Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1915-06-11

yew git herer
"What'd yew come ferr retorted
Abe with some spirit. "Haow'd yew
git here?"
None o. yer durn' business"
| A glimmer OF the old twinkle came
back into Abe's eye. and he began to
chuckle.
II guess we might a. wal tell the
truth, Sam1. We both tried to be 30
ALFRED young yesterday that we got
played out, an concluded unanermous
that the best place fer q A No. l spree
was ter hum"
Samuel gave weak smile. and
drawing up q stool took tho cat upon
his knee.
YES" he confessed grudgingly, II
found out fer one that hain't no
spring lamb"
"Ner me. nuther." Abe's old lips
trembled. Il had eyester-stew an
drunk coffee in the middle o. the night;
then the O'Clock patrol wakes me
up ag'in. Here, be sport they says.
an sticks piece o. hot mince pie un-
der my nose. Then was 30 Uneasy
couldn't sleep. Daybreak l got up,
an went fer a walk ter timber up my
belt, an sorter wandered over ter the
bay side, an not mile out see tew
men with one o. them big fshin's coot-
ers a-haulin' in their net. An walked
ways out on the ice. a-signalin' with
my bandana han'kercher; an arter a
time they seen me. # was Cap'n Ely
from Injun Head an his boy. Haow
them young 'uns dew grow! Las time
l see that kid, he want knee-high tew
a grasshopper.
WAL, says tew 'em, l says:
Want ter drop passenger at Twin
Coves' Yes, yes.' they says. Jump
in An 80, Sam1, l gradooated from
yer school O. hardenin' on top ton O.
squirmin' fish, more or less. l thought
I'd come an git Angy," he ended with
sigh, AN yer hired man'd drive US
back ter Shoreville; but thar want
nobody hum but mewin' cat, an the
only place l could git inter was this
here shop. Wonder whar the gals has
gomez"
No mention Of the alarm that he
must by this time have caused at the
station. No consciousness OF having
committed any breach against the laws
of hospitality. But there was that In
the old mans face, in his worn and
wistful look, which curbed Samuel's
tongue and made him understand that
as q little child misses his mother SO
. Abe had missed Angy. and as little
. | 49, Sc1x {v1u hook In
the place he knows best 80 Abe was
Fastening back to the shelter he had
scorned.
So, with an effort, Samuel held his
peace, merely resolving that as soor
as he could get to telephone hs
would inform their late hosts Of Abe'i
. safety.
There was no direct way Of tele
L phoning; but a message could be sen
: to the Quogue station, and from Their
forwarded to Bleak Hill.
Is 1--WE had my lesson" said Abe. "Th'
place fer old folks Is with old folks"
"But"-Samuel recovered his au
thoritative manner-"the place fer al
old man amt with old hens. Naow
Abe, Of yew think yew kin behave yel
self an not climb the f1agpole or juml
= over the roof, want yer to stay RICH
here, yew an Angy both, an spend ye
. week out. Yes, yes." as Abe woul
. have thanked him. IT take It," pluns
ing his hand into his pocket, "yew ain
slowed away nothin' since that mine
:, pie; but l can't offer yer nothin' :
= eat till Blossy gifts back an opens u
the house. 'cept these here pepp'
= They're fine; try EN-"
With one of those freakish turns Q
the weather that takes the conceit on
= Of all weather-prophets, the snow ha
. now ceased to fall, the sun was strui
Cling out Of the clouds. and the win
= was swinging around to the west.
y Neither Of the old men could longe
y fret about their wives being caught
u heavy snow; but. nevertheless. the
, anxiety concerning the whereabout
D. Of the women did not cease, and th
homesickness which Abe felt for Ang
and Samuel for Blossy, rather Il
d creased than diminished a. one eat Q
u the roll Of canvas and the 9th,
y crouched on his stool. and both huge
;. the IRE. and both felt very old. ar
~ very lame, and very tired and sore.
d Toward noontime they heard Il
welcome sound Of wheels, and on rus
y Ing to the door saw Ezra driving aloI
,. to the barn. He did not note their q
oh pearance In the doorway Of the shoI
but they could see from the look {
10 hia fame that nothing had gone amise
. Samuel heard the shutting Of Il
y kitchen door, and knew that Bios
10 was at home, and q strange shyne'
submerged of q sudden his eagerne'
~ to see her.
10 What would she say to this une
- pected return? Would she laugh
=. him, or be disappointed?
~. "Yew 90 fust," he urged Abe. "a
VI tell my wife that I've got the chilblail