Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1919-01-28

'Ha' We could go Swimmin in it?" he
asked.
Heard the door of the house open
Suuoeniy and the voice of Aunt Deel.
Peabody; Peabody, come here
quick" she called.
uncle Peabody ran to the house. but
stayed out with the dog.
through the open door I heard Amt
Deel saying: 81 can't STAN it anv
longer and won't-not another dav-
aSeS' can't stan 1t. That boy is a
regular pest"
Ahey came out on the veranda. Un-
Gle Peabody said nothing, but / could
see that he couldn't stand it either.
My brain was working fast.
Come here, SIR" Uncle Peabody
called.
L knew it was serious, for he had
never called me "sir" before. l went
slowly to the steps.
My Lordr' Aunt Deel exclaimed.
Look at that lip and the honey all
over him-ayes! l tell ye-I can't
STAN It,"
place that We amt tipped over?" Uncle
Peabody asked in a sorrowful tone.
Wouldn't We like to tip the house
Over?"
1 was near breaking down in this
answer:
Il went into the but'ry and that
pan jumped on to me-"
Didn't you taste the h0ney?"
NO." 1 drew in my breath and
shook my head.
Liar, tool" said Aunt Deel. 81
can't STAN it an 1 won't"
Uncle Peabody was sorely tried, but
he was keeping down his anger. His
voice trembled as he said:
boy, guess you'll have to"
Uncle Peabody stopped. He had
been driven to the last ditch, but he
had not stepped over it. However, 1
knew what he had started to say and
sat down on the steps in great de-
lection. Shep followed, working at
my coat with his tongue.
1 think the sight of me must have
touched the heart Of Aunt Deel.
peabody Bayncs, we mustn't be
cruel" said she in softer tone, and
then she brought rag and began to
assist Shep in the process of clean
ing my coat. Good land He's got to
stay here-ayes The amt got no
other place to go to-"
Bat if you can't stan it," said IN
Gle Peabody.
I've got to stan it-ayes Il can't
stan it, but I've got to-ayeSl So
have you"
Aunt Deel put me to bed although
it was only five o'clock. AS 1 lay
looking up at the shingles a singular
resolution came to me. 1t was born
of my longing for the cOmpanionship
OF my kind and of my resentment. !
would go and live with the Dunkel-
bergs. 1 would go the way they had
gone and find them. l knew it was
ten miles away, but of course every
body knew where the Dunkelbergs
lived and any one would show me.
| / would run and get there before
dark and tell them that l wanted to
live with them and every day 1 would
play with Sally DunkG berg. Uncle
Peabody was not half as nice to play
with as she was.
/ heard Uncle Peabody drive away.
| watched him through the open win
dow. l could hear Aunt Deel wash
ing the dishes in the kitchen. / got
out of bed very slyly and put on my
Sunday clothes. / went to the open
window. The sun had just gone over
the top of the woods. l would have
TO hurry to get to the Drnkelbergs'
before dark. | crept out on the top
of the shed and descended the lad
der that leaned against 1t. / stood a
moment listening. The dOoryard was
| covered with shadows and very still.
The dog must have gone with Uncle
Peabody. l ran through the garden
to the road and down it as fast as
my bare feet could carry me. In that
direction the nearest house was al
most a mile away. l remember /
was out of breath. and the light was
growing dim before I got TO il. /
! went on. It seemed TO me that I
had gone nearly far enough TO reach
my destination when L heard buggy
coming behind me.
'Hellow a voice called.
turned and looked up at Dug Dra-
per, In a single buggy. dressed in his
Sunday suit.
us 1t much further TO where the
DunkelbergS liver" l asked.
1.-The Dunkelbergs? Who be they?"
II seemed TO me very strange that
he didn't know the Dunkelbergs
where Sally Dunkelberg lives"
That was a clincher. He laughed
and swore and said:
"Git In here, boy. III take We
there
! 1 got into the buggy, and he struck
his horse with the whip and went gal
/ topping away in the dusk.
BY and by we passed Rovln' Kate.
could just discern her ragged form
by the roadside and called to her. He
struck his horse and gave me rude
shake and babe me shut up.
Ii was dark and felt very cold and
began to wish myself home in bed
"Ain't we most to the Dunkel-
bergs'?" asked.
"No-not yet" he answered.
/ burst into tears and he shook me
roughly and showed me down on the
buggy floor and said:
"You lay there and keep still; do
you hearf'
"Yes," / sobbed.
lay shaking with fear and fight