American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1919-01-24

live with them anu every Gay L WOulO
play with Sally Dunkelberg. Uncle
Peabody was not half as nice to play
with as she was.
/ heard Uncle Peabody drive away.
I watched him through the open win
dow. / could hear Aunt Deel wash
ing the dishes in the kitchen. / got
out Of bod very slyly and put on my
Sunday cl6ihes. / went TO the open
window. The u had just gone over
the top of the woods. / would have
to hurry TO get to the Dunkelbergs'
before dark. I crept out on the top
OF the shed and descended the lad
der that leaned against 1t. / stood a
moment listening. The dooryard was
covered with shadows and very still.
The. dog must have gone with Uncle
Peabody. / ran through the garden
to the road and down 1t as fast as
my bare feet could carry me. In hat
direction the nearest house was al
most a mile away. / remember /
was out Of breath, and the light was
growing dim before / got to 1t. l
went on. 1t seemed to me that
had gone nearly far enough to reach
my destination when / heard a buggy
coming behind me.
"Hellol" q voice called.
l turned and looked up at Dug Dra-
per, In a single buggy, dressed In his
| Sunday suit.
us 1t much further to where the
Dunkelbergs liver" I asked.
IN II A.. M
IL seemed to me very strange that
he didn't know the Dunkelbergs.
"Where Sally Dunkelberg lives"
That was a clincher. He laughed
and swore and said:
"Glt In here, boy. I'll take ye
there"
/ got into the buggy, and he struck
his horse with the whip and went gal
looping way in the dusk.
BY and by we passed Rovin' Kate.
I could Just discern her ragged form
by the roadside and called to her. He
struck his horse and gave me a rude
shake and bade me shut up.
1t was dark and l felt very cold and
began to wish myself home In bed,
"Ain't we most to the Dunkel-
bergs'?" l asked.
"No-not yet" he answered.
/ burst into tears and he shook me
roughly and showed me down ON the
buggy floor and said:
"You lay there and keep still; do
You hearY"
"Yes." 1 sobbed.
lay shaking with fear and fight
ing my sorrow and keeping as still ms
l could with 1t, until. wearied by the
strain, 1 fell asleep.
What befell me that night while ]
dreamed of playing with the sweet
faced girl l have wondered often
Some time In the night Dug Draper
had reached the village of Canton and
got rid of me. He had probably pul
me out at the water trough. Kind
hands had picked me up and carried
me to a little vcranda that fronteC
the door of n law office. There
slept peacefully until daylight, wher
/ felt n hand on my face and awokt
suddenly. / remember that / fell
cold. A kindly faced man was lean
ing over me.
"Hello, boy |" said he. "Where die
/ you come from2"
l was frightened and confused, but
his gentle voice reassured me.
, "Uncle Peabody II | called, as
arose and looked about me and be
: gan to cry.
The man lifted me In his arms ant
hnII 40 ,IngA 10 HE hrn,gt o.I trln.
to comfort me. l remember seeing
? the Silent Woman pass while l wat
In his arms.
"Tell me what's your name" h,
{ urged.
Barton Baynes," 1 said as soon a
1 could speak.
| "Where do you llve7"
I "In L~IckLtyspllt."
"How did you get heref"
"Dug Draper brought me. Do 20,
e know where Sally Du%nkelberg lives2
us she the daughter of Horac,
Dunkelberg2"
"Mr. and Mrs, Horace Dunkelberg,
$ I amended.
"oh, yes, I know her. Sally is
{ friend of mine. Wen get some break
fast and then Wen go and find her.
He carried me through the opel
door OF his office and set me dow
at his desk. The cold air of tn
| night had chilled me and | was shiv
erlng.
I "You sit there and I'll have n fir
$ going In n minute and get you warm
ed up"
He wrapped me In his coat and wen
into the back room and built u FIR
Q in a small stove and brought me II
/ and set me down beside II. He mad
some porridge In a kettle while l sa
holding my little hands over the STOW
{ to warm them, aud a sense OF CON
f,rt .~nut a., 49,