The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-12-09
The Man
That Watched
BY HELoIsE BRAYToN

lowed he'd got to go west to look arte
farm his father had bought som
time afore he died. Mabel she didn
want him to 20 right Off, jest belt
married. but Cy he's not one o. theI
kind to throw things away, and b
wanted TO lease the farm for the mex
season. If he didn't do nothin' to once
It 'ud have to remain vacant, cause
was January, and there was somep'n {
do afore plowin' time. SO Mabel sh
didn't object.
Cy. havin' got nice little wife. fel
as IL he'd bought thoroughbred col
that mought be mistrented or some
body mought get away with while b
wasn't around. He had a specia
friend. Tom Jinkins, that he knowe'
he could rely on, and he says TO Tom
says he: Tom, I'm goin' west to SCI
about leasin' my farm. I'm goin' Il
stay till find party to take it, so
may not be back for several weeks
It's kind o. hard on me to leave new
wife right after marryin, and its
hard on Mabel too. l wish you'd go II
and see her oncet In awhile, take hel
to Sunday evenin' meetin' and IL Q
bang up good show comes along take
her to see 1t. That way she won't be
Sc lonesome"
"All right, Cy. Anything else?"
No" said Cy thoughtfully, ''nothin
particeler. You mought keep an eye
on Pete Owsley while I'm gone. Pete
and Mabel were mighty thick oncet
/ didn't know but she'd marry him
stead o. me. Course l have perfect
confidence in Mabel, but don't see
no use leavin' stable door open with.
out no good reason"
Reckon l catch on. Cy. I'll jest
keep my eve skinned"
COURSE it wouldn't do to let Mabel
know about it. She might not like it."
II understand. NUNS the word"
The first Saturday night after Cy
went away Tom slicked up and went
to see the bride. He thort she'd I'M
derstand his comm better If he told
her Cy was afeared she'd be lonesome
and knowed he was comm. So he
told her so. That was all right. She
allowed Cy was mighty thortful. They
passed pleasant evenin' together.
and Tom said he'd drop in oncet in
awhile agin.
The next time he did who should he
find there but Pete Owsley. Pete and
Mabel had been iist friendly like. and
Cy's thinkin there was anything more
between 'em was nothin' but material
jealousy. Mabel she done the best
she could to entertain two callers to
oncet. but Tom he made it kind hard
for her, SEEM her husban' had told
him he didn't want Pete hangin'
around Fact is Tom tried to set Pete
out Soon as Pete got on to that he
jist allowed he'd set there all night
afore he'd be driv out that way.
The end Of 1t was that Mabel had to
give 'em broad hint to go, and they
both went out at the same time.
you seemed kind o. huffy tonight"
said Pete to Tom as they went along
the road together under the starlight
WAL. Cy Mawl1ins is a mighty good |
friend o. mine, and he asked me to
keep his wife from beln' lonesome
while he was away. l didn't expect
to see you there"
why not?"
"Waal, / heered you and Mabel was
kind o. thick oncet, and allowed a
man that had been thick with another
mans wife before she was married
and had lost her wouldn't think it jist
right as soon as the man that beat him
went away to go snoopin' around"
"Oh. We didn't? WAL, all l got to
say is that when call on anybody /
amt goin' to ask your permission"
Jist then the road forked, and they
took different forks. Pete told Mabel
Ill about Toms interference, and she
,ent right off for Tom and wanted to
know what 1t meant Tom tried to
AXE the 'sponsibility on his own shout
iers, but 1t want no use. Mabel know
ID Cy had alters been Jealous o. Pete
Ind that Cy and Tom was close
friends. Takin' these two with the
act that Cy had asked Tom to look
tut for her, she suspected Cy had told !
Tom to look out for Pete too. q
Wimmen is kind o. contrary. Ma 1
vel managed the matter In her own v
way. She played soft to Tom, and
Tom knowed that Pete come to see Q
Ter often. She got Tom all mixed up !
o he didn't know whether he was on
is head or his heels. She was mad },
t her husban' for settin' a watch on
Ter, as she called II, and mad at Tom s
or bein' the watch set, but she allow e
d she'd shove all the punishment on a
er Tom.
Cy got home in the evenin'. Mabel U
moved he was comm and managed to 7
it Tom and Pete there at the same
me. When Cy come up the walk to
Is home he heered two men a-jawin' :
[ each other. He heered his busum
riend Tom Jinkins goin' for Pete. tell
L him that IL he ever come there agin
ed chaw him up. Ia
Cy went in, and there was HIS wife n
sttin' by the lamp SEWN as uncon- o.
lrned as possible. Both the men look -
at him, surprised. and Tom, sudden
comm to himself. looked as IL he'd n
Ike TO git out through knothole. Il
"Cy," said his wife. don't be skeer- al
Won told Tam 20 tale t,nar - 49,. N