The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1907-06-14
Lincoln No.
By GRANT LESTER.
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By GRANT LESTER.
Copyright 1907. BY Mary MoKeOn.

head OF his house and that he was q
great incumbrance 20 her. They had a
farm Just outside thriving town, and
had II been left 10 the wife there were
many promising speculations she would
have entered into. She was allowed to
boss things around the farm, but when
IL came to outside matters the hus-
band would take no risks. When his
death finally took place, people looked
TO see Aunt Betty, as she was called,
though only forty years old, carry out
some Of her ideas and make things
hum. They were not disappointed.
She went into strawberries and made
money; she went into the dairy bust
ness and made money; she went into
poultry and made money. 1t was said
that there were not half a dozen men
In the county who had her business
sense.
Aunt Betty had daughter nineteen
years old, by name Prue. Prue did not
run to business. She was simply a
sweet tempered and lovable girl, who
attended school In town In the winter
and helped about the homework In
summer. Up to the time Of the ia
theirs death the mother had not "suf.
9ored aspirations" regarding Prue'g fu.
ture. It was tacltly understood that
she would marry some young farmer
and settle down to the humdrum life.
But after the mother had become
business woman there were other plans
FOR the girl. She was to be educated
In music and other arts and made q
aady OF.
Just how Prue johnson and Darius
Livingstone first met u Of no great
consequence. He was twenty-five and
had graduated as a lawyer and settled
IN the town. He was q slab sided
young man, tall and angular and un.
calmly. There were a few people who
said that he might know more than hs
showed. but the majority were OF the
opinion that he didn't know whether
potatoes grew in the ground or on
trees. II Prue held with the majority,
dt was rather singular that the young
lawyer should have come driving out
20 the farm one June day to inquire
Tor her. She was upstairs Mt the
time. and 1t was her mother who re-
ceived him. AT the first glance she
thought him the homeliest young man
she had ever seen. After the second
she took him for some peddler of mu.
sic and went upstairs and said to
prue:
There's a bean pole down stairs ask
ing for you. | never saw such a gawk.
He says bis name Is Livingstone He's
enough to scare a setting hen of the
nest, Did you ever hear of any such
9ellerfp
why, ma, he's n lawyer In town,
and we have met three or four times"
replied Prue ms her face flushed scar
aet.
"A lawyer humphl II you was to
gut club In his hand he wouldn't
know enough to pound sand What's
he here forT
"why-why. he said he might call
Some day | don't see why you call
nina homely I've heard lots OF folks
aay that he reminded them OF Abraham
I4lncoln."
The mother shifted her contempt and
turned away. prle went down and re-
celved her caller. and, though Mrs.
johnson vas rather busy around the
house aud yard, she saw and heard
enough 70 satisfy her that the young
man was interested" He remained
for an hour or so and then left. and
while his back was yet In sight Prue
was properly warned.
Il shall have TO have q son-in-law
Bome day" added the mother, "but
want one whose looks won't sour all
the milk and who knows cabbage
head from an old gander I.awyerl
I4awyerl Why, the poorest lawyer
we've got In town would make your
young man look like bohtalled wood
chuck II they had case In court"
Prue ran away without talking back,
and things auleted down for week.
Then the mother came home from
down one afternoon to hlurt out:
''Do you know what heard this aft
0rnoonS At least half a dozen people
soh me that you and that scarecr0w
young lawyer were In love-"
.oh. mammaF'
.'Yon needn't oh. mammal me. II
you've fallen IN love with any such
Gnan. I'm ashamed OF you. Why, that
Eeo heAutus efoss eyed sue Williams
wouldn't look at him."
"E'e are not In love" stoutly pro,
tested prge
''1hcR what are you looking so red
forT'
Eeeanse-because we ARE simply
friends That Is, he's awfully smart
when you come TO talk with him. I've
been reading the life of Lincoln, and
ats wonderful how much alike they
are"
wonderful boshl Abe Lincoln was
amarter'n a whip as a lawyer"
-But Darius Il going to BE- II he ever
gets a case"
Ever gets a case! ia like to know
who'd trust him with a easer'
The young man called again IN about
e week, ostenslbly to make inquiries
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