The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1914-02-05

~. In response to slap from the
rcins. got under way once more. The
axles squeaked and screamed.
"Gee" cried one youngster from the
steps Of the store. sits the steam
calliope. when's the rest OF the show
comin'r
"IIir yelled another. See how
close they're Rugged up together
Amt they lovin'! It's a weddln'"
shut up! roarcd out the tortured
Railey. whose hat had blown back
into the body " the sulky. leaving
his bsd head exposed to the cutting
wind.
The audience begged him to give
them lock of his hair and added
other remarks u a personal nature
concerning the youth and beauty of the
bridal couple and their chariot Mr..
Bangs was In state Of dumb frenzy
Debby. who without her trumpet had
heard nothing of all this. was smiling
and garrulous.
81 found all the papers" she said.
They're right under the seat. I'm
goin' to look 'em over SOS TO have
the interestin' parts all ready to show
Miss Dorcas when we get home. Amt
II nice found emf"
In spite OF her drivers remon-
strances. unheard because Of the non
adjustment of the trumpet. she reached
under the seat and brought out the
pile of Blazeton weeklies. With her
feet upon the pile TO keep IL from blow
ing away. she proceeded TO unfold
one Of the papers. II cracked and
snapped in the wind like loose main.
sail.
Keep that drafted thing out Of my
face. won't youy" shrieked the agon-
lied Bailey. "IIow'm goin' TO see to
steer with that smackin' me between
the eyes every other second?"
"Hey? Did you speak to me ?" asked
the widow sweetly.
What in tunket"-
IL want you To see this picture Of
the mayors house In Blazeton. Eva.
my husbands niece. lives right acrost
the road from him. Many's the time
I've set on their piazza and seen him
come out and go TO the city hall"
Keep 1t out Of my face. I tell you!
Reef II! Furl II. you-you womanl
l wish to thunder the piazza had
caved in on you! never see such an
old fool in my born days. Take II
away"
Mrs. Beasley removed the paper. but
only TO substitute another.
Here's Eva's brother-in-law she
screamed. Hes one Of the prominent
business men out there. so they put
him in the paper. Amt he nice
lookin'T'
Bailey's comments on the prominent
business mans appearance were any.
thing but catering. Debby continued
to reach for more papers. carefully
replacing those she had inspected in
the pile beneath her feet.
Il know what Ill do" declared the
hunt for that mlssin'
husband advertisement of Desire Hig.
gins. Let's see. now! Twill be down
at the bottom Of the pile. cause the
paper it's in is a last year one"
She bobbed down behind the high
Here 'tis"' exclaimed Debby. IL
it's in this number cause
there's a picture of the Palace hotel
on the front page. Let's see-'Dog
lost'-no. that amt II. Corner lot for
sale'-wish had money enough to buy
It. I'd like nothin' better than TO live
out there. Information wanted Of my
husband Here tits! Um-hum"'
She Strengthened up and eagerly be
gan reading the advertisement A ter
rife burst of wind tore around the
corner OF the bluff. The widow In her
at finding the advertise
ment had inadvertently removed her
feet from the pile Of papers. In an
instant the air was filed with whirling
copies Of the Blazeton Weekly Courier.
Henry, the horse. jumped sidewise.
The relns were jerked from the driv-
er's hands aud fell in the road.
"Mercy on u.s. shrieked Debby.
her companion about the
waist. What
LET go of mel" howled Bailey. push
Ing her violently aside. whoa! Stand
still.'
But Henry refused to stand still.
The tapping paper still chung to his
agitated head. lie reared and pranced.
jerking the sulky back and forth. Its
wheels still wedged In the ruts. Bal
ley sprang TO the ground TO pick up
The reins. lie seized them. but fell as
he did so. The tug at his bits turned
Henry's head. literally and figurative-
~. He reared and whirled about. The
sulky rose on two wheels. The
screaming Mrs. Beasley collapsed
against its downward side. Another
moment and the whole upper half of
he sulky-body, seat. curtains and
Debby-tilted over the lower wheels.
and the rusted bolts. failing to hold.
slid with a thump TO the frozen road.
The wind. catching II underneath as IL
slid, tipped It backward. Then Henry
ran away.
Miss Dawes, left alone In the house
1t the foot Of the hill, had amused her
self for time with the Beasley libra
~ which partially filled "A shelf in the