Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1894-11-09
SAM ASKED HER.

An tho orchards flushed with rose pink
banners Of bloom, and tho meadows wurn
purplod with violols. and yet tho soul o.
Mrs. Levinbolt. in the great cream colonel
farmhouse on The top Of the hill, was sore
disluirtcd within her
1T always happens 20 40 spring clean
Ing" said she dcspairingiy. EITHER
lot Of company comes iusfx,i you've got
tho carpets up and the bodsitads down. or
else your help clears on and leaves you"
Don't frot mother, said Sam. "t'll
help you. l'm q master hand at whlto.
washing, md guess / could scrub n you
would give mo "a brush. %
Mr.. Lcvinholt laughed IN spite n her
vcxatlon ut tho idoa ~ Sam, the zinc rcn.
tlcmnn Of Che family, who was studying
for tho ministry fcwhhing floors. But
Sam himself looked perfectly serious.
"Why not 1 ns wen ns you, mothcri
I'm strong"
"Ycs, bat Ilushl Who s. that com.
ingin
a blue eyed girl was advancing mp tho
garden path with the spr.ngy. elastic foot.
IAN peculiar 20 those who hnyo boon no
customed TO plenty Of outdoor exercise
She smiled frankly up Into the suspicious
face OF the farmers wife
might have drink u waicr plcnsoF'
she said
Certainty" raid sam ~ once. "Gn
draw sumo frai. for you uut Of the we'll"
"Who arr youi questioned his mother
rnthor mnu wnrliy.
"My name s Jessie Mnclnnc." aho an.
swcrud simply "nud am stranger Ia
thls country ! came from Abcrlconshiro,
in Scotland
"Wliat aro you going 20 doi"
"Im looking for work., said jessie
simply. II was brought up on o farm,
and I'm handy mud willing. DO you know
Of any plnoo they nv wanting lnssI'
And the upshot of the matter was that
Mr.. Lovinbolt took tho Scotch lasslc--on
trlnl, as II were.
Jessie proved 20 be- the best and quick.
ct and most sunny tempered of serving
damWh and fun Of bright, good humor
The ycnr crcpt round. and onoc morc tho
spring returned and Mrs. Lcvinbolt, truc
20 tho calendar, torn M hor curpCts and
dolugcd oyory room ia cleansing suds and
steam. And Jcshic MAclnno was with her
still
Tho housekeeping was In wild career.
Tho carpets wcru on tho line and Jessie
was ON ladder doing littlo amateur
paper hanging. while Mrs. LoyInholt pol.
ishcd thu inside NJ tho keeping room win.
dowa whom tho carriage from tho depot
rolled up 10 the door
"ComnnnyW gnspcd Mrs. Iovlnholt
at always happens go. " Quick a. thought,
Jessie descended from her aerial elevation
aud souildod 90 tho bodruom for Mrs Low.
inboii cap and u runlcd apron.
cts % young lady in brown alll, tray
cling suit Whispered brcathloss Jessie.
Mrs. Lovlnholt grunncd. "lt's my cousin,
Miles Hcnahnws daughter, Syhlllh, como |
20 mako % visit, " she Sighed, Miss Syhllla !
Hcnshaw was from tho city, neither quit, I
30 young nor ~ pretty a. shc once had |
bccn, but amazingly well preserved. Sho
bad come out into tho country ostcnsihly |
10 visit her cousin, JCruahn, but la ruallty 1
10 marry Sam.
Jcsslo's heart sank within her az tho
sight u Miss llonshaw's silks and lacUa
and chains and bracelets.
But sybllla'a eyes woru keen enough 20
discern a possible rival In the blooming |
little Scotch girl, and shc resolved 10 got /
her out of the way. Whom sam Lcylnholt |
came In 10 supper tho third day after Miss !
lIcnshaw's arrival. he found Jessie crying,
his mothcr~ amazed and doubtful and
.syoilltSx'hful.
"Oi ooIIfse she has taken ~" cried
Syhllla. "Who else would touch my
portomonnalei And IL was on my dressing
bureau this morning when she wont Into
mako the badf and now Il Is gone.
Stop Syhilla, sald sam courtcously,
but very firmly. "No ono calls jessie a
thief In my hearing Mother, you should
know better than that"
But, stammcrcd Mrs Lovlnbolt, ~
SybillA's pookotbook IL rrally gono"---
syhilln drew out her pocket handkor
chief 10 wipe away an imaginary tear "
injured innocence, and with II tumhlyd
cut something on tho door. Sam stopped
and picked 10 up, handing II with a bow
20 hts cousin.
"Your pockolbook sybllln"
Mia icnthaw turned scarlet aud bit her
Up.
How very careless oi moi" she said IN
n chokcd voice. 81 must have put II thuru
myself and forgotten all about g."
Tint evening In tho purple dusk, after
Miss Hcnshnw had gone mp stairs 10 pack
her trunl-ior The spring campaign had
evidently proved a failurn-Jcsslo Maclauo
came TO where Mrs. Lcylnholt was sitting.
planning whether she sho Id begin tho
garrett next da- or the best parlur
Mrs. Leylnbolt. " said the girl simply,
81 have come 10 tell you that
mot that you arc going, and IN tho
very midst Of houseclcaningl shriokod
Mrs. Loyinbolt
"No," said jessie colorinR like roso.
"lf you like, | will stry at tho farm al
ways, for sam has asked mo 20 marry
him
And Jessie Nt,olano cried nnd laughed
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