The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1915-08-19

Eyes. She and Mark Wilson ran
away last Monday. drove over 10 Al
lentown. n. H.. and were married
without telling a soul. Deacon Bax-
ter discovered everything this after
noon. like the old fox that he Is, and
turned Patty out Of the house"
MEAN old sklndlntr exclaimed Rod
| excitedly. all the incipient manhood
rising in his ten-ycar-old breast. lis
she gone to live with the wisonsT"
"The wilson's don't know yet that
Mark Is married to her. but met MIN
driving like ichu. just after had left
Patty. and told him everything that
had happened aud did my best to cool
| him down and keep him from murder
ing his new father.in.law by showing
him II would serve no real purpose
now"
"Did he look married and all differ.
entg" asked Rod curiously.
YES. he did. and more like man
than ever he looked before In his life
We talked everything over together,
and he went home at once to break
the news to his family without even
going to take n peep at Patty.
couldn't bear to have them meet till he
had something cheerful to say TO the
poor little soul When ! met her by
Uncle Bart's shop she was trudging
along In the snow like n dragged but
terfly and crying like baby"
sympathetic tears dimmed Rodmnn's
eyes II can't bear to see girls cry.
ivory just can't bear it. especially
Patty"
Neither can |. Rod. ! came pretty
near wiping her eyes. but pulled up.
remembering she want child. but a
married lady. Well. now we come TO
the point"
Isn't Patty's being married the
pont?"
NO, only part Of ii. Patty's being
sent away from home leaves Waitstill
alone with the deacon. do you seci
And IL Patty is your favOrite. Waitstill
Is mine. | might as well own up to
that"
shes mine. too" cried Rod. They
are both my favorites. but | always
thought Patty was the suitablest foI
me TO marry II she'd wait for me
Waitstill Is too grand for boyr'
"She's too grand for anybody. Rod
There isn't n man alive that's worthy
to strap on her skates
well. she's too grand for anybody
except and here Rods shy. wistful
voice trailed off into discreet silence.
"Now. had some talk with Patty
and she thinks WaitStill will have no
trouble with her father just mt present
She says he lavished so much rage
upon her that therelsbe none left for
anybody else for day or two. And
moreover. that he will never dare To 90
too far with Watstil because she's So
useful to him. I'm not afraid Of his
beating or injuring her so long as he
keeps his sober senses. il he's ever
rightly had any. But | don't like IN
think of his upbraiding her and break
ting her heart with his cruel talk Just
after she's lost the sister that's been
her only companion And Ivory's
hand trembed as he filed his pipe He
had no confidant hut this quaint. ten
der hearted. old fashioned little lad. to
whom he had ~ own To speak his mind
as IL he were man of his own age
ana Rod, in the same way, mad grad
ually learned to understand and sym
pathize.
Its dreadful lonesome on Town
House hill" saij the boy in a hushed
tone.
Dreadful lonesome" echoed Ivory
with a sigh; land | don't dare leave
mother until her fever dies down
bit and she sleeps. Now, do you re-
member the night that she was taken
Ill. and We shared the watch?"
Rodman held his breath. do you
mean you're going TO let me help just
as IL was big?" he asked. speaking
through a great lump in his throat.
There are only two of us. Rod. |
You're rather young for this piece of
work. but you're trusty you're
trustyw
"Am / to keep watch on the deaconT
That's 1t. and this is my plan: Nick |
will have had his feed. You're to drive |
to the bridge when II gets a little dark
er and hitch in Uncle Bart's horse
shed, covering Nick well. You're to go |
into the brick store. and while you're |
getting some groceries wrapped up, |
listen to anything the men say, to see |
II they know what's happened When |
you've hung about as long as you dare
leave your bundle and say you'll call
In again for II. Then see II Bakers |
store is open. | don't believe 1t will
be, and II It isn't look for light In
his kitchen window and prowl about
till you know that Waitstill and the
deacon have gone up to their bed.
rooms. Then go to Uncle Bart's and
find out II Patty is there"
Rods eyes grew bigger and bigger.
"Shall | talk to herT' he asked. land
what'll say?"
mo, just ask IL she's there. II she's
gone Mark has made 1t right with his
family and taken her home II she
hasn't WIN God knows how that mat