The Meeker herald., 1891-12-12
CLIO PINkAN BLUE.
She Made Romsass Yield to Commoa
sense aud saved Her Home.

ssnse aud SAVED Her Home.
Mother"
The beautiful word was softly spoken,
In sweet musical voice. by Clio Pink
unblue. . fair haired. blue-eyed dainty
maid OF Just II. whose every move
ment Knocked The grace OF II forest
iawn. and was ut once the prettiest
and best loved girl In all the village.
Mother" she said again after a
moments pause. which had brought
I forth no response from the gentle
I faced and slender woman who stood
/ gazing from the vine-embOwercd case
mont across the little garden and
along the shaded lane to where tho
I gently-rolling hills met the soft. bill
lowy clouds just ilnged with tho sea-
shell pink reflected from tho splendors
/ OF the sunset
Again there was NO response to tho
young girls gentle appeal for a,,sn.
ton. and jus, the fragment OF frowh
fed across the gladstone face. In nn
| instant II had sped. and again tho
swee, voic,. now slightly raised. said
Mother"
This time the elder woman heard
and needed. and as tho word fell on
her car she started almost impercep,-
| IDLY and turned u where her daughter
rat A deep fush suifu.ed her marble
brow. and tho clear gray eyes kindlsd
with = living flame a sho walked
slowly across tho room and drew tho
girl close u hor breast For m In
slant she smoo,hed ths golden eurls
with delieai. hand and then In n
vo!co almost ~ sweet ss her daugh-
,er'S. bu, with u touch 81 sadness in
I its ton. sho said
''Wha,y"
oh. mother. how can you ask. how
can you sny What when you know
that In another hour Squire Loosc,on.
who has tho mortgage on our little
home and whom ! have declared
will no, marry because l loyo brave
/ Edward s,srllnsiord. tho poor but In
. icns.ly noble young miller. will b.
hero Ia calm our roo! iruc as his own
and, knowing ihis you ask me
l 'NhgiS"
Tho girls words seemed 10 sink deep
| into tho noman's tortured heart for
I sho sighed wcarlly and her eyes groF
moist Sho turned again TO tho case
men. and looked out one, morc on tho
biossomiHs h-dgcro~ toward tho ll,t!o
church. whcr,. eighteen years before
/ rho had Eono quietly with klrkham
I plnkAnhlu- 10 DO married.
Eight minutes. and n wagon passed
/ and Sill tho woman CARED and k,!l!
I Clio watched her. A. last tho latter
. spoke.
Mother"
This time Mrs. Pinkaablus answered
la more gladly 'oaai
''Wclls" she .aid.
oh. mother"
WHAT"
Dos, ask mo what"
''HhyY'
ii, sings no so"
''WhoroY'
''ll my heart. mother"
How"
''A- sccnly M II razor blnio hal
siash,a u. All. mother. tho sua,u, oil
our happiness /. nearly come. Shall
NO walk forth nd face III, world.
mother hand In aaad each hear, o..
twirod with caehF'
| ''wt,nS'
.Nvhcn tho blow sails mother. nj
soon 1: must Or slssll l-shnii l."
Shake Eddie. mother nsd ,nko tho
Squire. despite my bluff o.. yas'orn!gh. "
"'Twcrc better so ehild.'
SO feel. mother. bur = roo! tres
IL roo'.'rco a';n- all. ain't ii' ! will
go aDd braid my roldoa hair. mother.
aad thou wall pluck n white roso for
mo TO war In my bosom when tho
/ Squire comes Tho timber. OF our
/ rooi.,ros shall rot creak beneath the
. wclch: OF tho mortgage tonight
mother. and little clio Pinknnb.us
will sooa DO highro!ler. ~ y.
Evening sgs.