Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1904-08-01

she had kept. 1t was a little out OF
style; but, then, fashions do not cut
much of figure in Utah desert.
81 wonder if he will notice." she
said to herself. She hoped he would,
and yet the thought frightened her.
Roger stopped moment as he
came up to the door and saw her
with a look on her face that sent
the blood to his heart with a thud.
He paled a little, and then, gather
ing her up in his arms, carried her
to the rocking chair, dropped to the
floor and buried his face in her lap,
sobbing as if his heart would break.
Roger! Roger" was all she could
say. Finally he grew calm, and
then he said: 81 couldn't stand it
any longer, and l made up my mind
today to send you away where you
would be happy, and then to come
home and see you looking just as
you did the first moment l ever saw
you-and I've loved you ever since
was more than l could endure"
"Well, Pm not going, Roger" said
his little wife in an assumed prac-
teal manner, ''to do anything but
get your supper" Which she did
when she could get out of his arms.
Later in the evening they talked
it over. Janet got the patches, and
they planned what design she should
use. 81 think 1 would like to make
it look like the leaf of sagebrush
if you will draw one for me, Roger"
she said thoughtfully. Roger was
only too happy, but it took two or
three evening consultations before
he could design pattern that suit.
ed. Evening after evening the work
was brought out for inspection.
Roger must see how she had fitted
the pieces together, look at the
stitches, hear the history of each
tiny bit of new cloth, and when
praise had been given and sugges-
lions made there was always time
left for the husband and wife to
talk quietly and happily together.
When the quilt was pieced, came the
quilting, at which Roger tried to
help with his great, awkward fin
gers. At last it was complete. 1t
was beautiful in their eyes, because
they saw reconciliation and happi-
ness stitched into it. -Four thou
sand eight hundred and twenty-five
pieces, would you believe it, Roger
said Janet. Let us take it TO the
fair when you 60 in with the sheep.
I am sure it will get first premium"
Going to the territorial fair was
their fall outing. They would do
their trading and lay in their win
ter supplies. Roger fixed up the
herder's wagon as cozily as possible.
There were the cook stove, the bed,
the water cask and bucket, looking
glass and washbasin and chair for
Janet. 1t took four days to reach |
Salt Lake City, and then Janet had
the satisfaction of seeing her quilt
with the inscription, -Four thou
sand eight hundred. and twenty-five
pieces" hanging on line in the
woman's department OF the great red
brick building where the annual ex-
position is held. 1t had red ticket !
the last day.
p Two young women, tourists who
had stopped IN the city of the saints
and who lid. ben attracted by the
people Attending Tie fair, stopped
in front o. tn" quilt and read the
inscription, ron. thousand eight |
hundred AID TWENTY-FIVE pieces
"What 10 yoH think 81 that for
woman wor,:, J%Iia:" said the tall |
girl to har companion. "Think. II
think tile woman was fool who |
would spend her time making a |
thing ike that. She'd better be do
ing nothing at ALL" ''What do you |
know about it, said a white faced |
little woman, with blazing eyes Il
made that quilt, and | did it to keep |
from going mad. What do YOU
know about nothing to do" Her
anger had burned out by this time,
and she began to stammer. Then
something in the girls faces en-
couraged her to 90 on. "Would you
like to hear the story" She told it !
simply enough, but it touched her
listeners and made them her friends |
as they realized for once in their
lives what it would be to do without |
work, daily papers, magazines, thea :
tiers, music or church. They mus. .
have her show them the wagon in !
which she travelled Then they mis-;