The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1908-01-30

with apocryphaI sarcasm.
Il guess, too" Mrs. Morningstar
vigorously acquiesced in this view of
her son.
"What did Mr.. Morningstar do about
| it when Eunice refused to obey him.
inquired Kinross, with interest.
"Well. l never seen pop more sur
prised. He jawed her and he argned
her till he didn't know what to say to
her no more. But she just KEEP her
stubborn head and sayed she wouldn't
do it to take the frOck. Then pop role
her she needn't wear it hersc!f-&!lc
| ers had went home already. Well.
then, Eunice sayed, if Ollie wanted to
wear it she'd have to asst fur it herself
/ Pop explained her that it was some diff
/ ferent too. ag'in, fur Ollie to asst FIJI"
! clO'es off Of some one to what il was
fur dopted girl dependent on other
| folks
Mrs. Morningstar as she talked
stood with her back to the door which
led into the summer kitchen and so
occupied was she with her story that
she did not hear Eunice's light ste
as the girl came into the room bear
| ing pile of dishes that had just been
washed. The clatter Of the plates as
they were placed in the closet made
her turn with little start.
/ Eunice also turned and stood with
her back to the closet as she lifted
her head and looked at her foster
mother.
! Kinross, his breakfast untouched
watched her with almost bleathless
interest. He seemed always 10 &c, n
new impression of heT. face when ncr
usually downcast eyes were raised al
the soul that looked out of them was.
as it We're, unveiled. Those dark iu-
minous eyes suggested an intensity OF
life within of which the customary
Stiffness of her bearing gave no hint.
/ she came forward and stood at the
table. Her face was pale, and size
spoke in low. musical voice, with its
little peculiar thrill, which Kinross was
beginning to find singularly haunting.
Il overheard what you were Say ing
to DIR. kinrOSs.'
| 1t was the first time she had spoken
his name In the whole month Of hi;
stay at the farm. and it fell Oh his ear;
/ strangely.
81 have made up my mind that If
you feel my support burden to YOU
and If don't earn the food and clothes
you give me shall go away and earn
my living elsewhere"
Mrs. Morningstar, unmindful Of her
boarder, stared for an instant dunn
founded. You'll go away" she re-
peated, with half gasp. "Where'd
you 60, say?'
II don't know. But will no longer
accept charity-frOm you or any one.
If you think you bestow charity upon
me, I will go away"
you've got the right to stay here
and work to pay us fur all them back
years we KEEP you before you was old
enough to work fur your livin'!' re-
torted Mrs. Morningstar angrily. "You
leave pop hear you speak about goin'
away, and you'll see oncetv'
"Abe tells me that almost ever since
you first took me l have really earned
my living by the work I have done
and that for long time have earned
wages besides. which have not been
paid me. So 1t would SEEM" she said,
with dreary little smile, "that you
are recipients of charity from me-"
"Abe tole you that thereT exclaimed
Abe he amt that DUNN! Don't you
darst to leave pop hear you say Abe
spoke You such things! Do you hear?
He'd jaw Abe turrible. Do you hear?''
she demanded.
Eyes"
"Well, are you obeyin' to me"
81 will not promise that"
"Eunice! How darst you say you
won't to me? You never done it be-
fore. What's come over you?"
"Abe says" the girl repeated, that
you have no authority over me now
that am of age"
"And what. I'd like to know. makes
| Abe put such things as them in your
headr' she desperately cried. We'll.
pop'll soon get 'em out-yOull see:
Herer' she commanded. "Clear off
these here things!'
Obediently Eunice turned to gather
up a handful Of dishes, with which
| after moment she left the room.
She had not once looked at Kinross.
snow, you see," complained Mrs
Morningstar, chow she tries to work
our Abe till she gifts him to talk things
agin his own pop and nom to her!
To think he'd say that rs we owe her
wages yet! Och, my soulsr'
1t was beyond expression, and she
dropped it and began vigorously to
scrape the plates that had been left
after the breakfast of the young la
| dies.
AS Kinross mechanically finished his
own, breakfast he was more than ever
lost in wonder at the girls infatuation
for Abe Morningstar 1t seemed incon-
sistent with everything else about her.
It made him feel an unreasoning i'm
patience with her and put a damper
upon the sympathy he would otherwise
have felt for her situation. He was
possessed, however, with strong curl