The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1893-08-17

For though Jake had hardly 50 much |
as seen white woman, fac, III all his |
life. an innate chivalry and masculine /
,nodcsty within him made him realize /
at once the full terror and difficulty of
that awful ordeal.
Tom looked at the fire and at the new
couch-it had run to a couch with
hor,.hair covering and answered
slowly: 1t was Il pull. Jake. but
managed it. Somrvrr: spoke up and
managed it,
Jake felt in his soul q deeper admira
ton fO!. Tom > abilities than he ever
had felt in his lie before. To think
that that silent. un;uturrd man could
have spoken up to Il woman ; heart
and induced her in onl; five weeks
CHAPTER ~.
All through the rest Of tina: winter
Tom and Jake We're busy with plans
for this great revolution III their do
mr-tir arrangements Jake. no less
than Tom, ana almost even more So
and Il. soon IL spring set III they put
them into execution. working together
in concert with a rare Totd-Wil! at
them. They had cut down logs to huild
II new room for their expected guest.
while the snow was on the ground. and
after the first thuW they pi!rd them al,
up and pla-trrrd them we'll into !, neat
and rUinmpdiou, bridal chamber. Jake
felt the necessity for Z. iiti!r more
style about the mouse, now we're gOin'
to have Il lady Of our own to take care
of u.s.: and he went 81 IA" AZ 10 send q
t"Il-ty Indian. unbc known to Tom.
down to the store at Portage. on the
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for the living room. which he insisted
thrnrrforth upon describing as the
uaror' He would have called it a
drawiny-roum. probably. if il We're not
for Tom. SO deep was his respect for Il
white woman'> dignity. He even talked
about building Il Kitchen. distinct from
the parlor. IL being mere appropriate"
for the ,as.y Use. had not Tom dis
~,;,dcd MIN 10y saying that !.ucy-hc
actually dared to describe her 10y her.
christian name al, ne as Lucy would
only find il an extra fire to light and
tend. for. of course. they must have
fire in the living-room anyway. Wood.
to be sure. wasn't dear: they woUld
have that for the cutting. but he didn't
want t. give Lucy any extra trouble.
Jake smiled grinly to himself at that.
Extra trouble. indeed. Before the
white lady should dream Of lighting
, the Tires herself he'd ht up and ;.bou: -
but there. NO matter. II would be
! easier fu" her. perhaps. to keep things
! tidy in three rooms than in four. and
7 ladies dn love - keep things tidy.
! NJ last the preparation, were all
complete: tn" little lu- hat wa, swept
/ and garni-hrd: the part.' on the wal.
WIS lurthrr adorned by i couple of old
/ | Nndru News chrumo-tlthr graphs: and
/ Tom set uilt once more. anu once more
alone. ~ make his wedding rip u ana
! from Toronto.
on the daF tie Wa dr" to return.
lake was al III Il tiuttcr Of ha~hful fear
and hll-~ful expectation. lIa he made
/ everything II ghr a it pI'CAt /, w. foH
Il lady: Was the huuQurl # wild flow
rr~ III the mug on the muutrlpiccr
strictly appropriate: WEI. the pots
and pans ali brightly secured enough
Il meet the ry, of 4 female critic:
Would TOMS wife he ytry contemplate
uu- ::n, yci'y hard on = rough tranpar
fellow: Wa- she really "a young and
pretty L Iona had pretended: OR wa,
fou only crying t. magnify his own
pI.N-s',,~- AZ he ,lnttilut~ did with the
game he Just missed b, making ou'
Il" had attacked anal captured = real
Young white woman II Surprising
beauty MI these questions Jake
asked himself time and again. il de-
liEhffu. dol.ht. Is he -.t there waiting.
III his q an flannel shirt and store coat.
hy TIT, nudge ire. for the advent 0.
the happy pair on their honeymoon.
The asst seventy II lies, ,r - Were I
h performed 81 nor,, back borrowed
of course along the Toronto trail ot