The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1917-03-15
Grandma
Turner's Beau
How Love 5 Afterglow Came
to Doxie Tuner
BY cLARIssA MACKIE

Miss Doxie Turner opened the
door wide to admit the bulky figure
Of her neighbor.
MY land, but it's come off cold,
Doxie," shivered Beulah Norton as
she lowered close to the warm
kitchen fire.
@Sit down, Beulah; here's my
rocker. Don't you want some hot
spiced cider? | was Just going to
fix some for myself" Miss Doxie
brought a jug Of sweet cider from
the cellar and heated it. She add
ed some nutmeg and ginger and
stirred it carefully. When it was
steaming she poured the cider into
two china mugs and brought out
plate Of doughnuts.
ssWhen / passed the old Bunder-
man place the wind was bowling in
those locusts fit to drive you crazy
/ wonder at Howard wanting to 60
back there to live again. Beulah
watched Doxie's startled face with
furtive eyes.
Il didn't know Howard had come
back, Beulah. / thought he was
settled in Omaha
SO he was, bnt-yon know Lucy
died most a year ago and left him
with those two little girls on his
hands. / guess he found it hard
work doing for them and keeping
at his job, too, so he. came east a
few days ago, thinking that Estelle
would take care of them SOS he
could get work in the shipyard.
She's lived alone there so much
guess he thought she'd be glad to
have him back home again."
Didn't he know she was mar
ried - asked Doxie curiously.
ssNo more than any Of the rest Of
the village suspected it might hap
pen. Captain Lees, he's been real
mousy about counting Estelle, and
then their streaking off to the city
and getting married last Saturday
was. the biggest surprise Fernville
ever had. Twasn't like a boy and
girl elopement-you expect that
but Estelle Bunderman and Captain
Lees are both over forty, and mo-
body cared whether they ever got
married or not"
"Who's taking care Of the little
girls - asked DOxie rather diff 4
IDENTIFY.
Beulah Redeemed and for the first
time appeared fustered. Il am"
she said bluntly.
~You are? / didn't know you
cared much about children" re-
marked Doxie slowly.
Il don't especially, but / have
plenty Of time, and ma said we
might as well help Howard out till
he got a housekeeper. You can't
guess what that young ones call
ed" she repeated.
Il can't guess unless it's after
Lucy's Aunt Hyaeinth Moore"
suggested Doxie, rising to her slen-
der height. Il remember Lucy used
to think her aunt had the loveliest
name in the world"
@She wasn't named after her
mothers Aunt Hyacinth Moore"
nimicked Beulah, rather Grossly.
Lucy Bunderman was awful ten
Ter hearted, and | guess her-con-
science kind Of bothered her the
way she'd acted toward some folks,
70 she named the second little girl /
lfter one Of her old scho0lmates. /
must be going now. Goodby."
When Beulah's red shawl had
lickered from sight Doxie turned |
Jack to the sunlit room and sat b
Town once more.
An attack of neuralgia had con- 9
med her to the house for several e
avs, and consequently she had not 8
card of Howard Bunderman's re- Il
urn to Fernville. Nearly every )
leasant day when she went down n
D the postoffice she passed the b
place, and whenever 10
he saw Estelle's pale face at the
DOR or window she would wave u
and in greeting, and sometimes
Iiss Bunderman would come out to 10
lie gate and chat for awhile. But Sc
lie never mentioned her brother W
,r anything about his affairs to
oxie Turner. Indeed, no one in
srnville dreamed Of repeating
oward's name in Doxie's hearing.
If they had only known, Doxie bIl
'uld not have minded their men ar
ming the name Of Howard Bun ati
rman, to whom she had once be-
On almost engaged to be married, ED
r Of Lucy Moore, who had been gir
J village belle and madcap who trc
| got Howard away from Doxie trc