Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1919-01-10


"Bee stung me-" answered.
"Where did We find so much honey
that We could go swimmin' in it?" he
asked.
| heard the door of the house open
suddenly 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 heard Aunt
Deel saying: Il can't stan 1t any
longer and | won't--n0t another day
ayes, | can't stan It, That boy is Il
reg'Iar pest"
| They came out on the vera nda. Un-
Gle Peabody said nothing, but could
see that he couldn't stand 1t either.
My brain was working fast
"Come here, sir" Uncle Peabody
| called.
knew 1t was serious, for he had
never called me "sir" before. | went
slowly to the steps.
"My Lord" Aunt Deel exclaimed.
"Look at that lip and the honey all
over him-ayes! | tell ye--I can't
stan it."
Say, boy, Is there anything on this
place that ye amt tipped over?" Uncle
Peabody asked in sorrowful tone.
wouldn't ye like to tip the house
oyer?"
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 honey?'
mo" | drew in my breath and
shook my head.
Liar, tool' s.id Aunt Deel. II
can't stan it an won't"
Uncle Peabody was sorely tried, but
he wns 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 1t. However, I
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.
| think the sight of me must have
touched the heart of Aunt Deel.
peabody Baynes, we mustn't be
cruel" said she in softer tone, and
then she brought a 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 60 to-"
"But If you can't stan IT," said Un-
Gle Peabody.
"pve got to stan it--ayes IL can't
stan 1t, but I've got to--ayes! So
have you"
Aunt Deel put me to bed although
1t was only five o'clock. AS / lay
looking up at the shingles singular
resolution came to me. It was born
Of my longing for the companlonship
of my kind and Of my resentment. I
would go and live with the Dunkel-
bergs. | would so the way they had
gone and find them. l knew it was
ten miles away, but of course eyery-
body knew where the Dunkelbergs
lived and any one would show me.
! would run and get there before
dark and tell them that / wanted to
live with them and every day / would
play with Sally Dunkelberg. 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. could hear Aunt Deel wash
ing the dishes In the kitchen. l got
out of bed very slyly and put on my
Sunday clothes l went to the open
window. The sun had just gone over
the top of the woods. | would have
to hurry to get to the Dunkelbergs'
before dark. crept out on the top
of the shed and descended the lad
der that leaned against 1t. | stood
moment listening. The dooryard was
covered with shadows and very still.
The dog must have gone with Uncle
Peabody. | ran through the garden
to the road and down 1t as fast as
my bare feet could carry me. In that
the nearest house was al
most a mile away. | remember /
was out of breath, and the light was
dim before | got to II. /
went on. 1t seemed to me that
had gone nearly far enough to reach
my destination when heard a buggy
coming behind me.
'Hellol" a voice called.
turned and looked up at Dug Dra-
per, In a single buggy, dressed In his
Sunday snIt.
as It much further to where the
liveis asked.
"The Dunkelbergs? Who be they7"
II seemed to me very strange that
he didn't know the Dunkelbergs.
"Where Sally Dunkelherg llves.s
That was a clIncher. He laughed
ind swore and said:
@GIt In here, boy. I'll take ye