Omaha daily bee., 1902-08-16

cyclones err stOrms. But sfyou amt a-goiu
ter love me, PhiluryY"
Both the little foury hands were i'm
prisoned by this time. His tender darl
eyes drew her sunny. blue gaze up to his
She smiled tremuIously into them. &
IF It's weather Indications ye're after
Ben" she faitered bravely. "I'm 'fraid YER,
goin' 20 be disappointed. for Tiers a BIG
storm a-comin'-pa told me only thir
mornin' not to have anything to do with
yc. Ben-dear," the last word seemed to bs
drawn from her rosy lips almost against her
will by the compelling eyes. even as another
and sweeter toll was taken from the SAM
colt quarter an instant later.
Their dream Of love was rudely broken by
loud voices gradually drawing nearer from
the direction OF the ~barnyard.
I'll never pay no sech scan'ious price
ez thet." rstorted Uncle Benny in right
eous indignation.
tits no more'n it's wuth-th' trespasaIn'
an all-th' hull cabbidEe patch is spilled.
An / callated ter make at the least 81
outer fhst patch"
I'll pay fer ever head tibet wuz ct or
trampled-an' tn fence board-3es' bout
81 cents : fur 3 i en- see-an' nary a cent
more" reiterated Uncle Benny as the two
appeared around the corner Of the smoke
house.
'sixty-one ~grsnniesl I'll never let you
take yer dad-burned oil COW cutter my lot
under s1e-it 'ud orter be twenty. ca said
at fust."
"~sixty-one cents" repeated the other
obstinately.
Sixteen dollars er nothin'." squeaked
skinflnt zeb. equally stubborn.
Dye ever see sech tarnation cheek IN
ali yer born daysf" exclaimed Uncle
Benny, catching sight Of his son BY the
pantry window. 'He wants SIC fer them
few cabbidges Of Reds ct upi"
"Philufvl'' shouted old Flint, seeing a
wsIl-dehned pattern done IN nour across
young Ben's blue hickory shoulders.
Didn't I tell ye not ter speak ter thet
Wray ~felIer-you-'
1T wusn't her fault. Mr.. Flint" inter
rupted the young man. paling with anger
under HIS tau. Il came over with dad ter
help with tn thrnshin's e We all arranged
AN ! made her talk ter ~me-an.-an' II
l wanter marry herl" he blurtsd out at last.
The two old men slarsd at him and then
at each other.
= mas' be pIam loony, Ben" said his
father, sareaslieally. ~Thet oil skinnint
nd hev ter hire q gal ter DO tn work ef
Philury'd git married. She's got ter be
an Of maid ter save expenses-her fathers
90 tarnal poor he can't afford no sech
doin's-dont ys know thet. ys burned
fool7"
AT this taunt. q oommon one In the
c~ounty-behind old Flint'B back, however
the old man turned like 4 snarling animal.
she en- marry I'm when yer COW comes
homs-not beforel An nov you two git
ourter hyur-I don wanter chanee no more
work with ye-don't ys sver come on my
land agin' young Teller. III hev tn Law
on gel"
He turned to his daughter and scOwled
hercely.
Fan PhIiury. don't let me- sver ketch
ye a-iookin' At I'm agin'. you young
hussy-"
Then. Is h wheeled about. he caught
sight Of the expected 'thrashers." who had
ZONE up unnoticed during the alteration
and listened. smiling. IN the background.
Come on ter m thrashin' machine. yen
erinnin' sapples back thari We've lost q
good ha'f-ar a'readylsr
n be led the way to the grain rlcks.
shortly afterwasd the loud. monotonous
hun "a tnu bfcat mncnIuu uUUnQe1 GorIn
upon the quiet summer air-fWkee-o0ul
whee-oo-oo-m-mi" punctuated b. the
staecato "0id-spi" Of the driver, urging
the weary farm horses.
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