Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1905-10-27

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NfnY Girls home!
lC1 It happened Just as ! thought
~0l 1t would, only she came sooner
than I expected, though ] was expect
ing her pretty soon. thought she
might stay at Lnkeyille over II more
Sunday. I told her she better and
have a little more Of the fresh air and
like breezes that were doing her anti
Little Son 81 much good. | couldn't
90 up there Saturday on account OF It's
being near the last of the month and
my having to he at4the office III the
evening, but l advised her to stay and
she said she'd think it W. SIS SAID
II in a way that let me know she had
something lurking in the back of her
mind. She didn't tell me what it was
and / let her keep the secret, for !
knew ! was sure to be In II.
Thursday afternoon / finished work
early, so l thought I'd walk out home
and then 60 back down town for dil-
ner. The truth Of 1t was, something
told me to go and felt III a hurry to
ret there. / got fdgety imagining our
happy home might have been burned
down or burgled or something like
that. I guess I had what they call a
premonition; anyway, ! had 1t hard
enough to go but to the house and
make sure II was there.
An o N / turned the corner AMI
naG the place in sight, l knew there
was something different. 1t looked as
II It had come alive and was once
more q place that people lived In and
not merely q big box to hold furniture.
One thing, the shades at the windows
were rolled u straight and all on a
level. I'd had them up a few inches
Or 4 few feet, Just as they'd happened
70 hitch after I'd given them a jerk,
but now they looked like well-behaveh
members OF society. The windows
: raised. too, and through the
screens I could see the lace curtains
owaying a little in the breeze. / knew
All whenI saw Mick stretched out ON
NJ yeranda like lie owned the house
md most OF the udjjoiiniinK property
when Z was sure My Girl was there,
] put more action into my feet and
0pfinted along like a racer, thinking
MI the time, my, I'm glad l got up
ts.:y e--..ssi .rss and cs.tt the grass;
tie lawn had grown q full set OF wills.
kGrs..
ssar. e place certainly looked neat ana
tidy and the little garden In the mid
die 81 the yard was blooming itself to
death. Ny Girl likes old-fashioned
A0wers and she's planted q border Of
yerbenas around a center OF four
o'clocks. Maybe four-o'clocks isn't the
right namek but whatever 1t Is 1 know
it's some time In the afternoon. 1t
may have bAen after Office hours Tor
them to y working, but they were
etilI doing business and filling the air
With AGweet scent. Micky almost tore
himself to pieces to come and meet
me, and when he was sure I was there
~ cantered over to the neighbors anil
chased their cat, Just to show OF.
MysGirl was at the front door be-
fors Was. with Little Son In her
arms. trying TO do handsprings to get
u his father. Right then md there I
embraced my whole family. and when
- rot Ourselves sorted, Little Son was
or my shoulder, my arm was around
nv Girls waist, and there we were,
snug ~ ron please. back In the old
home once aanin.
NJ Girl said, sort OF coy ana kitten
~, ~ thought I'd come home, Teddy.u
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