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come and really live here. Only I put up
lcctlc house, and sometime come here
with nv fardcr for one day. or for two
day.
$50 by-an'-byc Pete he come here,
too. And no more good land left; and
he know how nobody live here, so he
build house here, too, and live here all
times and pillow and dig well.
so my fardcr he come here and he
say TO Pete, $50 away, you bad man
You no see first house what built before
you Gomez"
'"And Pete say he no care for house.
HYou must live on quarter when you
want get it. Nobody live in those house.
| live here all time. Quarter section
mine" he say. ,
$50 they shake heads and talk loud
and shake fists. But Pete he stay.
"'IIc never see me. lie think my
fardcr want this land himself. So then
nv fardcr and | como and stay in first
house all time.
".Thcn Pete he come TO there, and he
say, $50 away, 90 away. DO not live
on my land. 1t is not you's land" liz
say many such things.
'"'"No," my fardcr say to him one
day. sit is not my land"
"'Thcn Pete look surprise and say,
eff not vou's land, then go away
'''But my fardcr snake head, and say
very loud, Not my land, but my daugh'
ter land
"'Thcn Pete he look at me, sit in dark
corner. and he more 'stonish. But he g
away that time, and piow some more,
and build straw barn and buy cow. Ano
some time | hope he 60 away and leave
land for me. and some timc-hcrc sh(
looked up again and smiled at Pete
Some time | hope he come back to SCI
us some more, and not go away. And
sit at window and watch Pete builo
house and barn, and plow, and | say:
"'"Pc1c have good house and barn
but he all so lonesome without som(
wife"
".My fardcr say always Pete is bad
man. But | know he not bad man.
"'Thcn he comes again, and he say,
'If YOU 90 away, | give you hundred
dollar for not have any more trouble"
"sBut my farder say, ''No; this lane
my daughter land. But if you go away
l give you fifty dollar for not to have
some more trouble"
"'I3ut he say no, and he 90 off again.
So then he build more bigger house, and
buy hens, and plow some more. And
he come again.
"..And this time he walk right up and
stand close in front Of me, and look al
me so | want to run away. But sit
still.
"sAnd he look down at me-, and say,
'Who live on this land."
"'And | can hardly speak, but say,
very low, 81 live on this land"
"'Thcn he laugh and say, "Whc
clse!"
~ laugh too and say, "You too"
"'Thcn he say, eyes, We all two live
II this land, but who own this land!'
"'Thcn my fardcr. he say, very loud,
"My daughter WI it."
"sBut | know it be very hard to get
to own it, because Pete really live on
lard before | really live on it. So
say:
"."P'raps you own this land, and
p'raps | own this land"
"'Thcn he laugh again, and take my
hands and say, 1--WE all two live on land,
but only one own land. But if you
marry me then all two shall W land.
~ Jumps up quick, and throw my
apron over my head, and run away.
~ run clear to my mutter house, and
l Cry all the way, and laugh all the way.
But then say:
"''.NIaybc Pete think | don't like
cause l run away. Maybe he never
come some more. Maybe my fardcr
drive him off. Why did | run away.
SO then | cry some more, but then |
laugh too, cause l feel sure he shall
come again.
"'And the next day he come. And
he say to my fardcr to tell me to marry
him. So that's ALL, she said, simply, III
conclusion.
"Pcte nodded and smiled. yes, he
said, we all two own land now. -
IOutk's CympaniOn.