The times-herald. [volume] (Burns, Harney County, Or.) 1896-1929, 1918-11-16
The Iournnv.

# parlow Immediately usurped some
81 power In the household OF the Stupp
homestead. She ordered Joseph Stacy
not TO go down to his store that next
81 day. And he did not
Nj Nor could he attend to business for
NJ several days thereafter. He was too
& stiff and lame and his burns were too
painful.
Chet Gormley came up each day for
WlEstructions aud wns exceedingly full
# ci business. A man would have 20 be
Al very exactlng indeed to find fault with
81 the interest the boy displayed In run
81 ring the store just as his employer de-
sired Il 10 be run.
Il tell you what IL Is. Car'lyn," Chet
Xdrawled, in confidence. I'm mighty
sorry Mr.. Stagg got hurt like he did.
But lemme tell you. It's just givin' me
the chance of my lifel
"Why. nav says tliat Mr.. Stagg and
Miss Mandy Parlow'll git married for
sure now u
"oh, yes" sighed the little girl.
Hsfhey'll be married"
81 "Well. when folks cit married they
Xallus 20 off on trip. Course. they
Twill. And NELL be runnln the busl-
mess all by myself. Itll be great! Mr..
#Stagg will see jest how much value
be to him. Why, i'm be the maxim of
Line" cried the optimistic youth.
n Yes, Carolyn May heard 1t on all
sides. Everybody was talking about
#he affair of Uncle Joe and Miss
#Amanda.
ri Every time she saw her uncle and
4 Der pretty lady" together the observ-
mt child could not but notice that they
Eere utterly wrapped up In each other.
W Miss Amanda could not 20 PAST the
easy chair In which The hardware deai-
M was enthroned without touching
lm. He, as bold as n boy, would
selze her hand and kiss It.
r. Love, a mighty, warm, throbbIng
Eplrit, had caught them up aud swept
hem away out OF themSelves--out OF
heir old selves, nj least. They had
yes only for each other--thoughts
kaly for each other.
Even a child could see something OF
bis. The absorption of the two made
unty Roses remarks very impressive
o Carolyn May.
A week of this followed--a week IN
khich the trouble In Carolyn Nays
Helrt and brain seethed until II be-
M1me unbGarnble. She was convinced
Pat there woniu soon be no room foi
er In the big house. She watched
unty Rose pack her own trunk. and
nc old lady looked very glmn, indeed.
fhe heard whispers of an immediate
arrlage, here in the house, with Mr..
briggs as the officiating clergyman.
Carolyn May studied things out fo.
erself. Being a child. her conclu-
IONS were not always wise ones.
She felt that she might be STUN
Dg block TO the complete happiness
Uncle Joe and Amanda Parl0w.
Xhey might have to set aside their own
eslres because OF her. She felt vague
that this must not be.
y can 20 home" she repeated over
#ed over TO herself.
"HCme" was still In the New York |
NY apartment house where she had
H'ed 30 happily before that day when
~ father and mother had gone aboard
Pc Inflated Dunraven.
Their complete loss out of the little /
&h's life had never become fixed In
rmind. II had never seemed surety
-hOt even after her talks with the
&lor, benjamin Hardy.
NFrlday afternoon the little girl went
the churchyard and made neat the
ree little graves and the one long
on The plot which belonged 10
Xmty Rose Kennedy. She almost
fst into tears that evening, too,
Pen she kissed Aunty Rose good
PIT at bedtime. Uncle Joe was down
The ParIOws'. He and Mr.. Pdrow
Glly smoked their pipes together
harmony on the cottnge porch.
Aunty Rose was usually nm early
Pr; but the first person up at The
mers on that Saturday morning was
Miolyn May. She wns dressed n full
Pr before the household was usually
M 'atluF WY 'N''''f |
Erylng the heavy bag she had
Hnght with her the day she had first {
Poe to The Corners. She hnd her
fSe in her pocket, with all her money
~ and she had In the bag most OF
necessary possessions.
Ahe washed her face and hands. Her
was already combed and neatly
4ided. From the pantry she secured
ne bread and butter, and, with this
her hand, unlocked the porch door
went out. Prince got up, yawnlng,
shook himself. She SIT on the
rs to eat the bread and butter, dl-
ng II with Prince.
EIhls Is such beautiful place,
Hneey," she whispered 10 the mon
I'VE are going TO miss II dread
". l s'DQse. But then Well,