Evening star., 1921-05-22

lansbee after he had taken another
breath. Il say again. l don't know
| why it is I'm coming out with all this
secret to you-but my feelings is to
| much for me-
Exactly! Now. our being brought
together. as we have been. in a way
| that couldn't be resisted, shows that
your time has come for a great
| change. When ! was in lnjy'-he
paused in order to let that statement
sink in-"where all the great magi-
clans and deep thinkers live. l got
which he had fshed from his vest
pocket. Il know it doesn't look ike
anything except a watch charm. But
tell you. just between US. that 1t IS
a magic charm that works in queer
,, way.
when a change is about to happen
and a man has this charm and knows
how to use it, he can bring about just
! the special change and blessing tnat
he is hankering for"
He closed his fingers over the charm
! in the woods. There is big rock in
that nook There is a fallen tree.
There's a little brook a-babbling: Ana
l see half an old cocoanut shell hang
ing on a tree over the brook: and let
ters are carved in the she'll.
We'll. by snub, if you see that shell
you must have been down into Libbys
woods in the nook where l always
set and watch for rabbits when l
banker for a meat pie"
II never was in those woods. I'm
q stranger here. It's my second sight
that shows me that place. It's re-
vealed to me that something grand
will happen to you If you'll go there
with this charm and call for what
you want most"
At that moment an authoritative
Tin WlnglnE
down across the field.
1t was a New England dinner-horn.
and it meant to Mr.. Follansbee
command not to be denied or trifed
with by delay. Mr.. Follansbee lower
/ ed his crest and started. Mr.. Nlcei-
berry pursued on a trot.
i When the seer failed to secure any
attention to his appeals and protests.
| he pulled a bit of paper from ms vest
pocket, wrapped it around the charm
! and. still marching beside the sum
moned hired man. grabbed Follans-
bees swinging hand and obliged him
to close his fingers on the object.
"And go down in that nook and
use that charm I'm lending to you.
Go tonight. Sure! This is the night.
That's tho time. Do you hear?'
! Yes"
! III Gabriel ever wants to get quick
action when he calls for the rubes up
this way, he'll have to toot on tin
horn" grumbled Mr.. Nickelberry.
stopping and allowing MIR. Folianspee
| Mr.. Follansbee was almost in the
yard of the farmhouse before that
taunt produced reaction. He began
to mutter. Right in the crisis of his
emotions and with that stranger
looking on, he had allowed a dinner
horn to make him go cringeing like a
slave. He plodded past the wash
dish and the roller towel in the back
kitchen and went up into his sanctum
in the shed chamber. gritting his
teeth.
| At twelve-five Mr.. Flagg was sitting
| in front of a huge platter heaped
with a New England boiled dinner;
| carving knife and fork uncocked ana
waiting. gazing through CLOUDS OF OF
! steam at the kitchen-f1ushed face OF
Mrs. Flagg.
| Trampins feet came down the stairs
from the shed chamber. Mr.. Follans-
bee appeared at the kitchen door.
ing croker sack and out of the neck
of the sack protruded the head OF hi 8
big cat. whose distended eyes and
prickling whiskers spoke OF an up
heaval of emotions in more eloquent
manner than did the repressed express
sion on Mr.. E'ollansbee's sullen face.
In his right hand he carried canvas
j"Kennebecker." valise Of the exten-
sion-case type.
Mrs. FIagg stared. her mouth open.
| You set down here to your vittles
before they get cold" commanded
Mrs Flagg-"that is, il you haint
gone plumb crazy.
II shan't never eat another mouth
full under this roof again." declared
the new Mr.. Follansbee, defiantly.
Was it what Meshic said last night
ilf IL was I'll set him where he belongs
in thie household" she declared.
II take back everything 1 might
have said when l was hectored last
night. Bed" faltered Mr. Flagg.
| "Tm glad of it. though it don't have
no effect in changing my mind, Mr..
Flaeg. But seeing that this is the
flrst time l have ever left a place. /
like to leave with best feelings all
round"
But there's a shower coming up
cried Mrs. Flagg. rising and begin
ming to bang down windows.
iNaR. FOLLANSBEE set down the
wi "Kennebecker." Il don't want to
leave no chance to have it said be-
hind my back that I want fair and
didn't open up all reasons in so furs
II could He fumbled in his coat
pocket and brought out small
Packet of folded rapers. OF course
som body might a,iy i, VAS I rc:t:.on
on the other hand, somebody might
say"it want" he proceeded. in hall