The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1909-05-13
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rrcilisc 70 gvie me the final answer on
J.s,pG first2'
Sos and Il will be no; 1 can tell
DatLat now b
Won. 20, no. no, Rose. Don't say
ftlaf. And, Rose. IL it's yes--and IL will
be, / know IL wiil-we can have the
80 fiaRe on June fifteenth, can't we?
lfhfll Insist on that"
"#sitI shall a no; mercy! I must
80 my dishwater II be cold as ice"
s le earted away suddenly through the
! irtt htery. aud before he realized 1T
I ~ Ma out OF sight. He stood a mo-
facif h)nEtng after her I'm a bewildered
,saN. ten went again to the porch,
Ssi,Cte te found the old squire smoking
lis evening pipe.
Tile SIN had faded out in smoke; a
TfJw t@rh was creeping among the
tstea. Nper ct hand in the spruce top
AHA X OF ~Eiackfirds were cackling and
ec'fi1g With aucous voices, and far
Y t1cf awcy In the naples by the barn,
;be gli1s We're chanting their vesper
III mrs Here endNthere in the noun
taif< 70 the south were the dull CLEANS
,E q ~ excepting in fantastic. snakelike
I gsi es along the ridges. The smoke
gal cen deepening all day, and it was
In ing or the nigh a full hour ahead
or time. +
The interview with Rose had cheered
Ian. When a woman hesitates and
t~eFnpn7ises, there Is but one ending pos
flaio, ana he realized 1t. OF course she
vT I'D accept him In the end. 1t was
tlif way of maidens to be coy and to
q no at first; n must expect that.
Thcrafore. as he and the Squire sat IN
the twilight with their pipes, he was
ilrJ = liant spirits. He felt almost like
rpnfding in the old man, but that
would be premature. He led the con-
vera alton at length up to the subject
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solid hlle-ltmestone house or q solid
trick. and what in his opinion would
be the relative cost?
"2pfiding it for yourself or to rent?"
asked the old man. sending out a feeler.
why, for myself?"
when would you want to begin?"
The Squire had q way OF getting at
the heart of things at nee.
WY. / don't know. You see our
house Is small and Is getting old. I'd
like to begin right off and nave 1T
boarded In by the time snow flies"
Want my honest opinion?"
IVY. of course.
Don't do it," ...
Don't do it?" He turned suddenly
and looked at him. ""
NO. Don't do il, Fools build houses
n wise men live in EN- Now, Karl,
dent o think of building a house
till you hear from me, We got pretty
definite ideas about house-building, and
n want to go over the matter carefully"
lie turned the subject with ab%ruptness,
and although Karl was mystiied, he
rode home through the Gap well con-
tent, satisfied that life, after all, is
good and that merit in this world ever
firds it's true reward. N...
When the Squire came In from seeing
Karl off. he found Rose alone in the
Kitchen scolding her cat.
EPM ffXOu'rc NJ had had havp she wao
saying, holding him up by the front
paws and putting her face close to his.
You're a naughty cat to catch poor
little birds. Aren't you ashamed OF
~yourself?" .m.. g.a
The old man seemed to be in great
good liumor.
$50 you've settled it, have you, Dot?
Ho. no. hot" He chuckled her under
the chin, and cooked his head at her
5ovially, ''Oh. you can't fool your old
pap" g.. E.. ...
Settled what?" She put down the
cat and turned to him curiously.
''Oh, Karl,s told me all about his fine
new house, Going to have it boarded
I'm before the snow flies, heigh? 7 law
what that means. Now, Rose, ' you
don't want to build any house. Don't
do It,
why. father. what"
I'VE can't have you living way down
tuNBS III ln6 Ndlleyb fNOSe, ne went on
feelingly, He q blown out his Ian
tern and had come very close to her.
Mother and 1 want you here. You
won't go and leave us. will you Rose? |
4 want you TO bring Karl right up here
to live. III give him a share In things,
and it shall be all yours when we are
gone, every bit OF It," There was feel
ing In his voice.
Why father. l haven't said anything
70 Karl. I haven't promised him a
single thing"
will, Rose" wy
HE asked me and I said, No square
and fiat, and l meant it," |
"Oh. no. no no. Rosie. Don't say
that"
fI did," .u#
But. Rose-say. is there some one
else. Rose2' ."l" |
mo; there isn't
You're quite certain ?'
~ don't want to marry anybody. L
don't see why Nv got to be tormented
every minute by somebody wanting to
marry me-"
but. Rose. you must marry some
time !
why must II"
wal, n thing Is because your
mother and | aren't going to be here
long. You'll be left alone then with
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erty.''
but it'll be years and years, Pap"
she said impulsively. You'll live years
yet. and I'll get married sometime of
course--if / must. There's no. hurry
pap"
There are some things you don't
know, Rosie. I'm going quick when I
do go. I'm liable to drop off any time.
You know about my dizzy spells; I've
got all the symptoms your grandfather
had. and he died a younger mRu (. an
4 We all go that way. I'm failin2 up,
Rose, / can feel II. I'm a broken old
man." His voice choked.
'tOh, don't, pap. Please don't" She
threw her arms about him impulsively.
rive got only one great wish now"
he went on feelingly, 'and that Is to
leave this property all right and whole.
/ can trust Karl. Say, Rose, won't
you, to please me?"
She did not answer.
you wont have me long, Rose, or
mother either. 1t seems as If you'd
like to please us when we ask only one
thing, and IL would kill me. Rose, If
you should disappo.nt us. Promise me