Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1882-07-07

when he slanted on DAM. Oh, no; II
was because he couldn't tear around
the country all he wanted to and still
give his wife all the watchin' she need
ed. She's deep one, for all her baby
face" 1 jumped right up and ran over
to her, but she shet her lips tight and
motioned me away, and went out of the
door holding up her head like queen
"You wicked old man." says L "if
you should talk like that to me, I'd use
you worse than Jael did Sisera" ex-
pected he'd kill me for that, but l was
so mad didn't feel bit afraid of him
but he Just said, kind of subdued,
Darn you. believe you would" and
walked off without another word. ]
expected he'd tell John. but he never
did, and years after he said I'd always
been the most sensible woman he
knew.
l went to Cynthy's bedroom and
knocked. She called out, Come in, -
in cheerful voice, and there she was
on Dams knee, the tears not dry on her
cheeks but lookin' happy again. "Oh,"
she began, the minute 1 got my head
inside the door, "we're gOin' to have a
home of our own. Dams to have the
Fort Hill farm, and we're goin' to live
there all by ourselves" Dan didn't
speak, and he looked queer. He tried
to smile when he ketched my eye. but
it wasn't a natural smile, and wouldn't
seem to. spread a might beyond his
mouth. 1 felt as if something was
wrong, but thought she might have
told him what his father said. l found
out afterward that she never COM
planned to him in her life. 'Fraid of
maxim him uncomfortable.
We we've called to dinner Just then,
so nothing more was said about the
matter; but that afternoon, as we were
parin' apples for dryin', 1 asked her if
Dan was goin' to buy the farm. "Well,
no." she says, kind of hesitatiDg
there's some business matters between
the Cap'n and Dan, and his fathers
goin' to give it to him in the settle
ment." Now 1 knew the Fort Hill farm
was the very best place the Cap'n
owned, and he wasn't the man ever to do
anything to make his boys independent
OF him, and as to settlin' with Dan, I
knew the only business there ever was
between them was Dams gettin' into
trouble and his fathers buyin' him out
of it; so felt real anxious. But the
Lord knows, never dreamed how bad
it was. She went ON, poor, innocent
child There's something for me to
sign. Dan thought I wouldn't like to,
and he said he felt just as bad about it
as l would. But l told him he needn't
worry; 1 amt afraid to do anything
that's for his interest, and / do long to
git away by ourselves" She didn't
know what the paper was, and couldn't
think, and jest then heard John CALM
from the gate that our things was up
TO the farm, and didn't want to 70 up
and see 'em. / started to get ready,
Cynthy helpin' me, for our men folks
never liked to wait, but she hurried me
so 1 almost jelked my bunnit strings
off tyin' 'em. 1 scolded her a little,
and she made the excuse that she
knew wouldn't keep John waitin' for
the world. L told her jest would, for
a good deal less than the world, too. It
wouldn't hurt him bit to wait. "Why,
Marg'retp she said, "don't you love
your husbandp' eff you mean am a
heather idOlator," says /. 81 amt.
Reasons reason. 1 like John, or ]
needn't to have had him. He wasn't
my first chance, and 1 mean to be a
good wife, but [ calculate to let him
take his fair share of the trouble. It's
no worse for him to wait minute
than 1t is for ms to tear myself to
pieces hurryin'. And 1 think you'd
get along enough better if you'd take
your own way more" "But, Marg'ret, ("
she said. with tears in her pretty eyes,
Il hav'n't any way but Dams. 1t was
Jest so from the first minute saw him.
Father didn't want me to marry him,
and loved father, too, but l couldn't
go against Dan in anything. Why. if
he wanted me to put my hand into the
fire should suffer a good deal more Ia
refure than to do it. s'pose it's be.
cause he's my husband, and that's how
felt sure you were only in fun when
you said you didn't care il John did
wait" 1 kissed her without a word
I'd never heard such talk in nv life
and didn't know what to say.
John told me as we were ridin' alone
what the trouble was. 1t seems the
Cap'n had been Cfferin' Dan the farm
all along If he'd-John stopped as If ht
was ashamed to tell it-if he'd git 3
divorce from Cynthy, and finally he wa:
so greedy for the land that he'd giver
in. The paper Cynthy was to sigr
was promise not to interfere will
the suit
Your grandfather t.ld 'em plainl,
what he thought of it, and said much
rs he liked peace in the family wee
leave the house next morning afteI
he'd had a talk with Cynthy. L de
clared I'd never stay in the house an
other night, but he finally convinced
me could help persuade Cynthy. so W,
went back. l wouldn't go to the sup
per table, aud as soon as they 90
through Dan called Cynthy into tn,