The Lakeland evening telegram., 1917-02-15
q, cLARISSA MACKIE

a tidt!t II news hau ho' 1e1
~ Il her sharp tongue Tor
5av. and TO add interest to the
Ionra was going to sew that
~ ior If Mrs. Gid Smiths, and 1t
soilsrs 10 doughnuts that Mrs.
!. hadn't heard word about 1t, and
ponram was her own uncle too!
s-ion-a settled herself In the sunny
=. rir38w Of the Smiths sitting
~ tnned her knitted pincushion
- apral belt, spread her fashion !
- - n tbe sewing table and then
-, ,,ts Mrs. Smiths wide. simple
puntenauee
1Tsrible about your Uncle Henry
esn't II. asked Laura.
!, I'LL lembshell Mrs Smith squeak
reryousy.
arncle Henry. What's happened to
,uq sha demanded, visions of deep
Ionrripr wells. wreath of carnations
Lsor,atilus were the least. costly of
.rtar aavers-the division of Uncle
,anrrs money and perhaps herself
pd family she had been real good to
Fnrle Henry. living in Uncle Henry's
onforable house on the Hollow road,
khrled through her mind while she
RATED for L.auras deliberate answer.
'Whr. mint you heard? He's disap-
eared
'Disarpe redl Where tor
"Nobody Knows" went on Laura
omplac ltiy. POSTMASTER Brown
hinks lie might have drowned him
Elf III tile ni,l pond"
Mrs Sntl vergcd on Mysteries.
oh to0. dear Uncle Henry!" she
obbel p Aave been expecting most
(lytLil- a laHen to him, he being
ID Oh ,ar aal living alone"
He arY sixty years old and con-
iderel some ~pry, and, being cranky
I'D I'd le tie was most comfortable
iyih9 ae most likely" retorted
laura Ia her youth had once
del "a ,fare Henry Popham's
hear at3 He'd IF he did commit
Iui 'r e It wasn't because none
y his aes wouldn't live with him"
aur as she Tipped open one
y tla magazines. Look here
krhe do you think of these
ai T She asked.
laH TO me about making W
aal aShmere," protested Mrs
II . and twitching the bun
ie 4 6'"- material from the table
ilp0 know but I'll have to b,
Neaf L toAorrow? | guess yol
eIiei aN lH my black taffeta. Laura
lnd se>s oat that mourning veil. d,
ou LINK You could fuss up that bon
bet too.4
Likely enough" said the chagrine,
nressra6er for she hated making
pVer 'l'nt why don't you wait unit
you md out il he is dead? Maybe. he
'hly gone visiting somewheres."
Visiting, Uncle Henry amt bee
outside q Brooklawn for twenty year
EXCEPT over 10 Redbridge to the banl
Nho told 59u he was missing?
Tour own cousin. Belle Wickhan
sae was coming out of the house sea-
e 70 death; said it was all sweT
elean a. q pin and the attic door wa
~hea ahd she was afraid to go u
aere lie might have hung himse
'ioA the raiters. you know, Annie.
seems Belle went over to take hir
'one a9t corn bread for his breakfast
.ue certainly does pay him lot of a
eu'ioh Ahnie-and he didn't answ,
We Aii90 4. aud SO she went In throug
~e siltlu- room winder and found |
uaah even Slept in his bed nor ha
- = ofea@iast. lie just wasn't ther
" y sle aame 70 the postoffice. and NJ
- sai.l he saw Henry Popha
wv a tile mill pond last night al
= !. 3 Aaed he'd ended his lonely life
~. Ssaita Went upstairs and broug
- aA aFmful of somber hued ga
-. 80. " lleA she piled on the sewn
maker
- The best you can with 'el
= au'a' she said gloomily. 1--WE {
= over and see Belle and Sar,
ionrkins.
0,a. - smith hustled heavily away, al
N hesen.y Laura saw her going o
49, sasa 1he gate, wrapped in a hea'
,a.Ae' shawl. She went down t
4. ,Ual toward Belle wickham's. and t
a. Ss'laker was compelled to alta
-, - venerable taffeta dress and wait
,.,n m "hat patience she could for t
!. ! y Henry Popham's niece.
= vas II o'clock when Annie Smi
Weeping es "e'e ieu :"
=, "a heWst' asked Laura eager
So. suess poor Uncle Henry's gon,
suel t. Annie. sitting down In the B
= 9e@eF aud unpinning her sha'
,ha.. ess over to Bellies. and Sarah "
Il = Seems James whalen met [
Lar -. last night In Redbridge. al
o,s, e vas standing on the brid
a - ais, and James says he lo'
ra,.,, II, lent" Mrs. Smith W.
d. 1T q few moments: : then {
b., leF 'ears and went on, so
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