Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1905-02-16
"A Bean
ThreShing,
Idyll
me- nrYIR MANIArEe
~ BELLE R1ANrATEs

n every occasion unless Dolly Lewis
was present. Then his feet and hands
assumed huge proportions. his tongue
became tangled and his manner con-
scious-all OF which were maddenine
to a man who was entirely in love with
a girl. and not assured Of reciprocity
Dolly. dainty and dimpled. was always
friendly and agreeable. but never lent
a helping hand to extricate him from
his fioundering state of embarrass.
ment,
There is no saving how things might
or might not have ended had not
Dolly's father sent over to Horkerston
for walt Symonds to bring his engine
and machine to thrash the beans
which were stocked IN in his barn.
Walt was unite a CAV Lotharjo. and
Rurton,s heart fell when he heard that
Walt would he at the Lewis farm all
dav Burton had been asked TO help.
81 earlv in tho morning he was on
hand Wait and the engine had not
arrived After watching and waiting
ali tba morning Farmer LAWS vouch-
sofed Tho helies tbat Tho enp,na had
hrolran down on the road somewbere
purton honed n had-and Wat along
Win Il 4hout Nom thev heard tbe
whistle ~ the angina ovar on tbe cast
road A. two o,olock thev Sow a
oraar,,o and storring 81 intorvo1s on
tho cro,ss rood ,eadine n +ho farm
"n,dn,t ba tnnw onv halter than n
hr,aa q onar thot hillv sondv rood9"
asteI purtoo in disgnst
AZ thsno n,o,oo,r ~ ana,no ballad
onain - ~ s 49, % 1,ttia r,s0 IL tha
a reaa ~ 800 rods fron, ~ far1o
~ -, III n,out ~ - ~ $500 -, - 49,
a,on NY 81 no,l', .;ttia thot ~
oi,S on ~ hant wotobinr tna nm
ansi,,na offortS If walt and h,s nan
r - 80 80 II -
-" 80 49, nansanae 49,. utn1t
nh ea t H NOS wnr,, ~ no dona IL
n,,i,ad and t,,naod ~ $500 ~ ~
p Pun. 10. anu .ueeeu anu ioi'ou 'ne -
si .tyo Du' - -. Nv pulp ,a .,, ~
49, W ~ 80 "Thn sn, .n. W." 49,. 81
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a s.i .Isn s. anu ms .s, .oau - Jun "s'
ue "tI.us e ~. 'HI sa Wy D1i0l s;..o.
nason Wv nau any unr
SS l.e,. pOiiy nl - distress ~ a.,
NV; we maven s nnu IN, nas.s - 70 nun
siy, Now hoi Vul i1ss ono1''
ne ~. ~ =, possiple s.ean 'ne
engine s'At,su uespelS'ely, tusseu -
~. nc D.s ma'n ~ "navn We e~A ~
.ne incline rev lncnes, on,y 70 snp
Dack sAn. Durton, wno nsu sone
70 tne nOuSe, now retuInsu WIN aons
cnaln. ne sussesIeu y "ai' snat snoy
uncouple inc enslne ~ InAcnine 80
conAect tnem Dy tne cna.n' wnicn was
long enough 70 PERM. the engine 70
clear tne top Of tne nHb Delore ING
machine began me ascent
Inc plan WORKED - eApec.eo, Sno
the engine machine anu AoiiOwers
brought UP at the Darn'
4 always knew 6urton w. sOOu.
but dion't Know No was 20 clever'
thought Dolly senoing an aomirlne
glance 70 wnere No s1Oou' ~ 'Cw
cred straight ana staiwart ABOVE the
others, ne csuent tne 100. any
straiSntway became confused snS
awkward again. Then n nSsn' Doi.
ly's eyes we're opened ana she laugneo
softly to herself
Il 90 believe Burton Is sweet on mel
| never dreamed OF his caring Tor
girl"
the more Dolly renecteo ana lookea
at Burton. the stronger became her
conviction that she was right, ana sne
began to wonder II she didn't care q
little bit herself.
Il can see how q girl might love
him." she meditated. "He is 80 big
and strong and honest"
The plapt Of love hourishes wonder
fully in some kinds Of soil. Dolly's
eyes began to grow softer in express
sion. Burton intercepted one Of these
new glances. and something gave him
a sudden hope and courage. He