The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1913-08-07

tight for half minute. he didn't
know what the matter really was. hut
he understood what | needed He al
ways does.
And after that everybody had a good
time, the ginger barber and Judy as
much as anybody. and could see Aunt
| Bette and Mrs. johnson peeping in the
pantry door, having the time of their
lives too.
| That dinner was going like an air
ship on high wind. when something
happened TO tange it's tail feathers and
] can hardly write 1t for trembling
| yet II was simple little blue tele
| gram. but II might have been nitro
glycerin on tear for the way IL acted
II was for me. but the ginger barber
handed it to Tom. and he opened it
and. looking at me over his full-after
many times emptied glass. he solemn
ly read 1t out loud. 1t said:
Landed this noon. Have ! your permits
| sion to come to Hillsboro Immediately? :?
| Answer ALFRED.
| 1t was dreadful Nobody said a word
and Tom laid the telegram right down
/ in his plate. where ii Immediately be-
gan to soak up the dressing of his sal
ad He was so white and sbaky that
Pet looked at him in amazement. and
then am sure she had the good sense
to find his hand under the cloth and
hold il. for his shoulder lowered against
hers and the color came back to his
face as he smiled down at her.
! don't believe I'll ever really get the
courage to look at Tom again until he
marries Pet which he'll do now, feel
sure.
| And as for the judge and Ruth
Chester, ! was glad they were sitting
beside each other. for could avoid
that side of the table with my eyes
until had steadied myself a few Sec
onds at least. The surprise made the
others had been dining seem statues
from the stone age and only Mr..
Graves fork failed to hang fire. His
appetite is as strohg as his nerves, and
Della Hawes looked at his composure
with the relief plain In her eyes.
Henrietta's smile in the judges di-
rection was doubtful. But they were
not all my lovers. and why that awful
silence?
couldn't say word and am sure
If it hadn't been for the doctor He
leaned forward. and his deep eyes
came out in their wonderful way and
seemed to collect every pair Of eyes at
the table. even the most astounded. as
he raised his glass
We all held our breaths and waited
for him TO speak.
mo wonder we are all stricken
dumb at Mrs Carter's telegram" he
said in his deep voice that commands
everybody and everything. even the
terrors of birth and death. The
whole town will be paralyzed at the
news that It's most distinguished cit-
, zen is only going to give them two
days to get ready to receive him.
can see the panic the brass band will
have now getting the brass shined
up. and | want to be the one to tell
Mayor Pollard myself, so as to sug-
gest to him to have at least two
hour speech of welcome to hand out at
the train. Wen make it one hot. .time'
for him when he lands In the old town,
and here's to him, God bless him!
Every glass high" They all drank,
and | suppose it helped them. / wish
could have drained a quart, but !
couldn't swallow sip, though ! did
good stunt of pretending.
The rest of this evening has paid
me off for every sin | have ever COM
mitted or am ever going to commit.
Tom took Pet home early. and hope
they walked in the moonlight for
hours. Tom is the kind of man that
any pretty girl who is loving enough
In the moonlight could comfort for
anything. I'm not at all worried
about him, but
The hour l sat on my front steps and
talked to Judge Wade must have
brought gray hairs to my head IL it
was daylight and could see them.
Ruth Chester had said goodby with
the loyeliest haunted look in her great