The Garland globe. [volume] (Garland, Utah) 1906-191?, 1906-06-16

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see me. I'll go right down now and
bounce her saucy black scoundreis."
She was standing In her field wilfully.
mo, don't care II she does see RE"
he repeated But perhaps he did, AT
least, in that particular garb, for he
donned a ragged coat and crumpied
hat before proceeding along the hill.
Il think, maybe, she won't be so anx-
ious to get me-" he unused, IF she
thinks I'm blooming hobo"
But why should the spirit of Forrest
be proud? The woman across the way
was so very far from wanting to gel
him as even to avoid her fields II she
thought him abroad in his. She trem-
bled daily lest he come to her door,
or across the creek, to pour $4,000
tale of love and alteration in ner
startled ears. She had long before CJn-
cluded, with every indication of logic
that she hated this person, suggested
as he was in the will of her ancient
distant relation, yclept Uncle James
as suitable future husband. And now
to add further insult to the injury
caused by his presence on the opposite
farm, he drove his wretched crows IN.
to every field she had. This specified
morning found her flushed, angry and
determined, hence her obstinate stand
against the birds.
oh! oh! my Abby!' chuckled For.
rest, you undertake to make scare.
crow of yourself, | see. Well, my dot
ing Giddygreens, | should very much
enjoy removing my hat in acknow,
Judgement of your eminent fitness
only | fear you'd think me proposing
But II you can be a scarewoman, can
ly remember"
He planted himself on the slope, and
the crows went off in dismay.
Then stood the two, distantly glazing
at each other, and telegraphing hate
messages along the filmy lines of wei
that spiders had stretched between.
This will never do" unused Forrest
"l'll fetch a proxy, thatll make her
wild" Forthwith he proceeded to
build regulation scarecrow, of mas
culine mein, that tapped its sleeves in
the wind in vacuous ecstacy.
Was Abigail so disconnected? No
not Abigail. She caused to be erected
a female scarecrow, on the hill mat
was hers. with bonnet on its head
and a string about its slender, unbend
ing waist. II too waved its armies.
sleeves.
Now was strange duet enacted
that was wrought by the zephyr ina
waited through the vale of the creel
and weaved about the hills. Toyln
with the scarecrows from behind. IN
breeze would lift the sleeves, first O
the scarewoman, next of the man, On
extend them forth towards each Other
on the hills, in a shocking and palpa
BILE invitation to come" III the zephy
were strong it would lean the scare
man forward and nod his head in ga
lantry, and then go about and bend til
woman sweetly, and move her bonnie
in a manner quite coquettish.
To say that the owners of the figure
were indignant would be utterly mad
equate, they were right down mad an
outraged. They were also ashamed ,
pull the wooing figures down, for tina
would be indeed confession that tn
spooning antics had been noticed A
the end of week the zephyr ma
loosened the joints of the scare-coupl
to such an extent that their frantic ei
, forts to embrace across the vale wer
nearly equalled by their shameless
bowling and scraping from mornin
till night
Abigail meditated flight. For e.
thought of suicide, and of slippin
,, across in the night to do persona
violence on the scarewoman, with a
AK.
"As soon as the hay is in" he mu
, tered, I'm get away from this and {
to seek Miss Rockland"
Early one morning, while the var
Gus preliminaries of a thunderstoi
y were being completed, young Borea
the clustering brother of Zephyr, can
tearing up the creek-vale and issu,
+, forth at the top as a whirlwind, IA
: scudded hither and yon, and up Il
hills and down. When he had gone i
: landscape was utterly innocent
are-people-hats, ,bonents, and all
Forrest was late upon the seen
Thank goodness!" he said aloud, Il
: storm pulled the scare-Abby out
! the roots Then he added, as he too
in the lay Of the country, Hello! Il
doggone wind has leveled our Bei
: Brummel, too, He walked to the pla
= where the beau had fourished and -four
g only hole in the ground.
II Down to the creek and through e
/ folding willows Forrest went. Comu
y at length to little clearing, he leap,
d the brook-to find himself face to ia
with Abigail, who likewise sought i
n departed "crow."
+ What" he cried, "you-Miss Roc
g land!"
e Oh-why-you-MT Leslie?" 81
l. answered
My name Is Leslie Forrest" tn,
: said he, his face aglow with pleasa