The times-herald. [volume] (Burns, Harney County, Or.) 1896-1929, 1918-09-14
knowing way.

! ''" o"t WIN announcer girl-Chnr
Iotte Lenny, that was. She was mar
ried to man over In Sprlngdale lonl
ago. Mr.. Stngg took Charlotte [,
Faith camp meeting.
"Then, the very next week, Mand,
went with Evan Peckham 10 n barr
dance at Crockett's, and nobody aln't
ever seen your uncle and Mandy Par
low speak since. much less ever wall,
! together"
One particularly muddy day Prince
met the returning hardware merchant
at the gate with voclferous barklngs
and plain desire to implant wei
coming tongue on the mans cheek,
He succeeded in muddylng Mr.. Stages
suit with his front paws. and almost
cast the angry man full length into n
mud puddle.
"Drnt the beast" calculated Mr..
Stagg. I'D rather have an epileptlc
fit loose around here than him. Now,
look at these clo'es! l declare, Car
lyn, you've jest got to tie that mongrel
up-and keep him tiedw
"All the time, Uncle Joef" whis-
pered the little girl.
"Yes, ma'nm. all the time! If 7 find
him loose again, I'll tie bag OF rocks
TO his neck and drop him In the deep.
est hole In the brook"
After this awful threat Prince lived
a precarious existence, and his mis-
tress was much worried for him.
Aunty Rose said nothing. but she
saw that both the little girl and her
canine friend were very unhappy.
Mrs. Kennedy. however, had watch.
ed Mr.: Joseph Stagg for years. In
deed, she had known him as II boy,
long before she hnd closed up her own
little cottage around on the other road
and come 10 the Stagg place to save
the hardware merchant from the con.
tlnued reign OF those "trlnlng cren-
lures" Of whom Mrs. Gormley had
spoken.
AS n bachelor Joseph Stagg had
been preyed upon by certain female
harples 80 prevalent In n country com
munty. Some had families whom they
partly supported out OF Mr.. Stugg's
larder; some were widows who looked
upon the well-to-do merchant as n
marrying proposition.
Aunty Rose Kennedy did not need
the position of Mr. Stages housekeep-
er and could not be accused of nsslm-
Ing Ii from merccnary motives. over
her back fence she had seen the havoc
going on in the Stagg homestead after
Hannah Stagg went to the city and
Joseph Stages final female relative
had died and left him alone In the bic
house.
One day the old Quaker-like womnn
could stand no more. She pnt o. her
sunbonnet, came around by the road
to the front door Of the Stagg hcu.h
which she found open. and waikpi
through to the rear porch on which thu
woman who then held the situation Of
housekeeper was wrapping up the best
feather bed and pillows in pair oi
the hest homespun sheets. preparatory
to their removal.
The neighbors enjoyed what followed.
Aunty Rose came through the ordeal
retiring incumbent went away wrath
fully shaking the dust Of the premises
from her garments az testimony
against "any sich actions"
When Mr.. Stagg came home at sup
per time he found Aunty Rose at the
helm and already different air about
the place.
La
said, biting into her biscuit ravenous.
ly. II was a.going down to the mill
hands hotel TO board. couldn't stand
1t no longer. II you'd stay here and
do for me, I'd feel like new man."
"You ought TO be made over into
new man, Joseph Stngg." the woman
said sternly. "A married man"
mo, mol Never thnt!" gasped the
hardware dealer.
"If came here, Joseph Stagg. II |
would cost you more money than |
you've been paying these no-acc0unt
women"
~ don't care" said Mr.. Stagg reck-
lessly. "Go ahead. DO what you !
please. Say what you want. I'm
game"
Thereby he had put himself into
Aunty Roses power. She had reno !
yated the old kitchen and some OF the |
other rooms. II Mr.. Stagg at first |
trembled for his bank balance, he was
made so comfortable that he had not |
the heart TO murnur.
OF course, Carolyn May let Prince
run at large when she was sure Uncle
Joe was well out Of sight Of the house,
Dut she was very careful TO chain him
lp again long before her uncle was ex'
Dected to return.
Prince had learned not to chase any
hing that wore feathers; Aunty Rose
herself had TO admit that he was II
very intelligent dog and knew what
was for. But how did he
snow that in trying TO dig out mole
ie would be doing more harm than
good?
The mole in question lived under