Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1908-02-27


hand that offered, the blossoms.
Cit a tumbler Of water, vi, sos
they won't wilt" her mother com
manded.
As soon as Viola vanished, Sally B.
began the most remarkable gesture
speech Stella had ever seen 1t was
meaningless to her, yet the old dame
evidently understood it.
NO sweethearts? That pretty gaI?"
The old eyes cleaned young again.
Another series of gyrations-
Too young ter marry? She's older'n
you was; though do low she's DOW
erful little.'
Sally BIS movements were more en-
phatic.
"Sho. Sally; she mustn't marry that
leetle cripple. to be shore. But
where there's honey thereu be moren
one fly; and all feners is sweethearts
At Is"
Viola came In with the water and
pushed up q 'lightstand,". leaving
grandma'am with her flowers.
DO tell me, Mrs Sally, how you
make her understand. It's wonderful"
Yes; folks thinks It's right peart.
Poor grandma'am, she can't read,"
Sally B. paused and gazed sorrowfully
at the old woman They want no
chance O learnin' to read in OREGON in
the twenties. So when she got stun deaf
l was pesky cut up. It came after
paw died. I laid awake O. nights study
In how could talk with her like the
deaf an dumb does. One day she
asked me how Bill-that's my bus.
band-come by scar on his hand:
an l drew picture of q horse kickin'
a man"
I wish you'd seen grandma am 8
face Viola broke in. TT was just like
to-day with the flowers
After that I pictured out things
whenever l could git the time-rough
o course; I can't draw none-but sort
OF one-line things she'd see the mean
In OF. Bime-by they got so many it
took heap O. time to hunt 'em over.
an hit on the idee Of putin numbers
on EN-. She larned the numbers: an
now when we want to tell her any
thing we just call OF the f1ggers on
our fingers. One wave of both hands
is ten, two waves is 20, an so on; an
the one. two, threes we do with our
fingers"
How astonishing. May I see your
picture alphabet" Stella asked.
Certain" Sally B. brought out the
crude drawing "Of course, all the
easy things, sech Is eatin', sleepin'.
laughin', cryin', we just act out" The
lightning panorama on Sally BIS face
showed that her mother had some
things to be thankful for.
Stella, you make Viola read them
kind O books you have read, an under
stand EN-, too, II ye have to break her
head a-doin' it. Think o nav just q
settin' there, piecin' risin' sun quilts,
an setttn' moon quilts, an bridal
wreath Quilts-same ole patterns
over'n over agin- Good Lord. One
risin' suns nough for the hull airth,
amt It? Well, she's made 4 dozen
makes 'em for me, too, God love her!
Jest think what her life'd be II she
could read!" Sally B. almost sobbed
the last word.
A shadow fell across the doorsill
and Vic Wah appeared. NO spuds,
no licey, no salelatus TO- suppeh. You
catchee him quick"
Sally B. whirled, her eyes blazing.
Gosh dang it, Vic! Why you no tellee
me last week."
You callee me Vic Wah. Sabe?'
The Chinaman's voice was as placid
as pond in July. He turned without
another look at the group and left
the room.
May I go to the store for your
Stella asked.
NO. There's two reasons: One, I
can't have Wis teacher doin' common
Grants; the other, that Gidu be leav-
IN his work an runnin' after you. .
She parted the drapery at the back
OF a barrel chair and drew her hat
and jacket from under the seat.
Though 1t was warm, Sally B. dressed
for business as carefully as she played
every other part in life.
III have to give Gideon some les
sons, too, I think" Stella said halt
aside.
You've give him too many ALREADY.
Say, Stella, I'm right sorry tuck him
On at the bar. He's eotn' to nAha
trouble for re, specially Il 70 III par
t1al to any other Teller. I tAtnl-r
Some felles nkse go 11ssss 0eGl.
H." interrupted Yie WaA, pokiag III
yelloy face through the dosrwaN.
StlaQ1e mAA-Do - eA1a.
Stella followed hin into - 1arDov
hall Ard out On tho DsecA
"Oh. Uaels Buy! Tn = o1a1ls
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bsfoTs he1. 10 tA1sv - 80 als
his neck al RSsd 81 . -
cheek
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