The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1893-06-27
JACKS SWEETHEART.

rays OF the setting sun entered the
window of tie farmhouse. and slant
ing across the row Of shining milk
pans. formed . halo Of gold about tho
head of the farmers daughter. Cecile
Grey, as she stood with the full pail
of milk poised in her hands and
thought seriously. perplexed quicker
between her straight brows. Pretty
she was not. but her fair. calm face.
looking placidly out from beneath
her crown of really beautiful hair.
the envy Of all the village girls. was
very attractive.
The farm hands were coming for
supper, the day was dying as the sun
sank reluctantly behind the trees,
and still Cecile stood there silently.
buried in revery, and unmindful OF
what was going on around her.
"A penny for your thoughts.
Ceoyr' spoke a manly voice. and
Jack Newton appeared at the outer
door.
Cecy, turning, came out from her
brown study.
II was thinking Of the picnic to.
morrow, Jack. No one has asked
me to 70, and l wondered if / must
stay at home, after all. That mo-
mentous question SO occupied my
thoughts that l had forgotten my
evening duties"
"Wi,l you 60 with me, Cecile? II
is on mothers account that l have
not asked you before. Bat as 1 was
strolling past. half inclined 10 give it
all up, / saw you. and that settled
my doubts as to what to do"
There was q tender light in tho
young mans eyes as he spoke. and
the pretty pink color esshed into
Cecile's cheeks.
..Of course l will 60. Jack! Why
allow her dislike to spoil our pleas
ure? She will forgive me some day."
$50 it is settled? You will come
with mea"
"Yes, Jack"
Well pleased, the young man went
on his way.
The cause of Mrs. Newton's dislike
to Cecile was . trivial one. Whom
she was q little child Cecile's father
had given her the deed of q pictur-
esQue bit Of land. called the west
pasture, which lay between the New
ton farm and that of Mr.. Grey. Two
years before our story opens, Mrs.
Newton had made Cecile an offer for
the land; it would just complete her
east pasture, she said, and fill in the
corner, thus making her acres form
almost . sq6are. She had set her
heart on having the pasture. but
Cecile loved the place and would not
sell it. Mrs. Newton tried by coax
ing and liberal offers to gain her
point, but the girl was determined.
At last, flying into passion, the
elder lady rated the younger soundly
for SO conceited mink who thought
herself too good for her place, and
who would never get her Jack, for
whom she had set her cap" And
having thus relieved her mind she
went home.
Fo. two years she had not entered
the Grey farmhouse unless she knew
the only daughter was absent Good,
m0theriy Mrs. Grey overlooked the
feud, welcomed Jack cordially when
ever he called. paid little neighborly
visits to Mrs. Newton. and in every
way tried to mend the breach which
Jacks mother kept fresh by daily re-
pinings.
Cecile, when Jack had gone, went
about her duties with a light step
and a lighter heart When at last
everything was done she sought her
pretty room, which was tastefully
adorned by her own hands, and sit
ting by the window. looked out over
the bills and wondered If the morrow
would bring the fair weather the
night promised.
Meanwhile, Mrs. Newton, her face
red with anger. stood listening to
Jack. who. with his bedroom lamp in
his hand, had turned as he reached
the door and said:
Il must be up early in the morn
ing. mother, for am going to the
picnic. Cecile has promised to &C.
company mo. l intend to ask her to
be my wife, he went on, in some
confusion. s'She will make you
good daughter. mother; you know
you have always longed for one"
..But not such . one as you want
to give me-" exclaimed Mrs. Newton.
mo. Jack. l will never welcome her
to this house! II it had been any
ono else-but Cecile Grey-neverr
Mother, said Jack. firmly, .'why
cannot you overcome this foolish
prejudice? l shall marry Cecile If
she will have me; better accept the
inevitable. And he left the room
Mrs Newton was taken by sur
prise. After q while she cooled down
Q little.
''After ALL" she thought, elf he
does marry her. that west pasture
will come to US. But / will not give