La Junta tribune. (La Junta, Bent County, Colo.) 1881-1939, 1914-07-18

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what do - msaa:'.
Nancy glanced through the opsn
barn door toward the house. ana
came . step nearer 70 the old man.
''Listsn! Twas you that was tsllin'
me Miss Polly hid lover In the
first place. wa'nt Il. Well, one day
thinks finds two and two, and !
puts EN- tsrgether an makes four.
But Il turns out ter b. five-an' NO
four At all. 1t ALL"
With gesture Of indifference Old
Tom turned and fell to work. h
If you're goin' ter talk ter me,
you've got ter talk plain horse
sense." he declared testify. II never
was no hand for Tigers"
Nancy laughed.
We'll. rs thia." she explained.
Il heard somethin' that made me
think him an Miss Polly was lovers. .
"Mr. Pendleton!'' Old Tom
slaughtered up.
Yes. Oh. know now: he
want. Il was that blessed child's
mother he was In love with. and
that's why he wanted--but never
mind that part" she added hastily.
remembering tu.t In time her pro-
mise TO Pollyanna not to tell that
Mr.. Pendleton had wished her to
come and live with him. well. I've
been askin' folks about him some.
since. and I've found out that him
an Miss Polly hain't been friends
for years. an that she's been hatin'
him like plxen OWN ter the silly
gossip that coupled their names ter
Eether when she was eighteen or
twenty"
Yes. remember" nodded Old
Tom. 1T was three or four years
after Miss Jennie give him the nit
ten and went off with the other
chap. Miss Polly knew about It. OF
course. and was sorry for him. So
she tried ter be nice to him. Maybe
she overdid Il iittle-she hated
that minister chap no who had took
off her sister. Al any rate. some
body begun tss make trouble. They
raid she YES runAia' After him"
"Runnia'' aetse- any oaa--Asr!'
'nses1eets1 Nancy.
- ksow Il: bet they did." dsciar'
d Old Ton. 'and Of courss 10 gal 81
ny spunk'll staad that. Then about
hat tins come her own lover an
he trouble With him. After that
he shut up like IN oyster an
vouldn't have aothin' ter do WITH
aobody fur . spsll. Her heart jest
seemed 70 turn bitter q The core. ''
"Yss. ] know. I've heard aboul
that now." rsjolnsd Nancy: IAN
that's Why yov could - knocked
ne dova with feather when ! ~
him st the doos-him. What she
hain't spoks 70 for pears! But I lei
hin IN a. wsat an told hss."
what "a sAs says" Old Ton
held bis breath sssosndsd.
"Noshia'-st flrse. Che vas "a
stilI thought sAs hsdn't hard: and
yes jsse oola' tss ~ Il ever when
shs spsaks - euist like: Tell NJ.
rsaADseea WIN - oowa st eass.
An I cone a. told hin. Thsa
come sut hses a. ssl1 yss." finish.
- Nascy. casting aseeAss backward
giaaes tewafd ~ houss.
''auaDhi" gsunes1 on Ton: aad
fell - Eesk asais.
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~ uasson0lss hsassAoaA. ~. SsAa
pss1ls>ss ~ ~ have y walt leas
ssfess . swim sesp wasssl hin a
Nlas Psl1y's sD0las. ~ - at.
tsmDes1 - He. - oa1s . esseurs
Of rsaeasesases. ~ ~ ~ oeess
isss hand. hevevss. aa1 hss iscs vas
eejdly Fssssvs1.
II called y 81 fes-Pe,lyaana. =
he bseas q eaes. . lletis bsusQuely.
'TAsak yes. ~ = stess ~
sans." M Miss nelly.
"And that is-wea'e yes tell ~
hew ~ ~" HI veaes was 20
quits steady thls sims.
A auiek soasa - paia crossed shs
woass's fscs.
II csav. ! wisA Z eould!''
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