The Sauk Centre herald., 1908-02-20
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anxiety in her voice. "It amt right
her and our Abe bein' out there to-
gether by theirselves!'
The wOmans 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.
Kinross glanced across the table at
Eunice. Not even a quiver 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 Querulously, 'and
there's all the churnin' to be did 1t
comes wonderfully onhandy, pop. your
gittin' cold just before market day
And the yeller 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 he"' sneered Mr.
MOrningstar in a tone freiGhted with
sarcasm. Eyes. ! guess n feller would
feed his COWS chop feed yet! That
would pay. amt it? IT takes towncrS
to have the DUNN ideas about a cow
"TOwners?' GeOrgiana questpuef.
with lift OF her fine eyebrows.
"Och. I moan a body'd think Pete he
was towner, recommendin' such =
DUNN thing like that there
Mr.. Morningstar received n dollar a
week extra on DIR. Kinrcss' board for
aiding and abetting his disguise
"Ain't yOn leavin' Eunice stay and
help u.s." Mrs. Morningstar persisted.
"Her and Abe needn't be together
Her husband obstinately stuck to his
will "She can work in the upper field
and him in the lower. Do you hear
Abe" he sharply questioned his SON
Abe grOwled an affirmative under his
breath He was afraid of his father
"Yes." cried Mr.. Morningstar sar
when they're out Of eyesight in the
fields over"
"I'll be strOllin' over there some time
! this after" Mr. Morningstar said
warningly, "tO see how things is goin" :"
Georgiana. with queenly lift of her
dark head and look of disgust. rose
| from the table.
Kinross' so thoroughly shared the
| feelings which her manner and look
expressed and he felt such strong dis
approval of Eunice's apparent lack Of
sensitiveness to the shame of this talk
that 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 so entirely. out of character that
neither of the young ladies recognized
it for what it was, though Georgiana's
| glance did for an instant rest upon him
uncertainty with vague surprise
which quickly brought him to himself
| and to his chair.
A little while later as he fingered in
the kitchen after dinner to get word
alone with Mrs. Morningstar and Gas
; Providence favored him by keeping old
Morningstar indoors) with Mr.. Morn
, ingstar as well he saw Eunice and
Abe start out together for the fields.
While Mrs. Morningstar and Ollie
cleared off the table he seated himself
by the kitchen window and watched
the youth and the maiden as long as
they were in sight. The incongruity of
a Wolcott working in the fields like d
peasant and along with a fellow like
Abe Morningstar struck him afresh.
| ""Now, you see"-Mrs. Morningstar
turned to him as her husband stretched
himself out on the settee and Ollie de-.
parted with a pile Of dishes to the out
er kitchen-'how crazy that there girl
is after ~cr Abe-her not havin'
word to say agin workin' in the fields
out such hot afternoon
"But she never does say a word
against anything she's asked to do
does she?' questioned Kinross, averSe
to this Interpretation of Eunice's ST
lence and acquiescence,
"Well, I'd like to see her oncet. What
right would she have, I'd like to know?
Pop he won't even leave Ollie and Abe
speak back. What fur would he leave
herr"
"Well, guess anyhow" hoarsely
echoed Morningstar from the settee
Kinross saw that his opportunity had
come.
'But it's different with Eunice," he
began shes not your own child and
does not owe YOU daughters respect
and obedience
Mrs. MOrningstar set down the plat
ter she was scraping and stared at
him. and Nr Morningstar sat upright
on the settee and fixed him aggressive
ly with his little sharp eyes.
"She owes US more'n what our own
children owes u.s." the latter affirmed,
'''us raisin' her like our own and her
not bein' ourn. ,sloi2'qsuS
ssBut you have NOT raised her as
your nown. ishe way takehI Out aoofE
school atoa younger age than Qfife was, walss
anSbsslle 'hasptfever BEEN clothed d as I
your daughter has sbeen! For Years
She has been fdbihg the w6fk IT t8o
women tAnd has got nothing fQr' II But |
her fhoafd. .yts9I aIuo 10 ofnolq ioodos Xhf
. "who's .ebeen 52teilia Suyon' tiieni I
,things?" Mr.. Morningstar asked, with
'repressed venoms, "sAnd what's it your
business, anyhow" "vtticqioinuta 9hr
"Ennice- she has the, right to work
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