American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1919-04-04
CHAPTER xlV--continued.
so saying he handed me this letter:
Canterbury, vt,

Y ot 49, AAhNA 49,
boy Barton Baynes. Good words about
him have been flying around like
pigeons. When school Is out | would
like to near from you, what is the rec
ord? What do you think of the soul
in him2 What kind of work Is best
for it7 Il you will let me maybe
can help the plans Of God a little. That
is my business and yours. Thanking
you for reading this, / am, as ever,
Goods humble servant,
KATE FULLERTON"
"Why, this is the writing of the 81
lent Woman" | said before l had read
the letter half through.
"RovIn' Kate2'
'Roylng Kate ! never knew her 9th
err name, but | saw her handwriting
long ago"
But look-this Is a neatly written,
well-worded letter an the sheet Is as
white and clean as the new snow. I'm
canny womanl They say she carries
the power o. God In her right hand.
so do all the wronged."
~ wonder why Kate is asking about
me-" / said.
"Neyer mind the reason. She Is your
friend and let US thank God for Ii.
Think how she came TO yer help In the
old barn an say n thousand prayers,
my lad"
Having come to the first flight of
the uplnnds, he left me with many n
kind word-how much they mean to
n boy who Is choosing his way with n
growing sense of lonellnessl
/ reached the warm welcome of II
little home just In time for dinner.
They were expecting me and 1t was n
regular company dinner-chiclsen pie
and strawberry shortcake.
How well | remember that hour with
the doors open and the sun shining
brightly on the blossomlng fields and
the Joy of man and bird and beast In
the return of summer and the talk
about the late visit OF Alma Jones and
MIR. and Mrs. Lincoln
While we were eating | told them
about the letter of old Kute.
"Fullerton r. Aunt Deel exclaimed.
"Are We sure that was the name, BnrtT'
Eyes"
Goodness gracious snkes allvel"
She and Uncle Peabody gave ench
other looks of surprised inquiry.
ADO you know anybody by that
manner" | asked.
"Wc used to-" said Aunt Deel as she
resumed her eating. Cant be she's
one o. the Sam Fullertons, can itf'
ooh, prob1y not" said Uncle Pea
body. "Back East they's more Fuller
tons thar yc could shake n stick at"
A week later we had our raising
Uncle Peabody did not want n public
raising, but Aunt Deel had had heI
way. We md hewed and mortlsed ant
bored the timbers for our new home
The n~elghbors came with pixies ant
helped to raise and stay and cove
them. A great amount of human kind
ness went Into the beams and rnfter'
OF that home ard of others like II.
knew TINT The Thing was still aliv,
in the nelghborhood, but even tina
could not paralyze the helpful hands .
those people. Indeed, what wns salt
OF my Uncle Peabody was nothing
more or less than n kind of converse
tional tirewood. ] cannot think tina
any one really believed II.
W. had a cheerful day. A barrel O
hard cider had been set up In the door
yard, aud | remember that some dram
II too freely, The he.o-hee OF the me
as they lifted ON the pixies and th
sound of the hammer and beetle ran
In the mir from morning until nigh
Mrs, Rodney Barnes and Mrs. Doroth
came to help Aunt Deel with the cool
ing and a great dinner was served O
an i~mproylsed table In the dooryarI
where the stove was set up. tt
shingles and sheathes and clapboal
were on before the day ended.
Uncle Peabody and l put In Il
floors ana stairway and partition
More than once In the days we we
working together | tried to tell hi
what Sally had told me, but my co,
age failed.
The day came, shortly, when l h
TO speak out, and | took the stralr
way of my duty as the needle of {
compass pointed. 1t was the end
a summer day and we had watched I
dusk fll the valley and come creenl
up the slant, sinking the powders II
thorn tops In its flood, n by one.
we sat looking out of the open d.
that evening l told them what Sa
had told me of the evil report VIII
had Travelled through the two towns
damn, little souled, narrer c
tracted-" Uncle Peabody, speaking
u low, sad tone, but with deep feeli
cut off this highly promising opin
bef..re IL was half expressed, and r
ana went to the water pail and dra
"As long as we're honest we d.
care what they say" he remarked
he returned to his chair.
aIf they won't believe us, we on
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