River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1901-11-21

room. Her husband rose stit1ly and
crossed to the window.
she's jest comm into view" he
said. ms eyes on the point where the
village road emerged from the screen
interposed by his own orchard. His
face frightened as the 1.-THE young
figure came briskly along beneath
the arch of winter boughs. Letitia
always conveyed the impression Of
Astounding, radiant JOY. In a mo-
ment she spied him and waved her
muff gayly.
The Harlow house was but slightly
removed from the street, its severe,
uncompromising front unadorned
save for the fan light above its green
door Letitia deprecatingly eyed
this door as She hurried in at the
side gate. 1t had always been
trial to her; but, to her petitions that
il be replaced by one of modern
make, her father had unexpectedly
turned a deaf ear So it had stood
in his fathers day, and so it should
remain while he had any say in the
matter.
Something uncommon must have
happened to Lefty. mother" Mr.. Har-
low said, as the girl gleefully waved
letter in passing the window.
'Letty is always bubbling over
about somethin'," she said, placdly.
ut beats all the amount of pleasure
she gets out of everyday affairs. And
she isn't one to be always aslsin' for
things. either"
THAT'S so-tbat's So" her husband
nssented: "but this is sometbfn' ex-
ira, I'll be bound and he turned
eagerly to the pretty vision that at
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TITS a LITTER from John. with such
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laChef' bettla urged thfuStlhg II
into his hands. Mrs. Harlow, look
ino ot the nreftv faca with it, STRAW
lhS uihlPieS anu rauldhl eyes SHlieu
sympatheticallY at her Impotence,
while Mr. Harlow fumhled for his
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DOW 10 eaten the FADING Heht upon
the sheet, began to read. But, after
+ba onening eeu+arcos Nre I,erto,v
-
'oI So' het uauShter' her eyes
dropped to the glImmering needles
and the eomely old face BETRAYED no
sign of the inward perturbation with
which she listened to her sons pro-
ject. Mr. Harlow stumbled occa sion
ally in the reading, shifting impa-
tiently as if for better light, and
clearing his throat at intervals. The
letter ran thus:
Chicago. January 70. 1899
Dear Lefty: I have been thinking Of you
9 : a good eeal OF tate. late, ara wishing that
comfortabIe Know nat tbs rar ~ r r',o
all running expenses. and that father has
CROUCH laid by for the future. so that you
Old hoWeyep ar al factr in cd ng mouse Is
and a new house would make life easier.
have been lucky in my copper stocks
a. To- sba pc' rV' CngN TMpseseu 80 mean
irclose a check mada payahle 70 vour ar
der ard place he whole matter in your
h han97' VIII suggest, however that YOU
as there h a nrnttv ,fsy. If ~. 49,,
that point Get city architect to draw
on your plans, but put an else into Mason's
Love to m"tber r ,gilapg ,I man ,,r,.,,
Your aGectlonate brother.
JOHN HARLOW.
With the last words. Letitia could
not be longer rcpressed. Dear old
john" she cried isn't it amazino,
Oh, have so wished for a different
house but never dreamed we vrould
have one!"
A different housed But crusbinc
down her dismav. the mother snol.o
bravely, the echo of her own words
stul ringing in her ears n was trno
that LEFTY was not one "to bo osl,-
ing things" Should She stand IN tha
way of this hearts desiroo
.Indeea IL : o,a,;nn,.,
be,rtil,. "Toh, s''',
mindful of our eomfort tbonnb ~
has been SO long from bome
supposed he sent unite a tidy r+1a
sum: and She held opt her hand ~
the check that her husband siIe,tI,
profYered. "Sakcs alive, Noes NJ