The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1892-10-07

money will be here all right next
month, and he can pay 1900 down and
the rest on two, three and four years
time.
That's good" said Mrs. Crest; but
why didn't Myron come back with you,
father"
He said he guessed he'd better hurry
home" The old man did not look at
her; he walked across the floor to the
sink and began pumping; ali the while
he was conscious of his wife's eyes on
his back.
Father, did Myron tell you anything
about that bank''
JOshua's face was over the tin basin;
a great splashing noise came to her,
mingled with grunt that the bank was
all right; but Joshua's neck, fair where
the sun had not touched it, grew red
and redder.
Father, I jest know he did," she
cried, ~he thinks Starling's bank amt
safe; that's why Myron wouldn't stop to
supper; he didn't want to be ques-
toned"
Mother, you're the scariest critter
alive! Startling is good boy; he is the
Observation-Disclosures that's his brother,
but he is professor, and he's a straight
temperance man, and l amt going to
believe a word agin him."
Judith was trying to fry her cakes;
the grease sputtered and Kissed on the
griddle and spattered on her bare wrist:
she did not even know that it had burned
her. Her mild eyes were glowing, she
trembled, and her gentle voice was
sharpened by pain as she answered:
Then he did talk to you. Oh, father.
don't-don't hide anything from me-"
Il amt hiding nothing. mother. My
ron, he thought you'd worry so, that's
all; and faint much he said. He's young
and thinks he knows it all. Jest be-
cause some Chicago Teller with his boots
BACKED has been stuffin' Myron, he
thinks Steve Startling, we've all known
from a boy, is going to bust Up.
Father, for heavens sake, what did
Myron say?"
We'll, if you'll be any wiser for hear
in. he heard Steve had been specializing
in buckets in Chicago" said the old
man, with visible pride over his flu
ency with the terms Of finance; he has
been going long, or else he has been
going short. on wheat, and kiting away
with notes and lost money, but don't |
believe a word of it myself"
Judith took up the cakes with shaking
hands; she laid the plate on the table !
and put the griddle further back on the |
stove in order to approach Joshua.
Never since their little boy died had he
seen his wife's face as it looked then.
Joshua, she said, If We lose that |
money it means We'll have to spend all |
our days working on mOrtgaged farm. |
If we cayn't pay up the third he can
fOreclOse on us; and you know he's |
mean enough to do it; and if We borrow |
money to pay him we shall have to work !
it out! That's the best can happen to
us; the worst is Well be turned out
on the prairie-noways at all can we go |
to town, and for how many years-oh,
Hush, hush, Judy"-he tried to soothe
her, stroking her withered hand and
right. we'll 60 fast enough. I didn't
know you wanted it so awful much!'
Wanted it," she screamed, while the
patience of years seemed to break
down, and her words rushed as prai-
RE fire spreads; wanted it. Father,
you amt got no idea what it means to
me to get out of this loneliness and be
with Gods folks again! 1 amt had a
peaceful day since the children died.
I couldn't work hard enough to stop my
thinking! I was scared all the while.
never said nothing bout it, for what
good would it do? We'd got to live out
on the farm; it would only poster you,
and you had enough to stand, but all
day I'd be thinking, what about the
horses? what about the reaper? when
it was going, and I'd see you brought
home all bloody. If I'd soul TO speak
TO it wouldn't have been so bad, but 1
knew we couldn't afford a girl, and
how'd we get one if we could? And
every time the wind bowed 1 was ex-
pecting cyclone"
Why. Judy, and you so brave when
We did have a cyclone!"