The Jennings daily record., 1902-07-14
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- HANDFUL of earth was thrown
up against the windaw OF Anna
~ Mansells room; moment AFTER
~ the light sound was repeated.
Anna threw up the WINDOW
noiselessly and looked out.
1t was very early morning: the skv was
a pale, keen sheet of steel: the wide half
circle of prairie she could see beyond the
town was duiverinly awake. AS the fresh
June wind rippled over che green. grav
grasses.
why. Dick! is that you?'
The golden-haired girl leaned from the
window and met the upturned eyes OF a
young Englishman who stood beneath
her. =
What does it mean?''
Anna" was the whispered ferN.
Listen. your father and ] had hot words
last night and--he's turned me on. HE'S
always been down me since he knew.
cared for each other. always: ne SAYS
L M the wrong sort of a farE- Hantt an"
so | am: the loneliness was fairly k'i'ng
me; SO he's turned me off. and I've com"
to say good-by.''
In his voice she detected note of boyF
ish excitement and love of change,
What are you going to do, dear 4,
she asked. What money have you
saved?'' -
Nearly hundred dollars-he paid me
up to the last cent Do. I'm bound I"
make things hum wherever land. with
youth to help me. and strensth-apa,
love"
He reached up the frame walr with his
right hand AS far as he was able. ana
she stretched hers down toward him:
somehow this brought the coming sepa-
ration vividly before them. The tw"
young faces grew very sad and yearning.
My dear. my dear!'t cried the girl,
Don't go away from me. Don't. don't!
Hush hush," entreated her lover
Anna, come with me! We can't live
apart! J know what hard kind OF life
it is for you here; you shant ever re-
gret 1t. ! swear before Heaven! Dearest
sweetheart.
His. voice broke in his eagerness and
love; with her heart beating against her
side she sank on her knees at the window
faint and trembling.
Il shall hire team he whispered.
land drive over to Brandon to pick up
the main line train. Where the trails d-
vide, clear Of town. | shall wait f"r
you"
There was a sound in the stiffness of
the house. Anna instantly closed the
window: Dick Harcourt, after lingering
for few moments. stole away.
Anna flung herself on her bed. beside
which was drawn the crib of her baby
sister She lay with one hand pressed
over her eyes. the other resting across
the child. 50 that it rose and fell with
every breath of the little sleeper. :: -
Anna Mansell sat at one end OF the
breakfast table, and her father at the
other. She had the baby in her high
chair at her right hand. on the other side
her sister Theo, the little, pale, faNcn-
haired. lame sister. with her crutch rest.
ing against her chair Jess faced. the
boys. Frank and WaTy. They were all
painfully constrained by the presence Of
their father, hard-featured man of
middle age. with huge hands, knotted and
brown: heavy brow and Shrewd eyes.
the lower part of his face concealed by
short, thick beard and mustache. streaked
with gray. :;
Bin cryin' again. Anna?' he said at
last. to let her know that he noticed her
red eyes and the tear stains on the soft
cheeks. Why yon didn't cry so, not
when your poor mother died = =
" Il didn't see much to cry about at
mothers getting good long rest at
last she said deliberately.
."AlwayS frettin, continued her. fIther.
land all because l won't have YOU take up
with good-for-nothing Engiisnman' not
worth his salt"
He pushed back his chair and raised his
voice as he rose heavily on his feet.
oh. dofstswant to talk returned the
girl. bitterly
Her father hesftated: he thought nc
would not tell her. after all. that Herr;
court was leaving. $" he only said. Tn
.drvin' over Ip the farmhouse as usual F
shan't be home tilt night"
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