The times-herald. [volume] (Burns, Harney County, Or.) 1896-1929, 1918-11-02
ana we ought to make 'em So"

way Of doing II. I'm sure we can. II
we Just think hard about It."
"Huh! grunted the carpenter agnin,
"Huhw '"''
Ihls was not n very encouraging re-
sponse. Yet he did think of II. The
ilttie girl had started train OF
thought In Mr.. Parlow's mind that he
could not sidetrack.
He knew very well that what abe
had said about his daughter and Jo-
seph Stngg was quite true. In his self
ishness he had been glad oil these
years that the hardware merchant was
baked of happiness.
The carpenter had always been n
selt'centered individual, desirous of
ms own comfort, and rather miserly.
He had not approved, In the first place,
Oh The intimacy between Joseph Stagg
and his daughter Amanda.
mo good'll come O. that" he Ind
told himself.
That Is, no good to Jedidlah Parlow.
He foresaw at the start the loss of the
girls help about the house, for his
wife was then a helpless invalid.
Then Mrs. parlow died. This dentb
made palmer still TO the carpenter
that Mandy's marriage was bound to
bring inconvenience to him. Especial
ly II she married close listed young
business man like Joe Stagg would
this be true. For, at the reading of his
wife's will Mr.. Parlow discovered that
the property they occupied, even the
shop In which lie worked, which had
been given to Mrs. Purlow by her par
ents, was to be the sole property of
her daughter. Mandy was the heir.
Mr.. Parlow did not possess even a life
interest In the estate.
1t was blow to the carpenter. He
made good Income and had money
In bank. but he loved money too well
10 wish To spend 1t after he had made
II. He did not want to give up the
place. IL Mandy remained unmarried
there would never be any question be-
tween them OF rent or the like.
Therefore. II he was not actually the
cause of the difference that arose he
tween the two young people. he seized
and enlarged upon II and did all in
his power to make a mere mlsunder-
standing grow into quarrel that mel
ther of the proud, hlgh-spirited lovers
would bridge.
Jedidiah Parlow knew why Joe
Stngg had taken that other girl to
Faith camp meeting. The young man
had stopped ut the Pnrlow place when
Amanda was absent ana explained TO
the girls father. hut the Iuttcr hao
never mentioned this fact to his daugh-
ter.
Instead he had made Joes supposed
offense the greater by suggestion ana
innuendo. And II was he, too, who
had urged the hurt Mandy TO retn!ate
ny going 80 the dance with nnctbnr
young man. Meeting Joe Stapg later,
TO him, purporting TO come from
Mandy. II was all mean and Vile; the
old man knew IL now--as he b.;S
known IL then.
All these years he had tried to nGd
fuel to the fire of his daughters anger
against Joe Stagg. And he believed
he had benefited thereby. But, some
how, during the past few months. he
had begun to wonder II. after all, the
game was worth the candle"
Suddenly he had gained vision CT
what Amanda Puriow's empty lie
meant to her.
Carolyn May, Interested only In see
ing her friends made happy, had no
idea of the turmoil she hud created In
Mr.. Parlow's mind.
During the time that the nurse was
at the abandoned lumber camp caring
for Judy Mason. Carolyn May hoped
that something might take Uncle Joe
there.
The next Friday, after school was
out. Miss Amanda appeared nt th'
Stagg home and suggested taking Caro-
lyn May into the wo'Mis with her, Tor
the weekend" ms she laughD2ly said.
Tin, the hacknan. had brought the
nurse home for few hours and would
take her back to Judy's cabin.
Poor old Judy Is much better, hut
she Is still suffering and cannot be left
alone for long" Miss Amanda said.
"Carolyn May will cheer her up"
Mr.. Parlow would drive over on Sum
day afternoon and bring the little girl
home. OF course, Prince had TO go
along.
That Friday evening at supper mat
tiers in the big kitchen Of the Stngg
house were really at serious pass, Jo-
seph Stagg sat down to the table visi-
bly, without appetite. Aunty Rose
drank one cup of ten after another
without putting crumb between her
lips.
"say. Aunty Rose" demanded Mr..
Stagg, "what under the sun did we do
before Hannnh's Car'lyn came here,
anyway? Seems to me we didn't really
live, did we?"
Aunty Rose had no answer to make
tn these questions.