The Dermott news., 1919-06-05
CHAPTER XVll-continued.
,oopyright, by Irving BacheIlerl

mouse ana my uncle and furNtS coming
In from the tuenty-aere lot with a
toad Of hay. Aunt Deef stood en- the
front steps looking down the road.
Now and then her waving handker-
chief went TO her eyes. Uncle Pea
body came down the standard off his
load and walked toward me.
SAY. stranger have ven seen any
thing Of Teller by the name q Bart
Baynes?" he demanded.
"Have vouPg | asked
No sir | ain't Gosh afmichtvl
Say what have We done with that boy
of our'n?1
what have YOU done 10 our house?"
asked again.
Built on an addition"
That's what I've done to your boy"
answered.
Thunder an lightnin', How you've
raised the roof he exclaimed rs he
grabbed my satchel. Dressed like n
statesman an bigser'n bullmoose
| cant rastIe with YOU no more. But
say. I'll run We "A race. | can beat We
an carry the satchel. too
steps like pair of children.
Aunt peel did nor speak. She lust
nut her arms around me and laid her
dear old head iIpon NV breast. Uncle
Peabody turned away. Then What a
silence orr in the edge of the wood
land I heard the fairy flute of wood
thrush
'Purvis YOU drive that load on The
floor an nut I'D The hosses." Uncle
Peabody shouted i'll moment. If
Won don't like II Won can hire mother
man. won't do no more ill after
dinner. This slave business Is played
out.
Al right" PurvIs answered.
You bet it's all right. I'm fer aho-
fitfon an. Eve stood YOUR domiuecrfn'.
nigger-drfver ways long enough fer
one morHia,. IF yaa don't like it YOU
can look fer another man
Aunt Deel and | began to laugh at
this r1off=uaturetl -f1al,zHelitve seald-
ing OF EarIr Peabody 8ad tbe emo
tionaI s.f4ip WAS over. They led me
INTO thc house. where delightful sur
prise awaited me fer the rooms had
been decorated with haIsan bopghs
and sweet ferns. 4 glowing mass of
yioIefS. framed i'm moss. occagic3 the
center al The table. The house WAS
filed Win the oder4 AZ The forest
which, rs th,v kncw. were dear 10 me.
had written fbaf#f bev might .cypect
me SON. lime before noon hHf I
begged them not To meet me In can
ton. as | wished 10 walk nome after
my long ride. So they were ready for
me.
I remember how they felt The cloth
on nav back md how preudlv they sur
yeyed IL.
4fouldntt huv them Foods ,round
these oarts. said Uncle Peabody
Nor notAjn' like 'em-uo. sir
Feels leetIe bft like the hutterput
trousers said Amt DeeI rs She felt
my cont.
yves bDt tben butternut trousers
aln,t what they used Ia be when they
was co,rg, yra limber" " T-ncr4 posba5y
remarked seems so fhev was get
tin, #lsird -, ,.ri,l.l.d a,,,. haIlnaa5l...i
IKE specially where I SET down.
49,, W 49,, , 49,, 49,.
era,v old without hi. nanfs CROWN,
aid rooZaves -. said ANN pael
IF Won, t.,,,.- arr. n, t,,r., ..,,r,- sunday.
they keteh if If ve" nv nscle an
sverpd 81 anr sermons are b,ra nm
nants seems Ia me-"
an, Tho lonqer the Ia,,s tba b9rl.r
tho ssrniaDs-jn them iittle seats over
- no sehoolhouss ,,,...s,,' Ann, III
added IN WV of fustffgips, his com
nl,int There wouldu'f he so much
wear in i ren-mile walk-nor,
The chicken Die was balinr and tho
straVberries we're ready for the short.
cake
eve been woIIerjn, since tho do,,
was off gittln' them berries an VII