The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1908-01-03

scross the fields. wondering what his
town associates would say could they
know that be had hired out for a dol
lar and a half a day.
There were only three of the men at
supper, and Mrs. Binder, with her
daughter Ruth. sat down to the table
with them. Ruth had been busy in
the kitchen during the noon meal,
while her mother had served. At
sight Of her Corthell was more than
ever glad he had taken the job.
Ruth reminded him of the little girl
who had been his first boyish sweet.
heart. She had died just after he had
gone to the city, and in the absorb
ton of business he had come to divide
women into two classes-stenograph
and scrubwOmen. For the first time
in years he felt more than Il passing
interest in woman, and when he and
Ruth sat on the steps he rested his
tired body against the railing and chat
ted until bedtime
Ruth, he learned, taught school in
: winter, and, further, she was a gradu-
ate OF well known wOman's college.
She, on her side, recognized in him a
person better educated than the other
farm hands and plainly showed her
interest
The next few days Corthell toiled
from daybreak to shutdown for the
sake of those quiet evenings in the
summer dusk, and love grew rapidly in
their hearts.
Each found in the other traits to
admire, and COrthell watched with
dread the progress of the harvest In
a few days only the regular hired man
would be needed, and this knowledge
gave COrthell courage to speak
They were leaning over the top rail
OF the fence that lay beside the road.
Mrs Binder, who was the orgGnist at
the village church, was practicing the
Sunday music at the cheap organ i'll
the parlor. The Old familiar hymns
were sOftened by distance and reused
in Corthell a food of memories.
Il suppose 1 shall be through by the
end Of the week." said he. "Will you
be sorry?'
You know that" she said simply.
ST shall be very sorry. VIII you"
II hope I shall not have to be very
sorry" he whispered. Il hope to carry
with me your promise that l may come
for you again. VIII you promise, dear?
l know l am almost stranger, but /
love You, sweetheart. Can you trust
me?"
81 do trust you" she said. "When
you have made home for me, come
for me- Do not be discouraged if the
struggle is hard. L will wait patiently
until you get start, and then we can
fight the world together
She put her hand trustingly in his.
and the brown head and the one
whose black hair was slightly streaked
with gray drew together.
Mice doings," snorted Hiram Bind
er, as he stepped forth from the shad-
OwS. Haven't you more pride, Ruth,
than TO fall in love with tramping
farm hand, and after all the education
I've given you? Why, you could mar
ry man with a farm of his own"
I'D rather marry the man l love-"
Ruth said stoutly. II have told VIII
that 1 viii marry him when he can
make 4 home for me, and l mean it
Binder blinked. Ruth had inherited
from him the stubbornness that was
tradition in that part OF the country,
and he knew that she meant what
she said.
You'll have TO wait for q lonG
time" he said with a sheer, as he
turned away TO cover his defeat.
Hes got S24 comm to him to start
WITH
81 think 1 can manage it," inter
rupted Corthell with a happy laugh.
You see $24 added to about 100000
makes about S1OO,024. l ought to be
able to start q home on that"
"You amt that Corthell?' demanded
Binder with an emphasis that showed
that lie read the papers. what are
you doin' here:"
Looking for health and wife," he
answered. ''and I've found BOTH
He watched his father-in-law-to-be
stump across the grass to the house,
then he turned to the girl. You don't
mind. do you, Ruth? 1t will not make
any difference will it?''
Not in my love- she answered sim
ply, ''but l would rather have made
the fight with you"
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