Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-10-16
Girls Success
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They were brother and sister, the
children Of an inventor, whose life story
had been the old one Of an inventors
woes, the lack Of appreciation, the fall
ture of practical acknowledgment OF MS
powers, and the struggle with poverty,
which wal ended by his early death.
The wife, brave little woman. VINO
had eaten uncemplainingly the unbut-
tered bread that her husbands efforts
had provided, new set forth, as many
another earnest mother has done, and
earned, not only bread enough to salts
,fy their hunger, but butter with WHICH
to make it p%alatable.
BY the time that Ida-short Tor
Idaho-was old enough to study United
States History in the public school,
Mrs., Allan coald look with satlsfac'
zion around their pleasant home, and
rejoice in tae fact that she had much
to i've for.
But abcut this time she had vague
mlsstvi1gs, for both Clarence and
Idaho had evidently inherited their
fathers inventive genius, and all at
oncs It seemed to develop.
Clarence. who was approaching tne
fan,l year Of his high school course,
corid Scarcely give sufficient time and
attention to his studies to pass his ex-
a~n1inatiens creditably, while Ida, VINO
had not yet entered he academic de-
nartment, found the passion contagious.
Clarence laughed in his boylsh fashion
at his quaint, quiet little sister, and
more than once hurt her feelings by his
R~rankness.
.4Girls are beginning to think they
can do anything that boys can. They
ara q type Of the new woman" he
would nay. discovery and
ara only for masculine intellects. Isn't
ehat so, Jim7' turning to his friend.
'"Well. I don't know" answered Jim,
Who privately admired Idaho Allan I'm
mensely.
whether her presence biased Jim's
sudaSment on this topic, or whether he
was. from principle, champion OF wom-
ans rights, I do not dare to say u be
proceeded to expatiate upon woman
nowers and the recognition that the
world was beginning to give them.
.De you mean to say" said Clarence
.Ahrnfully, that you really think a girl,
Gov Ida. fer instance, is capable Of In
venting anything equal to thisT
And he held up for inspection his
work for the time being, a wonderful
construction Of perforated tin, which
30, n he fastened N the stovepipe to
save fuel.
~. answered before Jim could find
~vords. thereby saving him much en-
barrassment.
~ doubt whether I am capable Of
anythinc equal to that, but If you would
lessen the angle Of the upper wing, you
,,.rld find that you had improved your
Device"
clarence saw that the girls sugges-
+tere was a good one, and he lapsed into
silence. while Jim laughed.
For a long time afterwards, this mat
fer weighed on Idaho Allan's mind. She
a only slight faith in Clarence's In
.cenuity, and that she was just as capa-
ME of inyenting something practical
As he was, became her firm conviction,
which she Ionged to prove.
Her mind dwelt upon the subject. and
she found that she could not attend to
her work, ne she had heretofore done.
Every day she lost grades In her
studies. and the teachers expressed
their wonder.
Her appetite failed and the nights
brought only restless snatches OF fever
ISL sleep. Her mother became anxious
and spoke several times OF consulting a
physician
This state Of things could not last
very long. however, and n Friday
morning Idaho Allan's seat in the
school room was vacant. a most unusual
occurrence, and Idaho Allan herself
yas locked up III her own room with
1he key on the inside. When 1t was
...seoFered that the girl bad no inten-
sien Of coming down to breakfast her
mottier.s voice was heard, with quiet
Aurbority, demanding the reason