Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-12-09
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and solitary breakfast had been a
troublesome one to adjust in his as
sumption of the character Of farm
hand, since not even his desire to re-
tain his incognito would have induced
him to get up to the family's o'clock
meal. He had finally, after consider
able difficulty. negotiated with his
landlady for breakfast In his ROOM ex-
cept OH such mornings as the coast
was left clear by the early departure
Of the other boarders to the woods or
wherever" as Mrs. Morningstar re-
ferred to their wanderings.
"Well," he remarked as he broke an
egg. while Mrs. Morningstar filed
glass with milk for him, where was
Eunice last night, anyway, when you
were all looking for herr
"Och, herr" snapped Mrs. Morning
star disparagingly. We'll. us we con-
ceited she'd went Off buggy ridin' with
Abe. The way she tries behind my
back to make up with our Abe! l
tell her she hasn't shame. and after
all done fur her vet already"
But she had not gone with AbeT
mo: here when Ollie she went up
to bed l guess near an hour after we
was astin' you had you saw Eunice
anywhercs, why. there was Eunice IN
bed asleep. Ollie she walked her and
asst her where was she awhile back
when we was all loollin' fur her, and
Eunice she got stubborn headed and
wouldn't answer to Ollie. She's the
worst stubborn head, that girl Is!
1ust believe she was out somewheres
maxim up to our Abe. But Abe he
got rid Of her and went to see some
other one. l guess, fur he didn't come
home till late"
Kinross wondered whether the fond
mother Of Abe really believed that he
was the unwilling victim Of Eunice's
Machiavellian plots to attract him or
whether her maternal jealousy merely
invented this reluctance on his part.
81 don't know what's come over Eu-
nice here lately" Mrs. Morningstar
complained as she sawed thick slices
from huge loaf of homemade bread.
''Till couple days back she always
minded to me and pop and done what
she was tole. Here this mornin'
tav-ed her fur not takin' that frock
Miss Ellery wanted to give her.
sayed to her what right had she to as
good as throw away frock when us
we had to buy her all her clo'es, but
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Then pop he sayed she is to tell Miss
Ellery she's changed her mind and
will take the frock off Of her If she
wants her to, and Eunfce she didn't
make pop no answer neither. Then
pop he sayed to her did she under
stand she was to do 1t as soon as the
young ladies come down this mornin'
and, mind you, Eunice she tole pop she
wouldn't! To pop she sayed that! l
couldn't hardly believe heerd 1T.
Why, our Ollie she wouldn't have the
dare to tell pop she wouldn't"
"And Eunice never did so before?"
"Well, better guess she didn't!
.But what do you suppose has made
the worm suddenly turn-that is to
say, how do you account for her as
sorting herself like that all at once?
"Well," said Mrs. Morningstar, ito
be sure, no person ever offered her no
frock before" 8ls7
There's something in that" Kinross
admitted.
And then wouldn't put it past her
that she's spunkin' up because she
thinks she's gettin' our Abe"
"He is prize" granted Kinross,
with apocryphal sarcasm.
Il guess, too" Mrs. Morningstar
vigorously acquiesced in this view Of
her son.
what did MT. Morningstar do about
it when Eunice refused to obey him?"
inquired Kinross, with interest.
'Well, never seen pop more sur
prised. He jawed her and he argued
her till he didn't know what to say to
her no more. But she just KEEP her
stubborn head and sayed she wouldn't
do it to take the frock. Then pop tole
her she needn't wear it herself-she
could give it to Ollie after the board
ers had went home already. Well,
then, Eunice sayed, if Ollie wanted to
wear it she'd have to asst fur 1t herself
Pop explained her thatit was some diff
ferent. too, ag'in, fur Ollie to asst fur
clo'es off of some one to what it was
fur 'dopted girl dependent on other
folks"
Mrs. Morningstar as she talked
stood with her back to the door which
led into the summer kitchen and SO
occupied was she with her story that
she did not hear Eunices light step
as the girl came into the room bear
ing pile of dishes that had just been
washed The clatter Of the plates; as
they were placed in the closet made
her turn with little start.
Eunice also turned and stood with
her back to the closet as she lifted
her head and looked at her foster
mother.
Kinross, his breakfast untouched,
watched her with almost GREATNESS
Interest. He seemed always to get q
new impression of her face when her
usually downcast eyes were raised and
the soul that looked out of them was,
as it were, unveiled. Those dark, lu-
minous eyes suggested an intensity of
life within of which the customary
stiffness of her bearing gave no hint.
She came forward and stood at the
table Her face was pale, and she
spoke in low. musical voice, with its