The Red Cloud chief., 1885-01-09

hroiderci for Noting. / suppose"
do YOU taisk Susan will live with
'cm?' arcd yrs. Phelps. "P'r'ap- he
won't care r1out marrying the whole
"IlGS powerful kind to Susan.
q takes a sight q notice Of her"
k"Iou kinder forget she's Lucreiia's
ssicr," pat in Mis-, Rich. IAN all she's
!got."
IL was surely plain that Mr.. Lindsay
took pleasure in the society at The Shaw
homestead. At picnic. at PRAYER meet
ings or choir meetings. be was always
At hand 10 take LUcrctia and Susan
home; he lent them his book. and d.
rcci-d their reading: he brought them
flowers from own when he happened
TO 20 up.
IL shall be 30 glad 10 give up the
presidency OF the Bethel Society and the
DAKOTA L-agac 70 Lucreiia." said Miss
lich. "I:s only proper for the clergy
man wife To be- At tic head If them. "
"ioun feel sort-r lost without EN-
asked Ms. Phelps.
The parish is a large field. / think
| can spare them to LGcTe;ia. Do Won
know the other night IL | was going u
watch with Miss Hart when she had in
formation Of the lungs. ] came across
Lucrc-ia and Susan and Mr.. Lindsay. |
MUS: AZ ! should think Susan would
have IiOrc taste than Ia follow EN- cy-
~errwh.rc. Why don't she keep herself
ia the tsckground?'
''Sh's been pretty much in the back
ground all her life" said DIR. Slow.
"Pcrhgps she's tired Of the situation"
.bui 81" ought to nave more consid-
Grafton. Fr'aps the lovers don't mind
her There they were, al three If 'cm,
watching the comet and studying the
h~cascn-.'
- proper study for I Clergyman
said pr. Slow.
And hc vas pointing out MI the RON
s'crnation-. and il seemed TO me they
wa ]looi!ng at him Instead ofthe stars
pursued Ms Rich.
at cpHkd b. = complication" sug-
gcstri Nrs. Phelps, III, while h. :
'oufii"g iurrciia, Susan should get IN
lose with him"
1T wouldn't be- no use" said Mrs.
~ h'A' I'm AiAla Nf4iltA "a "a
mas" nim believe il WAS hcr he was dy-
!uG for
..Eu; hat the u,c Of taking ahog.
Susan? Who ever cXprc,s him To mar
r. Susan Shaw? People usually -
what, expected al: '.m. and the par
i-h ,yp"c;: Mr.. Lindsay 10 marry LII
cict.a."
''Ihry want 70 settle Lurrc;ia. eh?"
aSer.i Dr. Slow.
Tho Shaws had enough to keep the
wolf from the door. but nothing la
spare; thcy owned their house. but kept
no servant. Help would be dreadful
" in ;h"ir way Miss l,irl declared.
Il wonder obey don't feel good they
can afford any
Susan always wore tire simplest gar
mcnt-. which She de-igncd and exc
cu:cd herself, while Lucreiia- We'll.
il there nly,iing that units Lucrctia
for her future position n tn" head ot
IN" parish confessed Mrs. Phelps,
1T Ter love az ~incry."
L~ucrctia always bloSsomei out in n
prctt. spring bonnct-whilc Susan
made her last wears one anSwcr-amd "a
smart NV suit made in the latest
wriaklr.
liz natural" Miss Rich explained:
- LII! Ike, Ia make the mos. of her
SELF. Now Susan looks as well IN her
OH th1n. n - would in Indy -
mere; lr',id"~. Lurrctia earns her RIB
hon> aad lacr>. Amt she cmbroiicg-
in day and night"
Except when sE"'> OH >hylarking
- I. I'll. ,,- -. &c -, n. Al
I'm >mrc shes ALWAYS chaprronc!
by Susan returned Mrs. Grimm.
'le>; there amt been 80 secession
Of Su>an'> going about with EN-" said
Mis- Rich. ..>hr don't seem t. hay"
the >rnailr>; idcc She amt wanted.
>h" mn; used to lovers. You sec"
''En, if Lucrct;a rmbroidrr> night
AMI day said Mr.. Grimm'S s;>trr-ln-
raw - WIS only in L~nnoN ou \
visit. and had 10 earthly concern with
parish affairs. Mrs.. Grimm thought
who krriS house. and dpr>;hc house
cleaning and the busting and sweeping. .
COOKS AMI mcnds. I'd liA" Ia know"
OF c"Gr~, Susan docs them little
thinw>." confessed Miss Rich. ANY
Eodv caa d. en-; there's nothing else
n" knows how Ia do. Wouldn't il hc
a pity for IUcrctia 10 WAS" her time.
now. washing dishes. keeping tn LODI
VI rn"m> in PIN! -. spelling them
white hands IL hers pretty enough for
= parish ;o hc proud If when She can
make >urh ioycly ferns and flowers ~
She does"
Who maxi al :hc evergreen trim
mia-> for the church last Chr:eima>:"
asked Dr. Slow. at wasn't those pref
y hands of L.Ucrrtia'>?'
Wei. shes Lucrct;a'S sister: and
tina; gives her 4 tas;" for decorations. l
~>urpn>r.' sad Mrs. Phelps.
Mr.. Lindsay took Susan on. in his
boa; t'o;hrr day." said Mrs. Grimm. =
f"w weeks later. ..Lucvctis had one Of
her sick hcsd.chcS.' That's wha, |
call real sanity in him. it must have
been sUch 4 bore. L. a pity Lurretia,S
troubled with them headaches. if shes
going 10 he nj the head of the parish"
oh. WAS that Susan" asked Mrs.
Phelps. Il Thought "a course i: was
lucrctia. SAW them come ashore aft
rr dusk. and they stood ri the gate and
till all WAS blue"
Il ~nPpos" they VA, talking ahou;
persisted Miss R.ch: "a man
likes To talk abou, his sweet
~ know"
The must have had 4 heap to saw.
He seemed IL Interested aS when he's
Scripture. They looked
mighty
lhtve fncfefia d have liked the look of
it,"
There amt nothing jealous sbout
Lucrctia; q parsons wife ought to Sc;
her face aSn such \ thing. |,