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"I heerd tell thet the little girl hed turned his head an' Tave couldn't git nothin' in the way of work out of him." "In that case I must look into the matter." The Colonel spoke with stern gravity. "Both Mrs. Caukins and I would deplore any undue influence that might be brought to bear upon any son of ours at so critical a period of his career." Mr.
I heerd 'em usin' Champ's name mighty free, Tave, just now guess he'd better come home an' calm 'em down some, or there'll be music in the air thet this town never danced to yet. By A. J., it riles me clear through to hear 'em!" "You can't blame them for wanting their pay, Uncle Jo." There was a challenge in the girl's voice which Uncle Jo immediately accepted.
Octavius was looking on dubiously; Aileen was coaxing the giant Holstein mother to stand aside at a more convenient angle for milking. "Hold her tail, Tave," was the next command. She seated herself on the stool and laid her cheek against the warm, shining black flank; her hands manipulated the rosy teats; then she began to sing: "O what are you seeking my pretty colleen, So sadly, tell me now!"
"I guess she can come, and I'll take her up 'fore supper; I don't want to be gone after dark," he added with meaning emphasis. "I understand, Tave; I'm going over to Poggi's now." The two parted with a hand-clasp that spoke more than any words. About four, Octavius drove Aileen up to the Colonel's. He said nothing to her of the coming crucial night, but Aileen had her thoughts.
"No, I can't get at the rights of it; they didn't get paid off last week, so Romanzo told me last night, but he said Champney telegraphed he'd fix it all right in another week. He says dollars are scarce just at this time crops moving, you know, and market dull." She laughed a little scornfully. "You seem to think Mr. Googe can fix everything all right, Tave."
"I declare, Aileen, I don't know what I should have done if you couldn't have come up; I'm all of a-tremble now and I've got such a nervous headache from all I've been through, and all I've got to, that I can't see straight out of my eyes. Won't you stop to supper, Tave?" "I can't to-night, Elvira, I "
"Thet's so, Tave; Poggi's a man, an' a credit to our town. I guess from all I hear Romanzo's 'bout give it up, ain't he?" "Romanzo never had a show with Aileen," Octavius said decidedly; "he ain't her kind." "Guess you're right, Tave By A. J. there they go now!" He nudged Octavius with his elbow.
Tave said Roman told him she knew a lot of the nobility, marchionesses and 'sich'; and now Roman struts around cocksure, high and mighty as if he'd just been made K.C.B., and there's no getting any steady work out of him. You should have seen Tave's face when he was telling me!" His mother laughed. "I can imagine it; he's worried over this new move of Almeda's. I confess it puzzles me."
Tave said he didn't expect Aunt Meda before to-morrow night, and it's a good time for me to rubber round the old place a little on my own hook; and, mother," he stooped to her; Aurora Googe raised her still beautiful eyes to the frank if somewhat hard blue ones that looked down into hers; a fine color mounted into her cheeks, "take the priest for his meals, for all me.
"No no; I don't need him; he couldn't do me any good nobody can. Tave, did you hear her, what she said?" She leaned towards him to whisper her question as if she feared the dark might have ears. "Yes, I heard her damn her! I can't help it, Aurora." "And you don't believe it you know it isn't true?"
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