River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1899-06-29

up and gave them something to talk
! about.
Mrs. Poss and Liny wondered not a
little regarding the entertainment of
the strange guest at the great house.
Would Julia Gregg take him around
the country driving? Would he go to
church with the family? Would they
keep him for the Fourth of July? They
looked out for him patiently and then
| impatiently, but in vain.
Like as not they turned him over
to the kitchen folks" said Mrs. Poss at
/ last.
Well said Liny, reluctantly, Il
reckon he'd like that well enough"
Il don't know" said Mrs. Poss, 'rich
peoples kitchen folks amt often over
pleased with visitors from the home"
"She was telling him about the foun-
| tain and the rose garden, said Liny,
enviously. Il don't suppose he ever
saw a rose garden before"
II reckon them kitchen folks shut
fed him back to town by the end o
the week." said practical Mrs. Poss.
They might have kept him over for
the Fourth, being as they're going TO
have fireworks in the grounds. wish
knowed how he enjoyed himself"
! Liny, too, wished very much to know
how the old man had enjoyed his visit
| to the country. and what he had
thought of Julia Gregg's fine home. A
vision of his bewilderingly happy face
would rise before her every time she
drove towards the city: whenever she
| tied the horse a square back of the
market, she would find herself think
| ing of the old man.
"If had half mas spunk, I'd go to see
/ him and ask him about his visit" she
said one day as she tied the horse.
| Then she threw back her head with a
/ laugh and a blush. Visitors are adj
mitted any time of day" she said. III
! Just cultivate my spunk and call"
Liny's cultivated spunk was not suffi-
cient to prevent her from feeling a
! ffuttering sensation as she stood for a
second time in the recreation room of
/ the Old Mems home. Then her eyes
| turned instinctively to the back win
dow, and she beheld the old man. He
was looking older and thinner; has visit
/ to the country had not frightened him
/ a bit.
| MAS right" thought Liny, they
might have kept him over for the fire.
works." Then she accosted an inmate
and asked the name of the old man.
That" was the answer. "ah, that is
Mr.. Daggett."
Liny walked across the room TO
where Mr.. Daggett sat, and he rose po-
/ litely and bowed to her.
Did you enjoy your visit TO the
country - she blurted out.
/ He smiled 'deprecating smile, as if
he did not quite understand.
"To that girls beautiful home" said
Liny. Did YOU like the fountain and
the rose garden? Sit down. MIR. Dag
gett, and tell me all about 1T"
/ Mr.. Daggett sat down obediently.
"She was very nice he said, very
pleasant. very kind | shouldn't have
bothered her with how / felt; she had
other things to think about. hope she
4 is having good time Oh. | know she
/ is having a good time; she lives in the
country"
Did you have a good time >" asked
Iiny, her soul in her eyes. She was be
ginning to believe that those kitchen
folks had got rid of him before he had
time to look at the rose garden.
"She forgot said Mr.. Daggett, in a
trembling voice.
Forgot to send the carriage for
you2" cried Liny, aghasf; forgot to
give YOU your visit to the country, Mr..
Daggett2"
The old man pressed his hands hard
on his knees to hide their trembling.
but his eyes filed as he look, I al Linv.
Then two young beautiful eses filed
also. and both pairs turned to he win
dcws. and saw through the mist in
them the hoard fence Nth he hct 7 Is
sun upon it.
@Mr. Daggett." said Liny. softly.