you home
! I've got the fellow securely bound
and he wont get away while | am
gone. He's got face on him that
isn't pretty to look at
II was only few rods to the high
wry and the auto. and no more words
were spoken until the house was
reached. Then the woman said:
clyde, you must come In and have
that wound dressed"
He went in, and with her soft fin
, gers she bandGged It, rejoicing tina
it was only n lively scratch Whei
tho dressing was over she looked hin
souarely in the eyes and asked:
Clyde. did you hit that man VIII
club
mo, ma'am," he answered in raul
=. er defiant way.
!, Then with what?"
. with my fist"
: And where"
= ION the point OF the Jaw. JUS
where knocked out Billy the Tel
rible"
She turned and locked out OF tn
= window for n moment, and then trrr
ed back to say:
g Pm glad you did! You 90 out O
y the yeranda and smoke ana Ill To
VI the constable over the telephone
o. come and re. the follow. Yes, it
e awfully nice 20 be able to hit ma
y ON the point Of the jaw! ! ciaio'
le wish | could have seen you do IT."