The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1908-01-09

peter Daisy SraVely adnOnlSheu
! him. have yOu no ambition to i'm
prove your mind:"
81 know enough 10 get along. What's
the nse of botherin' your mind with
more'n that
Daisy sighed with undiSguised SYM
pathy.
Il can understand, Peter said GeOr-
giana thoughtfully, your preference
for fiction rather than for a statistical,
scientific work like that. No doubt
you feel without fully comprehending
it the more inward significance of fan
cies that emboiy spiritual truths than
of isolated hard facts about the Back
Boned family which lead nowhere
"Now," unused Kinross, that wouldn't
| be so bad if she weren't talking to il
farmland. If only she didn't give
herself over so entirely to her little
pose of being superior" he thought
ruefully, "she might be very attrac-
tive-she's so tremendously good look
ing 1 wonder what she would be like
if she dropped it,"
"Pete," said Daisy, lone of these
days 1 want you to hire Abe's horse
and buggy from him and take me for
q drive and show me the country, will
you? Of course I'll pay the price.
Abe's so tight across the chest he'd
never give it TO us for nothing"
ooh. Daisy" gently protested Geor-
giana. what an expression! Instead
Of trying to give these people higher
standards you would debase their
taste with your low-yes, low--Slang.
Economical" Daisy corrected her
self. "Abe's so economical, mean
Will you take me driving, Pete" she
asked ingratiatingly.
Instead Of looking gratified, as she
expected him to do, Peter appeared
rather daunted at the prospect.
"Oh, Pete" Daisy treasured him,
you needn't mind me. Now, if it
were Miss Ellery that asked you you
might be scared whitew
You see" Pete explained APOLOGIZE
cally, Gus we're so common out here
towards what yous are-nO wonder
If body felt funny takin' one of yous
buggy ridin'. Us we don't know moth
in but to sleep and feed our faces"
IF you will make yourself worthy
Of better things, Peter, they will come
to you," said Georgiana earnestly
"All the good things of the universe
come to him who is ready'for them"
"GoOd things? What. now, would
you call good things?" he asked curl
ously.
Love, for instance" said Georgiana
with upiifted countenance.
"Umph"' he grunted. Il never thought
SO much of this here love like some
thinks. always held that Adam
would of been better off If he'd KEEP his
rib
"Why, Peter cried Daisy, Il never
would have suspected you of having
such views"'
They had reached the farm, and at
this moment they encountered the girl
Eunice carrying two heavy pals Of
milk from the barn toward the spring
house. Abe, the farmers son, walked
at her side, apparently pursuing her
with some request which she refused
him, for her face was troubled and she
hurried step ahead Of him.
Almost before he knew what he was
lieving her of both her pals. She col
ored with confusion before gallantry
to which she was unaccustomed, while
Abe scowled resentfully and skulked
off in another direction.
Ibid you see that?'' asked Georgiana
as she and Daisy went into the kitchen.
ut would never occur to Abe to carry
those heavy pals for that slender look
ing girl. believe there is latent
fineness in this Peter
"It's awfully latent, DEAR" said
Daisy, with unaccustomed disagree,
ment. Don't you think SOP
81 believe that he has fine, though
undeveloped perceptions or intui-
tions," affirmed Georgiana, (which,
with a little encouragement, may re-
veal him to himself"
CHAPTER VII.
~ nee again, just as the dusk
was gathering, Eunice' lin
gered by the fence near the
~ spring house. The girls
heart was on fire this evening, and she
felt that she would stifie or shrek if
she went into the house and shut her.
self within those dreary whitewashed
walls. Here i'll the open she might
breathe deep. Today her pent up feel
In orS had reached tho high wafer mark
and tonight they must have outlet OF
ne must suffocate.
lTrhat was the meaning, she was ask
ing herself in bewilderment of this
mingled ecstasy and woe which were
now her daily portion when of Old
ity it was only three weeks ago that
he-the man from the city-had come
among them her soul had been cold,
dormant, incapable of feeling aught
of pain or pleasure? And now-to the
tips Of her fingers was she tingling
with life, with burning emotions
which stifled and panied, yet gave her
the first taste of Joy she had ever
known. For the first time in her men,
DRY the heavy loneliness in which she
had always lived seemed lifted Some
thing in her which had always been
starved was fed. 1t had become worth
while to rise up in the morning and
go through with her tasks. The days
palpitated now and throbbed. They
were no longer the dull, dead drag they
had hoon Thoro waS olwavS tho poS.