Wallowa chieftain. [volume] (Joseph, Union County, Or.) 1884-1909, 1902-08-07
HA2RIfT'S HUCXLEBERRIES.


07 Attic. you ~ around like hi.
iii o. scandal il country village
~ WLa- a!.s you this morning -
cried Polly Fanu.us As her elder sis
ter banged The rius about the butIery
with al apparently unnecessary clarJer.
Harriet pUSeG ner head around the
door Her -h.E cheeks We're flushed with
excitement and eXer:ion, and her
thoughtful brown eyes were unnatural
ly large and bright.
I'm looking for pals" she replied
I'VE used 10 have lot Of them
pals" echoed Polly, in amazement.
'Wha- do you want with pals: The
filed il with water and put it there for
& ire ex-ingu!sher. The six-quarr is
down il the cellar. full ot tomatoes"
a few moments later loud Swash OF
water from The attic was followed by
e howl OF Indignation underneath the
parlo- window. and small bay, wrath
ful and dripping tore into the kitchen.
Who done it:'' ne yelled. jumping up
and down before his astonished aunt
"Who done ii, say"
~ didn't, Ellis; il must have been
your Aunt Hattie-she poured my pail
OF water on you by mistake. l guess.
Its too bad. Come, III help you change
your things Why. you ara not very
wet after all. II sort OF spa-Iered you"
I'm soaked through and through" ."
protested The boy, bitterly I'm most
drownded. Oh. ain'I she mean. though
She didn't intend 10. Ellis. Don't b.
gin 10 cry now. Get q dOughnur and
run out il The suu-you'u dry of in .
few minutes"
'It'N take Two dOughnurs TO dry me-
of" said ;he eigh;-year old looking
more cheerful; three, maybe" he add
ed. rather dOub-fully.
Well, you may have TWO small Ones.
Remember. III trust you TO pick them
out Ellis"
The abused one presently sneaked out
OF the wOCdshed, tightly clutch!ng the
two largest cakes ;Ae pan mad con
tained. 4 WASH. go!n' 10 pick EN- over
IL ind the little ones" he remarked 10
What Is the matter with tina, boy -
asked Harriet, descending. u certain
D heard MIN scream"
You dUused him, that's all. He is
sll righ, now. Do sit down and tell me
what IS going On-a picuic:''
Picnic. No. Business. Huckleber-
ries.' calculated the other. sitting on
the dresser and breathing fast. "Tnere's
no time 70 lose. either. The pasture lot
Is full Of Jhem-just right TO pick, and
nobody knows il. found il out this
morning coming back from Savages.
l want you and Ellis and Gal right
away. We can get oceans Of them by
night"
Pollys mild blue eyes. so Ike her
mothers opened wide as she looked
searchingly ar her sister.
You crazy thing" she said Go up
yourself and ge; two Or three quarts
that's all we can eat"
Eat burst out Harriet I'm not
going TO eat them. I'm going to sell
them, Polly"
Sell them gasped her companion. IN
Consideration. oh, Hattie. you can :
peddle berries"
Harriet hoped of the dresser. 81
cam she said. decidedly. And what's
more. I'm going 10. You ara going with
me. too We need every cent we can
pick up-you know that, Polly Tanning.
Think Of mother and what she needs.
Think of all we can get for few dol
lars Put your pride in your pocket.
the same as have. and start right in.
II I am willing 10 do it. you should be-.
Goodness knows she stopped and
wallowed, with tears in her eyes.
"I'll 60" said her sister. quickly
You are a better woman than | am.
!4a-riet." She stepped over and kissed
the now streaming cheeks. III get
Mrs. Dabney TO stay with mother. and
hunt up Gal He is over in the mead.
ow having but he can leave it. We can
be ready in half an hour.
Harrie. tossed her head and felt for
her handkerchief. I'm fool to cry
but hate it just as much as you do.
Mother needn't know. She would be SO
upset Let's bang right along and not
mind. We can pretend it's fun. 1t will