The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1908-01-23
Boys, you'll eat with me this day."

Boys, you'll eat with me this day"
said Red,
They spread the board table beneath
an old apple tree ana cleaned up for
the rcpast in the kitchen storm shed
with an apologize Sorry to trouble
you. Miss Saunders" or such mat
ter as each went in.
Just AZ Miss Matte was Withdraw.
ing the meat from the oven there came
knock at the door.
"GoolMcSa. graciouSw she exclaimed
"Who can that be now? VIII, viii
you see Who that Is? can't go"
"Surc" said Red and went to thu
door. There stood two women of that
indefinite period between forty and
sixty. very dcccntiy dressed and witt
some agitation visible In the way they
fuSSiIy adjusted various parts of their
attire.
They started Mt the sudden spectacle
of the hinge man who said pleasantly
'IIow der do, ladies'"
"Why. how do YOU doc" replied the
taller instantly and in voice she had
well, sir Il remark which filled her
with surprise.
Thanks, I'm able To assume the per
pendicular. AZ YOU can see" responded
Red, with II handsome smile of wei
come How do you find yourselfI'
I'm pretty WELL said the hustrred
lady. How do you do:"
- ,..t,t
we started from" mourncd Red tc
himself. IF it's one of the customs OF
this country saying how der do az
hour ut stretch. pass it up" Aloud
he said: Coming along fine. IIow's
your father 'Cuss me If don't
shift the cut little anyhow" he add
ed mentally.
"Why, he's very we'll indeed ex
claimed the lady. with fcrvOr. How
She got no further on the query, for
the other woman interrupted in tone
Of scandal. MARY Ann Demilt how
can you talk like that? Your fathers
been dead this five year last August
The horror of the moment was bro
ken by the appearance of Miss Matte.
crying Hospitality on seeing the visit
ors "Why. Mary ami Pauline, how dc
You do:"
The shorter one, Pauline, looked NJ
and said sharply. Were well enough,
Matte" She was weary of the form
''Come right in.' said Miss Matte.
you're just in time for dinner"
There was great protest at this.
They hadn't Il moment to spare"
they were Just going down to the
corner and had stopped TO say" etc,
"You'vc got to help me-" said Miss
Matte, will here has invited the
boys who are working for him to stay
to dinner. and it won't be any more
than Christian for YOU to help me
out"
Ladies' said Red, If you don't
want to starvc Il man who's deserving
Of better fate take off your fxings
and come out To dinner. No. he con
tinued 10 their protests, which he %
served were growing weaker, its nc
trouble at all. There's plenty for ev-
erybody. Come one, come all, this
house Shall fly clean off its base as
soon as !. Now, for heavens sake,
ladies, it's all settled -come on
Whercat they laughed ncrvously and
took off their hats.
1t was jolly dinner party. The
young fellows Red had picked up in
the blacksmith's shop were not the Oh
binary quality of lOungers. They We're
boys of good country parentagc. with
n common school education. who un-
fortunately could find nothing to do
but the occasional odd job. or course
1t would not take long to transform
them into common nc'er do wells. but
now they were merely thouGhtless
boys,
(To be continued.)