The Arvada enterprise., 1919-03-13

Icy encouragingly. She was vesy much
interested in Uncle Joe and Miss
Amanda Parlow's love AFFAIR.
"Why didn't they get married-liks
my papa and mammal" abe asked.
"Oh, goodness knowsl' exclaimed
Mrs.. Gormley. "some says TWAS his
fault and some says twas hern. And
mebbes twas q third party's that I
might mention At that" added Mrs.
Gormley. pursuing up her lips in . very
moving way.
"One day" she said, growing conf
Dental. ut was in camp-meeting time
Ono day somebody seen Joe StaGg
drivin' out with another girl-Char-
lotte Lenny. that was. She was mar.
ried to a man over in Springda3e long
ago. Mr.. Stage took Charlotte to
Faith camp meeting.
Then, the very next week. Mandy
went with Evan Peckham to q barn
dance at Crockett's, and nobody amt
ever seen your uncle and Mandy Par
low speak since, much less ever walk
together"
One particularly muddy day Prince
met the returning hardware merchant
at the gate with v0ciferous barkings
and plain desire to implant q well
coming tongue on the mans cheek.
He succeeded in muddying Mr.. Staggs
suit with his front paws, and almost
cast the angry man full length into q
mud puddle.
"Drat the beastl" calculated Mr..
Stage. 'Td rather have an epileptic
1t loose around here than him. Now.
look at these clo'esl declare. Car.
Ign, you've Jest got to tie that mongrel
up-and keep him uedi"
"All the time. Uncle Joer' whis-
pered the little girl.
Eyes, ma'am. all the time! II ind
him loose again, I'll tie bag Of rocks
to his neck and drop him in the deep
sst hole In the brook"
After this awful threat Prince lived
. precarious existence. and his mis-
tress was much worried for him.
Aunty Rose said nothing. but she
saw that both the little girl and her
canine friend were very unhappy.
Mrs. Kennedy, however, had watch
ed Mr.. Joseph Stagg for years. In.
deed, she had known him a. q boy,
long before she had closed up her own
little cottage around on the other road
and come to the Stage place to save
the hardware merchant from the con
tinued reign Of those "trihing crea-
lures" Of whom Nrs. Gormley had
spoken.
A. . bachelor Joseph Stag had
been preyed upon BY certain female
harpies 10 prevalent in q country COM
munity. Some had families whom they
partly supported out Of Mr.. Stages
lardeF: some were widows who looked
upon the well.to-do merchant ~ Q
marrying proposition.
Aunty Rose Kennedy did not need
the position Of Mr.. Stages housekesp-
er and could not be accused Of assum-
ing It from mercenary motives. Over
her back fence she had seen the havoc
going on In the Stage homestead after
Hannah Stage went to the city and
Joseph Stages dnal female relative
had died and left him alone In the big
house.
One day the old Quaker.like woman
could stand no more. She put ON her
sunb0nnet. came around BY the road
to the front door Of the Stage house,
which she found open. and walked
through to the rear porch on which the
woman who then held the situation Of
housekeeper was wrapping up the best
feather bed and pillows In . pair Of
the best homespun sheets. preparatory
to their removal.
The neighbors enjoyed what followed.
Aunty Rose came through the ordeal
as dignified and unrufIied as ever; the
retiring incumbent went away wrath.
fully. sinking the dust Of the premises
from her garments as a testimony
against "any sich actions"
When Mr.. Stagg came home at sup.
per time he found Aunty Rose at the
helm and already a different air about
the place.
Goodness me. Aunty Rose" he
said. biting into her biscuit ravenous-
~. Il was a.g0ing down to the mill.
hands hotel to board. couldn't stand
1t no longer. II you'd stay here and
do for me. I'd feel like a new man."
"You ought to be made over into q
new man. Joseph Stage" the woman
sud stcrnly. "A married man,"
mo. no! Never that!" Gasped the
hardware dealer.
III came here. Joseph StagR. II
would cost you more money than
you've been paying these no-account
women"
Il don't care" said Mr.. Stngg reck.
lessiy. go ahead. Do what you
please. Say what you want. I'm
game"
Thereby he had put himself into
Aunty Roses power. She hnd reno
waited the old kitchen and some Of the
other rooms. II Mr.. Stage at first
trembled for his bank balance. he was
made so comfortable that he had not
the heart to murmur.
OF course. Carolyn May let Prince
a