The Jasper news. [volume] (Jasper, Missouri) 1898-1924, 1919-04-10

Spll1l.
81 guess God has married us again."
l declared.
II knew that you were walking on
this road and had TO see you," said
she. "People have been saying such
terrible things"
"What?"
"They say your uncle found the
pocketbook that was lost and kept the
money. They shy he was the first man
that went up the road after 1t was
lost"
"It's lie-my uncle never saw the
pocketbook. Some money was left to
him by Il relative in Vermont. That's
how it happened that he bought farm
instead of going to the poorhouse when
Grimshaw put the screws to him"
II knew that your uncle didn't do
it," she went on. Father and mother
couldn't tell you. SO had to-"
"Why couldn't your father and moth
er tell meT
"They didn't dare. Mr. Grlmshaw
made them promise that they would
not speak to you or TO any Of your
family. heard them say that you and
your uncle did right. Father told
mother that he never knew man so
honest as your Uncle Peabody"
Just then we came upon the Silent
Woman sitting among the dandellons
by the roadside. She held cup In
her hand with some honey on its bot
tom and covered with piece Of glass.
"She is hunting bees" l said as we
stopped beside her.
= She rose and patted my shoulder
with a smile and threw kiss to Sally.
| Suddenly her face grew stern. She
pointed toward the village and then Mt
Sally.
"She means that there IS some dam
ger ahead of you," ! said.
The Silent Woman picked long
blade Of grass and tipped its end IN
the honey nt the bottom Of the cup.
She came close to Sally with the blade
Of grass between her thumb and finger
"She is fixing charm" | said.
| She smiled and nodded us she put a
drop OF honey on Sally's upper lip.
She held up her hands while her lips
moved as If she were blessing US.
81 suppose 1t will not save Inc If
brush 1t off" said Sally.
We went on and in moment bee
lighted on the honey. Nervously she
struck ut 1t and then cried out with
pain.
"The bee has stung you." l said.
She covered her face with her hand.
kerchief and made no answer.
| nj ole " =
l said us | ran to the river bank.
found some clay and moistened Il
with the water and returned.
"There, look at. me!' she groaned
"The bee hit my nose"
She uncovered her face, now de
formed almost beyond recognition, he
nose huYing swollen to one of grea
size and rcdneSS,
you look like Rodney Barnes"
said with laugh MS applied the ella!
to her afflicted nose.
) "And feel like the old boy. thinl
my nose is trying to jump off and rul
away"
We were nearing the village. Sh
: wiped the mud from her prodigiou
nose and ! wet her handkerchief In
,, pool of water and helped her to wasl
it. Soon we saw two men approaching
us in the road. In q moment / oh
! served that one was Mr.. Horace Dun
kelbcrg the other n stranger and re
markably handsome young man h
was, about twenty-five years of ag
and dressed in the height of fashion
, remember so well his tall, athleti
5 figure, his gray eyes, his small dar
. muStache and his admirable manners
Q Both were appalled, at the look c
4 Sally.
D ~'Why, girl, what has happened t
0 you?" her father asked.
s Then | saw what playful soul wa
Sally's. The girl was born actress
I "Been riding in the country" sal
she. as this Mr.. Latour?"
i This is Mr.. Latour, Sally" said he
f0ther.
They shook hands.
81 am glad to see you," said tn
stranger.
u "They say nm worth seeing" sal
ID Sally. "This is my friend, Mr.. Bayne
When you are tired of seeing me, loo
= az him."
= / shook the hand he offered me.
r "Of course, we can't all be god
l. looking" Sally remarked with sig
as if her misfortune were permanent
Mr.. Horace Dunkelberg and
e laughed heartlly-for had told him
e whisper what had happened to Sal
while Mr.. Latour looked little ell
barrassed.
d MY face is not beautiful, but the
IS say that ! have good heart" Sal