The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1901-05-30

What did he want to see you fore'.
asked Mrs. Kemp.
Lucy hesitated; a shamefaced look
came over her face. What did he
lively.
He wanted to know who put some
flowers on-Sylvester's grave"
Did your
%'Yes'm"
What did you put on?''
Some liIacs and-roses''
you didn't pick those roses %
90, mother, the Hlaes didn't seem
quite enough! Aunt Phebe Ann has
always done much," Lucy said.
Her mother and her aunt looked at
each other. 4 shouldn't have thought
you'd have picked those roses without
saying anything about it, said her
mother, but her voice was embar-
raised rather than harsh. She went
back to the kitchen and proceeded
with her work of making biscuits for
supper The sewing was all finished.
Lucy set the table. After supper they
went out in the cemetery and strol1ed
about looking at the flowers, in the
soft, low light. who brought all that
mess of buttercups and grass 1 won
der?' said Sarah Cook as they stood
over SyIvester's grave
Il guess it must have been Phebe
AIMS husband-it looks just like a
man." Mrs Kemp replied. Lucy got
ooWh on her knees and Strengthened
the buttercups into a bouquet
Il wonder if she'll live the night
out" said Sarah Cook soberly
Il We listened to hear the bell toll
| every morning this week." said Mrs.
Kemp Il don't believe she can live
much longer I'd go up there tonight
! If L thought she wanted me to-
| The next morning Mrs. Kemp list
/ ening with her head thrust out of the
/ window in the early sunlight, heard
indeed the bell to1ling for Phebe Ann.
! ftShe's gone,'' she told Sarah Cook and
Lucy; and Lucy cried.
They all went to Phebe AIMS funer-
al and followed her to the grave Mrs.
I kemp's and Sarah Cooks eyes were
red when they came home There
were great many good things about
Phebe Ann, after ALL Mrs. Kemp said.
ct always said there was Sarah
returned def1ant1y.
The morning after the funeral Johr
| Kemp came to the door. Lucy an
swered his knock. He looked old and
detected. but he tried to smile Il
/ want to see you a minute" said he
| mo, can't come in-not this morn
| ing I'm coming before long. L hope
| things will be different from what
| they have been. It was her wish
| went home that day and told Phebe
Ann how you'd put the flowers there
and she beckoned to me to come and
| lean over Then she made out to tell
me- She wanted you to have Sylves-
! ter's money that we put in the bank
for him when he was born. It's been
/ growing We haven't spent any ex-
cepting for the flowers, and its near
| five hundred dollars. She wanted me-
/ to give it to you right away and
| you're going to have it just as soou
as can get it out of the bank Phebe
Ann said YOU could have some more
schooling and not have to work SO
! I
than that, too, some day, if you out
live me- Phebe Ann, she thought
/ mebbe I could make some arrange
ments with your mother and aunt to
come to our house and live. and take
care of it. She said she didn't want
any other women in there. She knew
i they were good housekeepers and
! would keep things the way she did
/ You tell your mother I'm coming in
to see her some time before long
John Kemp went feeb1y down the
walk, and Lucy returned to the kitch-