The Coconino weekly sun., 1895-06-13

~"A " Bce At HAeO, no said to Lindy.
 sam, don't you think we could git along now without win? I feel real good, an ma could come over an help | me some."
 I'd ruther you'd keep her till you git good an strongy he answered.
 Il blieve could git about without her." said Lindy.
 "No, you'd better keep her another week. When feller's workin' hard in the field he don't want to hev to worry about whats a-goin' on in the house" O"l reckon couldn't pack water out to you, an help you blow, an gig gle as much as Win does" she says.
 "Why Lipdy, what ails youP" | "Nothin'."
 "Is there somethin' you'd like me to git you in town?"
 | No don't want anything"
 Where's Sam a-goin'P" asked Win, as she saw him putting his team to the wagon.
 ''To town" said Lindy.
 Well, Pm a-goin', too. I've been a-wantin' to fer two weeaSs.s And run ming to the door she screamed: "Sam, hold on minute, til git ready" ! Lindy watched them drive away. She saw Win look up at Sam and say something, and Sam laughed. She flung herself down on the bed and cried and cried 'I wish neither of 'em would ever come back, and could go home and stay with ma. I wish I'd a died when the baby come" The baby cried and it took her long whil @ to quiet it, She wished her ma would come over, she was so lonesome. She looked at the clock. Sam had been gone almost long enough to get back, but she didn't want to see Sam, and Win-she felt as if she could choke her. Some one knocked at the door. She opened it and there stood old Mrs. Trover, the worst old gossip in the country. She never could bear her.
 but she was so lonesome she was really glad to see her. After she had talked about the baby awhile and told Lindy how bad she looked, she said: An so you're still a-keepin' Win Potts, air you? We'll just come a-purpose tc
 tell you if Is in your place I'd send her an her traps a-fyin'."
 Lindy grew pale, but she quietly asked: "Why?"
 Why. why, you'd orter know, an
 knowed some one must tell you, so
 took it on myself to come over. Why
 she jist hangs round your Sam ridicu
 lous Why, don't they go a-trottin' of
 to church together an over to hei
 mas, an don't she holler at ever'ont
 along the road an ask if she don't look like she's married, and don't she hang
 round him all the time carryin' wate, to the field, an didn't 1 see 'em with my own eyes this very afternoon arid
 in down the road with his arms 'rount , her and her with her head agin hi:
 shoulder. They never see me till
 turned the corner an was most onto 'em. An you orter have seen how iustered they was when met 'em. knowed you didn't know how they , was a-actin', an come over to tel ! you. The hull country is a-pityin ? you"
 Did you say you saw 'em, Mrs B Trover?"
 ' Q''See 'em, yes, I see 'em with my owr , eyes, course see 'em. You look terri t ble white, Lindy; can't l git you som' r water?"
 8 Nom, don't want any" t Well, l must go. jist come ove,
 to tell you about 1t. thought it tint . you was knowin', an you with a young P baby, too. Now good-by; come an SC, l me s soon as you can, and don't talk,
 it too much to heart what I've tolt t you
 a Lindy watched her go down the lan'
 and out of sight. What should she do
 ''Oh, Lord, tell me what to do," sh 8 moaned. 'I'll go home to ma, that I what I'll do, an if Sam wants Vii
 Potts he can have her. We'll go hom z to gran'ma, won't we, baby?" she said 8 as she took it in her arms It was ; : mile around the road, and about three
 quarters through the fields. She mus l hurry or they would be back. Sh l wrapped the baby in Q blanket, threw s a shawl over her head and starte,
 across the fields
 r "Why, Lindy Wilson" her mothe !, said, as Lindy walked in at the kitchen ]. door. C q 5sss s:rS y "Take the baby, ma," and then sh [ tainted.
 Q It was late in the afternoon whel
 Sam and Win came home. Sam tie, his team and hurried in the house. H s had bought pair of slippers for Lindy 9 The way she acted when he started
 away had made him uncomfortable al . the afternoon. He went through tn I kitchen and on into the front room ] Win stood staring around her. } Where is she?" he asked, wonder , ingly.
 II don't know" said Win. "She ain s in the house"
 3 They searched both rooms, the barns 3 and even looked down the well. I She's a-playin' some joke on you : Sam. wouldn't take it so hard. Tn, s house is warm and there's some fire il
 the stove; she ain't been gone long," ] Wins coolness exasperated him.
 Twin Potts, do you know where she'