News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1908-01-22

drinker. though oncet did have II 81
bad in my insides 1t went two month,
TIL got better ag'in. And" he related
with evident pride in the facts. II hat
TO take whole gallon Of whisky! A
whole gallon In two months Indeed
yes. You'll think I'm drunkard yet
Amt? But" he boosted. when a mar
Is man he kin temperance hisself. He
don't have to leave 1t be altogether
Abe he added, turning to his son. II
don't feel fur workin' this after
Youll have to git along without me
I'm goin' to lay. Eunice she can 90
along to the field over and help YOU"
II need her here, pop" Mrs. Morn
ingstar quickly objected. Jealous
anxiety in her voice. at amt right,
her and our Abe bein out there TO-
gether by theirselvesw
| The woman's tone expressed a dis
| trust of the girl which brought the
| blood to Kinross' face and made
Georgiana and Daisy cast their eyes
upon their plates.
kinr0ss glanced across the table at
Eunice. Not even a culver of her
lashes betrayed any effect upon her of
the woman's insinuations. Her self
control or Indifference, whichever it
was. seemed to him passing strange.
| almost blamewOrthy.
Its market tomorrow" Mrs. Morn
ingstar went on ENORMOUSLY, land
there's all the churnin' to be did 1t
comes wonderfully onhandy. pop, your
gittin' cold just before market day
And the yeiler COW gives such poor
milk still this while past it'll hardly
churn fur a body. Doc he SAYS feed
her chop feed and it'll hearten her up
he says, and make the milk better
He says. does hen' sneered Mr..
Morningstar in a tone freighted with
sarcasm. Yes, | guess a Teller would
feed his cows chop feed vet. That
would pay. amt it? 1t takes towners
to have the DUNN ideas about a cow"
"Towners:' Georgiana questioned,
with lift Of her fine eyebrows.
"Och. mean a body'd think Pete he
was towncr. recommending such a
DUNN thing like that there.''
Mr. Mornngstar received dollar
week extra on DIR. Kinross board FOR
aiding and abetting his disguise.
Amt y0u leavin' Eunice stay and
help uS?' Mrs. Morningstar persisted
Her and Abe needn't be together"
Her husband ohstinately stuck to his
will. "She can work in the upper field
and him In the lower. Do you hear.
Ahe?" he sharply questioned his son.
Abe growled an affirmative under his
breath. He was afraid Of his father
Yes" cried Mr.. Morningstar sar-
caStfcallF. they'll both mind you. too.
when they're out of eyesight In the
fields over
I'll he strollin' over there some time
this after" Mr. Morningstar said
warningy. Ito see how things is goin'."
dark head and look OF disgust rose
from the tabla
Kinross so thoroughly shared the |
feelings wMch il. .......ler and look !
expires sed ana he felt such strong dis |
approval of Eunicc's apparent lack of |
that a sudden warm liking for Georgi- |
ana stirred in him. Forgetting his role.
he rose instinctively to stand while she |
passed from the room. But the act
was 81 entirely out of character that
neither Of tire young ladies' recognized
it for what il was. though Georgana's
glance did for an instant rest upon him
=, II, tn ,Np-,
which c~. ';ly brought him TO himself
and to hi.F hair.
A little while later as he fingered in
the Kitchen after dinner to get word
alone with Mrs. MOrningStar and (aS
favored him by keeping Old
indoors with Mr.. Morn
ngstar as well he saw Eunice and
be start out together for the fields.
While Mrs. MorninGStar and ole
cleared off the table he seated himself |
by the kitchen window and watched
The youth and the maiden as long "a
they were In sight. The ncongruty OF
/ Wolcott working in The fields like a
peasant and along with fellow like
Abe MorningStar struck him afreSh.
"NoW. you Sep"-NIrS MOrnn rstai
urned to him as her husband stretched
himself ont on the Spttpe ana Ollie de
parted with u pile of dishes to the out
n kitcllen-''how crazy that there cir
s after our Abp-her not havin' a
word to say agin workin' in the fields
,ut such Il hot afternoon"
But she never does say word
against anything she's asked to 90 |
loes she?" questioned KinroSs, averse
% this Interpretation Of Eunlce's 81
ence and acQuiescence.