The Dermott news. (Dermott, Ark.) 1910-1977, 1919-06-12
CHAPTER XlV-Continued.
So saying he handed me this letter:
Canterbury. Vt,


him have been flying around like
pigeons. When school is out | would
like to hear from you. what is the rec
ord? What do you think OF the soul
In him? What kind of work is best
for it? If you will let me maybe
can help the plans of God "A little. That
Is my business and yours. Thanking
you for reading this, l am. as ever
Gods humble servant,
KATE FULLERTON"
"Why, this is the writing of the ST.
lent Woman. said before had read
the letter half through.
"Royln' kate?"
Rowing Kate never knew her 9th
er name. but | saw her handwriting
long ago.
Put look-this is neatly written
well-worded letter an the sheet is as
white and clean as the new snow. Tn
canny woman They say She carries
the power o God in he right hand
So do all the wronged''
u wonder Why Kate IS asking about
me | said
.Neyer mind the reason. She is your
friend and let US thank God for it.
Think how she came to yer help in the
old barn an say a thousand prayers
my lad"
HaNlu. come to the first flight of
thu uPlaudS lie left me with many n
kind wo-d-how much they mean 10
IA Icy Who Is choosing his Way with a
grown. sense Of loneliness
reached the warm welcome of our
little home Just In time for dinner
They We're expecting me and it WIS n
regular company dinner-chcken pie
and strawberry shortcake
How We'll remember that hour with
the doors open and the sun shining
brightly on the blossotnins fields and
the Joy Of man and bird and beast in
the return Of summer and the talk
about the late visit OF Alma Jones and
Mr. and Mrs. Lincoln
While we were eating | told them
about the letter OF old Kate
Fullerton :" Aunt Deel exclaimed
Are " sure that was the name, Bart?'
.Yes"
Goodness gracious sakes alive
She and Uncle Peabody gave each
other looks Of surprised inquiry.
DO you know anybody by that
name7" asked.
we used to-" said Aunt Deel as she
resumed her eating Cant be she's
one q the Sam Fullertons can it?"
"oh. proh1y not" said Uncle Pea
body. Back East theys more Fuller
tons thun ye could shake a stick at.
A week later we had our raising
Uncle Peabody did not want n public
raising. but Aunt Deel had had her
way. We had hewed and mortiSed and
bored the timbers for cur new home.
The n. ghhors came With pixies and
helped 10 raise and stay and cover
them. \ great amount Of human kind
ness went into the beams and rntterS
Of that home and Of others like It. |
knew that The Thing was Still alive
In thu reighhorhood. hut even that
could not paraly2e the helpful hands II
these people. Indeed. what WAS said
Of my Uncle Peabody was nothing
more or less than kind Of CONVERSE
tional tireWaod. | cannot think that
any one really believed ii.
We had a cheerful day. \ barrel of
hard cider had been set up in the door
yard and | remember that some drank
IL too freely. The he-o-hee of the men
as they lifted on the pixies and the
sound of The hammer and beetle rang
In the mir from morning until night.
Mrs. Rodney Barnes and Mrs. Dorothy
came 70 help Aunt Deel with the cock
Ing and q great dinner was served on
an improvised table in the dooryard,
where the stove was set up. The
shingles and sheathcs dnd clapboard
were on before the day ended.
Uncle Peabody and | put in the
floors and stairway and partitions.
working together | tried to tell him
what Sally had told me. but my cour-
age failed
The day came, shortly, when had
10 speak out. and | took the straight
why of my duty as the needle of the
compass polluted. II was the end OF
Il summer day and we had watched the
dusk Till the Whitley and como creeping
up the slant, sinking the powders and
thorn tops In IFS food, one by one. As
We sat looking out of the open door
that evening | told them what Sally
had told me of the evil report which
had Travelled through the two towns,
Damn, little souled. narrer con-
tracted-" Uncle Peabody, speaking In
a low. sad tone. but with deep feeling.
cut off this highly promising opinion
before il was half expressed. and rose
and went Ia the water pail and drank.
AS long as we're honest we don't
care what they say" he remarked as
he returned to his chair.
IF they won't believe US, we ought
In show 'em fha panars--avaS said