New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1905-11-01

and watched his energetic movements
a few moments, seeing things which
seemed so far back in her life that
they seemed to belong to another age.
Come down here, Seth Clark. /
want to talk to you," she ordered at
length.
Heart to heart talk, Josephine In
gals BakerT' he asked, not at all sur
priSed, having been observing her out
of the tail Of his eye.
Eyes, or knife to knife, just as You
choose" she retorted sharply. Whats
the matter with my Andy?'
"Why, is he ailing?' He managed to
look concerned. She scorned his tri-
fling.
''My Andy is every grain as good as
your Lizzie, and you know it, and
what are you kicking up all this rum
pus for against their being married?"
well, l happen to want my Lizzie,
and happen not to want your Andy
he explained.
You are making her wretched and
driving my boy away from m-mev'
She caught her breath and bit her lip.
She would not cry before Seth Clark
They'll both get over it," he COM
mented easily as he slid to the ground
"Other folks have been disappointed
in not having what they wanted most
and got over it-or stood up under it
lot ~
and go whining around the rest of
their natural span" He regarded her
with pointed accusation.
She flushed uncomfortably, and some
Of those things which had seemed SO
far, far back suddenly confronted her
very closely indeed She felt dubious
Perhaps she had better have gone home
after all.
"Well, l can't see the sense in max
ing the children miserable she re-
marked lamely, breaking an awkward
pause.
There's a certain old law that says
The sins Of the fathers shall be visited
upon the children Isn't this an occa
sion where it can be justly enforced? p
be questioned sternly.
"You-you mean she hesitated in
quiringly.
81 mean that Andrew Baker robbed
me Of my wife that should have been
and Andrew Bakers son shall not rot
me of my daughter"
She looked astonished and burst out
Indignantly: ANDREW Baker wouldn't
take NO for an answer. He-he KEEP
on and kept on till just couldn't say
1t again, especially as Her voice
trailed out
'Oh!' he exclaimed In tone indica
tive Of sudden. amazed enlightenment
staring at her as if faraway things
had unexpectedly confronted him also
And l fared up and stalked off fol-
good, my dignity terribly insulted BY
the little negative. I was as conceiteC
as turkey cock and stupid as a pigr'
He chewed a straw and ruminatet
lengthily in a speaking silence.
But Lizzie and l were happy
enough he observed presently, will
apparent irrelevance She was a gooC
woman. and little Lizzie Is Just like
her"
Andrew Baker was as good as the
best, and I was happy with him. she
bristled. And my Andy is like his
father
Maybe Lizzie didn't try him with 6
No But he's up against her dads
No all right. I'm not going to be rob
bed twice. StlP'- He contemplated bel
downcast face, and his own softened
He turned his back and unconsciously
whistled a few bars of an old love sons
they used to sing together.
Look hero, Josie Ingals Baker, I've
never been friendly with you since
else I'd found out before now thai
things you've thought dead can come
to life. l guess things can be fixed fol
the children provided Look here, In
going to ask that question again, and
I'm not going to take NO for an an
swer this time! I'll ask it every time
and everywhere l see you Josie. vii
you marry me?'
She twisted her fingers in embarrass
ment, looking absurdly like the old
time Josie to his partial eyes. and fal
tered
We'll, of-of course. IL you won,
fpko SNoD,'