Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-12-09

torted Mrs. Morntngstar angrily. "You
/ leave pop hear you speak about goin
away. and you'll see oncet!'
"Abe tells me that almost ever since
you first took me l have really earned
my living by the work l have done
| and that for long time l have earned
wages besides. which have not been
paid ME. So 1t would SEEM" she said
with dreary little smile, that you
are recipients Of charity from me-"
"Ab,e tole you that there| exclaimed
| the woman. ~ don't believe It! Our
Abe he amt that DUNN! Don't you
dnrst to leave pop hear you say Abe
spoke you such things! Do you hear
He'd jaw Abe turrible. Do you hearT
she demanded.
yes"
.'Well, are you obeyin' to meT"
II will not promise that"
"Eunice! How darst you say you
won't to me? You never done 1t be
fore. What's come over your"
/ "Abe says" the girl repeated, that
you have no authority over me now
that am Of age
And what. I'd like to know, makes
Abe put such things as them In your
headw she desperately cried. well,
pop'll soon get 'em out-youil see,
Herew she commanded. "Clear of
these here things!'
Obediently Eunice turned to gather
up handful Of dishes, with which
after moment she left the room.
She had not once looked at Kinross.
Now, you see." complained Mrs
Morningstar. how she tries to work.
our Abe till she gifts him to talk things
agin his own pop and MON to her!
!, To think he'd say that us we owe her
i wages yet! Och, my soulsr'
1t was beyond expression. and she
dropped 1t and began vigorously to
scrape the plates that had been left
after the breakfast of the young Ia
! dies.
! AS Kinross mechanically finished his,
own breakfast he was more than ever
lost In wonder at the girls infatuation
for Abe Morningstar 1t seemed incon-
sistent with everything else about her.
1t made him feel an unreasoning i'm
patience with her and put damper
+, upon the sympathy he would otherwise,
have felt for her situation. He was
possessed, however, with strong curl
osity concerning her, and during all the
rest Of the day he was on the lookout
for an opportunity to talk with her
alone. He realized with grim sense
Of the humor of it that it was the first
time in his life he had ever voluntarily
sought to talk with girl.
He found himself astonished and an
noyed as the hours went by to realize
the difficulty. the well nigh impossible
ity, of finding the opportunity he sought.
The girl herself added to the difficulty
with her shy reserve and certain dig
nifty about her which made him feel
almost guilty OF an tmpertinence In
seeking her confidence.
So intent was he upon securing the
chance he desired that he carelessly
let himself be discovered by Georgiana
and Daisy loafing on the kitchen porch
in the middle of the afternoon when
they would naturally expect him to be
In the fields with his employer.
"FIave you headache again this
afternoon" Daisy curiously inquired
as the two girls, looking warm and
tired from a long walk, sank upon the
porch steps where he sat.
Yes, have it in my head somepin
wonderful" he readily lied.
II am surprised" declared Daisy,
"that Mr.. Morningstar would employ
such an invalid as you are, Peter-as
much on the make as he is"
IF farmhands wasn't so scarce TO
get" Peter answered. recklessly inn
promising Pennsylvania Dutch dialect,
! ''he wouldn't keep me-
Mrs. Morningstar, who had stepped
out to the porch bench to "pick over"
a pan of gooseberries, just in time to
hear this remark of Peters, bent back
her head and gave forth loud laugh.
"You bet he wouldn't!' she cried.
"Well, since you aren't working"
Daisy suggested, "you can put in your
time forgetting your headache by
amusing me. Can you play euchre:'
81 don't play nothin' but hymn
tunes"
! ooh, my gracious" groaned Daisy.
"Well, 1t isn't any of my business to
butt in, but should think" she observ
ed reprovingly, "that you would at least
make good your lost time, Pete, by help
ing Mrs. Morningstar to pick those ber-
ries. But suppose" she added, TAX
ing on her air Of acquiring useful in
formation, that to help a woman
would not fall in with your ideas of
manliness, would 1t? The Germans Of
rural Pennsylvania are just like the
Germans Of the fatherland in that re-
spect at least-their lack of gallantry
to women. | was in Germany three
days last summer, and in all that time
L never once saw man chivalrously
help woman. And about here! She
rolled up her eyes expressively.
Now" protested Pete, II seen ma
tive help woman with basket this
mornin'."
You must have been mistaken, Pc
ter" Daisy said incredulously.
mo, l amt neither. seen him
when he done it,"
"Was he Pennsylvania German
she asked skeptically.
Dutch as snitz.'
"I'd like to make a note Of it." she
said gathering up her pencil and book.
'"Tell me. Peter, what were the cir