The Sauk Centre herald., 1908-02-27

up TO US so positive" Mr.. Morn
ingstar gloomily reasoned "To be
sure. | wouldn't give in to him and
make over all that there money to the
girl if l didn't have afraid he'd squeeze
me fur more'n that yet-like what he
sayed he'd do
"Abram MOrningstar, you amt 60
ing to up and throw $4,000 at that
girl!' his wife exclaimed incredulOus-
ly.
"Will you leave me know, then, how
I'm gettin' out of it?' he demanded.
They were together in the kitchen
just after Kinross' departure on his
weeks absence. Mr.. Morningstar was
still too i'll from his cold to leave the
settee, and his wife was in the act of
putting mustard plaster on him when
he opened up the discussion of what
lay SO heavily on their hearts.
"He must have took shine to Eu-
NICE" Mrs. Morningstar lamented, "to
be takin' up fur her like what he's do
in. l don't know what's got into the
men, such DUNN taste as they all
show. There's Ollie-she's twicet as
fat and has nicer clOes and near twicet
the schoolin' as what Eunice's got The
girls just that tricky she makes eyes
at tie men behind our backs. pop.
that's wOt"'
1--WE been thinEin' it out how we
could spite him back" Mr.. Morning
star said, lowering his voice ana inJi-
eating with twirl of his thumb the
departed boarder. 'If we do have to
give Eunice them $1,000 we kin keep It
in the family and get ahead of that
darned towner by marryin' her to Abe
right aways. Amt? You see, what
that city sharper's after is to git them
$4,000 fur hisself. 1t amt often girl
even tOwner-has that much to
bring to her mister. Abe couldn't git
no girl round here with that much. If
we do have to give her the money We
couldn't do better by Abe than to leave
him marry her.
"Well, mebbe," Mrs. MOrningstar an
swered, considering the matter as she
buttOned her husbands shirt over the
plaster. But it would rile me to have
to marry our Abe to girl we brang
up OH charity"
"That amt neither here nor there"
Mr.. Morningstar sneered irritably at
this sentiment. "What we want is to
settle these here finances without no
more loss than we can't help"
There's this to say" Mrs. Morning
star added-''if she marrieS Abe mcbbc
that underhanded Hen Mucklehenny
will be comm back to our Ollie when
he sees he can't have Eunice.'
Eyes, we'd be spitin' him too MI
fairly smacked his lips
with satisfaction. "The hand of Prov /!
idence would be in 1t, and it would all !
work out for his honor and glory. Yes. !
tell you the Lord sees a many a !
thing head of hisself that wayv'
you're spitin' every one but the one
I'd like to spite," snapped Mrs. Morn
ingstar, "and that's that deceitful girl, !
with her sneakin' ways and her playin'
her tricks behind a body's back after !
all we done fur her a'readyv'
"Seems we haven't darst to talk
about that no more-what we done fur
her. Seems she done everything fur
u.s." MI. Morningstar sarcastically add |
ed. "NOw. look a-here, nom; We'll fix
It up between Abe and Eunice before
the Doc gifts back. See? I'll go ahead
and tell Abe he has the dare to pass +
his promise to Eunice, and you kin
tell her she dare have Abe now with
)ut workin' no more tricks to git him."
1t was bitter thing to Mrs. Morn
ngstar, this task allotted to her, but
t was to become more bitter still be-
'Ore she was through with it,
1t appeared for moment that it was
going to be made easy. Abe, entirely
of what was brewing
'ame to his mother that very evening
lfter his days work was over with a
passionate protest against her opposi-
ion to his marrying Eunice and plea
hat she leave him have the girl.
'TO be sure. Eunice she knows
'Ou're agin it, so she purtends she
lon't want me. You go tell her you're
n fur tour gettin' promised together
-and certainly then she'll be only too
,lad to git me-"
This was Abe's point of view.
"Glad to git you! Well, l guess
nebbe!' Mrs. Morningstar retorted
It's wonder you wouldn't look high {
r, Abe Morningstar"
Il have wonderful tired, nom. of
earin' of this 1ookin' higher l got I
ny age-fm Il man-and it's my own
fairs if ! look high or low for my .
wife. Eunice she suits me all right. 8
Even If she won't have no auSsteuer ,
nd amt got nothin' comm to her. .
he's anyhow not one to spend at the I
lOes or to run, and she's so handy at
be work I'd never have to hire fur ]
er. SO if l am lookin' low, l amt
DIN so bad, takin' it all in all. If you {
nd pop would only stop kickin' I'd
Don git her to pass her promise. And
tell you right here, nom, I'm goin'
, marry her, anyhow-whether youS .
ke it or whether yous don't So yous I
hight as we'll stop your kickin.' To
e sure it would make me less work I
Eunice if yous would stop
lckin'. She's awful stubborn headed Y
bout it, e
Mrs. Morningstar shifted contemptu- l
usly.
"Och, but men is DUNN things! Her
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