Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1916-04-05

up on the Clarion that he was goin'
west to stay"
THE boy has always talked it." Alb
ner sighed sympathetically. He feels
tied down here an cramped, an thinks
he could do wonders in a new country.
was that way myself once. 1t gets
in nearly every young feller's blood
sooner or later"
The woman's shoulders shook. her
breast heaved. Il simply can't stand
to have i'm co." she faltered. Hes
all got in the world. He's headstrong
an hot tempered. I wouldn't rest q
minute after he left. I'd rather be
dead than live on here with his pa
without him. I'm talkin' plain"
II understand" Abner said. THAT
is, think get your meanin'. Most
folks know how harsh an cold Hiram
IS, with all his cut an dried religion.
He don't know it. but he's harmin his
own denomination. The young are
p'intin' at i'm an sayin' eff that's what
religion does fer man they won't
dabble in it,
They had turned and were walking
toward her house, the low. gray roof
Of which could be seen above the ap.
pie and peach trees surrounding it.
I'm goin' to speak palmer than I
have ever done to a human SOUL" she
said, her face growing pale, her lips
held stiff. 1--WE hesitated to tell even
God what I'm goin' to tell you. Broth
er Daniel, married that man to please
my father an mother. They said I'd
love i'm In time, an thought maybe
I would. I was miserable till Howard
for. Do you understand now-do you
see? But now Hiram is drivin' my
boy away an expects me to stay here
an be his drudge. l can't do it, an l
WON'T
THE thing has knocked me out, too,"
Abner said seriously. Everybody
knows how l like Howard. Me n
him is like two young fellers, Sister
Tinsley. We laugh an crack jokes an
have our fun like frollickin' boys out
O. school. When I'm with him forget
I'm an old man, an he never seems to
think Of it. I've had i'm leave a gang
o youngsters many time an come
to me for fish or hunt. Say, we
must try to keep i'm here. We must
hatch up some excuse or other"
I'VE can't; he really wants to 60.
He's ambitious to do something big in
newspaper work. He says he has nev-
er had a fair show on the Clarion.
Hillhouse takes the credit for every
good line that he writes"
"rhat is a noted fact" Abner said.
"Hillhouse is on his last legs. He Is
too old fashioned for this rapid age.
EFF you don't mind I'll talk to your
husband little about Howard" Alb
ner continued. II don't know that it
will help matters, but thar may be NO
harm in tryin'."
Il wish you would" Mrs. Tinsley
said. Leaving him at the door, she
entered the house. Her husband had
not noticed their approach and now
walked to a bench at the side of the
house, which held a washtub and 6
battling stick. He had taken his Bible
and seemed about to open it. His
brow was puckered thoughtfully, the
lids of his blue eyes were drawn 81
close together that only narrow sits
appeared.
"Hello! How are you. old stick IL
the mudT' Abner called out In hi
usual jocular tone. II seed you lookin
|, at your bees jest now. Expectin' then
little flynn bugs to give you a lot o
. honey next time you bust into the'l
!. humble domicyle, eh? Looks like .
man that walks with God as frequent
. ly as you do would take pity on hi,
most Industrious creatures. The lOnge
: l live the binder you shoutin' Chris
: tians seem to git. Do you know, be
lieve custom makes folks do all the!
do. an the time is shore to come whel