The St. Mary banner., 1922-09-30
Irop, Barringer)s
Short Cut
3, JANE OSBORN

.,verse circumstances made
p for Grandmother Auden
aS,, ss,k to the old Auden place
W. w. y' with her granddaughter
'u : vas the grandmother whose
! nn high while Laura was 'e-
rheu most girls are having a
n, have to bury myself off
!. Nd factory village where | uoli
= ~ there are any young people
.rlar people would want TO as
y nth. And it's just because
Harry once lived there and
!, ,b,t house that no one wants
y, M" said Grandmother Au-
Youthful young-old woman OF
.,s There are some nice peo-
Iss Barringers-
s,ar miffed Laura. Don't l
,bOut the Barringers? 1t was
4, Tom Barringer that Uncle
lad the quarrel with. They
N he mortal enemies or some
| was introduced to that in
s,be son of his, Tom Barringer,
plege dance. l told him that an
1 Il mine had lived in Millville-
rm enough. Mr.. Barringer looked
,wif were scorpion at least.
,,v.r asked me for a single dance.
y his father passed on his hatred
% family to his son along with
money when he died. The Bar
Nm and their crowd are the only
NJ people here, and the head Of
nringer family hates us. SO
II that"
sshsps your Uncle Harry was
y 70 blame" suggested the grand
BE-. "For my part l have no
In against the Barringers-only l
rsh they'd keep the smoke from
j Old factory from sitting in the
windows"
mats the penalty We have to pay
aying to live In a house that's
b up against the factory grounds.
Emder We couldn't sell 1t. And
bg thing" sputtered Laura, 81
hs highness, Tom Barringer,
Eflt cut across our property.
y morning, noon and night he
y across the end Of our place to
tom bis old factory. OF course
y OF three or four blocks, but if
mt any use for US he ought to
d from our place."
maps he doesn't realize that that
rally is part Of our grounds, +"
NED Grandmother Auden.
~ be ought to find out" snapped
II he wants to make a short
nnugh our place he ought to ask
hkdon."
aadmother Auden smiled. She
q 30 long and so merrily that
asked her, rather abruptly,
aused her amusement.
vas just thinking" was Mrs. Au-
only reply.
70 Gays later there were workmen
Y oid Auden place. They were
stakes along the entire rear
ade Of the Auden property. Later
1ane evident that this series of
was to support wire fencing
bet high. s
As 'nls work was still in progress
le1pected-or at least unexpected
.ua-oecurred. Claire Barringer
y the Auden place. Claire Bar
vas Tom Barringer's elder
Audens are putting up a
aa brother had announced
eo to get out an Injunction
men, but my lawyer says
perfect right to fence in
~ property. Now he an angel
wei there and persuade them
space for my short cut. 1t
relous minutes to me every
sant cut through their place
good half miles distance
us,ory. I'll have to use the
.sls a nuisance. Just run
Il 'aa hx matters up"
you didn't want to have ANY,
= :. % with those Audensv slg-
i Sister Claire. . N''e''S' Sus-
"Oise l didn't and I don't.
aaden offended father and I
!, saa mend to forget it. But I can't
s..say sa'ly feud stand in the way Of
~ sn,. Convenience. You can
=, quite obvious that your call is
I I @ business" '00' '''' -
= ''e = had consented. She used
! 'Aen persuasion. and finaIlv uv
ss s.a,andnother I Auden 70 leavs
sether. ~ 'i'e convenience
ke 0lfy'' smiled Mrs. Auden.
a1 Is to have a continuous