Gunnison news-champion., 1919-01-10

: reulrTnD-r rne cunors norion came 10
ne that he looked like our old ram
He wore a thin. gray beard under his
:hin- His mouth was shut tight in
long line curvinE downward q IT.
Z tie NJ the ends. Ny uncle used TO
say that his mouth was made 10 keep
ais thoughts from leaking and going
TO waste lie had q big body. n big
chin. a big mouth. big nose and
big ears and hands His eyes lay
small in this setting of bisness-
4 why. Mr.. Grimshaw. It's years
since you've been In our house
ayes.- said Aunt Deel-
~ suppose II is he answered rath-
.r sharply. Il don't have much time
: to get around. have to work
! There's some people seem to be able
TO git along without IT. ! see you've
got one a these newfansled stoves
he added as he looked II over. Huh!
Rich folks can have anything they
want
I Uncle Peabody had sai splIntering
the long stick OF yellow birch l oh
served that the jackknife trembIed In
his hand. His tone had touch of
unnaturalness. proceeding no doubt
from his fear of the man before him
as he sad:
"When / bought that stove felt
richer than l do now. had almost
enough TO settle with you up TO date.
but / signed note for friend and
had to pay it" --.
"Ayuh. / suppose So" Grimshaw
nnsw cred in tone of bitter irony
which cut me like knIfe-blade. young
as was. "what business have you
signin' notes an givIn' away money
which ain't yours to give-Id like TO
knowp What business have you actin
Ike n rich man when you can't pay
yer honest debts? I'D like to know
that. toOT'
IF I've ever acted like n rich man
it's been when l want lookin'," said
Uncle Peabody.
''What business have you to go en-.
largin' yer family-takin' another
mouth to feed and another body to
spin fori That costs money. l want
to tell you one thing. Baynes, you've
got To pay up or git out o. here"
He raised his cane and shook II in
the air us he spoke.
.Oh. l amt no doubt O. that" said
Uncle Peabody. you'll have to have
yer ihoney-that's sure: an you Will
have Al II live. every cent of IT..
This boy is goin' TO be great help
to me-y ou don't know what good
boy he Is and what a comfort he's
been to US! ~
These words Of my beloved uncle
uncovered my emotions so that / put
my elbow on the wood-box and leaned
my head dpon it and sobbed.
Il amt goin' to be hard on ye,
BayDes." said Mr.. Grlmshaw as he
rose from his chair; "rll give ye
three months TO see what you can do.
wouldn't wonder II the boy would
turn out all right. He's big an cordy
OF his age and purity likely boy, they
tell me-"
Mr.. Grimshaw opened the door and
stood for u moment looking at us and
added in a milder tone: You've got
one o. the best farms In this town an
II ye work hard an use common
sense ye ought to be out O. debt In
five years-mebbe less"
He closed the door and went away.
Neither of US moved or spoke as we
listened to his footsteps on the gravel
path that went down to the road and
to the sound of his buggy as he drove
away. Then Uncle Peabody broke
the silence by saying:
Hes the damdest-"
He stopped. set the. half-splintered
stick aside. closed his jackknife and
went to the water-paii to cool his
emotions with u drink.
Aunt Deel took up the subject where
he had dropped 1t, as If no-half-ex
pressed sentiment would satisfy her
saying:
old skinfint that ever lived IL
this world. ayesl amt goin' t
hold my opinion o that man M
longer. ayes! l can't. It's too pow
erful-ayes!"
Having recovered my composure
repeated that should like to give uI
school and stay at home and work.
4 Aunt Dee interrupted me BY say
: ing:
Il have an idee that Sile Wrigh
Will help us-ayes! He's comm hom
an you better go down an see him
ayes! Hadn't yer
'eBart an I'll 20 down to-morre,.
said Uncle Peabody.
Some fourteen months before tina
day my uncle had taken me to Pots
dam and traded grain and salts 70
what he called a rip roarin' fine sui
O. clothes" with boots and cap an
shirt and collar end necktie to mattel
having earned them by saving m
cording wood ut three shillings
cord How often we looked back I
those better daysl The clothes ha
been too big for ME and I had had /