The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1914-11-12
CHAPTER xI--continued.

Abraham flushed. He did not care
TO recall Samuel's wedding day. He
fastened to ask the other what had
decided him and Blossy to come TO.
day. and was Informed that Miss Abb.
gall had written to tell Blossy that II
b ever expected 10 see her Brother
Abe alive again she must come over
20 Shoreville at the earliest possible
moment.
Then | says ter Blossy." concluded
Captain Darby. Il says, n y |, Jest
femme SEQ hat air old h~enpecked
Abe Rose. I'll kill him er cure hint"
says Here. yer pipes out. Light
up agin!"
Abe struck the match with a trem.
bling hand. unnerved once more by
the speculation as to what might have
happened had Samuel's treatment
worked the other way.
e" left Blossy and Aunt Nancy
%arhuggin' an a-kissin' down stairs"
Abe sighed: Aunt Nancy alters was
more bark than bite"
"Humph! Barkin' cats must be
tryin' ter live with. Abe" he tapped
the old mans knee again. dew yew
know what yew need? A leetle vaca.
ton. a change OF air. Yew want ter
cut loose from this ALFRED old ladies'
shebang an go skylarkin'." Abe hung
ON Samuel's words. his eyes a-twinkle
with anticipation. "Yes.-yes. 20 sky
larkin'! Won't we make things hun ?"
NTha r'G hun p,ips an A,t ~ -
1ected Abe. with a sudden show OF
caution. Miss Abigail thinks more o.
washday than some folks does o.
heaven. Wharabouts dew yew cak'late
on a-goln'?"
''Tew Bleak HIN"
Abraham's face lost It's cautious
look. his eyes sparkled once more. Go
back to the l~ife-saving station where
he had worked In his Rusty youth
back to the sound OF the surf upon the
shore. back to the pines and cedars
OF the beach. out OF the bondage OF
dry old lavender TO the goodly fra.
GRANGE OF balsam and sea salt! Back
to active life among men!
Men, men. nawthin' but men,"
Samuel exploded as II he had read the
others thought. "Nawthln' but men
fer a hull week. that's my prescrip.
tlon fer yew! Haow dew yew feel
naow. mater"
For answer Abe made a quick spring
out OF his chair, and in his bare feet
commenced TO dance a gentle. rheu.
matic-toe-considering breakdown, cry.
Ing. "Hy-guy. Cap'n saml, you've
saved my llfe!" While Darby clapped
his hands together, proud beyond
measure ut his success as the eman.
cipator OF his woman.ridden friend.
Neither heard the door open nor saw
Angy standing OF the threshold. half
p~aralyzed with fear and amazenent.
thinking that she was witnessing the
mad delirium Of a dying man. until she
called out her husbands name. AT
the sound OF her frightened voice. Abe
stopped short and reached for the
blanket with which to cover himself.
"Naow don't git skeered. mother.
don't git skeered." he adJured her.
I'm all right In my head. Cap'n
Sam1 here, he brung me some won.
derful medicine. He"
"Biossy said o did, interrupted
Angy. a light OF intense gratitude
flashing across her face as she turned
eagerly TO Darby. "Lemme sec the
bottle"
Il chucked II out o. the winder." al.
hrined Samuel without winking. and
Abe fastened 10 draw Angy's atten-
ton back to himself.
See. mother. I kin stand as good
M anybody; hain't got no fever: | kin
walk alone. Yew seen me dancin' Jest
naow. tew. An o. | had that pesky
iastle banty rooster OF o doctor here.