Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-07-07

straight and darkly handsome Squire
Dallass new hired man was. "Don'
you think young man, you ought to be al
workr'
ssAt work? OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES browed
stranger. "Well, perhaps l ought"
"There's no perhaps about it," sale
Barbara, brusquely. "Of course vol
ought. And since you don't choose t.
work for your master, you may as vel
be working for me-"
my master2''
Squire Dallas, of course said Bar
bara. Dear me, how stupid you are'
And how, may I venture to ask, die
you know who was?" he questioned, il
an amused sort of way.
ooh, it didn't require any great exer
else of brilliance for Mot," responded
Barbara. with little nod Of the head
Il know Squire Dallas has got new
hired man; and if you're not he, who
are your
"That's the question, said the stranger
gravely.
"But we mustn't stand talking here,
went on Barbara, in business-like SOL
of way "Take the basket and 90 t.
picking strawberries just as fast as ever
you can, because we're to have company
at our nouse-l'm Barbara Wylde, yor
know, young man-and / must get back
with the berries for desert as quickly as
possible"
"All right" said the stranger; Tn
tolerbly quick at this sort of thing, 1 be
lieve."
81 hope you are," said Barbarian
tent on extracting tiny rose-prickel
from the point of her stained forefngel
=" and at other things too. Because, il
you're not, Squire Dallas won't keel
YOU
ssEe won't eh2"
Barbara shook her head. THE las
man went away because he couldn't en-
dure the squire's driving ways, p said she
ooh, I was SO sorry He was nice. He
nsed to lend me books and things ovel
the fence, and he taught the district school
in the winters. fused often to come here
and talk with him over the stone wall
because, you see, it's lonesome up at the
house if 1 do have two grown sisters
Lisette is cross with me if ask to Dor
row any of her books she has dreadful
temper, has our Lisette-and Maude is
too intellectual to trouble herself about a
slip of a girl like me. Grown sisters are
dreadful" with a solemn shake Of the
head.
'And | suppose you are not grown, y
said Squire. Dallas's hired man, with a
curious CLEAN of amusement around the
corners of his mouth.
''No,' said Barbara, II am only sixteen,
and haven't got trains to my dresses yet.
But perhaps when the girls get married,
and one of them is sure to marry this Cap
tain Severn oh, take care, you're tipping
all the berries out on upon the grass
Squire Dallas won't keep you a week if
you're as clumsy as that
But the hired man luckily succeeded in
righting the basket before it's crimson
contents were irretrievably lost.
''It's all right said he, see how rapid
ly it Is filling up. But suppose this Cap
tain forget what you said his name
was!"
"You mustn't forget things" said
Barbara. Squire Dallas never will be
suited with that. He's a very particu-
lar old gentleman. I mention these
things you know an air of mild
patronage-"h because you seem like a
nice, respectable young man, and l
should like you to keep the place"
81 am much obliged to you" said the
stranger, hurriedly putting strawberry
into his mouth.
''Now you are eating the Strawberries, >
said Bal bara, severely. 'sYou shouldn't
do that
''One or two is of no consequence, .
apologized Squire Dallas's hired man.
But | was going to say, suppose this
company gentleman"
Captain Severn, his name is inter
posed Barbara.
"Yes-suppose that Captain Severn
shouldn't fall in love with either Of you,
grown sisters?"
Then he'd be very great disappoint-
ment,' cried out Barbara, 'sbecaus
Lisette is -and-twenty, and Maude
says she'll cut her throat sooner than be
an old maid"
"He might fall in love with yon," sug
gested the young man, regarding his
pretty companion with a sidelong glance
from beneath his long !ashes.
sWith me!' repeated Barbal. Me
"a little girl that wears dresses without
trains, a d isn't out of her SC ales yet now
tell you what, young man, you are talking
great deal too much and working &
great deal to little. Perhaps, if you're
very smart with berries, I'll bring you ONT
fof Phillis's tarts, and put it on The stone
ence tonight. Phillis does make the
deliciousest strawberry tarts!"
That would be delightful said the
stranger, promptly.
Barbara gave a scrutinizing glance into
the berry basket.
81 begin to think we've got almos:
enough" said she.
C Not vel" pleaded her companion.
Yes,'' nodded Barbara. " And man
ma will be in hurry, end Maude will
scold dreadfu'ly if I'm not there in time
to do her back hair
Itstrickes me- said the stranger, with