The Glenwood post., 1912-09-07

she stamped her letter and ran over
to him and asked him please to drop
it in the postoffice when he got to
town.
'In do it, gal," was his hearty ~
ply. ITO Dick Redfern, eh? Dicks
a purity fine boy, and was glad when
I heard of the match. oh, yes, III
mail your letter"
And then--he didn't. He carried IT.
in the breast pocket of his coat and
never thought of it again. Miss Min
nie looked for Dick that evening, but
she looked in vain. The same next
day and evening-the same for a
week. Then she was both repentant
and indignant. In her repentance she
weut and in her anger she cried out:
81 was a fool to give him chance
to snub mel Dick Redfern can just
go to grass!"
And as the letter hadn't reached
Dick he was heaving sighs and calling
himself an idiot at the same time At
the end of ten days both lovers heard
some interesting news. Gossip had 1t
that Dick was to marry Susy Tomp-
kins and Miss Minnie had promised
her hand to Milton Swift. There was
nothing in it but gossip, but 1t made
two people very uncomfortable. Both
would deny the report about them
selves, but not about the other. With
a little more encouragement gossip
went SO far as to set the wedding days
and prepare the bridal outfits. Tho
old love was surely off in everybody's
opinion.
Then came a day when Farmer Col
Inns took down his best coat again to
hunt through the pockets in hopes OF
finding some tobacco for his pipe. All
of a sudden his good wife heard him
call out:
"Wall, now, by heck!"
Joshua, what you swearing for?"
was asked.
81 am an old fool!"
That's no news"
"I orter be kicked by a dozen
cows!"
You may get it if you live long
huff"
1.-TWO or three weeks ago Minnie
Baines asked me to mail letter in
town for her. Here 1t is. / forgot
all about it."
who's it writ to?"
"Dick Redfern."
"My stars! Joshua Collins, you
have surely cut dog in two! AS l
understand it, they had a little spat
about a hired man, and Dick got on
his high horse. After week Minnie
wrote that letter to make up. Dick
never got 1t. and now they are BOTH
going to marry some one else!"
by heck and by hen!"
Swearing won't do any good. You
have ruined two lives!"
"Here-gimme the letter." he ex.
claimed as he snatched for it; and
next minute he was out of the door
and running for the widows house.
Miss Minnie sat on the veranda alone,
and he held up the letter and said:
81 forgot to mail it!"
"Oh, Uncle JOSH" she moaned.
"Yes, went right past the postoffice
twice, and, like the old fool I am,
clean forgot"
I'm so sorry"
Noulu lldl ere lSlleT nave maui
Up the fuss between you?"
Il think So"
Then give it here"
But, Uncle Josh"
Gimme the letter."
With it in his hand he ran for his
barnyard, and five minutes later was
speeding toward the village on the
bare back of his old mare Six miles
there and six back. He made it in a
little over one hour, and brought with
him word that Dick Redfern would be
out within an hour Dick came, and
Joy and happiness were shedding their
radiance around like a 25cent electric
mantle when in walked Uncle Josh
10 say:
Them twelve miles on the gallon
was too much for Sally, and she's
dead! She was twenty-four years old,
however, and Pm an old fool, and II
you two folks make up and git mar.
ried your taters shan't cost you a cent
for the next year!"