White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1927-12-09

"And was he sure" Nicely asked
after an instants pause, "that his
English cousin wanted to sell herself?"
SWELL that's the talk. The two
families had fixed up the match and
Marvin he got balky. And his Pop
was awful peeved, he'd been so set
on this here match. Marvin beln' the
oldest was gave the first chance at
this here grand lady, you see, and
wouldn't take it. So now it's st. Croix
that's to marry her, they say"
SIS he?"
$50 they say. And / guess it's bet
ter so, for he's more suited to such
duke-ess, or what. Marvin's too plain
a dresser for such high lady"
"And how" asked Nicely after an
other moments silence, "does this
Marvin earn his living since he's been
thrown out by his father?"
''Yes, you better ask, Nicely! He's
your boss He's got hisself elected
county superintendent of our public
schools!"
"What!"
eyes, mind if he didn't! So he'll be
wistin' at your school one of these
here days to see how you teach
oncet!".
'Does he know anything about
teaching, himself?" asked Nicely skep-
tically.
"Well, he's got college diarploma,
or what"
"And the younger son-St. Croix-
he agrees with his father, suppose,
about the treatment of the miners?'
Zach, yes, him and his Pop agrees
fine. He's the lawyer for the estate
and his Pop thinks he's fine and
sharp. Lizzie" he spoke to his little
daughter, 'eat your supper"
at don't wonder me she don't eat"
said Aunt Rosy; cher conscience won't
leave her enjoy her whites, so bad
"Be peaceable, Aunt Rosy. You can
tell me after supper what you're got
to say"
The child looked terrified at these
ominous words and Nicely glanced at
her pityingly. For a moment no one
spoke and the silence seemed heavy
and menacing.
"Well," Mr.. Schwenckton presently
broke it, 'pm DONE" He pushed away
his plate, drew the back of his hand
across his mouth, showed back his
chair and rose. "1'll go up and see
SUSIE"
Aunt Rosy, who was greedy eater,
with a few hasty mouthfuls and rose
to go with him. "Lizzie!" she spoke
over her shoulder from the stairway
opening out from the kitchen, you
get at and clear off the table and do
the dishes and then finish up them
diapers"
"Yes'm," answered Lizzie, rising at
once and beginning to scrape and COL
| lect the plates.
A moment later Sammy, a cowed
and, sullen boy of twelve, skulked into
the kitchen, sat down at the table and
began hungrily devouring his belated
supper.
Nicely strolled to the foot of the
stairs and stood listening to the voices
in the room above; and Lizzie, her
eyes wide and strained, left the sink
| and tiptoed across the room to stand
at her side.
''Lizzie she won't obey to me-" Aunt
Rosy's complaining voice came down
| from the sick room. II can't dc
nothin' with her. After school this
after she run out and stayed till near
supper time already! If you don't
learn your children to obey to me,
Mister, can't housekeep for you, and
then where'd you be, with sick wife
| and a boarder that's that pertikkler
-wantin' napkin to every meal yet
| and interferin' and maxim Susie
worse with lettin' in the cool all
where she's layin' here sick! Well
of-all-things!"
"And, SAM" Susie's weak voice
backed up her sister, "Meely she en-
courages Lizzie to disobey to my sis
ter Rosy. l misoverheard her sayin
to Lizzie, It's pity you amt oil
enough to do like your sister AM
brother done-run Off Yes, min
YOU. Sam, If she didn't tell Lizzi
that !"
"Yi, vi, yi!' Mr.. Schwenckton's dee
voice responded in strongest disaI
prevail.
"Yes, and If you don't get rid 0
your fancy boarder, Mister, you vii
have another of your children runnir
off, now mind I'm warnin' you'll" sal
Aunt Rosy.
Zach, no, mol" Mr.. Schlvenckton RI
turned in a tone of mingled distres
and resolve.
"Well, then, you gotta switch 1t on
of Lizzie, Mister, the way you don
out of Sammy. If you give her TIL
good switchin' you give Sammy las
week fur not mindin' to me, then
: guess l won't have no more troubl
with her. Sammy you bet he minds
me now when speak to himl Wei
guess anyhow then! He jumps whe
I speak since he got that there goo
whippin' off of you! And Lizzie sh
needs it worse'n Sammy yet"
(To BE CoNT1NUED.)