Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-09-21

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And now the crowsw sighed the
widow as the tramp walked off.
And the scare was such beautiful
object" added the girl. when we sat
here looking at him almost felt that
he could talk to us. You've got anoth-
er old hat and ragged blanket in the
shed. but I'll have TO bring something
from the house."
Half an hour passed when a crow
was sighted. The abscrce of the
scare" had been noticed. The one
crow became five-ten-twenty. They
sat on the fence and held caucus.
They determined to despoil that widow
of her last grain of corn. Miss May
threw sticks and stones. but of course
they laughed at her. All crows laugh
when they see girl throwing The
widow found rag and waved it to
save tire country. but the crows wink
ed at it. Ragtime had passed with
them. They were ready to drop to
earth and begin scratching when the
girl cried out:
Don't shoe any more. I'll scare the
life out of them"
In another minute she had the old
hat on and the ragged quilt around
her and was running across the field
With a grand chorus of frightened
cawS the crows rose up and sailed
away and then began circling round to
see if it was the real thing or only
bluff. To convince them the girl
took a pose. and she was such COM
ical object that the widow forgot
all her sorrows in laughter. The new
scare had been in position about ten
minutes when young man with a
gun OH his shoulder came out of the
woods beyond the field and headed for
the house. The "scare's" back was
toward him. The widow saw, but
dared not call out.
The young man would have passed
the object forty feet to his left. but
after a glance at it his curiosity was
| excited He had seen scarecrows be.
fore, but never Que like that. 1t seem
| cd to WAIVER now and then, instead of
| being tied fast to a stake. Presently
Miss May heard the footsteps of a
man.
Here. you. What do you want?'
called the widow from the doorway.
The young man wanted to investi-
| gate that scarecrow. He walked right
up to the object and laid a hand on
| Il. The brown eyes of the object look
| cd straight into his.
by George" gasped the young man
| as he fell back.
We'll. you've done it, replied the
girl as she flung away hat and Quilt
and faced him with burning checks.
"A thousand pardons. | had no
| idea-no idea"
! Then why didn't you go along and
mind your business? l didn't ask you
to come"
..Of course not. and I'm so sorry. and
beg 50 many thousand pardons
Really now. but I'll 20 at once"
NO. YOU won't. was playing
| scarecrow here TO keep the birds from
the corn. You had To come along and
discover me and humiliate me. Now
| play scarccrow yourself for an hour
| It's fer the poor widow there in Iht
door"
"Ill-IlI-by George. I'll do it, Only
| serve me right I'll stand here for III
| hear by the watch. and then Shal
expect to receive your forgiveness"
IL didn't quite mean what said.
stammercd Miss May as she saw tina
| l. ,nI- . hnr word
But I'm wi!ling-Quite willing.
| will excuse you for an hour. please"
Miss May went to the house and Sa
on the doorstep with the widow. Sh'
wanted to he angry. but the humor o
the situation prevented. She wanted
TO think the youry man very import
neut, hut really he was a fine iookln;
i fellow and gentleman. and he wa
out there playing scarecrow under he
eyes. The widow laughed and III
girl giCgled. and the ''scare's punish
ment WAS cut fifteen minutes short b.
hard being waved to him. As n
| came 10 the steps an informal inifo
duction took place. Then Mr.. Mort
mer. with his superior ingenuity. man
aged to rig up an object warranted I
keep all crows forty rods from corr
, field or no pay.
Next day Miss May had to com
down to bring the widow some te
am pie. and AR. Mortimer had To sc
: how his Scarecrow was working. Thel
as the girl failed TO appear next da!
Mr.. Mortimer had to call at the Las
per farmhouse TO inquire for he
Then widows and scarecrowS aud lo'
ing hearts and the good old summt
time got all mixed up. aud the last r.
port from the widow was:
Yes. sir, that last scarecrow save
the corn. and if you don't belie'
those young people have fallen dea
in love with each other and are goir
TO he married next year you Just wa
and look at the society papers"
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