The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1895-06-14
Indy.


Wllllu tb COME an III the rest OF inc
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: '-Vell?'
sam didn't just like the way she an
svered him. and. shifting uneasily from
one foot To the other. he said:
Maybe you'd ruther not hev herr"
If you can't git no one else, | reckon
well have To-, fer ma can't stay here all
the time
sans gone To git Win Potts to stay
with you. hain't he?" said her mother.
a little while after, as she laid little
bundle down ON Lindy's arm and
tucked the covers around IT, Il tell
yol 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"
Margin 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. MAJ
mo. 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"
Ina little while Sam drove up with
Win. She hurried in the house And
- you and Sans got a baby" She said
why. how awful pore you air. Lindy.
Yore cOmplrxuns Jest awful Oh.
there's the baby. Now. amt 1t cute;
looks the picter of sam. Amt il a
pretty little toad? Id think you'd love
IT terrible I.indy.r
I'm goin' home now. Indy" said
her mother Wins here to see after
you. and sam says his ma : a-comin'
over SUNDAY 10 STAY with Won Now.
take k-cr Of Yourself. and Iii run in to
zee you every day or two"
Tome a. soon a. you can, ma, said
Lindy. looking after her as She went
but Of the door.
Yes. will: keep up your spirits"
For the next few days things with
Lindy and the baby went on very we'll
sam STAYED around the house most OF
the time. and in his bashful way petted
them both IL bothered her 20 hear
sam and Win talking and laughing to
ye,her in the kitchen at their meals
sunday morning brought Sans
mother.
La me. air you in bed yit?" she
-aid. a. She unpinned her shawl. "Ane
the baby six days old. always go
out o bed the fourth day Didn'
lctch me loIlyin' aroun' like your
a-doln-'
Well. ma. you're stouter'n Lind.
venturcd sam tirnidly
People air stout accordin' to tn
mount b babyin they git You brini
ne that there chair an that big calic
comfort I'm goin' te hev her up nigh
of Now. don't you feel bette
areadya~ She said TO Indy. as she CAV
her chair an extra jerk TO make
stand at the right angle.
..Ye>-rn. guess -. said Indy. lear
ing back and closing her eyes IN
room seemed TO be spinning round an
round
Il knowed it; all you needs to q
up. Whose goin' to preachin fro
here this nornin'? Amt you a-goin
SAM
san glanced at Indy. She VI
looking wistfully toward him NO,
guess not this mornin'. ma
You Just scatter right out now a
git ready I'm lookin after thinl
here to-day. Git ready now, both
you
And sam. who always had nind'
his mother except when he marri'
I.indv. BACKED his boots. put on
Sunday clothes. and went
Lindy watched them drive of IL
mother-in-law was busy in the kitchc
and she had little cry all To herse
oh. we Just had the best meetin
said Win after they came home; Z
some Of the girls said sam and 4
looked Jest like married folks
Lindv had erawled back into Be
and when sam came in few minut
later she was lying with her face
the wall and he thought her asleep
iii hev to 90 over home after di
ner.- said Win. II need more II
brought with me. Wonder il sam
have time to drive me. We might
come that way from meetin' but -
was in sech hurry 10 git home
Course he'll her time said
mother. He hain't got nothin To
but pet Indy. an the more he can
KEEP away the quicker she II git up.
hate to see folks spilled in their rails
like her. an it's bout time she
learnin differunt-
sam. you hitch up an take "
home for awhile"
is she 'bliged to go?' said Sam
Yes. she's got TO go while L m n
70 stay with Indy"
Late that evening, after he I
brought Win back and his mother /
gone. sam went to- the bed and, TAXI
Lindy's hand. said: You look like J
was mighty nigh tired out"
She drew her hand away and 81
Il amt very tired
Indy had never drawn away fr
him before. II made him uneasy
was going to take her hand again
ak her what was the matter wi
Win put her head in the door and -