The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-10-13


Her father nodded
'The child want ID blame, be said,
"Hn' / couldn'E Help a.grabbin'. An
surely the young unk worth more'u US
cost me. 4 Amt asnuteegln' agin the
hurt, bot 1 do inobt p1intadIT hate to
lose tie crop all not haye money foE
tho land. n only could have the hurt
an ID able 10 work iuat the same
'Ney0r mind, dnddyi it'Il come scun'
an right sbe aaId quietly. 'sJuet you
ro6t eaay AM don't worry We aIp pcan
Io0k after things
aAn Ans you don't feel herd on me
FOR seEfln' hurki was stuAyin' how
ID make thines more pIen0ant.like, an
here rive done nade 'efn worse. Itll be
more work, LooI1y. honey. but ! reck-
on you'iI have To help Betty now an
agln. ThaEen be the hens aFll pigs 10
look after an the Homework an the
tendin. Wen have 10 be cl0st, but !
reckon the hens u bout give " liy.
in'.s
n done tsId you not to fret. daddy"
nho said softly, "Just you rent easy an
pend on we alto look ont for things.
Az Tor your hurt a slight flush creep
Ing Into her face, ''f'm glad OK Il. That's
worth ail the land an the cropH 10 the
world"
Az the night came on lIis foot grew
more painful. and at times he was de-
lIrious. fscol2y retnaIned with him
until after midnight. when, as he grew
more quiet. she called Betty to take
her place, Soon after the Old man
sank into quiet sleep.
II was late In the forenoon when he
awoke. Betty was working about the
room, and he could. hear the voice Of
little Molly outside calling the chick
ems. IN.
I where's Looizyx' hsAasked.
u dons know. Ehe done took some
pone an, bacon an left fore sunlp.
She flowed maybe she'd 10 back 'fbre
night an mebbe sho wouldn't 1 asked
her to help me Arst, but she lowed
Molly an me could look after the
chores an housework."
The old man sighed. He had been
hpping tor better thing fFon Looisy
Meanwhile LoCIzy was tolling slowly
back and forth across the tobacco
Aeld. The rows were long and the
work hard and laborious, and the girl
pade little apnarentI pFbkrbas. But
gradually as the hours went 'by her po-
slticn shifted from one side OF the
neld 10 the other. All through \ the
long. not day abe worked not'pausing
Ia eat ar rest and only stopping when
|ltlp ahaAaows uiahes II @hatd 10 AdlAkin-
gaish the ground between the rows
Then she looked back at her work.
"six rows dong hoed," she said
aloud. s'It's a. GOOD days work. But
I'm plumb tired"
Throwing the hoe across her shoul-
der, as she had seen her father 90, she
moved wearlly toward the cabin. On
entering sto found Betty m the sct OF
settihg the supper ot lgrits and mo-
lasses upon the table. Her father lock-
cd up quickly as she came In.
"Y6u've been a long time" he said.
"ws've been loolkln' for you right
smart"
II was busy" she answered, San
couldn't spare time for dinner. After
this. III try to be roun' come noon.
Bdthow've you been all day. daddyT'
"Toler'ble peart." Then as she sat
down beside him he reached out and
took one OF her hands In his and look
cd up into her face. Her eyes were
clear ana she met his gaze with a
little smile What did II mean7 Had
he been judging her too harshiy? He
drew her hand closer and noticed that
It trembled as though with pain, He
raised II to the light.
"Why, LOBBY" and there were won.
der and dIsnlay in the voice. "your
hands are all solid blistarP y
"Its only cause they aln't used to
the work." she answered hastily. 'I've
been that lazy my hands are act'ally
gettin' soft, A few days IN the field
an they'll be good hands for work"
"Ap'~au' you've been workln' IN the
field all day" he said slowly, ''an' I
aslyin' here an mlsjudgln' youl But
YOU mustn't DO II, Looizy honey, It's
too hard. II you low on helpin' you
might look after the truck patch
But Ilooisy shook her head.
gpm the Oldest" she said, "an' must
look out for the mans work. II Betty
AM Molly have time from the house,
work they might help, In the truck
patcii* Ky Lfalilltli8
"A the weeks went lby Looizy's
hands became accustomed to the work
and the bllsters disappeared, When
she had finished hoeIugl the tobacco
she went to the cotton field. From
there sha went toI the tnelous. mo
One day Looizy came In with glow
Ing face.
"The melons are ripenin'," she said,
IAN there's goll' TO be mlre'p q We al
ever had before" tto3s,,,
A few days later Loolzy reported
that thieves had entered the held the
night before and taken' some Of the