The Detroit times., 1913-11-12

same sadness had been In her face
then And their marriage and his
death had both fallen In midwtnter.
No. this May date was not connected
with him.
Dearest, dearest." whispered Shir-
ley, and a slow tear drew its shining
track down her cheek. is there
something I've never known! 10
there"
CHAPTER XIII.
Uncle Jefserson's story.
John Valiant sat propped up on tho
library couch. an open magazine I'M
needed on his knee. The reading
stand beside him was q litter OF let
ters and papers. The bow-window
| was open and the honeysuckle breeze
blew about him, lifting his hair and
ruffiing the leaves Of the papers. In
one corner, In a splotch OF bright sun
shine. lay the bulldog. watching
strayed blue-bottle darting In panic
hither and thither near the ceiling.
Outside q colored MAZDA new &C
QUESTION Of Aunt Daphne's-named
Cassandra, black Tin Doctor South
alps phrase) as the inside OF a
cow" and dressed In a trim cotton
print "swing-clear." was sweeping the
big porch. Over the little cabin by
the kitchens. morning-glories twiried
their young tendrils. Before It's step
stood q low shuck-bottom rocker"
with q crimson dyed sheep-skin for
upholstery. on which was curled .
brindls cat. Through It, door Vail
ant could see Q spool whatnot, with
green pasteboard partitions. = chrome
framed In pine-covers on the wall and
on q shelf a creton-covered can full
Of bustling paper lighters. In the
garden three dArkies were labor1ng.
under the supervision Of Uncle 1si.
forson. The unsig6tly weeds and
lichen were gone from the graveled
paths, and from the fountain pool.
whose shaft now spouted slender
spray shivered by the breeze into .
million diamonds. which fell back In
to the pool with tintinabulant
trickle and drip. The drunken wild
grape-vines now trailed with . pruned
and sobePed luxuriance and the clam
or Of hammer and saw came from the
direction Of the lake, where q car.
penter refurbished the ruined sum-
mer-house.
The master Of Damory Court closed
the magazine with sigh. IF could
only do It all at once!" he muttered.
'It takes such q COMPOUNDED time.
Four days they've been working now.
and they haven't done much more
than clean up" He laughed, and
threw tho magazine at the dog who
dodged Il with injured alacrity. Az
ter Ill, Chum," he remarked, ITS
been thirty years getting In this con-
dition. l guess we're doing pretty
well"
He picked up . plump package and
weighed Il In his hand. There are
the seeds for the wildnerness garden.
Bachelor's-buttons and love-lies-bleed
ing and Jacob's-ladder and teuch-me-
nots and daRydown-dailies and phlox
and sweetwilliams and love-in-a-mist
and four-o ciocks-not . blessed hot
house name among 'em. Chum! Don't
they sound horny and old=3ashionedf
The asters and dahlias rahd scarlet
geraniums are for nearer the house.
and the pansies and pstunias for
that sunny stretch down by the lake.
Then there1l be sun-howres around
the kitchens and trumpet-vine over
the side Of this porch
He stretched luxuriously. 'T1l take
. hand at II myself tomorrow. I'm
20 right a. rain again now, thanks to
Aunt Daph and the doctor. Some
thing OF crlsty citizen. the doctor,
but he's all to the good"
A heavy step came along the porch
and Uncle Jefferson appeared with .
tray holding . covered dish with .
plate Of biscuit and Z round jam-pot.
Look here" said John valiant, II
had my luncheon three hours ago.
I'm being stuffed like . milk-fed tur.
key"
The old man smiled widely. "Et's
jes' or III snack er BROTH" he said
"Reck'n et'll kinder float eroun' DO
yuddah things. Daph ain got no use
TO- tea. She say she boun' ter mex
yo, at 70 ernuddah rassle Wild dem
moc'sinS. Dis yeah pots dat apple
buttah whut Miss Matte Sue SEN yo'
by Hickey Snyder"
Valiant shifted with satisfaction.
I'm getting 30 confoundedly spoiled"
he said. that I'm tempted to stay
sick and do nothing but eat. BY the
way, Uncle Jefferson. where d:d
Hickey come from? Does she belong
hores"
mo. sub. She come rom Hollis.
Half-Acre."
What's that?"
Oats dat ornery passle O. folks
yondah on de Dome" explained Unclo
Jefferson. "Dey's been dab longs An
Kin recommend babies er ramshackle
lot o. shif'less po'-white trash whut eit
erlonG anyways t all. Ain nobody
boddahs erbout dem 'less'n cts er
guv-ment agint. TO- dey makes dey
own whisky, en- dey drinks ct. too
That's interesting" said Valiant.
so Hickey belonged thcre1"
'Yas. sub; nebbah d. a-come down
heah 'cepin' TO- Miss Shirley. She
de ore. whut fotch de III gal oufen
dat place. en- put huh wild Miss Mat
tie Sue. three yeah ergo"
A sudden color came into John VA!
'ants cheeks. Tell me about t."
His voice vibrated eagerly.
Well. subj" continued Uncle Jef.
rerson. "dey vas one o. dem low.
down Observation-Disclosures. uamc' Greet
King, whut call hese'f de mayah oh
de Dome, EN- he went on de rampage
one day, en- took ahtah his wife. She
was er po' sickly CONAN. wild er IN
gal i've yeah oil by er cust husban'
he done beat huh heap o. times be.