The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1880-02-05


highway. The girl was too small to get
along very fast; but Guttorm had clumsy
wooden shoes on, and it took some time
before he caught up with her. When she
saw the simpleton pursuing her, she gave
. shrek; q man upon the meadow threw
away his scythe and came running down.
He caught her in his arms. and with one
hand graspcd Guttorms coat and shook
him. You nearly frightened the child
to DEATH" he said, fioreely, filnglng Gut
torn straight against the wooden fence
with such force that every bone in him
seemed on the point of breaking. Then
he walked with the little girl up the hill
toward the red painted farm house. The
child WAS trembling, and laid Its arm
close about his neck.
GuttOrM renamed tor while stand
ing on the road, gazed about him. Pres
emily he went up to the fine, ite-paint-
ed gateway, pressed his face against it,
and stared up to the house. As he did
not come home toward evening, his faith
er began to grow ANXIOUS. Such thing
had not happened for many year. He
went out to look for him, seeking him
| fret at the church yard, but without find
ing him. He then fastened to the neigh
boring farm, where he found the boy still
standing with his face pressed against
the gate.
care you here Guttorm9" asked his
father.
Guttorm looked at him t1midly. The
father saw that there was something
which he did not wish to tell, and there
fore did not ask further. The boy fol-
lowed him willing hemeward.
The next morning, as the fat her arose
Guttorm had already gone. The father
hurried out, ain after some search again
found him standing at the gate OF the
farm house, exactly as on the night be-
fore.
"What does this mean, Guttormg' in
quired the father.
Guttorm beckoned to him to come
nearer. then whispered in his ear:
"Dolly has come. She is up there on
the farm. She did not know me-"
He smiled as he said this, but his eyes
were large and full of tears.
'They have little girl up there on
the farm who has yellow hair answered
tho father. "But your Dolly, you know,
is asleep in the ehurchyard. You must
go and keep watch over her, or she might
come while you are gone"
! So saying the father took hold Of him
and pulled him along; but Guttorm strug-
gled, tnrning his eyes ever toward the
red painted farm house.
"Dolly is no more in the grave" he
stammered. 1.-THE ribbon is gone. The
ribbon was in her hair
| That day Guttorm sat sadly and silent
~ in his chu1chyard; he was unable to
do anything, and Dolly no more returned
to him. The next day, however, he ven-
tured out through the turn stile and
walked half way up toward the farm
There he stood peeping into the yard un-
til the harvest men came along from the
fields. and among them the man who had
shaken him.
"What is it you are lying in wait for
here1' he cried to him. "You had bet
ter take to your heels or I'll be after
your
Guttorm bounded down the hill, and
the harvesters laughed.
| For two days he only ventured to stroll
timidly about in the neighborhood; but
the third day he walked fearlessly up
the highway. He carried saucer-tull
Of blue berries in his hands; the house
wife met him in the hall.
1--WE don't want to buy berries here to-
day." she said.
| "Don't want to SELL" answered Gut
torn. "Want to give them to Dolly
"There is no Dolly here" answered the
housewife.
Just then some ono opened the door,
and through the opening Guttorm saw
Dolly standing in the middle of the
room.
"Thele is Dolly" he cried, beaming
with delight and rushing toward the
door.
"Wait while,' said the woman. tax
ing the saucer with the berries, and going
in ahead.
! "Some one has come here with her
ries for you," she said to her little
daughter. "Here 10 out and give two
cents to the little boy and thank him."
The tile girl hid herself with scared
look behind her mothers pctticoat, while
Guttorm stood with flashing ewes on the
threshold, for lie dared not advance any
further
''Shall I 20 with your" asked her mo.
Their, as she emptidd the saucer and took
out couple of pennies from her peck
ct. "Give the pennies to the boy" she
said.
! The little girl did as she was hidden,
but Guttorm put his hands behind HIM
and refused to take the money.
I mo pennies" he said, and taking sud
denly hold of the little hand patted it
and gave joyful shout
The girl began to scream and buried
her face in her mothers dress.
Now you had better CO." said the mo-,
Their. "fou have frightened her. She
docs not know any better. you see. Here
is your saucer
| Guttorm dragged himself slowly away,
and turned once more in the door. When
he was down in the road, he saw Dolly
standing at the window. He nodded to
to her and she Immediately ran away.
Some days later when it Was dark and
great logs cracked on the hearth, the lit
tie girl suddenly saw pale face pressed
almost flat against the windcw-pane
She shrieked out with terror and imme-
i ~A"SSAy VIC ANU ""o S5ouC. ~ was ouI-
torn who climbed up On the garden
fence and was pecping in.
Again some days passed. Then the
housewife looking out through the win
dow saw some one approaching.
"Good gracious" she cried; "therc Is
that half-witted boy again. And only
look how he has deckcd himself out with
flowers in his cap and in all his button
holes, and with his hands full of flowers.
Hark now, Peer" she went on, address,
ing her husband, "You will have to fright
en- hum 80 thoroughly that be will not
come back again; for we can't have him
running here every day. Little Kari is
30 afraid OF him that she hardly ventures
to 90 out in the yard any msre.'
| Peer took his rifle from the wall and
went out. Guttorm came rushing straight
toward him, holding On to his flowers
with both hands.
"What do you want, boy7' said the