Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1915-05-14
CHAPTER xl-contlnued.

Abraham flushed. He did not care
to recall Samuels wedding day. He
fastened to ask the other what had
decided him and Blossy to come to-
day, and was informed that Miss Abb
gail had written to tell Blossy that If
she ever expected to see her Brother
Abe" alive again she must come over
TO Shoreville at the earliest possible
moment.
"Then | says ter Blossy," concluded
Captain Darby, 81 says, says l. Jest
femme see that air old henpecked
Abe Rose. I'll kill him er cure himl"
says. Here, yer pipes out Light
up ag'in!"
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.
81 left Blossy and Aunt Nancy
srhuggin' an a-kissin' down stairs"
Abe sighed; Aunt Nancy alters was
more bark than bite"
"Humphl 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, 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, go sky
larkinl Won't we make things hum?"
"Thar's hummin' an hummin'," OBJ
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-goin'?"
"Tew Bleak Hill"
Abrahams face lost its cautious
look, his eyes sparkled once more. Go
back to the life-saving station where
he had worked in his lusty 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 menl
Men, men, nawtnin' but menl"
Samuel exploded as II he had read the
others thought "Nawthin' but men
fer a hull week. that's my prescrip-
ton fer yewl Haow dew yew feel
naow, mater"
For answer Abe made a quick spring
out of his chair. and In his bare feet
CONNIE eed to dance gentle, rheu-
matic-toa- considering breakdown, cry
ing. "Hy-guy, Cap'n Sam1. you've
saved my lifel" While Darby clapped
his hands together. proud beyond
measure at his success as the eman
cipator Of his woman-ridden friend.
Neither heard the door open nor saw
Angy standing on the threshold, hall
paralyzed with fear and amazement
thinking that she was witnessing the
mad delirium of a dying man, until she
called out her husbands name. A
the sound of her frightened voice, Alb,
stopped short and reached for tn,
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'i
Sam1 here, he brung me some won
derful medicine. He"
GLOSSY said you did, interrupte
Angy, light of intense gratitud
flashing across her face as she turne
eagerly to Darby. "Lemme see tn
bottle"
81 chucked 1t out O. the winder," a
nr1ned Samuel without winking, an
Abe FASTENED TO draw Angus after
ton back to himself.
"See. mother, / kin stand as goo
as anybody; hain't got no fever; / XII
walk alone. Yew seen me dancin' jes
naow, tew. An eff / had that pesk
leetle banty rooster of doctor here