The Sauk Centre herald., 1908-01-02

YOU he says. If / ordered steak
and had enough when half V as eat Id
let the other half, whether Ia paid fur
it or not But l just couldn't stand il
to let them oysters and go OH. Git
your fork here l says to tie feiler.
Help me to eat EN- NO he says.
You can't git 'em in the west-eat.
So eat two more. But still there was
many on the dish. Now l Quit!' |
says and throwed down my fork. i
can't make itv So,'' he concluded with
reminiscent regret, .them seven raw
ones had to let:''
The effect of this recital upon Miss
Ellery was to sadden her. Her Cousin
Daisy, as her satellite. tried to copy her
expression, but with Indifferent sue
cess
"Mister he always could eat harty,"
said Mrs. Morningstar. "Me. I'm diff
ferent to what he is. Mornings and
evenings l can hardly eat ever. Din
ner 1 eat pretty good. But here this
winter Mister he had his pest-three
carbuncleS and near fifty bOils. Then
he couldn't eat neither
Georgiana tried to divert the talk t.
another plane. DO you know one
thing that led NE to wish 10 SUmmc:
here when / saw your advertisement
in the paper was your name-M0rnin%-
star--so full OF suggestion. / have a.
ways thought names so significant. /
thought she said, smiling sWeeti".
that l should be happy in Il country
home with eople bearing Il name 80
full Of poetic meaning, 50 suggestive Of
the spiritual healthfulnesS of rural liz.
Mrs. Morningstar looked beWii1c:.I
"So?'' she said vaguely. "Well, if only
more thought like you we'd make more
at keepln Summer Doarders. We could
Accommodate Il many more. We XII.
lay eight and set ten"
GeOrgiana appeared discOncerted. hu:
she made another brave effort to t'lln
the tide of the talk into a higher chan
mel.
81 was le.l to come to you because
am unfortunately rather run down from
the last crowded months of the college
year, and ] felt that really to regain
my pOise | must get near to nature
and that the best way to do that woul
be actually TO go and live with the pco-
pie of the soil and really become one
of then.'
"And live the simple life" put in
Daisy. Il think one could do it here,
Georgiana, without the strain that it is
In town. Out here" she added hope
fully, sit won't require my co-opera-
ton. I'll have to live it"
"Not if there is inward rebellion.
instructed Georeiana gently. "Remem-
ber, dear, the simple life is subjective
as we'll as objective
Daisy accepted it with sigh. IN
make note of that" she said, gather
ing up the blank book and pencil she
wore suspended from her belt. She
met the wondering looks of the Morn
ingstarS as she leafed her notebook.
EYES," she nodded, volunteering an eX-
planatiOn, Il write down things which
impress me. My uncle thinks keeping
notebook may give me mental
pause
"Poise," corrected Georgiana, blush
ing for her cousin.
"Poise,'' nodded Daisy; she always
accepted Georgiana's corrections with
out question. ITO collect facts-facts
with no deviation from accuracy"
'It will be excellent mental disci-
pline for you, Daisy" said GeOrgiana
kindly
"NIy only doubt is" said Daisy anX-
iously, that it isn't consistent with
the simple life-keeping notebook to
improve your mind. Because you
know it certainly isn't 'reposeful-
keeping notebook. Now, on the bare
face of it, without any philosophy, my
motto for a simple life would be, Let
things slide l could live up to that. :"
she said with conviction.
Mrs Morningstar laughed. "iOus
fetch out such big words still! Just
like Doc-Petc, l mean." she quickly
corrected herself. pete, he's always
spittin' them big words out too. y
body'd think it would go to your
brains; ANTI
Georgiana picked up hope-her in-
tuition as to Pete was perhaps after
all not a mistake.
"Pete has had some schooling?' she
inquired.
At this question Georgiana was puZ-
zled to observe that Eunice, who sat
on the opposite side OF the table from
Pete, gave Il slight start. raised her
constantly downcaSt eyes and looked
at the farmland with faint smile
Though his own gaze had been resting
persistently, almost embarrassingly,
with a bucolic, stupid stare upon her
self, Georgiana saw that he met Eu-
nice's glance with sudden look of
interest which seemed to change his
whole cOuntenance.
But Mrs. Morningstar's reply to her
question diverted her attention and ar
rested her sense of establishment at
this puzzling transformation.
'If he had schOolin'? Well, l don't
know if he was to college like yOus.
But this kin say-he kin read wonder
full good off the noospaper. Why, you
wouldn't know it was readin'-you'd d
think he was just talkin'."
"Now I'd put it the other way
round" said Mr. Morningstar critical
ly. I'D say his talkin' sounds as if he
was readin'. Pete" he asked, was
you to such a college ever?'
"Well," said Pete tentatively, Il
seen a college oncet when l was in
town."