The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1891-11-05

I haven't nothin' 10 complain Of, and
Just feel like singin' with that robin out
In the apple tree"
Sybil sat at the sewing machine work.
ing feverishly. with her head bent and
the light playing on the warm tints Of
her hair. She had grown more silent
and self contained than ever, and Gho
was q little paler than usual, but she
complained Of nothing. Hannah had
kept thus far her secret from Sybil, but
the words she had spoken to Ned Dins-
more. You shall marry her when I
come into my fortune" were always
sounding In her ears But o. yet she
dared not let her hope shine out Of her
eyes on the sad child who had taken up
her hfe's burden determined to bear e
silently.
It was late when the doctor came, and
then his businesslike air and quick step
told Of deeds done WELL" said be,
! putting down some papers on the table,
"you must sign these, Hannah. I have
seen Dinsmore and the thing is practical
ly settled You will get the entire wood
lot near town and Il viii make you q
rich woman, for all the building has
gone out that way and speculators viii
give you almost anything you choose to
ask for the land Dinmore sent for
Joel. who happened to be In town with
his milk cart, and when he saw that
acknowledgment Of his, come up % Il
were out Of the grave 10 point to his ras-
cality and untruthfulness, you ought to
have aaan him anufr,n VUho, .si-na 40
that was his signature he was obliged to
say II was, and then he began to beg for
mercy and promised to give up your quit
claim to the estate and TO get right out
Of town, for It seems he has already sold
the old farm. Littleheld will henceforth
be bad climate for him.
But this isn't all. Hannah. Dinsmore
has sent you q message. You see he has
had devil Of time with his boy Ned,
who has quarreled with his father and
left home in high dudgeon. Now Ned is
necessary to the old man there in the Of
6ce. He wants to leave him his business
He Acknowledges he has been hasty and
passionate, but this blow has struck him
hard"
Does he expect me to pity himr Han
nah asked sarcastically.
well, guess that's about II, Ham
nah The old man has been humbled.
Ned has sworn he will never come back
until his father consents to his marriage
with the girl Of his choice"
mo. it's q little money that makes
all the difference, doctor. We're Just
what we were when he drove my girl
out Of his office with his harsh treatment.
No better and no worse. and not q whit
prouderI"
well. now, Hannah, know you're a.
proud as Lucifer, but you must think Of
Sybil She isn't strong. and II her heart
is set on this young fellow disappoint-
ment might blight her hfe."
Ten days had passed and now Han-
nahs little garden was in the perfection
Of spring bloom. Apple trees made .
pink and white border and were showing
down their petals on the little drying
lawn starred with dandeliona The Il
lacs were budded full, and snowballs
and spirea were bleaching hour by hour.
Good earthly smells from the freshly
turned clods made 0 delicious perfume
mingled with the scents Of blossoms and
freshly cut grass Mr.. Rand had been
brought out well wrapped In his chair
and placed under the apple trees, where
the sun fell on his white hair and fecked
1t with slender shadows from the leafy
limbS He was in his old patched dress
ing gown, but the exquisite neatness Of
his person was as marked a. ever. The
doctor and Dick had brought him out,
and the former was experimenting all
the arrangements with bis usual direct
ness and tone Of authority.
Miss Ruby was there, too, wrapped in
her three shawls In spite Of the balmi-
ness Of the day, and with Q lace scarf
tied over her fascinator to protect her
ears, and with Crumpet rubbing and
purring and arching his back at her feet.
At the far end Of the garden Q young
maiden in . light spring gown and
shade hat and tail, athletic young man
were wandering about, apparently quite
oblivious Of the existence Of any one but
themselves in that little paradise The
old man looked about with q bright eye
and noted the new blossoms and the
fresh grass
Looks as II II was all ready for .
wedding" said be, with q benevolent
smile "Dick, wish you would get my
old copy Of Spenser and read to rs the
'Epithelamium."
There are two people about e happy
a. they make 'em, said the doctor, point
ing toward the young man and maiden
absorbed in each other. "The first house
you build on the wood lot, Hannah, must
be for them. Then, suppose, you viii
be looking out for one for yourself"
"No. no" said Hannah quickly, I'm
homespun clear through Dick will 60
to college and Sybil will get married, but
Mr.. Rand and l win stick TO the little
old house and the home garden. Ishould
never find anywhere else such neighbors
a. Ruby and her cat Crumpet Ruby
has almost converted me over to her
notion Of cats hospital, and % for you,
doctor, God must pay you for what you've
been to us all, for never can; but you
need not think to get nd Of the care and
trouble Of Us, for We will never move
away from under your wing"
THB END