The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1918-12-27
CHAPTER Viii.
Chef GormIey Tells Some News.

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Chef Gormley Tells Some News.
1t was when she came In sight Of
the Parlow place on Monday after
noon, she and Prince, that Carolyn
May b%ethought her of the very best
person in the world with whom to adj
wise upon the momentous question
which so troubled her.
Who could be more interested In the
happiness Of Miss Amanda than MI.
Parlow himself?
The little girl had been going to call
on Miss Amanda. 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
cabinet 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.. Parlow2"
she asked him after a watchful min
ute or two.
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the carpenter in his dry voice.
"Oh!"
"But I kin listen to ye-and I kin
"Oh, that's nice! Did you hear
about what happened yesterday"
"Eh?" he queried, eying her quizzi-
cally. "Does anything ever happen on
Eunday?"
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. "Well!"
Don't you think that was real ex-
citing?" asked Carolyn May. "And
1ust see how it almost brought my
Uncle Joe and your Miss Amanda to-
2ether. Don't you seer
= Mr.. Parlow actually jumped. whats
that you say, child?" he rasped out
grimly. Bring Mandy and Joe Stage
together? Well, I guess not"
ooh, MIR. Parlow, don't you think
that would be just be-a-you-ti-ful?"
cried the little girl with a lingering
emphasis upon the most important
word. Don't you see how happy they
would beT
II don't know as anybody's per-
t,c'lar anxious to see that daughter Of
mine and Joe Stage friendly again.
No good would come Of it."
Carolyn May looked at him sorrow
fully. Mr.. Parlow had quite disap-
pointed Ter. 1t was plain to be seen
that he was not the right one to ad-
wise with about the matter. The little
girl sighed.
II really did s'pose you'd want to
e Miss Amanda happy, Mr.. Parlow,"
she whispered.
Happy? BAH" snarled the old
man, setting vigorously to work again
He acted as If he wished to say nc
more and let the little girl depart
without another word.
Carolyn May really could not under
stand it--st least she could not i'm.
mediately.
That Nh. Parlow might have a self.
lsh reason for desiring to keep his
daughter and Joseph Stage apart did
not enter the little girls mind.
After that Sunday walk, however
Carolyn May was " SO much
afraid Of her uncle as before. Why
10 had sven called Prince good dogl'
Truly Mr.. Joseph Stagg was being
transformed-if slowly.
He could not deny to himself that
70 q certain extent. he was enjoying
he presence Of his little niece at The
Corners. II he only could decide just
What to do with the personal property
of his sister Hannah and her husband
down In the New York apartment
Never In his life had he been so lonf
deciding q question.
He had really loved Hannah. Hs
nev IL now, did Joseph Stagg, every
Gbms 10 looked at the lovely little
aAild who had come to Live with hin
C TIE Corners. Whyi Just so hat
hannah looked when she was a nttl,
tAng. Yhs same deep. violet eyes, anG
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