Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-10-02

ain't good on the farms all. Not lik 3 ourn. Eunice,", she called shrilly t
 the outer kitchen, make over the col
 fee now and put an extry spoonful ye
 in and use the big pot-the little one
 yet so soon full. Yous towners," sh
 explained to the young ladies, Hike
 your coffee so strong that way. Vel I like it when 1t tastes good, too-cot ! fee-especially by the such cold winte weather. But" shaking her head mot so strong like yous take it. Yes it makes me difference, too, if m. wittles don't suit me. Now here on day." she related as she placed ; white .crusted pie on either end of tn table, i've had boarder here fur { week from out west, and she saye( how they fried their sauerkraut Well, I says, that would be big sur prise to me to eat fried sauerkrau yet! Eunice," she again called, "take watch oncet when the meat car comes Doc-Pete-he says he'd now like
 steak oncet."
 You are very indulgent to youl
 farmland" remarked Georgiana as
 Peter at that moment walked into the
 room and sat down in huge painted
 rocking chair directly in front of the
 settee.
 "Och, Doc," warned Mrs. Morning
 star, "that chair II fall together if you
 set on it before Mister makes it new
 rockers at.'
 Pete removed himself to the edge of
 the settee beside Miss Ellery, who,
 with apparent willingness, made room
 for him by drawing away the skirt of
 her remarkably pretty pink summer
 gown. Kinross liked her taste in
 dress; her costumes were simple to the point of distinction and, he
 thought, exactly suited her style of
 beauty.
 T guess yous think such old chair would as soon be throwed on the wood pile," said Mrs. Morningstar, but I'm used to it some thirty years, and I'd have homesick fur it if it went"
 By the way, Mrs. Morningstar," said Daisy plaintively, would you mind having the porch chairs moved to the side of the house which doesn't over look the cemetery? We're here for our health."
 Mrs. Morningstar looked at her in surprise. But don't think" she said reassuringly, "any of 'em would come over."
 The entrance of Ollie at the kitchen door carrying basket of apples check ed Daisys answer.
 "Ollie," her mother turned to her complainingly, where was you at? Come, hurry and help make the dinner on the table. What you waste time pickin' them apples fur? I got apples plenty"
 Ollie pouted as she removed her sun bonnet and hung it on a nail. q like to be out too. by this nice weather" she said, with resehtful glance at the two young ladies of leisure on the settee.
 "Well, don't leave pop know you throwed away your time," warned her mother. You know how it unpleases him-that there. Here. Eunice, dish up the cornstarch in these here saucers," she ordered as the girl came in with two steaming dishes. "Use the com mon saucers fur all. only Doc and the two ladies not. Do you hear?" she said threateningly, looking at the girls absent countenance. T want to have it right doner'
 Daisy took up her notebook. "A Pennsylvania Dutch farmland" she repeated as she, wrote, "is treated as an honored guest. Curious custom. Peter. you have a cinch of it here, haven't you? Now, if you married | Ollie and became one of the family''-
 Daisy" Georgiana protested.
 T was only going to say, Georgiana, he'd be up against it then. He couldn't lay of when he had headaches, and he wouldn't have his evidently dainty and fastidious appetite catered to. So wouldn't advise you, Peter, to marry Ollie. And" she added, lowering her voice for Peters ear alone, "she has an awful figure. hasn't she? She looks like a yard of pump water! But why Ollie isn't gone on you. Peter, 1 can't understand, for you're certainly the east wOozy looking'-
 She was checked by the entrance of Abe and his father, who now came into the kitchen and took their places 1t the table. where the boarders joined hem. Abe looked half sullen, half with a scowl for his overtures to him and furtive dances at Eunice as she moved about he table setting cups of coffee and aucers of cornstarch at each place. kinroSs looked on at this little by ] day with sympathetic interest.
 'The fellow will marry that dover. f ess girl" he confidently thought. { Trust a quiet girl like that to play i CT cards cleverlyl She has Abe where he wants hlml No doubt she's a cat. Ike all other women, and Is working 4 hat youth as much to spite his | 1other as to make a good market for erseif. Women are all alike funda- n lentaIly."
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