The Glenwood post., 1913-02-22
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~ clAu0iNG oloo0M.
An aight long Polly WAhaD ~
shivsse1 under the sheets anA g Z
s's1sek Whsa The eastern sky - 3
0Afn6 yellow anl the birds veeo -
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faes - the vaA AaA slast ~ ~ -
keAsas Dioskss-
The sereecAiAG Of tAe paao GhslD
q IL hank Asoe brought her bsO
Ming - tAs Aoor an6 - dpGss1 -
tie widow and looked oat. ~ ~
heavy With weariness.
Before the pump stood tan yssAo
aaa etaA In spotless white yaehtia0
clothes. His fair hair was guiltleas q
covering He was drinking water fFoO
. bright tin dipper.
Polly watched him with hated
breath-as one watches an apparitioa.
expecting It to vanish in thin air. Ba1
he did not vanish.
Polly raised the window \ few eau
tious inches and spoke gruMy.
DO you want anythingr shs ~
auired inhospitably.
The stranger turned . pair of vsey
blas eyes toward her. 1t was svs6soe
that - essh not So hsf. ut -
s4Aeo1 1t ~ sauttse.
Yea ~ ssDaieA deliberately. ~
~ bE1ag - half . csD q To-. ~
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II ~ anr' 0asnnFol Aelly 0oa6
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vaviAg . s1a-Sas.s1 haaA tswasAh ~.
Ro1v los1sl IL ViaAsW ~ hA11o0
- - tAe kitcAsa vAieA was . Ans0
- 1sssetsl = aAy kitcAsa vss1(
01stFsas a.l nai1s svay fron hsOe
Polly nAAs Aot Are e Pine nDo
liags. sst - tAs wams irua T. hsa6
0ileA the tea kettle, and ran upsta1so
-. dress. Her only thought was =
fseA aaA ct nd Of the ausssiy -
AaveA stranger o. the froat poccA.
Prsssatly she groDsd her va1
through the smoke filed kitchen vtt1
. tray oontainiAg crisp waAlss ~
bsttss. . cup Of tea and . cup oe -
fse With the sscessary sugar sAl
cream. Cautiossly she opened tAs
hack door and DsaceA the tray On ~
bench outside. Thea she re-Ioeks1
tAe 1eoe a1A hasteaeA to the ffoaa
wi.1ow.
"Your brsakfast b ready On ~
baek peech." announced Polly throagA
. crack of the window.
Thank yos." he saiA alertly, -
huSTS01 down Tie steps.
Hs seeDDsA short 1t sisht oe ~
brsakhast tzay anl shook his Aaal-
TAea ~ graspel ths coRse eaD 80
DsafeA half its esatsats upoa ~
aFoaoA. He repsaAs1 IL eDseak1so
witA. ~ - csD. Thea - sat 6svo
- ~ sesDo an1 pssess1sA - eo6
sa1ns ~ va0ss. AglnA1nG ~ .
sval1Sv q tsa 81 tAsa . sWazlpV q
os6se. 0s1osoly ~ laaDe1 - ~
fset, swspt his eap - anA a1lFsaso0
the Kitchen 6oor:
"Farewell. fair waGer!" hs sjaculaA
ed. and stalked away.
Polly Witham watched until his tai
form had DISAPPEARED down . woo1s1
road that led to the village. Then shs
sat down on the floor and alternately
laughed and cried.
Later in the morning she drove heR
little car down to the postofice. A
she passed the livery stable she no.
ticed that the newly washed carriages
were ranged along the curbstone.
On the front seat OF . horseiess
surrey sat her visitor Of the morn
ing, . rose in his lapel. A laprobe
was carefully spread over his knees
and he was sitting very straight and
staring right over the heads Of the
Indignant hverynan and the village
constable.
The constable rubbed his ear WITH
polished stick Of authority. ''Csos
down outer there. young feller." ~
rasped.
The straaGef smiled patrouixiAgiy.
my good maa. be good enough t.
bring me half . cup Of tea and half .
cup Of coffee" he said.
As the words died On his lips, the
strangers face grew pale and gasnt
His head droopeA and he efunpie1
down ON the sat.
"Ah!" cried impulsive Polly. ~ the
little crowd u onlookers held hack
from assisting the stricken maa.
Cant you see that he 10 III! Help
him into my car constable-he's .
friend Of ours." she lied.
In . few moments Polly was facins
toward home with the constable sup.
porting the unconscious man in The
seat beside her.
Late that Afternoon . little party oe
yachtsmeA called 1t Tie Witham
hone and inquired 1se Rolly's invalid
WHO had regatneA consciousness only
- sink int . AssD slanbsr. TAay sx-
p3aiaeA to Polly tat the stranger was
ra1a Anosy. eW1ss - IL y1sAt -
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Anssy - ossa su021ng ns0 -
oF01A - ~ dDm0o1 - WaAGAago
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