The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-08-06
A DESERT MADE GLAD.
a True story of Harvest Time.
by Gertrude Smith.
(CoD,-r,eb+ 1<qS bv Gertrude smith,

600
Mr. starry was he'pi"s AFeilAa musk
sweet corn for dinner out in the shade of
.h ,.,,
......,.i... M. 49,. mas.
'si 9'" any '-'''-7
things grow this year" he said. Seems
like the seeds weren't more than in the
eround before they were mn and bloom
-.
ms
y 90 TWO ears TO your one pa ANe''4A
answered. catching up an ear of corn and
stripping il theoretically of It's husks.
..>5ozy ,.,o e,isn ,,o roo, and brin, hem
W" ~" i'''ii ''N iF' anu illus 'i'''
in she picked up the hai dozen ears
already husked and started toward the
house
who is that lust come IN sight across
30, 60. 49,,
'"e Pi'"'7 '"7'S M ''''i' "'N''
There was slight draw in his tone.
AveriiI4 storre5 shading bef avas vftb
ber hand rh< interest ,f d, .,,s.,r,,. ,,..,,,
on was suffieienl 80 arrest even her con
Centr1te,5 l,er,,, m ,,1.,.ri, on t,is ia
Of ne bouse u.s. nnbrol-.n s-ratcbi,,g
away foy r,pss in soft urdu,atious of
color 10 the north ana east nnfenceJ
fields of grain TONED o+bcr 6elds ana
white farmhouse showed moro a,d
there
"It isn't John Conant is t,2, MIR star
~ asleo5
F.a ssaVFN aH
hand dronned nj her side and nn,, Iool,
here. on DOM vou ask MIN IN stav IA
dinner
"Whv. Won wouldn't wan, him n como
and 90 mss dinner lime ,vo,,l1 ,,on Aver
ina?f
"He hasn't anv b,sinsss Gaming o,-or
here to dinner on week DAYS eI,ase t,are
would a lot he done if I transed .ro,nd
Tho co,nt,,, an IN, ,{r,, ga - -. .,
AverIlla disanorared within the ho,se
Nirs SCI, -, -, 49,, ~ ~ .I'I9,
mrnt she bad a bsr5',,. ar),,'5 g.. Ia
ard her face oolzed 0ut uhlta and ,',-
tho.:c
You better do AS Avarfil, saws ra
think nvseff II ;nnLs ra,Io,,ai,i.' L.
should call John law, finding time 70 come
way over here every other davt'
Il didn't know tbev ba3 ,njarreI.d .,
'Sbe tod him moi Ia ,eln,e tbro,,oh ,t,
week. think nvself 80 a,,tto
enough"
And all he's coming for is to show mo
he can ana ~. INV, hin, ho -, ~, Ia
Averflla from within
lie handed her The ears of corn bo b,d
firi- ned huskiue Won. -, m ,,, b,r, ',d
climbing the ladder IN nc how nv, ~
gan pitching down bay for tha 49, "
John Conant whjs,,ed 1ou6lv as he nm
buckled the harness ana led his b,rsee In
TO the barn III fled tbero in ~, ..,
empty stalls and went back ana forth gty1
ing them tbeir r,,oaeltro of oa,s 9''
MI. starry crrpt into tb,. soa,,,,,.s Of 3D..
nov. He knew mar he ,n,noers ~, (,re
EMMY az bat. ma tbat ~, -, -
climb into tho NOV foy. ba,, 10 eI -
The vourg man stood in tho b,-r No..
looking towards the closed bouse 80,
liar smile plavod al,out his roo,ub
Mr.. starry vou'ra gofro ~ I,i,ob com,
hay down for nv horses aim voi,o,, he
cairod ON oto-..t,. 49," NV
Mr. stsrr, elo,,.l crawl, o,,. &c Iii.
treat u Ms re-
'Good srov,ir,o ,,.a,tt,r i,,t ;4o,, 49,
Young man cared ao,in ''e
Good WORKING veatbar too. NJ Co.,
nv answered ornei,. &c h. to,, - . a.,
bav NV''' wy
20 vou dor,t sa,, eoo Wi, a., 800. t
,rbaf re COW, I,r ~ ', va ou l'a a,
saw Incl~ follo,,.e ~, ~, ' -, - gu i
Mr. Starrv bacl,od n ,s,if 1'' w. n
NOV and dou,n tbo 1aIder ~. ~ % % e,It
80, - w '"HueI' IoHh Oohaut
s sotia "'i1l1s 70 mce' MN win broad
inoTired Win y tInav,trt, rri he
II eness vo,, Lnov, az 49,, ,t.,,,,. f.. ..
do = III So a. iliu0" ABOUT II as
'.V,e,1 !, 9. ,'i.t ,1 a',s" SIeu
Averilia n.he, ~ 80 ~ men i zen
~, ir,l, - Eatblr e, 80 10 yen her.
1yom i ~ te re-, soner starry you don't
ovor vol, liz bor,'tioipl III. ~ pou Malh
a. -, a. - 80 50 a. lldcIl
b go va, WY ny. tooN 20 ner' out
.eyo,, seono - - ',i -. ~ "a u"
% ttorr,iu,- = III " oO'Ns WI" 'i'e idea
.oI6.iy " So , 5.....
g. =, ' Io,, 9'N0 VI ~ uo" seem ABOUT
81 ~ -, ~ ,,,t ..o,. 49,,
.a.. - YOU - ~ :, !" anu ENJOY youtseh'
nv r. : a. e'i say -
10y SOU III 'ne Darn uoor ana talked
~ - 60 ~ w O.opS an lle weather.
~ S'SiiS 15ili'e 70 'lie hlteieh WINDOW.
=, - -AYeIiiia says you re TO come rlsht
~ ~ e''i', - ,
..So Co'i''i I,i, idusheu CONSCIOUSLY.
10 'io ..I5, II see you uoh eet hurt
s1iu' iNT sot more TO se''le with
I'D NC" ',IousH i' 9ie II ne mlshu-
H7'IaiHeu Vi ieISTi4 Mneh she knows
"i h'.I,, We eo'iie 10 'sh her.
- ma "ds stdHuInS oy the stove tax
Ins ~ tle sweet corn. eioud OF steam
Feiopeu ne 9nS uIu hot turn her mead
o. uSl ia'i"r oiN' toFel entered the room.
lou see l WASH ! AFRAID 10 come III II
WASH a9Aeu' Johu salu' gong toward
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