Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-03-07

tHOWu MS kiuuil lthh'hhbtaieb VI
tho old farmhouse where ho used TO
come for summer frolics, brought no
pane with its hak told tale of the diff
ference between life IN Green's Cor
nefs and life In the huiTying city.
The meadow paths, with their winged
or creeping citizens, wofU Farmer
Fry's happy estate, and the yellow
noored kitchen his inner hearts
home. II is for this reason that ]
most want his swift appreciation OF
his wifc's feeling TO DO felt and
praised.
Had the coming Of Nephew Joshuas
letter been foretold 10 him he would
have expected Serena TO read II cheer
fully, and talk over with him the
best way of sending their thanks foi
tho invitation, and Of telling how i'm
possible IL was for either Of them 70
leave the farm. He knew now. from
her half excited manner, from the
fact that she had burned tho letter as
though 1t brought subtle temptation
TO wrong, perhaps from stray sen
tence which he had once read about
the hidden desires and disconteuts In
tho minds OF farmers wives, that the
invitation had come 10 Serena like
window opened into another life, and
that she had faithfully tried and was
still trying to close 1t.
There came with his thoughts no
bitterness or indecision. Serena must
go TO New York. The farm and he
could put up without her for week
or moro, he thought, II she had borne
with them for twenty-five years So
when no spoke again It wis, though
after considerable pause, with tho
same widespread, kindly smile.
II hopo you'll go, S'rcna TIN do
you good an you amt no cause To
throw away sech chance
Serena was astonishcd She had
expected hor husband TO do just what
/ said no would have expected her 10
do, had not love quickcned his natu.
rally loisurely brain. She had said,
Get thco behind me, Satanl" and
hero was Joshua serenely inviting
that dignitary forward again. The
window was wide open now and
could not bo closed.
But Mrs. Fry's mind and conscience
did not quickly settle themselves.
Not once or twice was the invitation
almost fully rejected by them during
the next few days, as their owner
worked over frying pan or sewing
machine, or talked with her many
visitors. For when II had become
noised abroad In Green's Corners that
that Serena Fry was thinking OF go.
ing to New York ito spend tho win.
ter gossip sometimes had II, and
sometimes to live, her sitting room
became the scene of great social ac.
tivity, and Miss lAnson, the dress.
maker who had been sowing at
Smithville. came homo Of her own
accord to ut out tho traveller for her
journey.
SO circumstances held the window
open-not Sercna-and she Let them
and Joshua and the neighbors decide
that abe would 20 rather than do
eide II herself. II was Joshua who
wrote the letter to his nephew that
she would come and who, with his
own old hands, did tho great part Of
her packing. For Serena, usually the
readicst and most skillful for work.
now seemed dazed and scarcely half
happy Mt the prospect which had
been opened before her.
In the pale gray and green light Of
tho early morning they drove to the
railroad crossing. Trains stopped at
Green's Corners only when an anti
quated man. who lived in n closet,
came out md frantically waved Il flag
at them. He came out now and
leaned on the flag handle, while Sc.
rena tried TO look buck ut tho farm
house.
Don't you DO worried, Serena, 7"
said Joshua cheerfully. "In pros
per all right unless get sick along
of oatin all them pies and fiSins, You
must hev thought I'd hev n sight OF
company. Well, goodbyi take good
caro- OF yeHelfl"-for the fiaginan
was waving for all he was worth,
and although Serena privately hoped
that the diaboncal looking engine
would refuse TO stop, II stopped. In
q moment more Joshua and tho flag
man and the farmhouse wcro as the
cinders which were jerked past tho
car window by an unseen hand.
So long WINS IL since the wide world
of travel had shown u glimpse OF II.
self to Mira. Fry that the morning
passed swiftly ON account Of thc rap
idly changing scenes through which
the train flow along, and Serena was
more nearly like herself than she
had been since the invitation came.
But noon brought 4 dismal rain,
which drizzled down the windows
and put the country in drab mourn
ing and discouraged nearly every
one, especially Serena. Not think
ing that she had changed her place
she felt certain that 1t was raining
thus dismally at tho Corners, and
that Joshua would have TO look after
the cows in tho chilly wctncss and
return to an equally chilly kitchen
and stove,
Presently the interchangeable new;
agent, who had been nll the morning
firing alternate caramel package,
and books ut the passengers, threw d
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