The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1905-11-16

the contents Of her portfolio and start
ed up with much the feeling ma
rOoned sailor might have on hearing
a sail has been sighted. At this par
ticular stage Of her career Miss Car
michael had not developed the philos-
ophy that later in life was destined to
become her most valuable asset. Her
sense Of humor no longer, responded
to the vagares of pioneer life. The
comedy element was coming little
too thick and fast. She was getting
bit heartsick for a glimpse of her
own kind, word with some one who
spoke her language. And here, at last,
was the woman who had written such
charming letter. who had so gracious
" intimated that there was room for
her at the hearthstone. Mary was, in
deed, eager to make the acquaintance
Of Mrs. Yellett
To the end of her life she never for
got that first meeting-the perfect con-
fidence with which she followed Eu-
dora to the open room. the ensuing
to reconcile the Mrs. Yellett OF the LET
ter with the Mrs. Yellett of fact. The
lamp Oh the table, burning feebly,
seemed to burst into thousand shoot
ing stars as the girl struggled with
her tears. Home was so far, and Mrs.
Yellett was so different from what
she had expected! And yet, as she
n in
that hard but not unkindly hand, there
was in the woman's rugged PERSONAL
ity a sustaining quality, and, thinking
again Of Arches prospects, Mary was
not altogether sorry that she had come.
"You be a right smart young NAV
erick not to get lost none on this long
trail, and no one to pint you right if
you strayed," commented Mary's pa
troness affably. But we won't roomi-
nate here no longer than we can help.
It's too hard on old Ma'am Rodney.
She's just bout the color of withered
cabbage now, long Of me havin' you"
While she talked Mrs. Yellett picked
up Mary's trunk and bags and slowed
them in the back of the blackboard with
might handle pasteboard boxes. One
or two Of the male Rodneys offered to
help, but she waved them aside and
dashed the luggage to the blackboard
handling the ropes with the skill Of an
old sailor. The entire Rodney family
and the suitors of Eudora assembled
to witness the departure. cts a heap
friendly Of you to fret So" was the
parting stab of Sarah Yellett to Sally
Rodney, and she swung the blackboard
| about, cleared the cactus stumps in the
Rodney dooryard and gained the noun
tain road.
"Ai-yiv said old Sally. "What's this
| country comm top
"a few more women, thank Godv
remarked Ira. Eudora had just snub-
bed him, and he put a wealth Of mean
ing into his look after the vanishing
blackboard
They had gone good two miles be-
fore Mary's patroness broke the silence
with: ''Nothin' plumb stampedes my
temper like that Rodney outfit ~ old
Sally buckin' an pitchin' in her rockin'
chair same as If she was breakin'
broncho, an that Eudory always coral
lin. deceivin' an jiltin' one outfit Of
men after another. If she was daugh-
ter Of mine I'd mcclure her length
across my knee, full growed an court
ed though she is. The only one of the
outfit that's with while is Judith, an
she amt old woman Rodney's girl nei-
Their. You hyeard that already, did
you? Well, this yere country may be
lackin' in population, but it's handy as
a SEWN circle in distributin' news"
Mary mentioned Leander "Yes," an
swered Mrs. Ye!lett refectively, lie
ander's mouth do run about eight and
half octaves. Sometimes I don't blame
his wife for bangin' down the lid"
They talked Of Jim Rodney's troubles
and the growing hatred between sheep
and cattle men because of range rights.
"Now, that pore Jim had a heap Of
good citizen in him before that pestif-