Evening star., 1921-04-24

even a hayrack. filled with men and
women and children. Messrs. Towle
and Sturnell asked the first man who
stopped at the trough to let his horse
| meant.
| Opening day of Harmony camp
!. meeting" said the man.
! Mr.. SturreIl looked at Mr. Towle
and the partner returned the look
There was the opening of a wool
! Mauds bit and led her into that road
Il came down this way. hunting for
/ the moose, and l know just the place
Just the checker! Camp meeting
| Hod, If we don't do business on
Swappers' row there today. then you
and me better go hang ourselves with
our galluses.'
!, In a glade in the woods they went
, to work with the promptitude of men
! who knew just what to do.
She has got to be freshened, Hod
freshened," was his partner 8 sole and
simple suggestion, With his handy
Jackknifc he whitfield little pegs from,
, dry brentwood that he found in 4
w.oodcutter's pile. Mr.. Towle queste
and came back With wet moss. "A bit
of board and sizeable hank of hair
from a horses tail. He had gone into
an adjoining pasture with oats in a
measure. making good use of tina:
hurt no good hoss, I>cll. Twas only
an old mare somebody left to run
| without shoes
Its only borrowing in good
, cause. Hod. and this late in the sea
J son she won't be needing much hair
on her tail to fight flies with.
! haven't paved over the assets in
! them feed pals under the sulky, bur
i I'm taking Il for granted that you
still lug round the essentials
II aim as well stocked as when VIC
was doing business in the old days
| gum arayb bic and the other little et
cetrys."
! wen make 'em do She's got to be
fresh ened. Hand me that piece oi
board"
sturnen's big jacknife was more or
| less of a handytool affair. With a
| splay thumb-nail he priced I'D an awl
| and began to poke small holes in the
board. Into those holes he showed the
, little. sharply pointed pegs. Soon he
had sort of paddle. armed with
pegs, thickly set.
Has she ever been pumperdickled,
Hod?'
| I've never done it to her myself.
and in her. present state of mind
guess, she has lost all mem'ry if it
! ever has been done to her"
! We'll. keep good strong holt of the
! that's all"
j They Embarrassed Maud, riseed a
! sort OF twist bit. and Mr.. Towle as
! sumed the role of the anchor, assisted
oy double turn around a sapIing.
! Mr.. Sturnell began to pat her with
| the paddle-pegs. At the first stroke,
her air of rumination and desponden MT
aloofness left her promptly. She men,
tally abandoned the higher ether OF
the abstract and came down to the
! earthly concrete. Then. physically
she went up with all four feet off
]. the ground.
e! reckon it has been done to her
| before. and that mem'ry has been
! woke up" stated Mr.. Sturnell. retir-
ing from :he danger Mauds first
| transport threatened.
But with grim determination he
returned to his work
!: What that work was meant to pro.
ducc in the artistry of fresh henins'
became apparent right away; minute
ollsters came putting up under the
impact of the pegged paddle
II hate TO do it to a hoss-I hate tc
90 IT, gashed if I don't" mourned
the operator. chasing the frantic vic.
tim around the sapIing. There was a
complexity of protesting sound in hel
respiration. "Hod, reckon you'd bet
ter take that strap iron off during the
present ceremony If we don't give
her vent. she's liable to blow up or
u.s." w w
Finally. Mr.. Sturneil decided tina;
the surface had been gone over sufti
ciently.
The wust is past. Maud the must is
past" said Mr.. Towle consolinely
Now were going TO soothe ye.'
! Ihey gave her good rubbing with
orse-liniment; they followed tina,
with a sticking of sweet oil ant
smooihed all with the wet moss. The
tears ceased to flow from her eyes
Her whistling died down.
Mr.. Sturne!l had been standing of
at one side. inspecting his work
Macds barrel was smooth and sleek
and her Stats were less obtrusive
Shell pass muster" was his !ndorse
ment. And now for few more O.
the essentials.
They put the strap-iron back OF
her nose with great care and painted
it to blend with the natural color
/ With liquid glue and patience thes
"hiHed the borrowed hair TO the stul
, that served her for Il tail.
They harnessed Maud and set them
selves on either side of her. like
solicitous squire' of a dame. and jour
neyed toward Harmony campgrounds.
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THERE is n high board fence
around the Harmony camp
grounds. and a single gate admits
Salvation. of course. is free. but ther,
, are certain expenses connected will
running camp-meeting. and two o
the trustees of the Harmony Associa
/. tion were taking money at the gate
i II was not necessary for Messrs