Eastern Utah advocate. [volume] (Price, Utah) 1895-1915, 1913-03-20


me. hopin' 10 put me where I wouldn't
have any objection"
Jim Just drew OF a bit and looked
at me kind o surprised
How did you know that7' be asked.
cause it's az plain as yellar pump
kin" / answered.
II didn't know II myself tili you told
me-"
what do you mean by thatr
why. dad. tother day he said 10 me.
Jim. Mandy Barnes Is a nice girl. isn't
sheT You bet. | says why don't
you try to cit herr says he. 4 been
thinkin' that for some time. says l.
That was week ago Monday. This
evenln' dad said be thort he'd stay
home and read his farmers journals.
wonder n he didn't do II TO give me
chance TO do some sparkin'r
That's plain enough" said !. And
wonder whether nav and be IN.
derstand each other7 can see through
n man. but when one woman sets her
self TO hoodwink another it's a differ
ent matter"
give Jim Just enough encourage
ment 20 keep him where I wanted him,
and no more n couldn't have him
fSr n husband without bis paw for a
stepfather l wouldn't have either OF
en- Before I listened 20 Jim ! had
a.mlnd Go settle matters between Mfr.
Shndwell and nav. We kept n few
pigs Just 60 eat up the leavin's from
our table and TO sell when they got big
enough First thing did was to com.
plain TO mother that the sty was too
near our house. IL smelt bad. And
kept dlngin' at her 90 let the move II
an she give IN. Then one day when
she went 60 the county fair ] stayed
homo and had the sty moved close up
90 Mr.. shadwell's fence.
Nobody made any objection all one
night got out OF bed. went 20 the sty.
let out the pigs. scraped a hole under
the fence between our yard and the
Shadwells' potato patch big enough
for the pigs 10 git through and put 'em
all In the patch
The next mornin' looked out OF my
window and saw Mr.. shadwell stand.
In over his potatoes-those that the
pigs hadn't eaten-awearin' like n ri.
rate. Nav. she happened 90 take the
swill e. the sty nc that time. which
was mighty lucky for me and unlucky
for them
whats the matter. Mr.. shadwellf"
she asked. kind o. soothin'.
"Mntter ma'aml Why. the movin'
o your Wy up hero has cost me most
o. my potatocsr'
I'm sorry"
"what did you move Il fort"
MANDY did H."
"All I've got TO say IL Mandy better
move u back again. Mandy seems 20
be boss IN your house anyway
This made nav mad. and without
answcrin' she dumped the swill into
the trough nnd come back into the
house
lin come over that night and told
me his father was mighty sorry he'd
lost his temper I said TO Jim that his
father better come the newt sunday
night and not say anything about any
unpleaSantnea- and all would 10
smooth again. Ils said he'd give his
father my recommend and went away
early 60 make the old man feel more
comfortable
I'd been lookln' for n weak spot In
the fence between the two farms and
had one In mind. That night pulled
away enough or II 60 let our cows into
the Shadwell cornhcld You ought 20
seen that cornneld the next mornin'
! almost felt aaha med OF myself When
nav saw the damage that had been
done she went over 10 pacify Mr. Shhd
well. aud II ended IN their gittin' into
regular light lie said some one
must "a done Il n.purpose This riled
nav a litth. but she kept steady She
said she'd been wonderin Tor some
time why he didn't mend the weak
spots IN his fence. aud he said there
wasn't any weak spots. except what
had been made a.purpOse. Nav ask
ed II he was referrin' 20 her. but she
wouldn't give him time TO answer She
Just let out on HIN.
Mr. shadwell he didn't come over the
next Sunday night; no more did Jim
thought mebbe Jim had begun 20 see
through milestone. aud he had The
next day. after the COW destroyed the
corn. he and his father was hammerin'
az the fence all day didn't 80 near
EN- ! just waited Next day when
was goin' 10 the store ! met Jim In
the road lie hardly spoke TO me.
asked him what was the matter. and
he said I'd spoiled everything between
us, His father mad taken a great dis
like TO me aud had forbid his comm
over 90 our house eyenins any more
whats he got against meY' asked
In voice smooth, like peaches and