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"Oh, Peace," whispered the oldest of the trio, in an awestruck voice, "isn't it a beau ti ful day? I've a notion to call " "Don't you dast!" quickly interposed the first speaker. "You know Gail never'd let us go. Just see how wet everything is!"
Luceba, don't you ask me to touch it yet. An' I found out, though she never'd say another word, that it unset her more'n it did me. One day, I come on her up attic stan'in' over it with the key in her hand, an' she turned round as if I'd ketched her stealin', an' slipped off downstairs.
You see, he had excellent ideas, but he never'd learned the machinist's trade, and there was somethin' the matter with every model he contrived. I used to be real narrow-minded when he talked about moving 'way up to Lowell, or some o' them places; I hated to think of leaving my folks; and now I see that I never done right by him. His ideas was good.
Had to get a cart, or Phin and me never'd a got him 'ere," says one of the men, drawing a long breath, and dusting the sleeves of his coat with his hands. "An officer earns what money he gits a commitin' such a cove," says the other, shaking his head, and looking down resentfully at the man on the floor. "Life'll go out on him like a kan'l one of these days."
But Joel had no ears for anything that Davie might say, but was occupied in seeing the stage-driver flourish up to meet the passenger. "Good mornin', Miss Beaseley," said Mr. Tisbett, in his pleasantest way, springing over the wheel the moment the horses stopped. "I've been a-waitin' here," said Mrs. Beaseley, tartly, "the longest time. I thought you never'd come."
"If I hadn't 'a' been robbed I wouldn't 'a' come here I never'd met Merry. Thunder and jimson root! Wasn't that a narrow escape?" And then he laughed so heartily that the girl looked out of the window again to see what in the world he was doing. He had his hat in his hand and was whacking his thigh with it. "Lyman Gilman, what in the world ails you to-day?
I believe husband did use to say so. I ain't thought of it for years. How'd you find out so much?" "I guess I don't have to be in a place long without hearin' all there is to hear," said Lily, coming out in her crisp pink muslin. "Here, you hook me up. Why, mother, he's Wilfred's own uncle! Wilfred told me. He said his uncle never'd been the same man since his wife run away."
When yo' all come I tho't maybe yo' could get 'em back, but it was too late. Now Jim, he's dead, and Andy cou'se he never'd tetched Jim if he'd been hisself. "The soft, hopeless drawl stopped, and again there was silence. Soon the sleeping children roused, the dog barked, and three men came to the doorway the father and brothers. Without greeting, the old man said: 'Yo'd better come home, Ocie.
"Do you know why I would?" she continued earnestly. "Because he never'd overlook it in this world. If they hauled him up before a judge, an' you testified, the minute they let him go he'd take it out o' you. You'd be in more danger'n I be now. Besides, I ain't in any danger. I tried it this mornin' an' I found out." He sat with knitted brows and dry lips waiting for her to go on.
He's asked me over 'n' over ag'in, when he come to, not to make way with myself, but I never'd answer. He's got it before him, an' that's about all there is in my favor, far as I can see."
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