The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1906-02-03
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LIBBY THE UNLOVED.


LIBBY THE UNLOVED.
From London Answers.
Libby Anderson hung the dishcloth on
its accustomed nail, and stood there sur
veying it. It was plain from the way she
looked, that she had determined 40 speak.
Ma, she asked of the woman who
was sitting before the little round stove,
.'what were those papers Dave put in his
pocket as | came iu|
Some things he was shown me.
Ma, she asked quivcrins, you
didn't sign anything, did you
Il didn sign your name to anything,
And the needles clashed again.
She knew her mother too well to press
further
Il Just couldn't understand Dave com
ing here this time Of year, she yentured,
and thought he acted queer.
The old woman was folding her Knitting
"Tm going to bed, and you'd d better
come along, too, was her reply.
\ week went by, and although Libby
had twice forgotten to feed the chickens,
and had several time, let the kettle burn
dry, she was beginning to feel more settled
in her mind
She did up the work one morning and
went to town
Her tir~, call was at the solicitors, and
here she heard the worst Na had assign
ei their home to Dave She did nos
make any fuss, she was too Old fashioned
for mysteries.
| 1t was not until the cid place came in
sight that she broke down
1t not fair. she cried out. when
/ I've stayed here and warkci III not
fan" And. for the fr,l time IN many
years, she was crying passlouaJely crying.
Il was a feeling Of outraged Justice that
made her speak, for she wa just p woman
the daughter Of pa
/ Ma she sad. edo you think Pa
would ike to think Of yon assigning the
! place 10 Dave, when T Sc slayei here ana
kept it up the bo.i coah fer twenty
| ye-srs
''I think you don realize what yoa Sc
/ done. she said AMI turned to she brd-
/ ruvm 10 take ofi hcr ihiucs
| !, was nos until the next month. the
clustering month q March chat aA was
/ made 1lraE IL VA, early ~ the after
noon when lahby looked from the window
and saw taan coming IN az She tl- gate.
! .That iricnd q Dave from ihc ejly Is
{
.'Grasiou-r exclaimed Nrs Anderson.
/ ami such 4 day a. ti>r
The stranger warmed hl, hands and
/ iisburse-i a uambgr e PlcasantE5cs.
/ Well. Nrs Andersen, be said tinaliy,
"yogT s1a vauis me To make h,;le prop
ooitioB e. you.
Mr. ABIyrs1H looked pleasansly expect
| ant.
Dave always maxim propositions,
/ she chucklcl.
Hes hecu q good deal worried Abou;
+ you this winter afraid yea werv nns Juss
comfortable uu; herr -yua ;so. 81, alauc-
Dave sluays ihl1k,n ai bis mother
comfort. she asserted and l.lkrl irinm
I phautly over % Iibby
Wei, % he resaaacl- tarn'aE back e
T ths Older woman, '.'' WORRIES I'aE" go
I thlak IS youT heln- va; hcrc bone uaw iha;
/ goa' ra ee,tlaz along in ycars. - he rent
/ ed nioo H,llc place sn tawu and be- feels
I sarc il would De- better M around iF son
/ just -o rn sni take H.
II ,ha: aiu iut al lhe world Ike
/ nAyc'-aIways some new iiga In hi- head
Z Tu, yea jus, goll hua Mr. Mauay, no' 20
D. bltherins We ien want o. move to
taHn--do we, Lhay
No, if Sc can hrlP IT, she rrilicd.
pave's besn away frem 'he plaec -
long that be- don ~ Just how lis ma
cSclaimeI Libby and me would feel AZ
home uo J,ae. else.
1t too bal yo4 feel thag way. De-
wcaa reEsaa-isely, for Dave ss-s - ,uFo
yoa ike the idea that he gone ahead
and made al arrangements. sHi m afraid
there might bg q hItle ,rsahlc about un
making them
lie turnej Ia Libby
Hos ~pou do yea think you could
move Ey the first Of May
I .upI.se so. she answered ln q dull
ya'oc.
April came and Tor the iftie;h time
the old woman watched the white give
way 70 the green on the bills the, curved
10 and cut around her Old home
A. long rs she could. Libby let her
have her dream. Her heart vas no, hard
toward ma now Ma had not under. ood
Aud Libby was glad she could have those
few -prin. DAY, before she was 'crn from
the oid home.
Ma, she began one morning IN
April, II viii have To bc pa. king up this
week
Packing up what r.