Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1921-04-07

behind her ample veil she saw her
OWE name more than once. And even
as she scanned the lists the marshal
shouted loudly: General purpose
COW, any breed; first prize, Mrs. Susan
Gleason"
In spite of herself she smiled, as
equally in spite of herself, half an
hour later, she frowned when her pet
Jersey heifer, the apple of her eye,
won only honorable mention. She
thought she saw Stephen at the far
side shaking his head, but without
waiting to make sure, she slipped
away to the grand stand, already fair
ly crowded, as the horses We're coming
on.
Here she had to raise her veil how
ever, she held it in both hands, max
ing a shield of it for he's face. A
saddle ring was On-as her own TriX
went by to halter, with black Moses
leading her gently. The creature half
turned her head and whinnied softly
not all the wells nor all the crowds
IOulh NUT IIOlll llCI lllC lllioll ShC
loved so well. And at the whiEny
something seemed to melt within her
mistresS-all the rage and hate she
had been cherishing became folly of
the worst. She flung up her veil and
leaned forward, one hand on the rail
and shed tears of joy when TriX
won the blue. But to make up for
that the colt she loved even better
was unplaced, partly because of bad
ring manners. After that she dared
not wait for the trots, the riding
ring-alone as she was, she did not
care to risk the crush of the late
hOming crowd.
1t was later than usual. Around 10
o'clock Stephen came in, his air a
cross betwixt a victorious fighting
cock and man with murder in his
soul. Supper; he wanted none-in
fact, he had stopped to see Nan and
Granny, also he wouldn't trouble her,
not for the world, and he had seen to
everything about the place before COM
| ing, so bed was the thing for them
both and a late rising tomorrow.
Court held mighty late, didn't itT'
Mrs. Gleason asked maliciOusly. Ste
phen looked blank, then smiled fool
ishly, saying, "Jurymen are the OBJ
stinatest lot" Whereat his wife
smiled twisted smile, retorting ::
"Same as married men, I reckon"
Then trying to speak sourIy: did
! that SCalawag Jimmy Rand win the
silver cupY
"Why. how should l know" Ste
phen asked aghast.
because YOU stayed to see" his
wife cOuntered, running on quickly.
"Stephen, | amt mad at you for but
one thing. l expect you to lie to me
now and then-all married men do
it-but I hope they amt quite so
clumsy as you"
"Why, Susan; how you talk" Ste
phen began feebly. Then he stopped
short Susan was laughing as he had
not seen her laugh since the day he
married her. "You-you must been
there-yet you couldn't!" he went on
jerkily.
She wiped her eyes and nodded,
saying: II was there-went all by
myself to spy out evil-and found
nothing but good. Folks learn how to
be kinder ard friendlier for getting
together-and nobody worse for look
ing at good dumb beasts. Even they
seemed to feel proud of themselves.
Maybe Crumple Horn wasn't set up
over her blue ribbon, but / know Trix
was-nearly as much as l was. Now,
tell me quick, did Jimmy Rand give
that cup to Nanry|
"Now Stephen answered with a
crafty smile. you see, it's a loving
cup, and they are coming tomorrow
to bring it to you"
Then and there the ice truly broke
up. Mrs. GleesOn felt like crying.
Instead she said briskly: After l
abused him like pickpOcket, Well,
| | reckon this is a new sort of fire
Goals to heap on my head. But I'll
leave it to Nancy to pay him for II"
"Well you may" said Stephen, with
broad grin.