The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1886-07-01

Threw his cOaU OH tlIlu revealed Une
slenderness of his figure. His eyes
were quick and sharp, his mouth firm,
his expression reserved. "He looks
like very proud man, thought Mar
garet as she went to call her cousins
from the parlor ~ wonder how he'll
get on with Seth"
"MyW exclaimed Nora, ITO think
of his goin right into the kitchen--and
you must have made an awful muss
with the corn!'
ut seems very good thing to have
some relatives" said the young man,
spreading his hauds to the blaze when
Nora and Seth had sat down by him,
and Margaret and Hattie moved softly
about preparing the coffee. "Now tell
me about the sale" Seth and his
guest did the talking. David drinking
the brown steaming coffee, and Seth
dipping his hand from time to time in
the dish OF popcorn. Margaret, NOV
ing about in stately self consciousness,
felt David's eyes fixed upon her and
grew hot and red. She was q little shy
OF this dapper young college critic.
Too loyal to show by word or action
that she was not of the same stuff as
her supplemented country relatives,
she yet felt piqued at the thought
that he doubtless confounded her with
them.
"Why is it that you do not wish to
sell, Cousin Margaret" he asked ut
length, when Seth had finished all his
story.
because he's too anxious to buy
said she, coloring at the emphasis OF
her remark.
81 see you are a true woman"
off am, have borrowed mascu-
line quality in being suspicious"
margaret s n leetle too sharp with
her tongue" said Seth alphabetically
"To make up for being SO slow with
her w.t." said she, and vanished
that night.
Whatever David Scott did he seemed
to do quickly and easily. He was a
man eminently fitted to get on in the
world. The next morning he left the
| house and was gone to the nelghbor
ing village two days. When he re
turned it was o'clock in the evening
| The household was just on the point
of retiring. Nora sat by the hearth
pensively doing up her hair III cur
| papers. Seth was putting the timshln!
| touches to q harness which he hac
been oiling and which filled the room
with sickening odor. Hattie was
folding up the ironed clothes ready tt
be laid in the drawer. David saw al
this as he entered, and he saw, too,
glimpse of a skirt OF blue, which disap
peared as he opened the door. $50
have made an enemy OF my untamet
cousin" he said to himself. 'Well, i
she declares war, all | can do Is tt
make an honorable retreat"
"Well, man, what's the news?" criet
Seth.
"My boy, we're made. The news i
iron, iron!l Here, under our feet, al
about us, iron-which: being interpret
ed, means gold! We're rich, tell you
I've a little fortune to risk on it, am
tomorrow we'll begin. What do yo'
say?" Seth's quiet face lit up with
deep flush. He could not speak. Sue
cess did not seem natural to him.
''The man who tried to hurr.
through that sale represented a synd
cate. got on to his little snap in n
time"
Hattie ran from the room to te
Margaret, but when she told her Maj
garet only said: "Well, ! suppos
We'll find it more agreeable in som
ways
margaret Scott cried Hattie il
dignantly, "you are a regular stoc
and stone"
"Coz," replied Margaret, with mys
ferrous shrug, II would give this fol
tune which is coming if you will tur
me into a stock and stone"
David Scott did not go back to co
lege. He staid at the village and COZ
Quoted the work which went on at tn
farm. The profits were not long
coming, and when they began to com
; they came thick and fast.
"You are the goose, said Margare
) to David on one of those rare occi
slons when they met, "who laid on
golden eggs"
) s'Thanks,n said he; "but don't in
agine ! was disinteresbed in it. | dl
it for a reward"
"Did you get it. sir?''
"Not wholly. hoped for the goo(
WILL or at least the small thanks, I
my cousins. Three of them have gi'
, en- me both heartily; one ofthem will
holds everything from me save h'
1 dislike"
81 thought you were too busy &c
: ting rich to notice such small things,
4 said Margaret spitefully. She wf
z sorry the minute she saw how hurt
9 looked, but she would make no amend
L The young are never averse to a pic
g uresque misery. Margaret Scot
| nursed hers as a mother does pulir
! child. She took long walks by tt
9 Superior, which blew cold as man
i ingratitude. She meditated for hou
e in the large, sparsely-furnished roo
s where she slept. Her vigorous pc
|, sonality was inexpressibly irritate
/ that her fancy should so easily al
t lightly have fastened itselfupon a ms
d who was a total stranger, and one I
j, that who seemed to have no wish M
t time for wooing. Margaret you
II watch him from the window. T
s seemed to be everywhere at once. \
G Sinking escaped him; he was orderl
:. capable, ingenious and practical; h
n clearness and decision challenged h
Il admiration anew each day. -
e "What will we do with ali tn
money of ours?" she said one day
o Nora and Hattie. 81 suppose ,
y might as well spend some OF it,"
F." "I'm not sure / know how" laugh'
It Hattie
7. '.And there is no chance here, an
n how" said her sister regretfully.
! "Well, guess lmay as well 60 wha
is it can be done. Tmgoing to Chicago
r said Margret.
She was one of those women whoc;
r. start on journey short of q month
I preparation, and the next day b
n one she started when her cousin W
1T away in the next county looking
30 some iron workers, Yet she stealth
n. ly watched from the car-window in t
e. hope that he might be returning. B
= though among all the figures that loi
IN ed in lop sided attitudes about t
h. platform there were many famili
,e ones, she did not find his. How
would have dashed in among the
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