The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1898-01-22
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hIAM going to that auction"
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grocea urged me-"
.You never will, hope"
HE was quite enthusiastic In his SYM
patty over the poor little woman who's
to be sold OUT"
you're wasting yours. People
needn't have 'vandews' unless they
WISH"
mistake. These unfortunate neigh
bors are not indulging in this luxury
from choice. Think of it. If all our
household stuff had to be set out for
the inquisitive to criticise and haggle
over. It would about kill one"
IF you go there, Bah, you'll do some
foolish thing. We have no money to
waste on secondhand furniture. Be
sides, this cottage is full now"
"Oh, I'll not buy an articlel Think.
But I'm curious to see how such affairs
IRE conducted. Good-by."
Barbara left the room with decision,
and Mrs. Belts sighed as she rose from
the lunch table.
Kathryn laughed. why protest,
mother? When my sister sets out to
make fool of herself she generally
succeeds"
"Hurnph! She could not make q fool
of herself child. I'd like to know what
would become of US but for her ener-
getic character"
"Ah, welll" Kathryn pushed back,
lazily. managing to get her chair into
admirable focus for rejecting her
pretty self in the mirror opposite, and
fell to reading a novel. An hour later,
tap on the window aroused her.
"For goodness salxel Barbara Betts!"
"Yes," defiantly.
''What in the world?"
where's mother?"
She was at the door. instantly, despite
her lanleness.
"Why, Barbara, my daughter! what
are you doing with that creature?"
Leading 1t. 1t isn't creature. It's
= steed."
"whose?"
sMine."
"Yours! Have you--bought-a-
horseT'
at belongs to that race. The van
dew folks calledit the goat"
"And you went to that auction to-
buy-a--horse!"
mo. went for fun. This represents
fun and sympathy combined in one
beautiful form. Isn't It sweet?"
ITS hideous. You're TESTING. It
can't-be yours"
at Is. My very own. / love 1t al
ready; the first living thing which ever
belonged to me"
swell! Where will you get the
money to pay for it?"
ITS paid for; and the halter waA
thrown in. That cost nothing"
How could you pay for its"
Easily"
"Thdpricer'
Eighteen dollars"
"Yod bought horse for $1s?"
"Yes. If you've looked at her all you
wish I'll put her in the stable"
Mrs. Belts sank into chair, gasp
ing. Kathryn arose and closed the
door.
I'VE should never have taken this
house, mother. Then It wouldn't have
happened" .
II should like to learn the connection
between this house and that-horse."
There's q stable to this cottage, you
know. Bah has been tormented with
schemes for utilizing 1t. She says it's
the first stable she ever paid rent for
and its emptiness rcproached her. Let
us be thankful II wasn't cow-to be
MIXED"
"H'm- It's such horrible looking
thing; and she has nothing to make It
comfortable
II suppose they niclxnamed IL goat
on account of its size. It isn't much
bigger than Bab."
1T looks very old"
"About her age, too. Thirty, II q
day."
Here she comes. She looks perfectly
happy, yet I--$1s-disgrace- Wen,
Barbara, what next?"
"a blanket and some feed. I'm going
down street after them"
''That animal must be returned. We
cannot be bothered"
Mother, don't get worried. She Is
mine. Her name is Flora. I'll hope you
will be considerate of her feelings. She
has been household pet. Her mistress
cried at parting, and I invited her to
call"
why, of course. Another link, !" muir
INJURED Kathryn, softly.
Bah went ont Of the yard, down the