Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1919-05-01
IRVINE HARHELLER
eBEN HOLDEN, DR AND l.. DARREL OF THE BLESSED ISLES.
KEEPING up WITT LIZZIE. ETC. ETC

I'll go and get her and God help us to
make her remember the day."
He was gone a moment, only, when
he came back with Ruth in lovely
white dress and slippers and gay with
ribbons, and the silver beads of Mary
on her neck. We clapped our hands
and cheered and, in the excitement of
the moment, John tipped over his !
drinking glass and shattered it on
the floor.
"Never mind, my brave lad-no glass !,
ever persisted in a better cause. God .
bless you'll"
We ate and TESTED and talked, and
the sound Of our laughter drowned
the cry Of the wind in the chimney
and the drumming Of the rain upon
the windows.
Next morning my clothes, which had
been hung by the kitchen stove, were
damp and wrinkled. Mr.. Hacket came
to my room before I had risen.
michael Henry would rather see
his clothes hanging on a good boy
than On a nail in the closet" said he.
"Sure they give no comfort to the
nail at ALL"
II guess mine are dry now," I an
swered.
They're wet and heavy, boy. No
son O. Baldur could Keep a light heart
in them. Sure ye'd be as much out
O. place as a sunbeam in a ave O.
bats. If We care not for your own
oo~,fo,& fbirI> ~ fho r0o~ 1o1 IN tho
, green chair. He's that proud and
pleased. to see them on ye it would be
a shame to reject his offer. Sure, if
; they were dry yer own garments
would be good enough, God knows,
but Michael Henry loves the look O.
We in these togs, and then the presi-
dent is in town."
That evening he discovered a big
: stain, black as ink, on my coat and
+ trousers. Mr.. Hacket expressed the
. opinion that it might have come from
l the umbrella, but I am quite sure that
he had spotted them to save me from
the last homemade suit I ever wore,
save in rough work, and keep Michael
. Henry's on my back. In any event ]
. . wore them no more save at chore time.
Sally came and went, with the Wills
boy, and gave no heed to me. In her
8 eyes I had no more substance than
% a ghost, it seemed to me, although
caught her, often, looking at me.
. judged that her father had given her
d a bad report Of us and had some re.
grets, in spite Of my knowledge that
we were right, although they related
mostly to Amos.
Next afternoon I saw Mr.. Wright
e and the president walking back anl
forth on the bridge as they talked
g together. A number of men stood ii
d front of the blacksmith shop, by thu
IS river shore, watching them, as
9 passed, on my way to the mill on al
"a errand. The two statesmen were il
a. broadcloth and white linen and beave
"a hats. They stopped as 1 approached
t. them.
"Well, partner, we shall be leavin;
e. in an hour or So" said Mr.. Wright a
lie he gave M his hand. "You may loo
for me here soon after the close of tn
re session. Take care Of yourself and e
IS often to see Mrs. Wright and ODE
your captain and remember me to you
aunt and uncle"
IN "See that you keep coming, my goo
boy said the president as he gave m
=, his hand, With playful reference, n
doubt, to Mr.. Wright's remark that
was a coming
e. "Bart, I've some wheat to b
thrashed in the barn on the back lot
- said the senator as I was Ieavin
I'll them. "You a do it Saturdays,
you care to, at a shilling an hou
III Stack the straw out Of doors unit
es you've finished, then put it back in tt
III bay. Winnow the wheat carefully an
sack it and bring it down to the graz
be, airy and I'll settle with you when
return"
i'd. 1 remember that a number Of me
ael who worked in Grimshaw's sawmi
ou. were passing as he spoke.
tn, Eyes, sir" I answered, much elatt
an by the prospect of earning money.
The examination of Amos was S
EN- down for Monday and the people
llo the village were stirred and shak,
by widest rumors regarding the ev
eat dence to be adduced. Every day m,
ley and women stopped me in the sire
for to ask what I knew of the murder.
: I followed the advice of Bishop Pc
5 I kins and kept my knowledge to myse
ng- Saturday came, and when the Choir
! were done I went alone to the era
my harm in the back lot of the senate
'ut- farm with fail and measure and broC
len md fork and shovel and sacks and +
luncheon, in Il pushcart, with all
vas which Mrs. Wright had provided II
Ike 1t was a lonely place With WOO
on three sides of the field and n rot
on the other. l kept laying doV
beds OF wheat on the barn iloor Ill
wv w. beating them out with the tinil uh
the sun was well over the roof, wh'
I snt down TO cut my luncheon. IN