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About The Times-herald. (Burns, Harney County, Or.) 1896-1929 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 5, 1918)
s Seventeen -mQ A Tale of Youth and Summer Time and (he Baxter Family, Especially William BOOTH TARKINGTON Copyright, I'"' i'i'. i'v Metropolitan M.iK.i.in i. Jans mm sunsbin norntasj stood OllttlCX II WBtl lii'iK Ilili'loMi'ill.V the till- liadlfif Of BMJVlng viui.s Into a boOM hi puss tlif wa.v Her niiniih Was ! tin I- sfTactatf, rematnlns open m n risible rials in tin- nerforminea of Iih duty nuiumttig bread ami sppls sauca TiieM wars tin1 tokons r her hiih- i. .in upon beholding i lie removal of ('.lis' down from dm of tin- wagons XI ll llolls' IlllUSC Wilt Ht lt'.l-t tho t'l'lt in.'i. of proportionate Wit hI t h anil depth, llio tilt unitary ibNMI of n farad rtlarlnnrag an Interior f four luxuriotn loon, with stairways, nre placoa ami wall paper. I!ere was a mansion wherein doll duchesses, no leaa, nraai dwell. Stra ulilwiiy a Utile je;rl ran ont of ttic Open doorway of the hrlck house mill with a self Importance COBCCU tritted to the point of shrcwl.-hne. in-nn to Klv ortlere concerning tne dlspt -ill of her DtracMl property, w Mi h Included, as she umtle clear, not onlj tlie doll..' niKiittlon. Iut hIso three doll'' trunk and a packing cane of fair slxe. She was a thin little clrl, perhaps half a year younger thnn Jane, and he wan an Roiled, partii uli.i ly In re spect to hands, brow, rhln and tho knees Of white Stocking, as , oilltl be expected of any bnerbod; i-.ii param of nine or ten whose mother la house moving. The little clrl BCrolS the street was ,,f conns instantly nwnre of .lane. though she pretended not to be. and from the flrat her self lniortanre was !n htrpe part aaaOIBfd for the benefit Of the observer. After a momentary alienee, doe to her failure to think of in, v proper maprtnas to er or I man who i.iid pointedly cittMaad her. she re turned llie ieremptory direction of her affaire Then, apparently In the rnrji mlil.-t of her . ii ns. she suddenly nuil without ',. i i.it.- i eaai ii i" boss, walked ",11 Into Hi.' street, halted and tared ftauk .j ut Jane, CHAPTSR xx. "Don't Forget." JANE :init' OUt tu tho sidewalk nd begun to MCI o"e of the fi nee pickets "Yon see thut ole fatty?" ask til tbe little girl, pointing to one of the workmen thus sufficiently Identified. "Vi-s " That's the one broke the goldfish," salil the little girl There was a pause. during which she continued to scuff the curbstone with hr shoe, Jane like arise SCOSng the fence picket. "I'm golif to bare papa get him arrested," added tbe stranger. "M. papa got two men arrested "rice." Jane said calmly, "two or three." The little girl's ejes. wandering up- tiir.l. took note Of June's papa's house and of a flerceyoong gentleman framed :n mi open window upstairs. Ho was 1. wore ink upon his forehead and tapped hi- teetb wltb a reti penholder. "Who Is th.itV" she asked. "It I Willie." "Is it .Miiir papa?" "No-o-u-o!" Jane exclaimed. "It's v. Her "Obi" said the little girl, apparently satisfied, Bach now scuffed less energetically with her shoe; feet slowed down, SO tin conversation) und for a time Jane anil the stranger Wrapped themselves 111 stillness, (hough there may have I ecu some silent communing between them, Then tbs new neighbor placed ber feet fur span and tanned backward upon nothing, curving her front up- &9 K4 gf A VV!'' '. . r m , 't j Hi'1 "LookI" tha said. "Look st mil" wiuii ami tier remarkably tiexibie spine Inward until a prouta lew of her was grandly semicircular. Ii'iic watched her attentively, but Without comment. However, no one could bav doubted that thn processes ' 1 tu itiulntance were iirogresslng fa vorably. "Let's go In our yard," said Jane. Tbe mile Klrl straightened herself with u slight gasp and ai'tcptt-d the Invitation. Hide by side the two pass ed through the open gate, walked gravely forth upon the lawn and halt ed aa 'v common ciuiaont .'uie there h r upon placed her feel wide iipnil und loaned backward upon nothing, at tempting the lent In contortion Just pel formed hy tho atrani ar. "I. mil,!" she wild "l.nol nt mi1!" Hut she linked the Other's genius. lost bar balance ami fell Ron per sistent, she Immediately gut to her feat ami mads tit'sh efforts, "No! l.ook Ht tne!" the little girl cried, becoming semicircular again "This Is the way: I call It 'puttln' your stumiiilcii nut o' joint.' Ton hiiM'ti't got yours out fur enough." "Yes. 1 hint'," said Jane, gaaplng, "Well, to do It right, you must walk that Way, As soon us miu gat jour tuuimlik out o' Joint you must begin an' walk. l.ook! I. Ike Mils!" And the Utile girl having achieved a state Of such convcvliv (lint bet braided hair Silliest touched the ground behind her, walketl successfully In (hut singular at til tide. "I'm vvalkln'," June protested, her face not quits upside down "look! I'm wnlkln' that way too. My slum uilck" There enme an outraged shout from above, ami a tierce countenance stain ed wltb Ink protruded from the win dow. "June!" " hat?" "Stop that! Stop patting your stom ach out in front of you like that! It'a disgraceful!" Itotli young ladles, looking rather op pressed, resumed tho perpendicular "Why doesn't he like It?" the stranger asked In a tone of pure wonder. "I don't know," said Jane. "He doesn't like much of anything. He's seventeen years old." After that the two stared moodily at the ground for a little while, chasten ed by the severe presence above; then Jane brightened. "I know!" ahe exclaimed costly "Let's play callers flight here by this husb'll be my house ou come to call on me, an' we'll talk about our huldicu. You be Mrs Mii'th, an' I'm Mrs. Jones " And In the character of a hospitable matron she advanced graciously toward the new neighbor. "Why, my dear Mrs Smith come right In! I thought you'd call this morning I waut to tell you about my lovely lit tle daughter. She's only ten years old an' says the brighten! things! You really must" Hut nere Jane Interrupted herself abruptly and, hopping b hind the res tdentlal hush, peeped over It. not st arrs. Smith, but at a toy ot ten cr eleven who was passing along ihe side walk. Her expression was gTBVelj In forested, sonievvh.it cotnpin t lit. and Mrs. Smith was in t sn lacking In per caption thai she failed to leratend bow completely for tbs lime being, ai lea-t railing a :i - suapt uded The b.i.v win-tied brlaklj Ml olin try. "i'i- of Thee." and, though hi knowledge of the air failed him when be tin sued tbe second Hue, be was not disheartened, but began al ii ' begin nlng again, continuing repeatedly after this t n siin in to offset monotony by in in.iiism. lie whistled loudly. He walked with ostentatious intent to be it some heavy affair In the distance. II s eius were red. He lisiked neither to the right nor to the left -that Is, he 10. 1. oil neither to the rUjht nor to the ieft until he had pHssed Ihe Hsxters' cm a Hut when he had gone as far ,is the upper corner of the feme be vi, nil he turned his bead and looked back, without any expression, except nut of a whistler, at Jane. And Uius, still whistling "My Country, 'Tie of I'hee. " and with blank pink face over ins houlder, he proceeded until he was out of sight. Who was that boy?" tbe new uelgh iiir then liniutrcd- Its I'redtlle." Jane said placidly. He's ill our Sunday school, lies In n e of me." "Jane!" Again Ihe outraged and Ink stained ountenniico glared down from tbe ,1 IlitluW "What you want?" Jane asked. bat V"si moan talking about such ilum-s'f" William demanded. "In all ui.v life I never heard anything as din costing! Shnme on you!" The little g.rl from at mss the street ,o., kill upward thoughtfully. "He's !,,;;,! ' she remarked, and, regardless f Janes previous Information, "It Is our papa. Isn't It?" she Insisted. -No!" said Isne testily. "1 toM you Ira nines It's my brother Willie." oh!- sntd Ihe lUMe girl, and. grasp no the tint that Williams position tis In dignity and authority negligi ble compared with that which she had in d in Imagining, she faM M safe . i,i,i ,er upward gaze vvluh disfavor 1;,. acts kind of crazy," she mur aurud. "lies ill love of Miss Pratt," snhl lie "he's gotn' away today. She , ii .h.-'ii u , before, bul todaj she is! ff I 'HIV her, where she visits, he's al ;, I she s slaved SO long. She's v, rul, I think." William i" w bom all was audible, i, 1 ,,,; hoarsely, "ni M,'' '" v"":" "'"' , ,1 from ihe window. , ii ne 1 tune ilow n byre?" 1 bs Utile ri si i-"i. taking s step towand the lie No. lie's Just gone to call miimma. mi sbe'ii ao'H be to tell us to go play ,.uii,iis else Than ws eta g ilk to Ueiie'U." '. I10V' C, l.esls lie's puttln' a load ll ., n,. , 1-1 111 1 window vviih a shovel. le's nice'' "VV bat'l lie pill t lit coal In the win low for?" "lie's a colored man." said Jane. shall we go lalk to him now?" "No." .lane sa tl thoughtful!. "Let's lie p'a.vln' callers when mamma comes to tell us to go 'way. Whut was your inline?" "Itannle." "No, It wasn't." "It la to Vtnnle." the lltlb firl In- -Nieil "My whole name' Mary Kan dclph K tinted, bul my short nun, oh lliiunle." .Inn,' In in- In il "W.lfit 11 funny niinio! -he mi ii "i tiidn t mean yonr real inline, 1 meant your allera' bnma 1 lm of ii- was Mi- tfgnca, "Mi one was" "I vv mil lo be Mrs .Iniit '.." Mid 111 II nlc. "(h. mv dear Mrs. ji'iu'M," .lane be mm at nine. I want tu tell you alioin D lovely 1 blllilieii I hnv e t wo i lie unit seven years nld und ihe ntlier" ".Innet" allt tl Mrs baati r from wii Ham s w iiiiiuvv "1 is in!' ""ii must gn somewhere else ro nluv Willie's tr.vliiu III work al h's ltd let up bete, and he says ytiuvo llsliit bed him very inn ll." "Y( s 111 " The obeilbiil Jane anil her frletn' turned to tu. ami as they went M ili ifj llnnOolph Klratisl allowed hei iplirted eyes in linger wltb Inereasci iisia, 1 mi w 11 am who appeared a- ide Mrs Baxter at the Indow, "I tell you what lei's do." Iliinnle tig gested in a lowered voici'. "He got so lush with us nn mads yotir motbei nine an' all, id's lei s" S' e hesltatl d "Lets wluil'" June urged her In nn sager wblapar. "Lei's llllnk Up sninep'll he WOO'I tiki mill tin It !" They disappeared round the eornoi of (he house, their hcatls close lo get her. I'pstnlrs Mrs Hauler moved to th door of her son's room, pretending i bo unconscious of the gaxe he main tallied upon her Mustering couragi to hum a III tie tune and affecting In onseqwenre 1 ha bad nearly cmasetl 'he thresholtl when he saltl st, inly "And this Is all you Intend to say It hat child?" "Why. yes. Willie.' "And yet I b Id you what she said! 'ie cried "I told you I heard her slain there ami tall thai dirty raced iitti, .-111 how Hull Idol boy that's slwny arglkln' pas! bore, four or Bve times 1 lay. whistling and looking back, ws n 'love of her! Ye gists! What kill f n poison will she grow up Into I oil d 'ii t punish bet for bavin Idea Ike thsl nt her age? I never lieaitl 0" in b a Ih'ngl That worm wall, In wat leie Co'ii or live times a day Just i i ok at .lane' And her Standing there iilnilv t llln' that soot fin ed Mill' jnl 'lie- In love of :ne'' Why. It's enough hi sicken a nan' Bonestr, if I nntl my v ty I'd see that both sti n t Hist little lieildle Hanks got a 1.1 st lass vv I. ppiug! ' "Don t you think Willie " m il. Mrs 'ni '.ier "don't you think tlat. cousld in" the rather noncomm ttal methoi ii i reddle's courtship, you me " slur,- i mii me measures T" w ell, -I. rtalnlj i tight lo ho pun s'm'.i :' he Insisted, and then vv It Li a re ni to a; 111 . he ihudden tl "'i ' al he least of It! ' he d led ' It ' the III illlllna tb :i"s von slums allow In in M) el one Of the in lllesl nil Is I the United stales that's what cuunti tin IhS ve.y last tl.iy yes aliuosl lie iasl hour that Miss 1'iall's In lib town yui let jour only daughter Mini'1 there and speak disiospei Ifullv of hot and than all you dO Is to tell her to go play somewhere else!' " "You're all wrought up" "I am not wrought up!" shouted William. "Why should I ba charged with " "Now. now!" Mrs Haxler said You'll feel better tomorrow " "What tlo you mean by that?" he de uiniiiletl. brealhlng deeply. Kor reply she only slns'k her head in an add Httle way. "You'll be all right. Willie." she sa'.'i woftly and closed Ihe door Alone. William lifted clinched hand In a series t f tUmultUOUS gestures at the ceiling, thou be moaned and sank Into a chair at his writing table PreS iitiy a comparative calm was restored to him. and with reverent lingers h- to.k from s drawer a one id box if candy, coveied with while 'lii' hi it glrdll tl vv nil blue ribbon II -el the box gently bOS de b Dl UDOB Ihe able, than from In Btb a largo green blotter drew forth some scribbled heels Those he plated before lilni nut. taking nhnlte n its with his handwriting, lowly ephd: leir tiiii I iraeums shea vou arf eaduiK llii-sn im s It lll he tills sfl r loon, ami ynu win tie on the train mevlna ipldly hwbv rroiii nils old placs hen ill. t iitid farther rroiii ll all As I sit . r nt tnv nlil tb "It and I" k Is, k npon II ,n Willie I Hi, v. this farewell lettat I , pa a, n you Una II , " alai , in look I, ii it ut on ii all and thuik ol ,ni. you iitii.-ii i vltsi in"'- Bo) Ha t u v i sn if this tnoi i"u lhat rou si ,,. ,,w,iv ai bo i i look bat k 'i'"i I can lot nun nit, ei '".' ' iiii'iin t In ni.v w tic ute whii ii list h- !' Hi"' '' Bummei I" ,, ) i ,-;,i , hani ,i mis nimnitr. If vou would nn ivei i i . ei ku wicii tins tnsani it was i n W ' H ,1 ,v nfi. i noon ai,, l ,al' I I IIIC'I I'll! II I c . ,' ,i iv ; .,i i i Muv vou tnjoj thli eann) sun ti . vcr l w ill put i hlni In ibis a itsr it '' 'iut till wool, I like C, I. .-., uid ' iv, ,ii I ! vou vm.iiI. I i Slid n ' ' ' ' V' I. on I'll .i do I III ' I I 1,1'. I IS InuklliK V eel V.il.l 1AM S 11 XTKII IAI.IAI',1 I.I VIM. II I? MAX li. l( CHAPTGR XXI. The Last S id Riles. William opened the bos ol , 1MI.I.V I'l.ll iil"l tl tb" loll upon tbs lop layer of i Ie ' olutes. Upon tho hi o ii plated a small ibOtOgl ,'pb. wiiippel I tissue paper, of btwaclf. Then vvllh pair of scissors ho tiimmcil an obi 11 of white cardboard to tit Into tha bos Upon uds piece or cardboard he labor! ously wrote, copying from u toiluicd Inky sheet before bun. In Drsam 1 By WILLIAM H. HAXT1CH. The sunset light Fades Into night Hni never will 1 forget The mll lbs! (munis in yet i m ! mi- ur loint vssrs t ii, i , 1 . ,. ,, i i 'V'lii n.'-ira v.h.iii 1 1 nuj i ink "i it III n V loll, I rt ' elv Ina ni ' 'lie ,i lull T i : ,.,, , I W, .ni, i . tin a in ii" urn tin pin ' i' !i I'" "in uel w i en ihe ptu to inpli and d'c 'ii tpr, cloaod I he box -mil lied II i fl '.ifi' about It , -,,11, ,- n;, i blue, ribbon, Through irui these t Itw Hiej a t ra i Itea biith In spirit and In tnaiuiei he was stibjei i to llllle cat, Ii lies of the breath, half gulp, hall al ll I'm tbs dolorous toll ens paced, nntl he sat with elbow I ii on the lull, Ids chin upon his bauds, reverie In III ".vcs. Perhaps he was bellied loo by won deling whai Miss Pratt would tbin'i of lil (ii win", she lead "In I Hen iii" on ihe iraln that afternoon Kor-reaeons purely. Intuitive ami decidedly without - ( M-i I Would See ThOS In Dream. fotindallon In fact he was satisfied that no rival farewell in would be offer ed her, and ao It may he that be thought "in Dream" might show her at last in DM hlar.e of light what her eyes had sometimes Itootlngly lutlmst etl she did perceive In part -the dif ference between William and such ev eryday, rather well meaning, fairly good hearted people aa Joe Hullltt. Wallace Hanks. Johnnie Watson and others. Yes, when she came to read "fa Praam" and to "look back upon it all" she would surely know at last! And then, when the future four long years while receiving his cdueatlon Innl passed he would go to her. lie would go to her. and she would lake ' 1. 1.., 1... ,1... V.Bt.,1 ,,,,,1 I. ,.,! Iittn ttl hr 111,11 l,J 111,- !,. ,-..-. ..... w .-- father and say, "I iither, this ll Wll Usui." Hut William would turn to her. and. with the old dam lug light in Ids eyes, "No, Lola," he would say, "not Wil liam, but Ickle Hoy Baxter Always and always Just that lor you. oh, my deal !" And then, as In story nnd Him and fane nntl the pleasitutcr kinds of drama, her father would say, with kindly raillery, "Wall, when you two young people ;et through you'll tint! die In the lliiiary, whole I have a pretty gtnsi business proposition to lay before you, young man " And when the while vv alstcoaled white sldeburned old man had, chuck ling, left Ihe mom William would slow ly lift his arms, lint Lola would move back from htm a step only a step and after isying a linger archly usm her lips to check him. "Walt, sir," she would nay. "I have a 4 nest Ion to ask you. sir." "What question. Lotef "This tuestlou. sir." she would re ply: "In all that summer, sir. so long ago. why did you never tell me what you iMTv until I had BOSS away and It was too in I,- to show you what I felt? Ah. Ickle H.y Hnvter. 1 never Understood until I looked back upon It nil after I had read 'In lutnin on the train thai day! IMeai ,.''' And now. Lola" William would say. 'Do you underatand ma aetef Nhvly she would silvinue Ihe one short step she had put bet ween them, while he. with lifted, yearning arms, th ( tune destined to no disappoint ment Al so vital a inonieiil did Mrs. ling er kno"k at his door and consoling PSVerte cense U minister 1111I0 William. He started, placed tbe sacred box out of sight anil spoke giullly. "What you want?' "I'm not t tuning In, Willie," said his Bother. "I Just wauled to know 1 thought maybe you were looking out of the Window nntl noticed whore those children wont .lane and that little girl from serosa the street Klrated, nor noma must lo." "No. I illtl imt." "1 Just vv onileii il." Mrs Itiixtcr saltl timidly "tleuesla thinks he beard th little K listed er tolling Jane she h.nl plenty of money for car faro. lie thinks they went somewhere un n -tn 'l ,nr I thought may be you no ih cd w belli" -"i told you I did not." "All light," she iOld placilllvely. "1 ill, In 1 mean to bottler )'0U, de.ii " Iiiiiuvv lug His lucre was n Icoce, hut no s' und of roi i tl in: footatl 1 s In dlcaloil Mis. II ivlei's dc artiiro Iron, (bo ' 1 her aide of the clot ed door. "Well, what you wanl.'" William shouted "Nothing nothing at all, said the oonipasaionats voice, "t Just thought I'tl have lunch a llllle later (ban usual, imt till half past I 1 tin I Is, If well, I thought probably you meant to go to the Station 10 sec Mist lialt off 00 tbs 1 ni lock train," "Hovv'tl you Und out she's going nt 1 o'clock?" 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