Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1919-01-20


the schoolmaster playing his violin.
snow God be praised-here Is
Bartl" he exclaimed as he put down
his instrument and took my hands
in his. 1--WE heard. my boy. how
bravely we've weathered the capes an
I'm proud o. ye-that l ami"
/ wondered what he meant for q
second and then asked:
SHOW go these days with you7"
"Swift as the weaver's shuttle" be
answered. "Sit you down, while call
the family. They're out in the kitchen
putting the dishes away. Many hands
make light labor"
They came quickly and gathered
about me-a noisy, happy group. The
younger children kissed me and sat on
my knees and gave me the small news
Of the neighborhood.
How good were the look Of those
friendly faces and the full-hearted
pleasure Of the whole family at my
comingl
"What Joy for the spare T.
exclaimed the schoolmaster. "Sure I
wouldn't wonder If the old bed was
dancin' on its four legs this very min
ute."
II intend to walk up to the hills to-
night" / said.
Sup to the hills" he exclaimed mer-
rily. "An' the Hackets lynn awake
thinbin' O. We on the dark roadl Try
it, boy, an ye'll get a crack with the
ruler and an hour after school. Yer
aunt and uncle will be stronger to
stand yer comm with the nights rest
upon them. Ye wouldn't be routin'
them out o. bed an they after hard
day with the hayin'! Then, my kind
hearted lad, We must give thought to
Michael Henry. He's still alive an
stronger than ever-thank Cod"
So, although l longed for those most
dear to me up in the hills, I spent the
night with the Hackets and the school
master and I sat an hour together af-
ter the family had gone to bed.
"How are the Dunkelberg's" /
asked.
"Sunk in the soft embrace O. lux
ury," he answered. "Grimshaw made
him; Grimshaw liked him. He, was
always ready to lick the boots o. Grim
shaw. It turned out that Grimshaw
left him an annuity of three thousand
dollars, which he can enjoy as long
as he observes one condition"
"What is that?"
'He must not let his daughter mar
ry one Barton Baynes, late o the town
o. Ballybeen. How is that for spite,
my boy? They say it's written down
in the will"
I think that he must have seen the
fame of color playing on my face, for
he quickly added:
'Don't worry, lad. The will O. God
is greater than the will o. Grimshaw,
He made you two for each other and
she will be true to ye, as true as the
needle to the north STAR"
''Do you think so?"
"Sure I do. Didn't she as much as
tell me that here in this room-not a
week ago? She loves ye, boy, as true
as God loves ye, an she's a girl of a
thousand"
"Why did they go away? Was it
because I was coming?"
81 think 1t likely, my fine lad. The
man heard O. 1t some way-perhaps
through yer uncle. He's crazy for the
money, but he'll get over that. Leave
him to me. I've a fine course O. in
struction ready for my lord O. Dunkel-
berg"
Il think shall 60 and try to find
her." / said.
Il am to counsel ye about that"
said the schoolmaster. "She's as keen
as brier-the fox! She says, Keep
away. Don't alarm him, or he'll
bundle us off to Europe for two or
three years.
$50 there's the trail ye travel, my
boy. It's the one that keeps away.
Don't let him think we've anything up
the sleeve O. yer mind. All, my lad,
l know the heart O. youth Ye'd like
to be putin yer arms around her
wouldn't ye, now? Sure, there's time
Ye're In the old treadmill o.
God-the both o. vel Ye're bein'
an tried for the great prize.
It's not pleasant, but it's better so.
Go on, now, an do yer best an what
ever comes take 1t like a man."
A little silence followed. He broke
It with these words:
"Ye're done with that business In
an I'm glad. Ye didn't
know We, were bein' tried there-did
ye? Ye've stood it like a man. What
will We be doin' now?"
"Td like to go to Washington with
the senator"
He laughed heartily.
Il was hopin' ye'd say that" he
went on. swell, boy, I think it can be
I'll see the senator as soon
IS ever he comes an / believe he'll
be glad to know O. yer wishes. I
think he's been hopin', like, that We
would propose 1t. Go up to the farm
and spend a happy month or two
With yer aunt an uncle. It'll do We
good. Ye've been growin' plump down
here. Go an melt it off in the fields"
"A little more talk and we were off to
bed with our candles.