White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1935-10-17
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can what'n you be dom mean
time?" Elisha inquired, wheeling |
sharply.
"Me?" Why, I'll be waitin' outside, |
kinder loiterin' till it's time for me to
go in-don't you see?"
IT don't. I think 'twould be better |
was you to go ahead an pave the way
for me. That's how it's done in plays.
Some kinder unimportant person goes
first an afterward the hero comes in"
$50 you consider yourself the hero
of this show, do you?" commented
Eleazer sarcastically.
"Ain't II"
oval, you don't pear to me to be
Who egged you on an marched you
here answer me that? If you amt
the most ungrateful cuss alive! I've a
big mind to go back home an leave
you to do your arrsetin' alone"
Don't do that, Eleazer, don't do
that" Elisha begged. Don't go home
an leave me now-at the last min
| ute"
very well,' Eleazer agreed magnifi-
L ".
my moral support"
| Elisha got up and, draggin one foot
after the other, moved toward the
house.
CHOW knock" commanded the dicta-
| tor.
TREMENDOUSLY Elisha tapped on the
door.
No answer came.
Knock, tell you! That amt knock
in. Give the door a good smart thump
iso'st folks'll hear it an be made aware
somethin' inportant's goin' on. I'll
show you"
| Eleazer gave the door spirited bang
Claw, Eleazer! A rap like that would
wake the dead" Elisha protested. II
hear somebody. Stand by me, Eleazer.
Where are you goin'? Come back here,
can't you? You promised"
II didn't promise to go in first. You
was to do that" Eleazer called from
his vantage ground round the corner.
"But- but" Elisha whimpered.
The door swung open and Marcia
stood upon the sill.
"Why, Elisha!" she exclaimed. Glow
you startled me. Come in. You're all
dressed up aren't you? Have you been
to funeral?"
mo I've
The sheriff cleared his throat.
ME an Eleazer-" he began.
"Eleazer? Did he come with you?"
Elisha nodded.
isn't he coming in?"
"Yes-yes. He's comm presently y
"Well, sit down and tell me the
, news"
His dignity, his ponaposity put to
rout, Elisha, feeling very small indeed
backed into the nearest chair.
, "You won't mind if go on with my
baking, will you?" Marcia said, bus
thing toward the stove. "I'm making
dried apple turnovers. They'll be done
in a second and you shall have one.
guess q nice hot apple turnover won't
go an1iss."
With dizziness she whisked triangle
of haky pastry onto a plate and ex-
tended it toward her guest.
= He sat down with the plate in his
lap.
: He had taken only an Introductory
mouthful however, when the door
parted a crack and 'Eleazer crept eau
tiously through the opening.
For a moment he stood transf1xed
then he burst out in a torrent of re-
proach.
"'Lish Winslow, what on earth are
you dom? Here I've been waitin' out
side in the wind, ketchin' my death Of
cold, an you settin' here by the stove
. rockin' an eatin' pie!"
II know, Eleazer, I know" Elisha
t stammered. "It may, mebbe, seen
4 queer to you. I just hadn't got roune
to the business in hand, that's all. Tn
!! comm to it in time. I've made start
s I was just leadin' up to it in sorte1
a tactful way"
" "There amt no way of bein' tactfu
: when you're arrestin' folks. You've
9 got the thing to do an you have to &c
straight to it,"
a "Arresting folks?" Marcia repeated
b looking from one man to the other.
Eyes. Since Lish is so spineless al
: his job, mays well tell you what We
come for. Pretty kind of a sheriff
: he is"
t "You better look out, Eleazer Crock
q err, how you insult an officer of the
+ law" Elisha bawled angrily. "Say q
o word more an I'll hail you into court
IF you don't land me there Eastern
:. you do Heath shan't worry" jeeree
I Eleazer.-
Heath? Mr.. Heath?" Marcia re-
peated
r Eyes. We come over here this morn
0 in to place Mr.. Stanley Heath unde,