Dewey County advocate. [volume] (Timber Lake, S.D.) 1910-1913, 1913-05-02

and you Just shook hands again u
over"
jenkins stopped for breath, but
) didn't say q word. BY Jove, 1t all mad,
me bit sick. don't you know. Oh
/ must have been maudlin. that's wha
-maudlin. l managed to wag m,
head to start him OF again; couldn'
speak, you know!
yes. sir" Then you says: That's
all right. now, my boy; so you rur
along. because I'm awfully busy. To
morrow Well talk some more
"'Bully!' says the chap. Good night
old mani Then he turns back. kinder
smiling sidewise. It's sure on the
level, is 1t, that you're going to let me
have clear road with Frances?
"'Oh. bother Frances!' you says
laughing. Yes, yes, and when you
win her, she'll be to ME as my own
| girl. And l know Ill have her love,
too
What's that. says the young fell
low. kinder frowning. And you says,
easy-like, Why. We'll just be one hap
Ply family Then you chuckled like
YOU was mighty pleased and says:
And ! think she is learning to like me
pretty we'll already. Why. do you
know what she did tonight? She
came right up to me and in the sweet.
est way kissed me good night"
obi" l said, digging my fingers
into the bedclothes. Obi"
Yes, sir" said jenkins chokily. He
went on: This young fellow Just
marches right close up to you and
says, speaking kinder quiet and his
eyes shining, You say Frances kissed
you? And you sorter gave a laugh
and dug him in the side and you
says, I do believe the boy is jealous,
Why, yes. you rascal. she certainly
did-she kissed me-
Well, it's a lie,' he saws back.
pointing at you with his finger. Be
cause 1t amt Ike her And he got
closer.
See here he says, have you Just
been trying TO get gay with me to-
night? Huh.-weli, I'm just going to
box your jaws for luck!'
What" you gasps-'what.s that-
and you storms up to him-Why,
You young puppy, DO you know who
you're talking to- you says.
BAH he says. and he just goes up
and snaps his fingers in Your face.
You chokes kt.ue-. arc then ysu
yells at him: Why. you young ruff
fan, I've spanked you before, and
can do it again
Yah he says. making faces at
you. You spanked. You hit me when
l wasn't looking. Ny foot slipped.
Foot slipped, you banked foolv
you shouts at him, and then" Jen-
kins wiped his forehead Then the |
next thing l see, you mixed"
"Ah!" l breathed with relief. That's |
better"
l chuckled. Then suddenly I felt 70
norseful.
Where did hit him this time. Jen-
kins-did you notice? Was he hurt
much?"
Jenkins looked down, avoiding nv
eyes. I'm, not exactly, SIR he said;
in fact, it was-er-kinder the other
way"
| stared, aghast.
You don't mean. jenkins"
jenkins evidently did. His eyes ex-,
pressed both pity and embarrassment
What he did to you,"-he rolled
his glance upward. trying to shape
the idea-'I believe. sir. it's what you
might call"-his voice dropped-"I be-
lieve it's what they do call wiping I'd
the floor with"
/ closed my eyes an instant.
Finish" l whispered. feebly Zip
ping my hand at him. |
He left then, sir. but the noise:
brought Wilkes and We helped you
upstairs. You wouldn't go any farther
than the door of the Judges bedroom
wanted to tell him, we supposed.
When we got that far, noticed Mr..
Jack Billings door-it's right oppo-
site, you remember, sir-was standtngl
just little open. He called out veryl
anxiously and shrill: oh, do be very
careful of the pa1amas! My! my! | |
hope the pajamas are not hurt" /
And at that, you just bangs in
side the judges room and in about
two minutes, he stuck his head out. |
looking kinder towsled and mad like
he'd been walked from sound sleep.
and he fires a wrapped-up parcel at
the door opposite and yells:
There are your pajamas, you un-
natural, heartless prodigal! Pajamas,
indeed, at such a time!' And then 1
see Mr.. Jacks arm come out and fish
the package inside.
Then the Judge turns on me and
Wilkes and ordered us to clear out
and go to bed. And Wilkes said we'd
best do 1t because the Judge would
take care Of you and get you to your
room quietly. And the last thing |
heard before he slammed inside his
room was:
There's one thing; I've g>t a
daughter!'"
l looked at jenkins miserAbly lie
was right; he did have a daughter
and l wanted her. But just now, |
wished with all heart that she was
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