The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1885-07-24
RUSsHTS

-"we" sounds rather singularly when
you reflect that it meant Kitty and
me, two girls of seventeen and nine
teen; but you see there wasn'tany one
else to do it. Father had been bed
ridden ever since that last attack OF
paralysis, and We could afford to hire
no n to take his place about the
farm.
was in great spirits playing with
pussy, who came to meet us with her
plumy tail erect; but Kitty leaned sad
ly against the wooden mantel and
looked into the fire withmournful ewes.
kitty" cried l, at last, ''whatdoe
make you so dull?"
Tomorrow is the Sd of March,
said she, gravely.
"What OF that?" | demanded.
"Don't youremember? The interest
on the mortgage comes due to-mor-
row."
$50 it does" said l, my radiantface
falling faster than the thermometers on
a freezing day. "Thirty-ive dollars!
And we have nothing to pay it with,
except the fifteen dollars Laura Oscood
y
Perhaps Willis Avery would wait"
suggested Kitty.
1drew myself up slightly.
81 don't choose to ask him To wait -
salo H.
Now it happened that Willis Avery.
who held the mortgage on our hon,e.
stead WAC +bo .on - ..;.,l
~, W., - SUI y a 'e's''ooF' i'ha
AN oia pL'y-leiiow ana boy-beau ofmy
Own, Niio iis'a gone TO the prosperous
1919 n IVY "le" mites north otus, and
eonna.Neiieea business on ms w &C
.ouliG, una ,'ta aPartrcularaversion
- "eNi"s az or heiP OF am IN any
maS. l,iI'o " poor, out was al
WY proud, ''i1a hltty wasqultesym-
pa .p . enough TO understand me-.
Du' '''ei "i'au are we TO do!' SAID
10y:
: 80. oo"il on tile lieafth rug, with
nny mn M my iiahas; and stared
Taiiss'is u. 'lle Dig cfacklinsback log.
iusss cfeP1 away ana nestled down
~ ~ ioil'ei' 's u she khewhy instinct
.nao 'neie WIS q cli'ilse o. tempera-
'"tG.
r, LION MERE hiI'!, sald lsuddenly.
no o ruSseo apples
We''
cai sell 1henl. There are eight
e enrIe!s at 'ae least. Eight barrelsat
SI.,p patfei,
MY dear addy' no one will buy
1neia at one-nith the price. Apples
are drug m the market"
mere 1 grant you; out not IN the
c'.s' VIII take theln TO Ntapleton
n sell them
iou VIII, Adaya
ana whynot? Squire Dyson would
charge at least twenty per cent COM
mission, ana MAKE a favorotltatthat.
1 caht al1ofa either the prlce or the
patronage. Don't say anything about
IL 10 1athef. nc o only fret and
ralse objections. What must be done
ii1S, pe, ana l am ahe glfi TO 90 1t"
put, -AaaS now! All TINS seemsso
peliecLiy VIZ alla visionary to me-
We'll IL needh I; Tor believe me, it's
y most prac'ieai thing IN the world.
Ait"Ne nave 20 nc is 10 SORT tle apples
ou1 IN paire's' nee ana sound-l can
easily 90 IT oN iaiiterhllsht tonight
ah~oto-lnorfoW morning we II rise early,
harness o!o l'opoih to the lumber wa
eon n
buy now are we TO get the heavy
oafreiS up lnto the wagon!
Goose. cried L, laughing, cant
put the barrels up INTO the wagon
wnlie they re empty andfl Them
leisure! And IN haNe them sold at
Mapleton before You We got the pork
II aop ooii,ns Tor dinner.
but where VIII you so! at
".
80, know lots OF places. | went
once TO town Wlthohadlah taTweath-
er When ne soid q lot oicleeSe, ihaVe
a pretty GOOD idea OF the locality OF
thecommisslonst stores, can tell YOU
After al Adoy. my con-
~serNatiVe NIUE sister, 1t isn't a Wom-
an sWofk.
why lsn 1T, IKE TO Know,
so long as a woman can dolt? AT all
events q woman must pay her debts
SON. youll hurry up the tea, III be OIL
TO the barn.
AND what snail we tell papa
'oi!, hel! think | We gone to Singing
noo!W the Dysonslris, ana don't
Inlhklt saNiiflstla duty 10 uhoeceiVe
nm, answered 1.
but Notwithstanding the brave face
l put upon affairs. my heart qulvered
allt5le the next day as.l o on TO-
ward Mapleton, with the scarlet STAN
OF sunrise dyelng all the East, and my
own heeksfiushed with he keen morn
ing alr.
But it wasn't so bad, after all:
With pardonable egotlsm, supposed
that every one wouldbe staring at me.
but on the contrary, II young woman