Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1907-09-19
Mother 4nSer
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I By Margaret, Sullivan Burkes
s3s3i .S 49,
(co,lp,y,.r:iight, By Joseph B., Bowles.ls


Copyright. by 3 joseph b..rBoWles
nj ,s fairy Who first convinced syl.
vester7 McGracken Of the fact i that
there were other women in this world
beside his mother. He loved louise
selwin. and to his great, strong ma.
ture. love was serious thing. 81 D
How, lovely she looked one summer
evening as she lounged in saucy5 ease
nv the syine-wreathed window, gazing
out into the night, while he stood out.
side. unseen BY her. gazing in at what
seemed ia him the Golden day Of his
whole existence. a meteor unusually
BRIGHT. shot across the Sky. and Clap
ming herr her hands with delight she
snranp from her seat n,ite5 .unon The,
window sill when she nerceiyed M ac,5
g"Oh 9,did svn,1 tsee that? SIT was az
real star for I was looking at 1t burn.
ing steadilv nm there when all at once
# started from its Mace and was vas lost, lost
in the distance. oh. j, am sure now
there are lost stars and i believe that
must have; Witnessed the flight Of
one Of them. la} Say. Mac. didlyous see;
itanttg,t,4 a. s93f.ls14s 10 ,aai| .34ys; ri
a "No: i saw none 81 the stars out
side:G!I was looking at brighter
nn 1rer sstar within which = hone viii
never never =, 1ost. Is 30 Won on know
little one J, add he .van+ine over + ar tha
window. 1adpa S.swhat4 a,s,tnmnlt vou
have created in NV 3haart9s aI,.xhavay
1aornod +oTlova WY, 90, that III ali e+ha
81. 70 ~ Won der heavan Ivarr;e1 hlottaal
ont i wro,,ld MT IL darker tI1anI nv
existence would he without Won ~
4 nernlexed face -, vas = . turned stead.
flvs away from him. :: His 4a; yowal had
come so very suddenly that, taken ,by.
surprise, she wasacasting about. for q
way to gain a little time for the
expected reply. She had, long ago.
learned to love this magnificent man,
and was now inwardly wondering what
he found in her to deem fitting ex-
change for the grandeur she. saw in
him. .aoso4fo2 9gN4aE ,ageaGis Il, /
"Speak to me, Louise" he went on,
''and tell me II you can consent to h
shine for me alone;t to be my dear lit
tie. W1fe?" s,%.1asS,g@Tg II nd. Isl IS
Hair provoked '' at MS persistence lfsa
nall frightened iris at being thus sudden
" Drought face 70 face Win so serl.
gus e -. 4uest,on' na.i 'oasnlui' wv aau .
al.osetnef .nousn'iess su =. e, m II
~ liscn,e1 pion1p'lne ne :.
WIZ 49,. az luea' snse D 'u-'', INTO merry
pea ~, % lausnter IT,, 4,f8as} N .ss
Wnat nave you 1ou q 50 amusing ~ IS II
- - 10y lopost,lon' nou,se' ieearui
tne mater unoer consideration as lar
W. Wv Meisn.y iol sucn unusual mirtn',
~ W: u on: was JUST .ni itIL
INSohIS Oh, Oh, sho,1dl 10 Mon =.
Mccracla~ W., Lnan, - - 80 ]!
"va,,,d $3.50 - 49, - 49,, u.
Goose - he h,,rs+ for+h s s+rna - ~
o,,iol ~, Tic ;rravaran+ a1,n.io,, - ~
ha.o.o,s ,,,a4ha. ~, asa1'.as1 -
$3.50 1870 s,:4.,' 80.
~ anaa1s me- nttha,,t $500, -.
,vord 10 stroda t,o,, ~ roa, go 49,,
~ ho,sa "a 10 ~,
sfsr1oss nioht - N>tl>''' = :
= ~, = q s. !, II = IS "
nealizine "na' sue nad uone, Louise e
.nf e1 hefsell prone upon the so1a
III an as s.'i1yy; y E' Tears. 4H3 9ns
IN! why dld ! ! say that? And his
n ''L E' must NJ oe sucn a grand woman
100 70 nave such y son. II had
oniy known ner personally ~ never
coulo nave sa1o sucn tnlng, Know !
ne azores 'ull1S ner, 100! VIII ne ever Tor
give give = tnen the natural hopeful-
ness q ne eatT nature asserted Itself q
yes, know ne ne, Will He Is too Grand
oe PACK to7morroW.sfa4 la|}} LOS
And iwiping her eyes, she fell into a 4
pleasing reverie over the scene that
W No'1Nl De tn len ana tnere enacted
LB'upt ne dld not not. come back to-mor-
row, nor the next DAY, nor the next
he nad received pressing offer fof
2 very. advantageous ses business connec-
tlQn IN a distant city which len was the
rear re- cause OF preclp f'ls his pro
posal.5. IT Louise became his wife, She