The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1895-06-14
simperin' and fiirtin round. II Is In
your place I'd send her home"

mat AFTERNOON sam came In from
the field. I've broke my pillow aa'
hev To 90 70 town 10 get il fixed" he
said To Indy
''>aIn. don't you think we could GIT
along now without VIM feel real
good. an ma could come over an help
me some"
I'D ruther you'd keep her 'till you
git good an strong" he answered.
II blieve could git about without
her." said Indy.
mo, you'd better keep her another
week. When a fcllcrs workin' hard in
the field he don't want to hev TO worry
about what's a-goin' on in the house"
q II reckon ! couldn't pack water out
To you, an help you pillow, an gig
gle as much a. Win does" She says.
why Indy. what ails you?"
">othin'"
rs there somethin' you'd like me to
git you in town."
No don't want anything"
Where's sam a-goin'?" asked Win.
as She saw him putting his team to tAe
wagon.
TO town." said Indy.
We'll. I'm a-goin', too. I've been
a-wantin 10 fer two weeks" And run
u ming To the door she screamed: sam,
hold on a minute. til git ready"
Indy 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 II wish neither OF
'en would ever come back. and could
go home and stay with ma wish Ii
died when the baby come" The
baby cried and il took her a long Will
TO quiet it. She wished her ma would
come over. she was SO lonesome. Sh'
looked at the clock. Sam had beer
gone almost long enough TO get back
but she didn't want To see Sam, ans
Win-she felt as il she could choke her
Some one knocked at the door sh,
opened il and there stood old Mrs
Trover. the worst old gossip in TIN
country She never could bear her
but she was SO lonesome she was reall'
glad TO see her. After she had talke'
about the baby awhile and told Lind,
how bad She looked, she said: An 50
you're still a-keepin' Win Potts, al
you? Well. just come a-purpose L
tell you II Is in your place I'd send he
. an her traps a-hyin'."
Indy grew pale. but She quietl.
asked: "Why?~
why. why, you'd orter know, an
knowed some one must tell You, so
took il on myself 10 come over VIII
she jist hangs round your sam ridict
lous. Why. don't they go a-trottin' O
To church together an over to he
, mas. an don't she holler at ever on
along the road an ask If she don't loo
. like she's married. and don't she han
/ round him all the time carryin' waite
: 10 the field. an didn't l see EN- wit
: nv own eyes this very afternoon a-rie
in down the road with his arms 'roun
: her and her with her head agin h
shoulder They never see me till
turned the corner an was most ont
A 'ems An YOU orter have seen no
!, clustered they was when met EN-.
4 knowed you didn't know how .ths
j. wa, a-actin'. an | come over TO u
you. The hull country is a-pityi
y you"
Ibid you say you saw EN-, Nj
e Trover?'
(, ..See EN-. YES. see EN- with my ov
y eyes. course | see 'em. You look ter
!. BILE white. Lindy; can't git you sou
r water"
= Nom. don't want any"
4, well. | must go. jist come ov
to tell YOU about it. thought it tir
n YOU was KNOWN. an you with YOU
\. baby, too. Now good-by; come an s
"a me I, soon as you can, and don't ia
il too much to heart what I've t.
it you"
- Indy watched her 60 down the la
!, and out Of sight. What should she d
.,Oh. Lord. tell me what to do" 5
as moaned I'll 60 home to ma. tina
what Ill do. an il sam wants "
Potts he can have her. Well go hoI
IN. to gran ma. won't we, baby" she sa
- as she took il in her arms IL was
=. mile around the road, and about thr
quarters through the fields She mi
"a hurry or they would be back
IA wrapped the baby in blanket, thr'
n. shawl over her head and STAR
across the fields.
er why. Indy Wilson her motf
N. said. a. Indy walked in at the kitcf
IT, door.
- Take the baby. ma" and then
IN tainted.
me Ii was late in the afternoon WI
Sam and Win came home Sam I
"a. his team and hurried in the house
te, had bought pair of slippers for Lin
To The way she acted when he star
away had made him uncomfortable
in the afternoon. tie went through
| kitchen and on into the front roo
III Win stood staring around her.
| a where is she?" he asked, wonc
am ingly.
Il don't know" said Win she a
his in the house.
do They searched both rooms, the bar
10 and even looked down the well.
I shes a-playins some joke on
i'm San. wouldn't take 1t 50 hard.
vas house is warm aud there's some fir'
the stove: she amt been gone long
vim Wins GOODNESS exasperated him.
win Potts. do you know where s
ate- said sam. laying his rough hane
.t..s,,tIc~ Win lacked nm Mt N