Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1914-01-15

you two dollars you haven't got on
any-er-winter fiannels."
Il never bet" ! retorted, and went
on folding up the steamer rugs.
I'D like to help" he said, but
you're SO darned capable, Miss Min
ME"
you might see IL you can get the
slot.machine empty" ] said. ITS full
of water. 1t wouldn't work and Mt.
Moody thought 1t was frozen. He's
been carrying out boiling water all
afternoon. II 1t stays in there and
freezes the thing will explode"
He wasn't listening. He'd been fuss
ing with his package and now he
opened 1t and handed it to me, in the
paper.
Its sweater" he said. not looking
at me. Il bought 1t for myself and 1t
was too small Confound 1t, Minnie.
wish / could lie! bought them for
you! There's the whole business
sweater, cap. leggings and mittens. Go
on! Throw them at mel"
But didn't. looked at them, all
white and soft, and it came over me
suddenly how kind people had been
lately, and how much I'd been getting
the old doctors waistcoat buttons
and Miss Pats furs, and now thisl ]
just buried my face In them and cried
Doctor Barnes stood by and said
nothing. Some men wouldn't have un.
derstood, but he did. After minute
or so he came over and pulled the
sweater out from the bundle
I'm glad you like EN-" he said,
but as l bought them at Hubbard's,
in Finleyville. and as the old liar guar
anteed they wouldn't shrink, we'd bet
ter not cry on EN-"
Well, put them on and was
warmer and happier than l had been
for some time. But that night when
| went out to the shelter-house with
the supper basket / found both the
honeymooners in wild state Of excite
ment. They said that about FIVE
O'Clock Thoburn had gone out to the
shelter-house and walked all around IT,
Finally he had stopped at one of the
windows of the other room, had
worked at 1t with his penknife and got
1t open, and crawled through. They
sat paralyzed with fright. and heard
him moving around the other room.
and he even tried their door. But it
had been locked
BY Friday of that week you would
hardly have known any OF them. The
fat ones were thinner and the thin
ones fatter, and Miss Julia Summers
could put her whole hand inside her
belt
And they were pleasant. They'd sit
down to supper of ham and eggs
and apple sauce. and yell for more.
They fused some still about sleep
ing with the windows open, especially
the bald-headed men.
Mr.. Won invalid was still there. and
not troubling himself to be agreeable
to any, but the Jennings family. He
and Mr.. Pierce carefully avoided each
other. but knew well enough that only
policy kept them apart Both OF them,
you see. were working for something.
Miss Cobb came to the springhouse
early Friday morning, and from the
way she came in and shut the door
knew she had something on her mind.
She walked over to where was pol
ishing the brass railing around the
spring-it had been the habit of years,
and not easy to break--and stood look
ing at me and breathing hard.
Minnie" she exclaimed, Il have
found the theft"
Lord have mercy!" said, and
dropped the brass polish.
II have found the thief" she repeat
ed firmly. Minnie. our sins always
find US out"
Il guess they do" said shakily.
and sat down on the steps to the
spring. "Oh. Miss Cobb, IL only he
would use a little bit OF sensel"
'sHe?" she said. "He nothing! IT'S
that Summers woman I'm talking
about. Minnie. knew that woman