Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1913-12-04

An right. And mine is John.
Captain-NSt. mean-how can
ever thank you?"
Thank me? What do you want tC
thank me for? | only handed ovei
somethin' that wasn't mine in the frs
place and belonged to you all along
didn't know il. that was the only
trouble"
But your promise to your father
feel"
You needn't I'm doin' the right
thing and / know II. And don't pity
me. neither. made up my mind
not TO marry Grace-unless. OF course.
she was set on it-months ago. I'm
'ickled 10 death to know she's goin'
have as good man as you are.
She'll tell you so. Grace, Hello,
she's gone"
Yes told her l wanted to tals
with you alone for a few minutes
Nat. Grace tells me that Aunt Keziah
was the one who"
she was. She met me at the Co
hasSet Narrows depot | was settin'
in the car. lookin out OF the window
at the sand and sniffin' the Cape air
somebody tapped me on the shoulder.
| looked up and twas her. | was sur
prised enough TO see her. | tell you
Way up there at the Narrows, I
couldn't have said word. anyway.
and she never gave NE chance.
Nat she says. don't talk now. Come
with me. quick afore the train starts.
I've come here on purpose TO meet
you. must talk with you: it's i'm
portant- You can 90 to Trumet on
the next train. tonight But now
must talk with you | must Won't
you please come. Nat?'
We'll. went The engine bell was
beginnin' 10 ring and We had 10 move
lively. l tell you. I swung her of the
step just as the car begun to move.
So into the waitin' room We went and
come to anchor on the settee. And
then. John. We had our talk. Seems
she left Trumet Wednesday afternoon.
Got the livery stable man 10 drive her
as fur as Bayport. hired another team
there and come on to Sandwich. Stay
ed overnight there and took the morn
in train which got TO Cohasset Mar
rows just ahead OF the one I was
comm on. She'd been so fraid OF be
in late. she said. She must see me
afore got to Trumet.
Well, she saw me and told me the /
whole yarn about you and Grace. She /
tried TO break it TO me gently. so | /
wouldn't feel too bad. She knew Il |
would be shock to me. she said. 1t
was a shock. in a way. but as for /
feelin' bad. didn't think the wc.,d I
OF Grace I'd do anything she wanted /
NE TO do; but most the way down on
the train-yes. and long afore that
I'd been dreadin' my comm home on
one account I dreaded tellin' her
that, unless she was real set on II.
she'd better not marry me-"
Nat. want TO tell you something.
Something that only one other per
son knows. Grace doesn't know Il
yet Neither does Aunt Keziah-the
whole OF IT, And II she knew I told
you even part I'm afraid she would,
as she would say, skin me alive
But | owe her-and you-more than
years So I'm going to tell and take
the consequences.
Nat, when-that morning after
your father died and after you and
Grace had agreed TOTO"
TO do somethin neither OF US
to do? Yes, | know. Go
ahead"
That morning Aunt Keziah came
home to the parsonage and broke the
news TO me. She did It as only she
could do such a thing. kindly and pity.
lngly and I made fool OF myself. I
expect; refused to believe her, be-
haYed disgracefully. and at last, when
had to believe It. threatened to run
away and leave my work and Trumet
forever. Ike coward. She made me
stay"
Did. hey?"
Yes. She showed me It was my
duty tc face the music. When
whimpered about my troubles she
told me her own story. Then I