Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1898-12-31
BraYlng a Dream.

ssThats right, Milly Brewster. Go
right ahead, maxim your preparations,
a-knowin' well you'll get disapp'inted."
Milly looked up from the golden
batter she was stirring. "Disappoint-
ed how?"
s.How?" And I've spoke of it twict,
before this. You won't get to go to
Grace's weddin', for had my calami-
ty dream last night"
Milly laughed out merrily. so Gin
thy, you know / don't take no stock
in SUCH things"
ssI've dremdt of pickin' red carna-
tions every time afore anything's hap
pened in our family for years
drempt it the night father died and
afore L broke my ground glass pitcher
and the day before Aunt Clara was
goin' to Richland to put her money in
the bank, an she listened to me and
didn't go and you know that bank
busted afore six months!'
s.But how do you know whose luck
! it means, yours or mine?"' quered
kMilly, her rosy face dimpling.
sob, Eve sort of feelin'. Them
pwers were as red as blood last night;
q l.
iafried tomorrow"
'.Then I'll prove you wrong for
bnce; for to that wedding l go, come
what will. I'll go if l have to wade
4 through the red carnations a-grOwing
in the snow"
Cinthy walked up and down the
warm kitchen, her face drawn down
in holy horror. Mrs. Brewster, with
three frolic-some children and a tod
ding baby impeding her movements,
fairly tripped from table to stove.
The cake was done; yellow layers and
white alternated, with lemon and
white currant jelly between, and a
glittering frosting covering the top.
She gave it the last careful smooth
ing with wet knife and carried it to
the pantry.
Supper had been ready some time
before Milly's husband returned from
town. She had been glad to rest
while waiting, but now rose briskly
to take up the meal.
''Have you put the horse up?" she
asked.
.'Yes-up in Jennin'S stable in
town. | broke shaft and he couldn't
fix it to-day, so l just left the horse
an cutter an rode out with Marks
He's goin' in tomorrow. so 1 can &c
along and get EN-
"Why, Jason Brewster. You know
/ wanted the cutter, and you, too, to-
morrow"
''How?-oh, forgot about the do
ms over in the valley. Tomorrow is
wi n
''There Milly," cried Cinthy in
something like elation.
1.-THE roads here, so is the wagon, .
replied Milly, defiantly.
Milly was up bright and early the
next morning, but Calamity No. 2
met her at the kitchen door, Some
one had left the pantry open, and a
pair of vagrant mice, that skurried
away at her approach, had made de-
structive nights work. The beauti-
full cake was ruin, nIbbled and
gnawed and a great hole in the side:
they had visited a convenient jam pot,
TOO, and tiny foot prints in red adorn-
ed the top.
"For the lands sake,'' s'Oh, the
pity" cried Cinthy and Janson behind
ACl. hIly OuTueu her WnlUe lace To-
ward them. ''Cinthy, will you get
breakfast" she asked in a choked
voice.
s'Yes, to be sure; but land. You
amt
Yes, she was. With set lips she
went to work. All the while break
fast was cooking and being eaten. the
beating of eggs and spreading of Jelly
went ON, and when at last she sat
/ down to her coffee, another cake, the
! counterpart of a ruined one, was cool
ing in the pantry window At eleven
she had dinner ready, and herself and
the children dressed. Janson came
in from the barn holding his hands to
his head.
declare to goodness, Milly. 1
amt able to go a STEP" he said. rub
bing his hands over the fire. ..I've fit
ag'in' this headache all day, but now
It's chill, a regular old shaker.
What'll we do, Milly?-
Dos Why, take some ginger tea