Cloverdale courier., December 17, 1915, Image 8

be m used lu a n im p u d e n t und erto n e.
top rail o f a sh ak y fence.
I laughed. 1 c o u ld n ’t help it. One tw o roads n e x t w eek.”
" H e d o u b tless would be ju s t as d e
"Good.” an sw ered Polk h eartily , as
j lightful to M am ie s ta n d in g by drop of the d an g e ro u s th in g s a b o u t Polk is th e flare died o u t o f his eyes.
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I wus glad he d id n ’t h av e to see th e
‘•It's lovely o f you. Xell. to w ant to ister to th e baby as he is d an cin g w ith
w ire for I w a n te d to u se P o lk ’s b ra in
do m ore fo r tlie babies a f te r all tb e ' you a t th e assem b ly . N ell." 1 said, still
aw h ile if I could get his em otions to
b e a u tifu l th in g s you an d E velina have . fro th y around th e tem per.
sleep In m y presence. I t is very ex a s­
m ad e th em , a n d I m ay he able to g e t
“ H e ’ll n ev e r do it a g a in ." w as the
p eratin g fo r a w om an to be offered
a n o th e r w h ite d re ss apiece for th em I prom pt resu lt I got from m y shot.
flirtation w hen sh e is in need of com ­
tif 'e r i give C ousin Ja m e s th e bills
mon sense from a m an.
“T h e tro u b le w ith you. E v elin a." said
th a t a re a w fu l alre ad y , but this is I Sallle. w ith ru m in ativ e reflectiveness
“ Polk, do you see a n y logical, honest
som e ruffling th a t I Just forced M am ie I in h er eyes, “is th a t you h av e n ev er
o r d ish o n est w ay to g e t th a t ro a d to
H all to let me bring up to you g irls to : been m arrie d and do not u n d ersta n d
tak e th e G len d ale bluff lin e?” I asked,
do fo r h er baby. T h e poor little d e a r | how noble a m an can be u n d e r” —
w ith trep id a tio n , fo r th a t w as th e first
is tw o m o n th s old, a n d M am ie is Ju st
tim e 1 h ad ev e r even begun to d iscu ss
“ Yes. I sh o u ld say th a t you had hit
b eg in n in g on his little d ress for him . j E v elin a’s tro u b le ex a ctly on th e head.
an y th in g in tellig e n tly w ith Polk.
l i e h as been w e arin g th e plainest lit­ Bailie,” cam e In P olk’s d ra w l as be
“ None in th e w orld. E v elin a," he an ­
tle slips. M am ie sa y s Ned rem ark ed
sw
ered w ith a nice, s tra ig h t, in tellec­
cam e o v er tn e rose neuge rro m th e side
on th e fa c t th a t th e baby w as hardly
tu
a
lity sh o w in g over his w hole fa c e
s tre e t an d seated him self beside Curo-
p re se n ta b le w hen you girls stopped in
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d
even his lazy, posing figure. “ 1 re ­
lin on th e s'ep s.
w ith him to see It th e o th er day. Nell.
m o n stra te d w ith Ja m e s a n d H e n ry
“W ell, if I ev e r h av e a h u sb an d h e’ll
I urged Iter to get right to work tix-
C a rru tb e rs both w hen th ey used th e ir
prove his nobility by tadug com petent
in g him up. It is w rong for children
Influence to h av e th e bonds voted an d
to m ake tb e co rrect connection b e
i told J a m e s It w as m ad n ess to in v est
not to be k e p t a s d ain tily a s th e ir fa ­
tw een th e a s a fe tid a spoon a n d his ow n
in all th a t field a n d sw a m p p roperty
th e r likes to see th em ."
b ab y ," w as tb e a n sw e r th a t cam e w ith
w ith ju s t a ch ance of th e shops. T h e
H ow a n y w om an th a t is as sp iritu a l­ so m uch force th a t 1 co u ld n ’t sto p it
tro u b le w as th a t J a m e s had a lw a y s le ft
ly m inded ns I am and who has so a f te r I fully realized P o lk ’s presence
all his busin ess to H en ry , along w ith
m uch love for th e w hole world In her a n d sex.
th e firm ’s business, for a m an c a n ’t
h e a rt a n d such a deep purpose alw a y s
"H elp!” exclaim ed P olk w e ak ly ,w h ile
be th e kind o f law y er J a m e s is a n d
to offer It to her fellow men acco rd ­ Nell blushed into th e fold o f h er rutile.
ca rry th e d e ta ils of th e h an d lin g o f
ing to th e ir need o f it can have th e C aroline looked slightly shocked and
filthy lucre In tb e sam e m ind th a t c a n
vile te m p e r I possess I cannot see.
Bailie wholly seaudullzed a t m y lack
m ak e a sj>eech like th e one he m ade
“A nd th e sig h t th a t would please o f delicacy.
dow
n in N ashville last A pril, on th e
me b e tte r th an a n y th in g else I have
1 fe lt th a t th e place b ad been reach
ex
ch
an g e of th e Ju d iciary . J a m e s can
even th o u g h t up to w a n t to see.” 1 ed. th e au d ien ce provided an d tb e tim e
be tlie g o v ern o r o f th is good s ta te any
found m y self say in g w hen 1 becam e ripe for th e first gun in m y general
tim e he w a n ts to. o r could. If H en ry
conscious—I hope 1 d id n ’t use an y of revolution planned for G lendale.
I
h a d n ’t tu rn e d to es a n d le ft him such a
file o ath s o f my fo re fa th e rs which spoke calm ly in a perfect panic of fear.
bag to hold—no referen ce to Sallie’s
m ust h av e been tem p tin g my refined
"I am glad Polk is here to sp eak for
figure in ten d ed , w hich Is nil to th e good
fo rem o th e rs for g en e ratio n s and which th e m asculine sid e o f th e q u estio n ." I
if you like th a t kind o f curves!”
I secretly ad m ire H e n rie tta for In­ said , looking all th e th re e astonished
d u lg in g in on occasions of im patience w om en s tra ig h t In th e face. “ Polk, do
‘‘A r s you r fam ily subject to colic?”
C H A P T E R IX.
w ith S allle—“ w ould be Ned H all left you o r do you not th in k th a t a m an
“ I w anted you."
en tirely alo n e w ith th a t squirm ing w lfh a w ife a n d seven ch ild ren ought w arm of h e a rt w h e n ev er he g e ts n ear
T O O K a m om ent to choose my
baby th a t looks ex actly like him w hen to assu m e a t least som e o f th e dom es you. It w o u ld n ’t m a tte r a t all to him
words.
It is h av in g a te rrib le spell of colic tic s tra in re su ltin g th ere fro m . like d ro p if you should freeze la te r fo r lack of
nnd Neil is In th e tuidst o f a sick h ead­ ping th e n safetld u in th e spoon fo r her his w a rm th . Ju st so he d o esn ’t know
ache. w ith all th e o th e r children cold, w hile sh e Is w re stlin g w ith th e youug- about It.
“T h e C. nnd G. is going to tak o
"P o lk ," 1 began to s a y in a lovely,
hu n g ry nnd cross, th e cook gone to a e st-b o rn ’s colic?”
th a t bluff ro u te ,” 1 an sw e red
fu n eral an d th e n u rse in a grouch he
“ Do l h av e to a n sw e r? ” pleaded serious to n e of voice, looking him calm ly from so m ew h ere Inside m e th a t
sq u are in th e eyes an d d eterm in e d th a t I had n ever used to speak from before.
cau se sh e couldn’t go n n d —and he Polk, w ith d esp eratio n .
as w e w ere now on th e s u b je c t of
know ing t h a t M am ie w as a ttire d in a
“ Do you kuow a n y th in g o f th e char-
“ Yes!"
lovely, cool m uslin d ress, s ittin g up
“T h en u n d er th e circ u m sta n ces 1 basic th in g s, like in fa n tile colic, 1 ' a c te r o f Mrs. J o sh u u ? ” ask e d Polk a d ­
w ould h av e It out w ith him along all m iringly, b u t slip p in g dow n from his
hero on the porch w ith us sip p in g a think th e m an ou g h t to say, ‘To —
m in t Julep an d sm oking a ten cent w ith th e siMxm.’ g ra b a gun. go out and lines, " th e re is an a w fu l shock com ing in tellectu al a ttitu d e o f m ind a n d body
! and ed g in g un inch n eurer. " B e t sh e
cigar, restin g an d g e ttin g up an a p p e ­ shoot up a b ea r a n d a couple o f w ild to you w hen you realize t h a t“ —
" T h a t in th e beat of th is e ru d ite and | had a stro n g m ind or Jo sh u a n ev e r
tite for su p p er, i w unt him to h av e tu rk ey s fo r b re a k fa st, th ro ttle som e
ab o u t five y ea rs o f such d ay s, an d coin o u t of som e n earb y b u sin ess cor­ revolutio n ary discu ssio n , w hich an evl! could h av e pulled off th a t su n an d
th en he w ould deserv e th e Joys ot poration, sen d tw o to live traim n l nurses fa te let m e drop lu on. 1 h ave forgot moon s tu n t.”
“ Do you know , P olk, th e re is one
paren th o od th a t he now does uot up back to th e w igw am , sthy dow n to w n ten to give you th is teleg ram th a t
cam e fo r you w hile I w as d ow n a t th e w om an in th e w orld w ho could—could
p re d a te ."
to lunch and th e n go hom e w ith n ten
"O h, M am ie w ouldn’t sm oke a ci­ d e r little kiss for th e niudnm e who statio n sh ip p lu g som e lum ber. Be as handle yo u ?” I said a s a su d d en vision
gar!'» w as th e ex c lam atio n th a t sh o w ­ m eets him fluffy nnd sm ilin g at th e easy a s you can w ith m e. E v elin a, and o f w h a t J a n e w ould do if Polk s a t ou
ed how m uch Sallle got o f th e m o tif door. T h a t’s my idea of tru e connu­ rem em b er th a t I am y o u r childhood's h er s k irts a s lie did on m ine flashed
o f my eru p tio n .
bial bliss. A pplications considered in com panion w hen you d ecid e betw een ! across my tro u b led brain.
“I ’d be m ig h ty p a rtic u la r as to ^ v h o
“Glorious!" exclaim ed Nell, w ith th e o rd er o f th e ir reception. Nell, you u s.” W ith w hich he han d ed m e a blue
h andles m e," he an sw e re d Im pudently.
telegram
.
are sw ee t enough to c a t lu th a t blue
sh in in g eyes.
I opened it h astily nnd found th a t it “W a n t to try ? " A nd w ith th e g re a te s t
I m ust be ca refu l ab o u t Nell. She m uslin. I’m g lad 1 ask ed you to get
au d a city he laid his head g en tly ag a in st
w
as
from R ich ard :
is going th is new g ait too fa st fo r one j one Just th a t sh a d e .”
my knee. I le t It re st th ere a second
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W om en m u st learn to j And th e In an e ch o ru s of pleased Q c o m m i s s i o n
and th en tip p ed it back a g a in s t th e
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tietcherlze freedom if It is not to give Inughs th a t follow ed Polk n n y e s ’ brain
1 w rote you
M usi
R IC H A R D .
arm of th e rocker.
less dis|>osal of th e Im p o rtan t question
them indigestion o f purpose.
I bi \ x p e rfe c tly still fo r sev eral sec­
" I t does h u rt m e to see a m an like
"Still Nod provides e v e ry th in g in th e In hnnd m nde m e ash a m e d of being u onds, because 1 felt th a t a good, stro n g Cousin J a m e s fu irly th ro ttle d by worn-
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I
w orld he can th in k o f to help M am ie,” |
hand had re ach e d out o f th e d ista n c e ! en as he* is b ein g ," I said a s I looked
said C aroline, who had com e up th e ; bided my tim e, an d P olk sa w th e bid­ and gently g rab b ed me. D ickie h ad across th e s tre e t nn d noted th a t th e
w alk Just in tim e to fa n tb e flam e in ing. 1 could tell by th e ex p ressio n in bossed uie stren u o u sly th ro u g h tw o porch o f W ldegables w as full to o v er­
m e by h er sw e e t w istfu ln ess, w ith a th e corners o f his eyes th a t be kept years of th e tim e tiefore I had a w a k ­ flowing w ith th e household of w om en.
so ft Judiciousness lu h er voice a n d tu rn ed a w ay from m e.
ened to th e fa c t th a t fo r his good I
“E v e lin a ," said Polk as he stood up
eyes. “A nd M am ie ad o res th e ch ild re n ; And in less th a n a h alf hour he w as yuist ta k e Hie d irectio n o f th e affair* suddenly in fro n t o f me. “th a t old
left to my m ercies, a n y th in g bu t ten of him a n d Ills kind on m y uud my m ossbnek is th e finest m an in th is
nnd him ."
co m m onw ealth, b u t from his situ atio n
If one m an is u n a tta in a b le to a w o­ der. Sallle took Nell and C aroline over kind's sh o u ld ers.
m an all the o th er c re a tu re s ta k e on hom e to help her decide how w ide a
1 supjKise a g re a t m any y e a rs of nobody can e x tra c t him , n nless it is a
th e hue of being v a lu ab le from th e re- j band of w h ite It w ould be d ecorous for em an cip atio n will h av e to p n ss.o v er th e wom an w ith th e w iliness of th e devil
her to sew In th e neck o f her new heads o f w om en before th ey lose th e him self. Poison th e w hole bunch and
flection. C urollne is pathetic!
black
m eteo r crane. I see it com ing gourd kind of feelin g a t th e sig h t of a I'll back you. B ut w e ll have to plot
“ it would t>e robbing a w om an o f a
th
a
t
we
will all h av e to u n ite in g e t­ p nrttelnrly b road, stro n g p a ir o f sh o u l­ It la te r on. 1 see his re v ere n ce com ing
privilege uot to let her tro t th e colic
tin
g
Bailie
ou t o f m o u rn in g a n d Into ders. My h e a rt sp a rk le d a t th e idea trip p in g alo n g w ith a tr a c t lu his han d
out of her ow n b ab y ," S allle got uetir
the
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in
g
s o f frivolity soon, a n d 1 o f seeing D ickie aguln a n d being brow- for you, nnd i ’ll be co n sid erate en o u g h
enough in sig h t of th e discu ssio n to
dread
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It
ta k e s so m any opir.ious on ben ten lu a good old, m eth o d ical te n d e r to sn eak th ro u g h th e k itch en , g et a hot
sh o u t so ftly from th e rear.
any
given
su
b je c t to sa tisfy S allle th a t w ay.
I sup|>ose th e s p a rk le in my tnuUln cake th a t h as been ta n ta liz in g
I have o ften seen C ousin M arth a on
o n e side o f th e tire tro ttin g th e pup she ought to keep a ta b u la te d advice h e a rt show ed in m y eyes, for Polk my nose all th is tim e you h av e been
sa t up quickly a n d took no tice o f i t sen tim en talizin g o v e r m e nnd re tu rn
an d Cousin Ja sm in e on th e o th e r m in- , book
" E v e lin a ," said Polk ex p erim en tally very decidedly.
anon w hen I can h av e you nl] to m y ­
1st ra tin g likew ise to th e kit. so Sallle
“ W ire especially Im p assioned?" he self in th e m eltin g m oonlight in th e
could ta k e n good nap, w hich sh e d id n 't a fte r he had seen them safely acro ss
sm all h o urs a f te r ail religious folk a re
at all need, on th e long sofa I d th e th e stre e t, and he m oved along th e Rsked, w ith a sm o ld er In his eyes.
steps
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sk
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in bed. U ntil then!” And a9 be w e n t
“Not
es|»eclally."
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seren
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living room a t W ldegables
“a
re
your
fam
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su
b
je
c
t
to
colic?”
back th ro u g h th e fro n t hall Mr H aley
ly.
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“ Ned Is a d e lig h tfu l m an . an d . o f
“ No. they h a r e stro n g b ra in s In­ d ire c to r in th e C. an d G .. a n d be is catue dow n th e fro n t w alk.
co u rse, M am ie adores him ." Nell ag reed
com ing dow n w ith him fo r th e con
w ith a n a ttitu d e o f m ind like to th e s te a d ,” 1 an sw e red Icily.
(T o be co n tin u e d )
“Said
b
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su
b
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c
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to
colic,
th
o
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g
h
."
ferenc® o v er a t B olivar b etw een th e
a ttitu d e o f n bodv su sta in e d on tb e
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