The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1907-09-13


uraIia he isn't the kind jhat ever gets
to the top Of the heap
Farmer Bpwdous tome bCtrays
rather more of satisfaction with his
own pcrspiCgCi'y than ol pity for tn"
poor dc,I' ut shum Be- speaks II is
IN" way Of M" world So" All know, to
'kiCk "A man when h. down
He's been unfortunate, It's true"
Widow Dwrylls voice is shade
NOR" compassionate though sh" has
profound respect ror the opinion Of
he" ncshhor ana gossip Farmer
ALWAYS lacked 90 make his plans sue.
rs.HuI, but he's willing enough to
work. $50 hc cant be- altogether shift
loss
"ti's been a rolling stone. no won.
dr. hra gathered no moAs. r"inins
'hn farmer uracularly 81 suppose
h"l. hn glad 10 get wOrk u' anything
loN. Tot awhile, anyway. thoughts ut
snowy Day" Albrook swinging the
sCg'ho iu his low meadow. running
pleasantly through his practical mind.
Why. haven't you heard in sur
prise just Hinged with satisfaction.
Miss Comics hired him on her place,
20 take cnarE" of everything work.
tnG foreman She calls It-yuu know,
she oversees IN" farm herself She's
soi to have som" one in E2ra's place.
sine" he's laid up with the rheuma-
usm and I'm quite sure that IL Dave
'i"adiAs down and sticks 10 the bust.
ness, he u gui into good, permanent
position, for Eve heard Miss Genie
say that she intended to pension old
Ezra on rs soon as she could get a
man In his place"
While thus her friends and neigh
bors gossip kindly about her, Genie
Moray goes her way. seren"ly. fancy
IRE" and independent being a law
unto herself, An only child the broad
lanus and tine btOodcd stock Compris
Ing the prosperous dairy farm OF
which she Is ,hc wise and happy mis-.
trcss, came to her from careful
father
Nobody knows what bright, kindly
memories OF the old days when she
went to school with bluc.oycd Dave,
rise up in Genie Moray's heart and
move her 10 give him this good situa.
ton on her farm. second in authority
only 20 herself. but sh" lives on sim.
ply In the old ways neither seeking
nor avoiding him, but seeing n good
deal Of him naturally, and being una.
voidably much in his company, as he
makes one of the family now
Her frequent iaunts about the farm
are mostly with him, AS matter of |
course. but there Is general stare on |
the first Sunday when he accompanies |
her and her mother TO church, sitting |
with them "a the family pew But It |
is done 80 quietly and simply there is !
no room for comment. and as for |
Dave himself his conduct is simply /
irreproachable, the more Miss Genie
gets to know him, so much the more
she likes aud trusts him and approves
of his present course
TIL one day when he has been six
months in her employ; in fact, she
has just paid him his second quarters
salary, and he stands before her twist.
inr the bills ncrvousIy together mani
testify Iii at ease. whereas light.heart.
ed Dawes natural manner is dpbnnnir
and well poised, without one trace of
awkwarducss. At last:
Il don't want TO take this money,
Miss Genie; 1t isn't quite fair. for
think pe"hNpsI shall be leaving
you-soun."
"Oh, Davci" Miss GenIe's touc is
one of surprised rcmOnstranco. with
n slight shade of rcproof You've
only been here unc.half year. and you
are doing SO well. are YOU dissatisfied
in any way, or have you something
better in view"
Neither, but. another embarrassed
pause, then he bursts forth in a
breathless sort Of way: Miss Genie.
are YOU going TO marry Mr.. Roberts?
Tell me truly. please"
why. Dave" Miss Genie's face
Pushes a little. and there is a fine re.