Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-03-01
CHAPTER XVI.
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IRVING DAcHELLER
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II was late ID June before I was abls
to disengage myself from the work Of
the Judges ONCE. Meanwhile there
had been blood shed back In the hills.
One Of the sheriKs posse had besn -.
verely wounded By . bullet and had
failed to serve the writs. The Judge
had appealed to the governor. People
were talking Of "the rent war"
What . Joy entered ny heart when
! was aboard the steamboat. at last,
and on my way to oil most dear to me
As I entered Lake Champlain I cor.
suited the map and decided to leave
the boat at Chimney Point to nnd Kate
Fullerton. who had written to the
schoolmaster from Canterbury. Ny
aunt had said IN q letter that old Kate
was living there and that 4 great
change had come over her. 30 went
ashore and hired q horse Of the ferry.
man.
passed through Middlsbury >and
rode into the grounds of the college.
where the senator had bssn educated,
and on out to Weybridse 70 zee where
he had lived as q boy. ! found the
Wright homesteaa-A comfortable
white house At the head Of Z beautiful
valley With wooded hills behind IT.
ana rode up to the door. 4 white
haired old lady in a black lace cap
was sitting on its porch LOOKING out
at the sunlit nelds.
'Ts this where Senator Wright lived
when he was boyr' I asked.
eyes. sir" the old lady answered
II am from Canton"
She rose from her chair.
"You from Canton" she exclaimed.
why. Of all things! That's where my
boys home Is. I'm glad to ses yoa. %
an put your horse in the barn"
dismountsd and che came near me.
"silas Wright y ny boy" she said.
What u your Manor
barton BAy.a," I answered - I
hitchsl ny 1ofsA
barton Baynssi Why. Stlas has
told ne IN aboat you IN his letters.
He writes - - svsfy week. Conc
and az down."
We sat down together On ths porch.
"eilas wrote IN his lest lettsr Dat
you were going Ia. leave your place IN
Ccbleskill" she continued - ny sur.
Prise. 'HS.said that b was oio1 10
had dsd6sd not - stay.s
Il was Joyful nsws = ~, fse ths
senator's silence hAl WUE11sd ~ "a
had begun to think Win alarm q ny
future.
II wish that he would take 20 to
Washington to help him. The poor
man has too much 10 d."
II should think Il . great privilege
to CO." I answered.
my boy likes you" she went on.
"You have been brought up Just as he
was. used to read to him every eve
ming when the candles were lit. How
hard he worked to make . man Of him.
self I have known the mothers Joy.
can truly say, Now let thy servant
depart In peace"
"For mine eyes have seen thy cal.
vation,'" I quoted
sYou see I know much about yeu
end much about your aunt and uncis,'
said Mrs. Wright
She left me for . moment and soon
the whole household was gathered
about me on the porch. the men hav.
ing come UP from the fields. They put
my horse In tho barn and pressed me
TO stay for dinner, which did. Az I
vas going the gentle old lady gave
me pair Of mittens which her distdn-
guished son had worn during his last
winter in college. I remember we'll
how tenderly she handled theml
II hope that Silas will get you to
help him"-those were tho last words
she said to me when I babe her good
by.
The shadows were long when I got
to Canterbury. At the head Of It'd
main street I looked down upon Q VII
lage green and some flne Old elrns. 1t
was s.nSc!ar!y au!s: place. I stepped
in front Of big white meeting house.
An old man was moving in Its grave
yard near the highway. Slowly he
swung his scythe.
do you know where Kate Fullerton
livesY asked.
"We!. -: :r,n-.y. .!ke!y ...::. De- &C., he
aTs--;SSs.cc:s :: :- BE =. $500 ..:..:s an HE
srath. I've lived sevsnty.two years
on this hill come the fourtsenth day O
June. an II I didn't know where she
lived I'd be slammed Of Il DO you sss
that big house down there in the
trees1"
could see the place at which he
pointed far back from the village street
IL the valley below rs, the house near.
!ly hidden By tall evergreens.
K Yes" ! answered.
oval, that's the Squire Tullertop
place hes Kate's father"
Does the squire live thsrsi"
INC s!r-nct eggs.c'!y. Hes dy!n'
kthere -been dyin' there for two year
Ter more. BY gosh It's wonderful how
hard tbs fer some folks to quit breath.
in'. Say, be you any o his familyi'
mo"
Nor no friend o hisf'
moi"
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