Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1918-11-02
CHAPTER VIII.
Chef eormIey Tells Some News.

Chet Gornley els some News.
It was when she came in sight of
the Parlow place on Monday after
noon, she and Prince, that Carolyn
May bcthought her of the very best
wise upon the momentous question
which so troubled her.
Who could be more interested in the
happiness Of Miss Amanda than Mr..
Parlow himself?
The little girl had been going to call
on Miss Amands. Aunty Rose had
said she might and Miss Amanda had
invited her specially"
But the thought of taking the old
carpenter into her confidence and ad-
vising with him delayed that visit. Mr..
ParlOw was busy on some piece of
CAR net work, but he nodded briskly TO
the little girl when she came to the
door Of the shop and looked in.
"Are you very busy, Mr.. Parlow?"
she asked him after a watchful min
ute or two.
My hands be, Car'lyn May" said
the carpenter in his dry voice.
"Oh"
But I kin '4uten to ye-and I kin
talk"
"Oh, that's nice! Did you hear
about what happened yesterday"
"Eh? he QUeried. eying her quizzi-
cally. "DOes anything ever happen on
SundayT
Something did on this Sunday"
cried the little girl. Didn't you hear
about the snake?"
What dye mean-snake?
And then little Carolyn May ex-
planned. She told the story with such
earnestness that he stopped working
to listen.
"Humph!" was his grunted COM
ment at the end. "Welli"
Don't you think that was real ex-
citing" asked Carolyn May. "And
just see how it almost brought my
uncle Joe and your Miss Amanda to-
gether. Don't you see?"
Mr. Parlow actually jumped. whats
mat you say, child?' he rasped out
er'hly' Bring Mandy and Joe Stage
"gether? Well, 1 guess mott"
on Mr.. Parlow, don't you think
Wat would be just be-a-you-ti-ful ?"
U'ed the little girl with a lingering
euphaSS upon the most important
0~u Don't You see how happy they
would be9u
i dent know as anybody's per-
Ut lar anxious to see that daughter of
W v.1e and Joe Stagg friendly again.
4" good would come of it."
A UdroIyn May looked at him sorrow
-ay' Mr. Parlow had quite disap-
toN''eu Ter. 1t was plain to be seen
Da' lie was not the right one to adj
n se WIN about the matter. The little
girl sighed.
really did s'pose you'd want to
sb Si,sS Amanda happy, Mr.. Parlow,"
Happyi BAH" snarled the old
D. se'ung vigorously to work again.
sgled as if he wished to say no
VIII, WIZ ana let the little girl depart
'',L0qt another word.
Gu 1oIo.yn May really could not under
,.a, ~ lt-aJ least she could not i'm
i,b '1at Mr. Parlow m yht have a self
dsn., gaS'n for desiring to keep his
MT 49,. aud Joseph Stagg apart did
''''er The little girls mind.
c. - that Sunday walk, however.
sf,..; May was never so much
ba bas Oh her uncle as before. Why,
T1ir - even called Prince good dog!"
osr's 1if Joseph Stagg was being
IT, iaei-if slowly.
n eou'f not deny to himself that
Ha e'lain extent. he was enjoying
Cor '1ce Of lds little niece at The
Via, = IL he only could decide lust
9TH. ~ with the personal property
DOR, Hannah and her husband
y.g-. 10 TIE New York apartment.
deels--- ms life had he been so long
II q question.
E,sr @3 really loved Hannah He
tae '." did Joseph Stage. every
aa5 'ooEed at the lovely little
az ma "aa COME to live with him
H.s,el. h'fs. Why. Just so had
a. S'd when she was a little
s.a-r same 2sep, violet ewes and
and 'aughing lips.