The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1892-11-10

| II don know what to say to you,
Susy," he began; ''mother isn't her.
self to-day. But She" ay -
"She doesn't like me, George
knew that before. There was some
old trouble between her mother and
Grandfather Stopford. She Tilted
him, or he threw her over, I never
| quite understood which. But I fully
intend to make her like me-"
II am afraid she won't give you the
chance, Susy."
The girl sat down on the doorstep
and rested her chin on her hand.
| George leaned against the door and
caressed one of her truant tresses as
| lift was living thing"
said.
George told her. 1t was such anew,
strange delight to have her to confde
everything to.
81 only wish 1 was rich," said ne.
II would buy s.the place myself, and
I'd build that kitchen the poor old
soul so longs for, and a porch in front
to train morning glory vines on"
Susy looked thoughtful.
"Who buys it," she asked.
doctor Trevor"
"What does he pay?''
'"Twelve hundred dollars. Itisn't g.
very big price, but the land is sterile
and the house is old. Poor mother
1t will break her heart, Ifear, to leave
it,"
susy suddenly lifted her bright eyes
to her lover S face.
George" she said, II can't give you
up-not even toyour mother"
"Susy, my darling!'
"But this I will do-I'll make her
like me yet see il Idon't !''
The girl jumped up and ran sobbing
into the house. She could not resume
her writing again, though the manu-
script of a half-fnished story lay on
the table IN her coy sanctum.
She got out her handbook and
studiedit for awhile; then she brought
IN a shallow box and adjusted it in
the sunniest nook of the Kitchen case.
ment.
"La me, Susan, what are YOU do
lng?' asked Aunt PAMELA, who was cut
ting up pumpkins for pies. "Plantin'
morning glory iseeds at this time o.
yeAf. De you gone CraZy!''
IL thought I should like to have
some plants ready for blossoming the
first thing in the spring." said Susan,
coloring a little. 49,.
Mrs. Kisbee's poor old face grew
very white and drawn when she heard
that her husband had sold the old
place, but she signed the deed without
a word of remonstrance. 10y. -.
1T s late in the day for me to o.
pose Luke's will" said she. "But one
thing know-Pm to old tree to
bear transplanting. When I leave
the old house where l was born, I
shall leave it in a coffin. Father.
he's goln' to put his money into
Western land Specialization that Squire
Ollver,s SO full OF, and it will be scat
oh, dear!' ~-...., -:
And after that she went about her
household tasks in a spiritless way,
as if she were walking in a dream.
George" she said to her son one
DAY, when he stopped in to see her.
'Dr. Trevor, he's a buildin' on the
prettlest wing you ever see. He said
ne hoped it wouldn't disturb me none.
but they was in a hurry with the AL
terations.
90. "You don't mind it, do you, moth
Mrs. Kisbee shook her piteous old
gray head sadly.
"No," said she. II like to hear the
hammerin'. Pm glad Mis- Trevor's
goln'' to have a nicer place to work in
than ever / had. Two winders to the
south and a, Georgia pine floor with
lettle narrow boards, and spring water
brought IN pipes, and @ range, George
"a range with q hot-water b'iler and
two big ovens overhead And there's
to be veranda all along the
east side Of the house, lest
where l always wanted father to
put up a. porch where we could sit
and breathe the fresh air OF eve
Minis like other folks, and two nice
big bedrooms farther on. 1 hope
Mis- Trevor'll enjoy EN-"
"Mother, Susy says
g Mrs, Kisbee's face hardened.
II don't want to hear what Susy
| says said she. don't calculate to
go and live with you and Susan Stop
ford. am an old woman, an I've
got ways Of my own that I can't give
up. Me an father, we can hire a
couple OF rooms somewhere, or we
can go to the poorhouse ii that West
ern Specialization is really gone up as
folks say it is. l don't want no thin
to do with a daughter.in.law.''
She watched her son go down the
path.
George has got an orful queer look
IN his face" said She "Mebbe / said
too much. George has always bin a
good boy, an / didn't mean to hurt
bis fee]in's. But / meant every word
| said. J" ~ '
It was spring before the alterations
on the house were finished.
Mrs. Kisbee walked through tha