Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1890-09-13

| UnorO bHoro ulu NO rlCu ii + uO pOOEN
Who're people don't live in holes like
this. Where they raise such ears o.
corn as that, and have farms like that
(holds up two gay-colorod posters), with
cows, an pigs, an clover, an brooks
near by full O. trout. Mother, I've been
hungry FIR farm all my life; let's try IL
agen, oh?
Mrs. Every woll, Jason. II you
think best.
Linnie dancing about)-Oh, yes,
lots! I'm tired Of this old city. amt you,
Alice? (Alice remains strangely silent
now.)
Edwards lin growing cnthusiasm)-
Wal, now, this is q way out Of 1t. I
didn't dare T. say any thing about it fr
fear you'd all say no. Well git piece
o. that free landed Ruble is out there
an his father-you remember old Sam
Ruble, Jennie-an' they crack the coun-
try up great! or course we won't expect
much tho firstyea or two-we'll be salts
fed with log house. Wen build near
river somewhere
Alice Coming out Of hcr reverie)-
Oh, won't it be delicious to get back
to tho birds and bees, and trees and
clouds!
Mrs. e. Catching the spirit)-Yes, II
our house amt very much it'll be ours.
We can't never hope to have home Of
our own here-but it IL take money t git
out there, an we amt got much t'spare,
Jason.
Edwards-Well manage somehow.
now we've made up our minds. Well
have T. sell off our furniture; t won't
pay t ship 'em way out there.
Alice (ruefully)-Must we do that,
father? It'll seem horrible to sell our
dear old things. They amt worth
much in money. Can't VIC store them
and
Edwards-It's going to take every cent
we en- rake an scrape t. git out there
and git started, Allie.
Mrs. E.-0f course there amt no othe:
way-don't bother your father, Alice
That OIL blu chinny set th't Captain Bias.
com give gran-mother III bring hum
dred dollars-that man from Dawley's
offered $ much.
Edwards bordering the map)-
There's the road leading to the West, to
wealth, health and freedom-hey,
mother? Goodbye to work in the shopl
Goodbye to rent! Goodbye to the filth
and noise of the tenement! Well go
West. where my girl (seizing Linnie) will
grow up strong and sweet as wild rose
bush. feel as If pile-driver had roll
cd of my neck.
Alice (smiling)-You look it, father.
I haven't seen you so jolly in years
have you, mother.
The scene is now suddenly transferred
to q western prairie where Reeves,
Alice's lover, arrives at boom town and
finds that Edwards is tho victim Of land
speculation and is simply working for
the barest kind of q living, all no can
get over and above that going to pay for
interest on his mortgage. When Reeves
arrives at the Edwards farm, Alice, OF
course, rushes to his arms, and in tho
that follows gives him q
brief history of their miserable strug-
yle:
Reeves-What's this? Crying? Why,
thought you'd laugh when you saw me.
Raises her face to his.) It's your guilty
conscience. Little woman, that face
|hows care-life out here is killing you.
Alice Smiling again)-lm only crying
longed to see you've
watched the road oh. so many hours,
Walter. 1t was too much to expect, but
thought you'd come. It's so lonesome
lere. Exit Linnie.)
Walter (quizzically, looking down ut
er)-Your letters didn't read that way,
can tell you that; they were cold and
ormal enough.
Alice-I didn't dare write what felt.
Reeves-Why not?
Alice-oh, because was afraid!
Reeves-Afraid Id come and get you,
IN?
Alice (evading him)-Don't ask me
ow. Let me enjoy your visit without
me about dear old Boston.
1t here while l get you drink. You
aust be thirsty.
TO DE CONTINUED.