Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1913-02-06
siety and there is shopping. But whom

siety and there Is shopping. But when
she goes out to her country house,
what then? She wants rest and she
gets II in part by going fishing, If the
lake or river or creek isn't too far
away. She may give 1t up for the
day after a nibble or two, but she has
rested and had time to think of many
things. II was so with the Widow
Coleman After her trunks had been
nnpacked and the servants had set
tied into their places she took pole
and line and went through the woods
TO the creek. She fished and she
thought. She fished and she medi-
tated. She fished and she felt irri-
tated and annoyed.
That's a woman's way. She will
emphatic terms, hoping never to see
his face again, and then get mad be-
cause he doesn't come around and
show ii the day after. When the
Widow Coleman dispatched that note
she fully expected the sculptor to
hour. When he didn't rush she ex-
pected a 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 col
umns of the society journals, but at
the same 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 go hang but
she thought 1t.
And down at the house one after
noon, while the fishing and thinking
were going on, an Italian tramp APP
piled for food and was refused it. He
went out of the gate muttering and
threatening, and caught a chicken in
the road and started up through the
woods to roast and eat 1t.
AS he found a spot to make camp
he caught sight of the widow fishing.
Here was chance for revenge, and
perhaps plumber. He got down on
hands and knees and crept toward
her, but while he was Yet yards away
stick broke under his knee and she
sprang up to take in the situation and
scream out and then fall in a faint.
When she recovered consciousness
Mr.. Vernon was bending over her and
sprinkling water in her face.
81 was passing In my auto and
heard your scream" he simply ex-
planned.
But there was a man here!" she
said.
Eyes, and he's here yet"
"And I saw knife in his mouth as
he came creeping toward me-"
81 have the knife
"And, mercy on me, you are bleed
ing from the arm!"
Yes, he cut me when I closed in
on him. If you will get up ! will
help to the auto and take you home.
I've got the fellow securely bound
and he won't get away while | am
gone. He's got a face on him that
isn't pretty to look at"
1t was only a few rods to the high
way 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 bandaged it, rejoicing that
it was only a lively scratch. When
the dressing was over she looked him
squarely in the eyes and asked:
"Clyde, did you hit that man with
q cluD?"
"No. ma'am," he answered In 2, rath-
er defiant way.
"Then with what?"
with my fist"
"And where?"
con the point of the jaw, just
where l knocked out Billy the Ter
rible'
She turned and looked out of the
window for a moment, and then turn
ed back to say:
I'm glad you did! You go out on
the veranda and smoke and I'll tell
the constable over the telephone to
come and get the fellow. Yes, it's
awfully nice to be able to hit man
on the point of the jaw! / almost
wish I could have seen you do it,"
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