Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1895-06-15
LINDY.
BY AGNES ELLIS.

''Lindy, guess I'll hev to git Win
Potts to take keer of you. She seems
willin' to come, an all the rest of the
girls round air too busy or too lazy or
sumthin'; they say they can't come,
anyhow"
Indy turned her head YEARLY on
her pillow, and said: "Well %
Sam didn't just like the way she an
zswered him, and, shifting uneasily from
one foot to the other he said:
MAYBE you'd ruther not hev her?"
If you can't git no one else, reckon
we'll have to, fer ma can't stay here all
the time"
Sans gone to git Win Potts to stay
with you, hain't hep said her mother,
a little while after, as she laid a little
bundle down on Lindy's arm and
tucked the covers around it. 81 tell
you now, you'd better keep an eye on
that girl and Sam"
why, ma, Sam and. mes married.
You don't want to talk That way"
''Marryin' don't always keep folks
from actin the fool"
but ma, we've got the baby" she
said, as she turned the shawl back
from the little, smooth head, and
looked fondly at the tiny, red wrinkled
face. Don't you think the baby looks
like Sam, map"
No, it's too fat-nosed to look like
anybody And then, seeing Lindy's
disappointed look, she added ''But it's
more'n likely twill favor him when it
gifts big"
In little while Sam drove up with
Win. She hurried in the house. And
SO you and Sans got baby" she said.
why, how awful pore you air, Indy.
Yore complexun's jest awful Oh,
there's the baby. Now, amt it cute;
looks the picter of Sam. Amt it a
pretty littletoad? I'd think you'd love
1t terrible. Indy"
''I'm goin' home now, Indy" said
her mother. Wins here to see after
you, and Sam says his mas a-comin'
over Sunday to stay with you. Now,
take keer of yourself, and I'll run in to
see you every day or two"
Come as soon as you can, ma" said
Indy, looking after her as she went
out Of the door.
Eyes, will; keep up your spirits"
For the next few days things with
Indy and the baby went on very we'll.
the time, and in his bashful way petted
them both. It bothered her to hear
Sam and Win talking and laughing to-
gether in the kitchen at their meals.
Sunday morning brought Sans
mother.
La, me, air you in bed yit?" she
said, as she unpinned her shawl "And
the baby six days old. I always got
out O bed the fourth day. Didn't
ketch me lollyin' aroun' like you're
a-doin'."
''Well, ma, you're stouter'n Indy
is, ventured SAM timidly.
People air stout accordin' to the
mount O babyin' they git. You bring
me that there chair an that big calico
comfort. I'm goin' te hev her up right
off. Now, don't you feel better
a'ready?" she said to Lindy, as she gave
her chair an extra jerk to make it
stand at the right angle.
''Yes'm, guess so, said Indy, lean
ing back and closing her eyes. The
room seemed to be spinning round and
round.
II lznowed it; all you needs to git
up. Whose goin' to preachin' from
here this mornin'? Amt you a-goin',
Sam?" !
Sam glanced at Indy. She was
looking wistfully toward him. mo,
guess not this mornin', ma"
You just scatter right out now an
git ready. I'm lookin' after things
here to-day. Git ready now, both O.
you"
And Sam, who always had minded
his mother, except when he married
Indy, BACKED his boots, put on his
Sunday clothes, and went
Indy watched them drive off. Her
mother-in-law was busy in the kitchen,
and she had a little cry all to herself.
"Oh, we just had the best meetin',"
said Win, after they came home; IAN
some of the girls said Sam and me
looked jest like married folks"
Indy had crawled back into bed,
and when Sam came in few minutes
the wall and he thought her asleep.
'I'll hev 20 go over home after din
ner,'' said Win. 81 need more'n I
brought with me. Wonder if Sam'n
have time to drive me. We might
come that way from, meetin' but Sam
was in sech a hurry to git home"
Course he'll hev time," said his
mother. He hainH got nothin' to do
but pet Indy, an the more he can be
KEEP away the quicker she'll git up.
hate to see folks spilled in their raisin'
like her, an it's bout time she was
1earnin' differunt."
Sam, you hitch up an take Win
home for awhile.
rs she 'bliged to go?" said Sam.
Yes, she's got to go while I'm here
ITO stay with Indy"
Late that evening, after he had
brought Win back and his mother had
ggone, Sam went to the bed and, taking
Lindy's hand, said: You look like you
was mighty nigh tired OUT
She drew her hand away and said:
81 amt very tired"
Lindy had never drawn away from
him before 1t made him uneasy He