Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1908-04-23

her WOUNDED the previous mOrn,nK.
Ann promptly dropped her hoe and
attended to her surgery.
"Say." began Stephen suddenly.
watching the operation, do You al
ways wear that bonnet in the garden"
aYes," returned Ann innocentiy. "al-
ways"
stephen sighed. II should think it
would be awfully hot away back In
there" meditatiyely gazing within as
Ann raised her head.
But the bonnet slowly shaken was
the only reply. In some ways its
wearer could not see beyond its pro-
iecting sides. For fifteen minutes 81
lence reigned IN the gardens. Ann
worked with her back to the wire
fence lest Pelle should chance to see
her throngI, the little gate. She drew
the end Of her hoe handle along the
suloofhed surface Of her yard square
onion plot and was carefully dropping
tiie seeds when voice of triumph
sounded behind her:
.y've finished mine. Now what are
you going to plant nextw There was
q step beside her, and the voice Of tri-
nnph became voice of dismay. "Je-
ru-sa lem! Is that the way you Ok
emf?
Ann turned and glanced into the
next garden. 'Yes. What have you
doneg'
Stephen stuffed his hands deep in
his overalls pockets ME? Why, |
sowcd 'em broadcast" He removed
one hand and motioned as though SOW
| ing oats
Again Ann was convulsed with
mirth. How how would you weed
them II they came up thick all overY'
Stephen wormed toe into the soft
soil. Weed! Why, ] never thought
about the wedding. think" quite
humbly, that I better stick to the
store and give up gardening"
AIMS heart unaccountably sank So
lid her sunbonnet
| mo. l won't, either" with sudden
energy. III youth bolster me up with
advice, Til stick to It,"
AIMS heart unaccountably arose. So
did her sunbonnet.
Lets swap work this morning"
proposed stephen a moment later, and
Ann agreed
Next morning shortly after five
she found Stephen smoothing over
her carrot plot Just south Of the on
ions. II thought I'd begin he ex-
planned little shamefacedly, "in your
garden % you would help me. don't
know what to do with the pesky
seeds. Either ia plant 'em in trench
% deep they'd never hear the last
trump or else I'd scatter 'em over the
top to the four winds and the hreezes
betweenw
After the gardens were planted
there was no reasonable excuse for
arising at o'clock until the weeds
appeared. Therefore. Stephen, releas.
ed from his early morning duties,
often came up on the Wright porch
warm evenings and entertained him
self gayly with Bellies chatter. while
Ann slipped away and wandered IN
the garden hunting weeds
At last, after 4 heavy June rain,
they came accompanied by the tender
vegetable shoots potatoes, beets, on
ions-and Ann arose again at and
REPAIRED, sunbonneted, to the garden.
Her heart futtered little AZ she I'M
Iatched the gate. HE will get some
one else to do the hoeing surely" she
told herself. But no.
He greeted her with rueful face.
"Say, I'm glad you're here he pro-
claimed frankly. do you pull these
weeds or hoo 'em out or put Z charge
OF dynamite under 'em?"
Ann heard herself laughing happily.
The hoeing season had begun.
On the Fourth OF July the families
Wright and Long enjoyed new pota-
toes and peas. Stephens row Of vines
abounded In peas. while his potatoes
were deficient In AIMS garden the
case was reversed.
wen swap" said Stephen promptly.
Swapping had become habit with
him. Two weeks later both families
RECALLED themselves on beet greens.
I They came from Stephens garden, but
no one knew save the two gardeners.
| my sweet corn will be ripe in two
weeks" said Ann timidly A. she took
the greens. 'There Will be enough for
~ both"
Her predictions were correct, but an
tedating the ripening Of the sweet corn
1 was the picnic In the bridgeport grove.
ssWill you girls ride over with meY'
asked Stephen, coming suddenly around
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