The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-01-27
"Ouarrels of Lovers Renew
Their Love-"
- - The Story Of a Homely Peacemak

WRITTEN FOR SUNDAY REPUBLIC
Now. papa you know I don't want 10
have to wait on jim Fairchild- II would
be too notifying"
In the n~eighborhood. and we're lucky to get
him. Don't get balky. Sarah Frances You
and your ma would be mighty sorry II We
didn't get the ice put up"
John Armstrong spoke impattently. but
with an attempt at r~easonableness and
kindness that 5aIie understood. When he
said sarah Frances" there was nothing to
do but acquiesca
How thiekts the icer- broke in Mrh
Armstrong, In an effort to change the sub
5ect She liked Jim Fairchild and regretted
that her daughter had guarded with him.
TITS more'n seven inches Best ice we've
had for three winters Froze solid, too"
Ibid you rave the ioehouse Drain tended
to last falIr' inquired sallis's mother, now
meant 60 much to the family comfort In
summer time.
"Unh-Hunhi We did that long before
hog killing time"
Pretty Salie Armstrong listened. Hog
killing imei Putting up icer' How COM
monplace and dreary It all was. And she
would have TO meet Jim Fairchfld and be
polite to him in her own home; she would
have to wait on him at the table, pass him
hot biscuits. put two spoonfuls OF sugar in
his conee-how well she knew his liking
and see thai his hunger was quite salts
- ---.A -l~,A
him a hugo appetite. Her lips ouried with
soorn at the thought II wa 80 unro-
mantle.
Jim FairchiId's good appetite had not
seemed 30 bad last year. Hog-kiIling time
q year age had not been commonplace A.,
mol Hadn't her mother brought Jim
straight out Of the kitchen the evening she
had her hands IN the sausage working In
the seasoning2 Her sleeves had been rolled
up above her elbows. and jim had laughed
at her muscle II was hard work, working
and seasoning sausage. but she had not
minded II then
It was over the sausage That shs and Jim
had grown 10 confidential and 10 had told
her how much he liked q trace Of sage In
It, and that bis sster. with whom he lived,
never put Il IN hers, but q Il hot with
red pepper. sallie promised to send . jar
Of her make to his sister. % that he should
have one good meal of sRse-seasoned sau-
sage.
II was after that evening thss her fafhss
had teased her about Jim. and said;
IF he likes sage seasoning 50 we'll ~
ought to get him q wife who knows how to
vs, II. hey. saliei- and she had bfusbed.
When the time came TO put Up ice last
-4-.- -,-ns< Tnn fharo Axa4nE big and
strong but deft In tho use OF az and the
ha milling of the big chunka "Jfm's tho
best and fastest worker In The ~neighbor-
hood" her father had announced. when the
tcehouso had been flied and the ice packed
over with straw. How gratined salhe had
been. No. h~og-kining time and p~uttinx-up
Ice time had not been commonplace and
dreary last winter. hut It was tiresome now.
Sallie had quarreled with jim It was
the first time in all their lives that they
had quarreled. Even in childhood Sallie
had not been SO unreasonable, Jim thought,
a. when she insisted that their engagement
should be a secret.
But I don't want to tell anybody but
sister Emma" he had argued.
He had not much tact. and ssilts had
been irritable that day.
you may tell your Sister Emma anything
you please announced Sallis colby, "but
you shall not tell her that you are engaged
10 mer'
But why. Sallie7"
Because we are not engsgedr" snapped
Sallie. anxious to hurt him and eager to
hurt herself, as Is woman's way
moi engagedf" gasped big jim
Our engagement Is broken, Mr.. Fair
ctildi" said SaIlie, with all the dignity she
could summon. Turning. she walked down
the path from the gate. leaving him with
his hand stretched out through the white
palinSs, his quick gesture of appeal un-
needed
From the outside of the gate Jim watched
her pass down the yard through TIA shrub