The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1908-01-30

On coming downstairs to his break
fast he had found Eunice. as usual,
at her kitchen drudgery. moving about,
as she always did, as though only half
conscious of her surroundings. Il as
the result of last nights Developments
there had been scene, the girl bore
no sign of it.
He put a few leading questions to
Mrs. MOrningstar as she gave him his
breakfast This matter Of his late
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 familyS O'Clock
meal He had finally. after consider
able difficulty. negotiated with his
landlady for breakfast in his room, eX-
ceDt on such mornings as the coGst
was left clear by the early departure
Of the other bOarders to the woods Oh
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 herf'
"Och, her!' snapped Mrs. Morning
star disparagingly. "Well, 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 yet Already"
"But she had not gone with Abe!'
mo; here when Ollie she went up
to bed guess near an hour after we
was astin' you had you saw Eunlce
anywhereS. why, there was Eun1ce in
bed asleep. Ollie she walked her and
asst her where was she awhile back
when we was all lOOkin' fur her, and
Eunice she got stubborn headed and
wouldn't answer to Ollie. She's the
worst stubborn head, that girl is! |
just 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.
II 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.
It'll a couple days back she always
minded to me and pop and done what
she was tole. Here this mornin' |
jawed 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 a frOck when us
we had to buy her all her clO'es, but
she wouldn't make me no answer.
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 Eunice 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. /
couldn't hardly believe l heerd it.
Why. our Ollie she wouldn't have the
dare to tell pop she wouldn'tv'
And Eunice never did so befOre!'
well. better guess she didn'tw
"But what do you suppose has made
say, how do you account for her as
sorting herself like that all at Once:"