The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1919-03-28
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saw II.
It was coiled right at Miss Amanda'ssI
back. She did not see 1t. for she was
quite as Intent upon keeping her face
turned from Mr.. Stage as he had been
determined to ignore her presence.
Carolyn May was shaking and help
less, Not SO Prince. He repeated his
challenging growi and then sprang
at the vibrating head. Miss Amanda
uttered stifled scream and jumped
up from the log, whirling to see what
was happening behind her.
Joseph Stage dropped Carolyn Mays
hand and leaped forward with his
walking stick raised to strike. But
the mongrel dog was there first. He
wisely caught the blacksnake behind
the. head, his strong, sharp teeth sew
ering its vertebrae.
"Good dog" shouted Mr.. Stage e1
citedly. 'Fine dogw n.
ooh, Miss Amanda - shrieked Caro-
lyn May. tt thought he was going
to sting you'll did!'
She ran to the startled woman and
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dead snake. Mr.. Stage looked exceed
ingly foolish. Miss Amanda recovered
her color and her voice simultaneously.
"What brave dog yours is, little
GIRL" she said to Carolyn May. "And
+ do so >despise snakes!" Then she
looked directly at Mr.. Stage and
bowed gravely. II thank you," she
said, but so coldly, SO Carolyn May
thought. that her voice might have
come "just OF an iceberg"
"Oh, didn't do anything-really ]
didn't" stammered the man. ut was
the dog"
Both looked very uncomfortable.
Joseph Stage began to pick up the
scattered chestnuts from the over.
turned basket. The lady stopped and
whispered to Carolyn May:
"Come to see me, my dear. I want
to know you better"
Then she kissed Carolyn May and
slipped quietly away from the brook
disappearing quickly In the under
growth.
Joseph Stage and the,> little CIR
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while Prince splashed through the
water. Carolyn May was thinking
. about Miss Amanda Parlow and sht
! believed her Uncle Joe was, too.
"Uncle. joe" she said, would tina
, bad old snake have stung Mis-
!, Amanda?'
"Huh? No; I reckon not" admitted
Mr.. Stage absent-mindedly. 'Black
snakes don't bite. A big one like tina
can squeeze some" i
"But you were scared of it-like m,
and Prince. And for Miss Amanda,
said Carolyn May very much In ear
. nest.
II guess most everybody is scare,
by the sight Of snake, Car'lyn May.
"But you were scared for Mis-
Amanda's sake-just the same as
was" repeated the little girl decidedly
"Well?' he growled, looking away
! troubled by her insistence.
"Then you don't hate her, do you?
the child pursued. "rm glad Of thai
Uncle Joe, for I like her very much
think she's beautiful lady,"
/ To this Uncle Joe said nothing.
\ II guess" thought Carolyn Ma
wisely, shat when two folks love eac
other and get angry the loves ther
just the same. Getting mad doesn
kill 1t; it only makes 'em feel wors,
"Poor Uncle Joe! Poor Miss Amal
! DAT Maybe If they'd just try to loo
up and look for brighter things they
fget over being mad and be happ
again."
"a When Uncle Joe and Carolyn Ma
returned from this adventurous wal
Mr.. Stage went heavily into his ow
y ROOM closed the door and even locke
y 1t. He went over to the Old-fashione
q walnut bureau that stood against Il
3 wall between the two windows an
stood before 1t for some moments
a. an attitude Of deep reflection. FINAL
70 he drew his bunch Of keys from h
le pocket and opened one Of the tv
a. small drawers in the heavy piece ,
1T furniture-the only locked draw,
re there was. He drew forth a tntyI
e picture, faded now, but clear enoue
h to show him the features Of the tv
n individuals printed on the sensitize
ut plate.
Is His own eyes looked out of the phi
tograph proudly. They were mut
is younger eyes than they were now.
And the girl beside him in the pi
m ture! Sweet as a wild rose, Mant
Of Parlow's lovely, calm countenan'
Q. promised all the beauty and digni
m her matured womanhood had achieve
Id MANDY! Mandy" he murmurt
over and over again. "Oh, Mand,
It. Why? Why"
as He held the tintype for long, lor
1g time in his hand, gazing on it vii
he eyes that saw the vanished yea
h. rather than the portraits themselye
Finally he hid the picture away agai
". closed and locked the drawer with
20. sigh and with slow steps left Il
no room.
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no Carolyn learns from simple
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