The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1894-06-07

quite understood which. But l fully
intend to make her like me-"
II am afraid she won't give YOU
the chance, Susy."
Inc girl sat down on the doorstep,
ana rested her chin on her hand.
George leaned against the door, and
carossed q OF her truant tresses as
l. It were a living thing.
TEL me all about it, George" she
said.
George told her. 1t was such a
new strange delight to have her to
contide everything to.
IL only wish 1 was RICH said he.
II would buy the place myself, and
I'd build that kitchen the poor old
soul so longs for, and aporch in front
to train vines on"
Susy looked thoughtful.
"Who buys it," she asked.
"Doctor Trevor"
"What does he pay?:"
"Fifteen hundred dollars. 1t isn't
a very big price, but the land is not
good, and the house is cid. Poor
mother! 1t will break her heart, I
fear, to leave it,"
susy suddenly lifted her bright
eyes to her lovers face.
George" she said, II can't give
you up-even to your mother"
"Susy, my darling"
''But this l will DOLL make her
like me yet, see if l don't"
The girl jumped up, and ran Sob
bling into the house. She could not
resume her writing again, though the
manuscript OF a half-flnished story
lay on the table in her coy sanctum.
She got out her bank book, and
stud ed it for awhile; then she brought
in a shallow box, and adjusted it in
the sunniest nook of the Kitchen
easement.
"La, me, Susan what are you do
lng?" as led Aunt Pamela, who was
cutting up apples for pies. ''Plantin'
convOlvOlus seeds at this time o. year.
BE We gone crazy?"
L thought l should like to have
some plants ready for %bloSsoming the
first thing in the spring. said susy,
coloring "a little.
Mrs. Kistee's poor old face grew
very white and drawn when she
heard that her husband had sold the
old place; but she gned the deed
without a word of remonstrance.
Its late in the day for me to op-
pose Luke's will" said she. ''But
one thing l know-Im too old a tree
to bear transplantin'. When / leave
the old house where l was born, l
shall leave it in my coffin. Father,
he's gOin' to put his money into land
that Squire divers so full of, and
TIN be scattered like autumn leaves.
ooh, dear-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 n
day. when he stepped in to see her,
'.Eoctor Trevor, he's a buildin' the
prettiest wing you ever see. He said
he hoped it wouldn't disturb me
none, but they was in a hurry with
the alterations
You don't mind it do you,
MOTHER"
Mrs Kisbee shook her piteous old
gray head sadly.
mo" said she. 81 like to hear
the hammerin'. Pm glad Mrs.
Trevor's goin' to have a nicer place to
work in than ever l had. Two win
ders t, the south. and a pine floor,
with narrow boards, and spring water
brought in pipes, and a range, George
"a range with a hot water b1ler.
and two big ovens overhead. And
there's to be a veraDda all along the
east side of the house, just where L
always wanted father to put up a
porch, where we could sit and breathe
the fresh air of evenings like other
folks. and two nice big bedrooms
further OF. l nope Mrs. Trevor'll
enjoy 'em."
"MOther, Susy says"
Mrs. Kisbee's face hardened.
81 don't want to hear what Susy
saws" said she. II don't reckon to
go and live with you and Susan Stop
ford. I'm an old woman. and I've
got ways of my own that 1 can't give
un Me and father, we can hire a
couple Of rooms somewhere, or we
can 20 to the poorhouse. 1 don't
want nothin' to do with a daughter
n.aw." She watched her son go
down the path.
..George has got an ortul queer look
in his face" she said. "Mebbe l said
too much. George has always been a
good boy, and 1 didn't meaa to hurt
| his feelin's. But l meant every word
l said"