Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1918-09-07

"
startled and not little dismayed.
The main street of Sunrise Cove on
this warm afternoon was not thronged
with shoppers. Not many people no
tced the tall, stumbling, rOund-shoul
dered man in rusty black. with the pc
lite figure of the child and the mon
Sfel dog passing that way. though g
few idle shopkeepers looked after the
trio in surprise. But when Mr. Stage
and his companions turned into the
Pleasantly shaded street that led out
OF town towards The Corners-Uhere
was the Stagg Carolyn
May noticed her uncle become sud
de1.y liustered. She saw the blood
flood into his face and neck, and she
felt his hand loosen as though to re-
lease her own. The little girl looked
ahead curiously at the woman who was
approaching.
She was not young wOman-that
is, not what the child would call young
Carolyn May thought She was very
nice looking-tall and robust. Her
brown eyes flashed an inquiring glance
upon Carolyn May, bur she did not
look at Mr.. Stagg, nor did Mr.. Stage
look ut her.
oh who is that lady, Uncle Joe?"
asked the little girl when they were
out of earsh0t.
"Huu = Her uncles throat seemed
to need clearing "That--that is Man
dy Parlow-Miss Amanda Parlow," he
corrected himself with dignity.
The flush did not soon fade out Of
his face as they went on in silence.
1t was half a mile from Main street
to The Corners. There was tall tim
her all about Sunrise Cove, which was
built along the shore of deep inlet
cutting in from the great lake, whose
blue waters sparkled rs far as one
might see towards the south and west.
Uncle Joe assured Carolyn May when
she asked him, that from the highest
hill in sight one could see only the
lake and the forest-clothed hills and
valleys.
"There's lumber camps all about.
Mebbe they'll interest YOU. Lots of
building going on all the time. too"
He told her, as they went along. of
the long trains Of cars and of the
strings of barges going out of the Cove,
all laden with timber and sawed
boards, millStuffs. ties and telegraph
poles.
They came to the last house in the
row of dwellings, on this street, on the
very edge of the town. Carolyn May
saw that attached to the house was a
smaller building, facing the roadway
with Wide-open door, through which
she glimpsed benches and sawed luln-
Der, while to her nostrils was waited
a most delicious smell of shavings.
"Oh, there's a carpenter shop ex-
claimed Carolyn May And is that
the carpenter, Uncle Joe?"
4 tan old ,uan, lean-faced and close
ly shaver, with a hawk's-beak nose
straddled by huge pair of silver
bowed spectaCleS, came out Of the
shop at that momeut, a jackknife in
his hand He saw Mr.. Stage and.
turning sharply on his heel, went in
doors again.
"Who is he, Uncle Joe?" repeated
the little girl. And, if | asked him,
do you s'pose he'd give me some of
those nice, long. curly shavngs?"
That's Jed Parl0w-and he wouldn't
give you any shavings; especially
after having seen you with me-" said
tn" hardware merchant brusqucly.
The pretty lady whose name We.
Parlow and the queerI0oking old car
penter, whose name was likewise Par
low would neither look at Uncle Joe
Even such little girl as Carolyn May
could see that her uncle and the Par
lows were not friendly.
BY and by they came in sight Of Tho
Corners--a place where another ROAD
crossed this one AZ right angles.
In one corner was a white church
with square tower and green blinds
In another of the four corners was set
biz store, with o covered porch ail
across the front, on which were shell
tered certain agricultural tools.
There was no sound Of life at The
Corners save a rhythmic "clank. clauE.
ejanE' from the blacksmith shop or
the third corner.
On the fourth corner Of the cross
roads stood the S,a2g honcstaad-a
wide, low-roofed house Of ancient az
pearance, yet in good repair. Nea.
ness was the Keynote Of all about the
place.
rs this where you live, Uncle Joe?"
asked Carolyn May breathlcssly. "0h
what a beautiful big plucel 1t seems
awful big for NE to live IN -
Mr. Stacg had halted at the gate
and now looked down, upon Carolyn
May with perpexed brow. 'WeU
We've go to see about that first" he
muttered. There Aunty Rose"
II Carolyn and Prince make the
II acquaintance OF Aunty Rose, II