The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-02-04

\. conan boylel
more than one friend. but he can never
have but one mother. so let him cher
ish her while he may.
One day when I came in from the
sheep. there was my father sitting with
a letter In his hands. which was a very
rare thing with rs. except when the
factor wrote the rent. Then, when 4
came nearer to him. I saw that he was
crying and I stood staring. for / had
always thought that Il was not a thing
that man could do.
| can see him now. for he had so
deep a crease across his brown cheek
that no tear could pass IL. but must
trickle away sideways. and so down
10 his ear. hopping off onto the sheet
OF paper. My mother sat beside him.
and stroked his hand like she did the
cats back when she would soothe Il.
Aye. Jennie" laid he. poor VII
lies gone It's from the lawyer. and
II was sudden. or they'd ha' sent word
Of a. Csrbuncle. he says, and a flush
% blood to the head"
All. well. his troubles over" said
my mother.
My father rubbed his ears with the
tabiecloth. He's left a his savings
To his lassie." said be. and. by rom.
II she's not changed from what she
promised TO be. she'll soon gar them
Zee. You mind what she said of weak
tea under this very roof. and il at
seven shillinCs the pound"
My mother shook her head. and
looked NJ at the flitches of bacon thar
hung from the ceiling
He doesn't say how much. but
she'll have enough and to opare. he
says. And she's 10 come and bide
with US. for that was his last wish"
To pay for her keep" cried my
mother sharply. Z was sorry that she
should have spoken of money at that
moment. but then. If she had not been
sharp. We should all have been on tho
roadside In a twelvemonth.
Aye. she'll pay. and she's coming
this very day Jock. lad. III want
you 10 drive TO Ayton and meet the
evening coach. Your cousin Edie VII
be- IN 10. and YOU can fetch her over
10 West Inch"
And so off started. az quarter-uast
I'VE. with Souter Johnnie. the long
haired tlttenn-year-old. and our carr
Win ihe new painted talboard. that
We only used on great days
The coach was in. lust as I came
and ]. Ike foolish country lad. takinl
no heed to the years that had passed
was looking about among the folk i0
the Inu-tront for slip OF q girl with
her peiucoats just under her kneces
And as ! slouched past. and crdued
my neck. there came "a touch To- INV
elbow. and there was d lady. dressed
ali DO black. standing by the steps.
and ! knew that % was my cousin
Edie.
knew b.. say. and Yet. had she
not touched me-. ] might have passed
her 90 score OF times and never known
&C. My word. DO Jim Horscroft hao
asked me- then 10 she were pretty Do
10. ] should have known how 10 am
s"er him. She was dark. much dark
/ Or than i~ common among our Dor
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