Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1921-10-07

little Dundie or letters very slowly
as IL her disappointment were q heavy
burden.
NThere1l be one next mail II have
to write IL myself" Abe said one
morning in October as he went on.
To Harry Needles. who was with
him that morning. he said:
Il wonder why that fellow don't
write to Ann. couldn't believe that
he has been fOoling her, but now !
don't know what to think Of him.
wonder what has happened to the
fellow"
The mail stage was late that eve
ming. AS 1t had not come at nine Mr..
Hill went home and left Abe In the
store to wait for his mail. The stage
arrived few minutes later. Abe ex-
amined the little bundle Of letters and
newspapers which the driver had left
with him. Then ne took q paper and
sat down to read In the freight
While he was thus engaged the door
opened softly and Ann Rutledge en-
tered. The postmaster was not aware
OF her presence. until she touched his
arm.
please give me a letter." she said
"Sif down. Ann" said he, very gent .
ly. as he placed chair in the fire
glow.
She took 1t, turning toward him.
with look of fear and hope. Thei
he added:
"Tm sorry, but the truth is II didn't
come. 1t is terrible, Ann, that have
to help In thfs breaking OF your heart
that Is going ON. seem to be the
head Of the hammer that hits you SO
hard, but the handle Is in other hands.
Honestly, Ann, i wish could do the
suffering for you-evefy bit of it--and
give your poor heart q rest. Hasn't
he written you this summer7"
"NOt since July TENTH" she an
swered. Then she cOnfded to Abe
that her lover told her before he went
away that his name was not Mcneil
but McNamar that he had changed
his name to keep clear Of his family
until he had made a success; that
he had gone East to get his father
and mother and bring them back with
him; lastly she came to the thing
that worried her most-the suspicion
OF her father and mother that John
was not, honest. tSThey say that he
probably had a wife when he came
here--that that Is why he don't write
to me-"
Then after little silence she plead
ed: ''YOu don't think that. dc. you,
AbeH'
mo-" said the latter, giving her
the advantage Of every doubt. "John
did a foolish thing, but we must not
condemn him without knowledge of
the facts. The young often do foolish
things and sickness would account for
his silence. You 60 home and go to
sleep and stop worrying, Ann. You'll
get that letter one Of these days"
A day or two later Abe and Harry
went to Springfield. Their reason for
the trip lay In talk between the post
master and Jack Kelso the night be-
fore as they sat by the latter's fire.
side.
tive been living where there was
no one to and fault with my parts OF
speech or with the parts Of my legs
which were not decently covered, !"
said Abe. 'The sock district Of my
person has been without representa-
tion in the legislature Of my intellect
lip to it's last session. Then we got a
bill through for local improvements
and the governor has approved the
appropriation. Suddenly we discov.
cred that there was no money In the
treasury. But Samson TraylOr has
offered to buy an Issue Of bonds OF
the amount OF fifteen dollars"
"rm glad to hear you declare IN
favor Of external improvements" said
Kelso. "We've all been too much alb
sOrbed by internal improvements
You're on the right tran, Abe. You've
been thinking OF the public ear and
too little OF the public eye. We must
show some respect for BOTH"
Sometimes ! think that comely
dress ought to 60 with comedy die
tion," said Abe. 'But that's Q thing
you can't learn in books. There's 40
grammarian Of the language OF dress
Then I'm so big and awkward. It'l
a rather hopeless problem"
You're in good. company" Kelsc
assured him. Mature guards her best
mon with some sort of slnguIarity
not attractive to others. Often SIM
makes them odious with cOnceit o.
daf0rmity or dumbness or garrulity
Dante was such a poor talker thai
no one would ever ask him to dinner
II It had not been so presume hi
muse would have been sadly crippled
by indigestion. II you had been {
good dancer and lady.s fayorite,
wonder If you would have studied
Rirkham and Burns and Shakespear,
and Blackstone and Starkie, ana ths
science Of surveying and been elected
TO the legislature. wonder IL yol
could even have whipped Jack Arm
strong"
"Or have enjoyed the friendship o.