The Marshall republican., 1908-02-14

~ ~ Diient Dy the nre Tor q long
tn then. Presently the old man rose
asa lifting her he said, with q smile
}sucA y she had never seen on his
! fAcs:
"Yas-sss ssRy's sake-come,
Novi-
II vas night. But he led her from
her own house to his. And that night
she slept In seffy's bed.
One of Sally's duties was the nightly
reading Of the Farm Journal. And
just now this paper, edited by a gen.
gfeman who knew nothing about farm
Hng-and by him edited well-was full
/of the great meeting Of the National
Farmers League of the United States
Of America, which was In session at
Omaha.
by far the most intelligent and
interesting paper OF the session, thus
far" Sally read one night, was that
on The Proper Succession OF Crops In
Maryland by the youthful president
OF the Kansas State league. Mr."
Sally rose suddenly and vanished TO
the kitchen where there was a light.
what was IT." asked the old man
when she returned.
Il choked." said Sally quite
truthfully. and vent for a drink"
"Yas-don't read no more. Wen
ind out about the succession to.mor.
row night. But what was the smart
/feller's manner"
. She pretended TO look for Il, and
when she pretended to have found Il:
MIS-. p. Brown" she read.
"A Kansas man-about Maryland!
HUH"
But that night. after Seffy's father
was in bed. Sally wrote q pitiful letter
perhaps the FIRST she had ever writ
ten:
Dear seffy 1T RAM:
please come home. Come as soon
a. you get this. Your pappy wants
you. He Is old and sorry, 30 please
come right away.
',sephenijah p. Baumgartner. Senior"
But the envelope was addressed to
"Mr. 8. p. B~aumgartnor. Jr,
President Kas. State League.
Kansas"
2 The post-mistress smiled indulgently
"a Sally handed In the letter the next
day.
"A long way on" she said.
YES" said Sally. fidgeting with her
bonnet. How 500 do you think II
will get there?"
The post.mistress reflected.
about a week." she said then.
80 long?"
But, as q matter OF fact. she had
thought II would take longer. Kansas
Was Q vague place In those days. and
. vast distance away.
We'll" said the post.mistress COM.
f%ortingly. ''mebby not quite 30 long.
But better not count on It's getting
there sooner. III give II a good start.
I'll put II In the mail bag now"
Thank YOU" said Sally.
She watched her put It into the bag
and then went dreaming home, and
for oil Of the two weeks Of waiting she
was very happy-dreaming always.
Poor girl-she had made her life %
unhappy that Joy seemed divine. She
was sure Of Sefy. Sometimes abe o
dered with q blush and a start II hs
might not come himself In answer.
SHE would not have been surprised 70
have him steal up behind her-that
Twas his way. she remembered-aA1
xsall out softly her name. So she went
bout almost on tiptoes % that she
xlhight hear him II he should. II was
q little difficult to keep 1t from the In
quisitive old man. who did not quite
understand her sudden happiness. But
she did It.
And, finally. the two weeks were up.
She raj quite sure Seffy would not
waste a moment with his answsr. And
he might use that mysterious lnstru-
J ment. the telegraph. which she under
stood would not take more tAaa a
message. ever II he used ~ tsls-
graphs would come to the posto0es.
They ceremonial Of . lettes. with
simple tpeople. In as much . matter g
concern as q treaty between tWo -
lions. And now, as she dressed ~.
self IN her best clothes TO - = ~
postQnice, she felt, somehow, . y
she }were to be In SENS Dessoanl
presIence, and must be a. inDaculAte
as Railways. She wondered ~ -
wo,Ald address her--forgettiAg tAAt ~
an1kwer must come to the ooe wAeoD
NADINE she had signed. She hs1 heasa
Of VARIOUS most dear headlines - ~
terri. j am afraid she blushsd q ~
\. For. as she looked In ~ o1aso.
She saw . face 20 radiant ~ ~
looked again to identity II.
80. Ill the more she dressed hogsete
with the same car she would have
taken were she going to him Instead
Of TO the post-ofice for his letter. ~
/, Remembered what he had sai1 ahout
her hair. and she venturs1 "a pull Il
about her face, much ~ e NJ bees
that night In the dark parlor. DIT q
the thought OF that The team cane
fslovly into her eyes. 0ho ~ oooo