Bonners Ferry herald., 1919-04-01
CHAPTER VIII.
Chet GormIey Tells Some News.

NHSN oSituCJ iCiiS 0Ofnc NEWS.
1t was when she came in sight Of
the Parlow place on Monday after
noon, she and Prince, that Carolyn
May bethought her of the very best
person in the world with whom TO ad-
wise upon the momentous question
which so troubled her.
Who could be more interested in the
happiness of Miss Amanda than Mr..
Parlow himself?
The little girl had been going to call
on Miss Amanda. Aunty Rose had
said she might and Miss Amanda had
invited her specially"
But the thought of taking the old
carpenter into her confidence and ad-
vislng with him delayed that visit. Mr..
Parlow was busy ON some piece of
cabinet work, but he nodded briskly to
the little girl when she came to the
door of the shop and looked in.
"Are you very busy, Mr.. Parlow?"
she asked him after a watchful min
ute or two.
my hands be, Carlyn May" said
the carpenter in his dry voice.
"Ohp
"But 1 kin listen to ye-and I kin
talk"
"Oh, that's NIGEL Did you hear
about what happened yesterday~
"Eh?" he queried. eying her quizzi-
cally. "Does anything ever happen on
Sunday?"
Something did on this Sunday"
cried the little girl. 'Didn't you hear
about the shaker"
"What dye mean-snake?"
And then little Carolyn May ex-
planned. She told the story with such
earnestness that he stopped working
to listen.
"Humph !" was his grunted COM
ment at the end. "WellW
"Don't you think that was real ex-
citingr asked Carolyn May. sand
Just see how it almost brought my
Uncle Joe and your Miss Amanda to-
gether. Don't you seef"
Mr.. Parlow actually jumped. whats
that you say, child?" he rasped out
grimly. "Bring Mandy and Joe Stage
together? Well, l guess notl"
"Oh, Mr.. Parlow, don't you thinl
that would be just be-a-yon-ti-fulT 2
cried the little girl with a lingering
emphasis upon the most importan
word. Don't you see how happy theI
| would beT
81 don't know as anybody's per
tic'lar anxious to see that daughter O
mine and Joe Stagg friendly again
No good would come Of it."
Carolyn May looked at him sorrow
fully. Mr.. Parlow had quite disap
pointed her. 1t was plain to be seel
that he was not the right one to ad
wise with about the matter. The littl
girl sighed.
> 81 really did s'pose you'd want t
see Miss Amanda happy, Mr.. Parlow,
she whispered.
Happy? BAIL" snarled the oil
man, setting vigorously to work agar
He acted as if he wished to say u
more and let the little girl depaI
without another word.
l Carolyn May really could not undel
stand it-at least she could not In
mediately.
II That Mr.. Parlow might have sci
ish reason for desiring to keep n
daughter and Joseph Stagg apart di
not enter the little girls mind.
l After that Sunday walk, howeve
Carolyn May was never so muc
afraid of her uncle as before. Wh
he had even called Prince good dog
Truly Mr.. Joseph Stagg was beir
transformed-if slowly.
1 He could not deny to himself tina
to n certain extent, he was enJoylT
the presence of his little niece at III
Corners. If he only could decide Ju
what TO do with the personal proper
of his sister Hannah and her husbar
down in the New York apartmen
Never in his life had he been so loI
i deciding a question.
II He had really loved Hannah. L
II knew it now. did Joseph Stagg, eve
II time he looked at the lovely lit
child who had come to live with nj
at The Corners. Why! just so III
Hannah looked when she was ht'
thing. The same deep, violet eyes al
snnny hair and laughing lips