Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1890-01-24

VA NR stage when farmers
CAv forget their coat.
EA-L7Sf,M \ exception Sundays
N1ff.sVS-ssssISi It'll seem most
N.Eft.sgs,S Xt like takin' boarder:
s~cErS[ ~ Y again TO have such
Esy1 big crowd Of city
<ITf--|N\fg ~ folks in the house,
MhlllNNNF fN won't it,
ifVHsNA ETJ Not quite as bad
VIZ as that" said Mrs
Elyn are. " : moving an iron over one of
tie C. - r'.ici she reserved for grand occa.
slons -,.;.ly Mr.. and Mrs. Tram,ay an the
two gals"
"Well, you ortn't to farget that Phil is city
folks now, an declare to gracious, | be
lieve forgot to tell y : that Miss Dinon--
that splendid gal to- you about, that owns
lot of stock in the company-Phil's writ
that like enough she'll come down too. She
an her mother want t. picl, q lot for q house
for themselves before i; : too late for much OF
a choice"
.'e.i, l can't undt rstand it yet" said
Mrs. Hayn, carefully picking the lace odging
of the cap into the proper neglige effect. at
seems like dream Here's me, that's some
times been almost a-dyin' to get away
from this farm an into tie city. an there's
a whole passel of city fills goin' to leave
their palaces in ,.cw FORK an come down
- - .:.c Oh little pieces Of orr farm an
other farms along the ridge ! tell You.
can't understand it."
"Well," said tho farmer, picking some bits
of aat chaff from his shirt sleeve, ''it ami
always easy to understand city folks at first
sight. Now, there's that Teller Marge When
! fust saw him in New York l wouldn't have
give him his salt for any work he'd do in the
country. Yet now look at himI Them roads
an drives through the company's property
wouldn't have been half so near done if he
hadn't come down here an took hold to hurry
things along for the spring trade Why,
some Of them fellers that's dom the work has
worked for me on the farm, of an on, for
years, an thought knowed how to get as
much out of 'em as Their was in 'em: but,
bless your soul. he manages 'em good deal
better"
"They do say he's a master hand at man.
agin'," Mrs Hayn admitted, IAN that it's
partly because he takes right hold himself,
instead of standin' round bossin', like most
city men"
''Takes holdi Why, he works as if he'd
been brought up at 1t, which Tn certain
sure he never was You can't see the fun of
It, because you never saw him in New York.
Why, il you could have seen him there you'd
have thought that gate post with two pegs
in the bottom of it would have had cs much
60 Us him I've REILLY took a likin' to him
More'n once I've let him know that wouldn't
mind il he'd leave the hotel in the village an
put up with us. but somehow he didn't seem
to take to it.
That's strange, amt itF' said Mrs. Hayn,
with a quizzical look that made her husband
stare
''Ohl" said the old man. after q little re-
lection
"You're CROWN dretful old an short
sighted. Reuben" said Mrs Hayn; and the
farmer made haste to change the subject of
conversation
A day or two later the party from the city
arrived. and great was the excitement In the
village. Sol Mantring's wife, who had
learned Of what was expected, made trip to
Hayn Farm daily on one pretext or other
reaching there always Just before the time Of
hcarrivai Of the train from the city, received
i.e deserved reward Of her industry, and Ike.
forss s:,nS,s Of the day on which the party ar
rived everybody in the village knew that
: WHEN I.acia stepped from the carriage at the
Ian. ho.ss door Mrs Hayn caught her in
tsrF ar.iis end almost Ragged the life out Of
lssr Everybody knew, also, that the party
WIS To t,a there for only twenty-four hours
The sls.tnss Ut the time at their disposal
W.. fs.olatbiy the reason that Phil and Lucia
disappeared almost immediately after the
Is,,sai which quickly followed their arrival
They went to the lily pond; there wero no
lilies set upon the wnter, but the couple did
not notice their absence; they could SEQ them
Just whore they should be-just where they
were ten months before They got again
into the old birch bark canoe; It was not as
clran US it should have been for the sake Of
tnc;ak expensive travelling dress, for the
small boys Of the Hayn family had not taken
- good care Of It q Phil would do, but Phil
ma<3o c,kshion OF leaves, which Lucia slowly
expanded into q couch, as she half reclined
while she identified the scenes which her
farmer boy guide and boatman had shown her
the summer before. Phil thought her expires.
don angelic ~ she dreamily gazed about her.
yet when her eyes reverted to him, as they
frequently did, be intdtsued himself that there
were even Cradntions Of angelic expression.
They asen rode in the old beach wagon: this
ecsaA was stu - cold a. winter; bathing
was out OF the question, but Phil had per.
siztent fancy for reminding his sweetheart Of
esery change there had been in their rela-
tious and in himself; and Lucia understood
him.
Its drcadfully mean Of those two to 90 Oh
By Themselves and not help US have any fun.r
complained Margie to Agnes Dinon, when the
lattsr returned from a stroll with MIR. and
4rA Tramlay. during ~hich she had selected
satisfactory cottage site. Let's have q
run know every foot OF this country. DO
Jon - that clump Of dwarfed cedars of
ponder on the ridge, With the sky for a
background They're lovely; I've tried again
and again to sketch them. Come over and
look ct Them
Away tho couple plodded A. they ap-
preached the clump they saw that road had
been partly sunk In front Of It; and rs they
drew nearer they saw q man sodding a ter
race which sloped from the ridge to the road
That's not right" said another man. who
vas locking on THAT sod must be laid more
securely, or the first rain will wash It away
IN show ycs' nov To do y. See hare~
Agnes Dinour exclaimed Nnrgie, In .
tune which suggested that q u6ouA or at least
. snake, was IN closs prcxlmd0 DO you
hear that voices-do you - Ska3 mani Do
you know who he ii ThsN 0(h6sh,gant Mr.
Marga"
Miss Dinon manifested surprise. but she
quickly whispered:
ing after the companys interests He is one
Of the directorA you know"
9YeA. know; but see bis hat and his
elothes, and his brown banda This Is simply
kalingl Oh, Il bad crayons and paper, or,
better still. camerai The girls at homo
won't believe me when tell them; they'll
think It too atterly preposterouAs
why should you tell themf" asked Agnes,
turning away. "Imt 1t entirely honorable
for man to be caring Tor his own and full
filling his trust, especially when 30 valuable
. property a. this d demands his attention.
"Yes, yes, you dear old thing; BUT
"Sh-hr whispered Agnes, for just then
Marge climbed the slope and appeared lit
Tie way in front Of them. shouting back at
the man:
"Cut your next sod here; this seems to
have thicker grass"
Suddenly he saw the ladies and recognized
them 1t was too late to run, as he assur.
edly would have done II warned in time, but
be had the presence Of mind to shout to his
workman:
mo, it isn't, either. Get the next from
the old placer
GOOD morning, Mr.. Marge," aid Miss
Dinon. with a frank smile and an outstretched
hand
Marge raised his hat, bowed, and replied;
The hand Of the laboring man is some
times best shaken In spirit. assure YOU.
though, appreciate the compliment"
4'Then don't deny me the honor said Miss
, Dinon. "Its q positive pleasure to sse a mar
doing something manly It is my misfortuns
TINT see men only In the city. you know
and doing nothing"
Her hand was still extended, 20 Marge