Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1910-07-01
decidedly: when people are grown.
they must always work"

on the grasses and vines. 1t transform
ed a spiders web In a fence corner to
q wonderful flmy square Of lace,
worthy Tftania's wear. Luella fingered
to admire 1t. She sighed in enjoyment
too deep for words.
What's become of all the hurry?, she
wondered. The rush and hustle of her
daily life seemed to lie years behind.
J Nor did the knowledge thai she, must
soon return to II trouble her. with her
freedom had come the ability to put
aside thoughts Of the end.
That afternoon an old man gave her
a ride In his market wagon.
Where do ye hail from?" he asked.
~curiously. Luella answered simply:
I'm jest a tramp"
Tibet so?" said the old fellow, regret
fuily. Il wuz wondrun' IL / couldn't
hire we TO wash dishes a spell. My
da'ter's wantin' help"
II don't have to do any work" said
Lucia, proudly. II belong to the road"
Il guess we're headin' fer town-long
OF the Fo'th?" he suggested.
Fourth OF what?'
"Of July" said the old man, irritably.
Il thought even "a tramp would
know when the Fo'th OF July comes, I
alters keep IT." he added. proudly.
Fourth OF July?" she repeated. ooh,
yes! Only we-that is
II shall observe it this time" said
Luella, solemnly.
She was not near the town when the
Fourth opened with much footing and
cannonading. She was afield. following
a flock of vagrant sheep. 1t pleased her
whim TO let them lead her. At noon she
curled up Under a haystack, with the
old suppleness Of youth, and slept while
the sheep just outside the fence, sought
the shade of the trees and chewed
refiectively.
Luella's nap was short. A mans
voice walked her. Some one was con-
versing on the other side of the hay
stack Whan she ccccr-ess:aSa VIC
that some one was, she turned cold
with horror.
For 1t was the gruff montone of
stephen, who must have tracked her!
No Disgusting bonnet would avail her
now!
All the enormity of her crime flashed
on her. Not only a tramp, but a tramp
under false pretenses! She shivered,
and listened abjectly.
You see," went on the gruf voice.
with a curiously new note in 1t, "Luella
and me come OF notable stock, ON both
sides. Never was any slackness bout
her folks o mine"
~ ~ SIilOlllC NOlCS LUdI
seemed oddly familiar, you worked
yourselves to death to keep a repita-
shun! What's repitashun? Herd a
Teller on the stage call 1t a bubble.
Guess he was correc'."
Jest So" returned Stephen, though
fully. TN admit it's diffrunt frum
character. But anyway, Luella an me
been known as the best manager In
the hull n~eighborhood fer ten yearvr
tfAfn n n urnrC IF xyAtt~ Nr, -
the other, but what kind of
of yourselves? Been in the slave
driyin' business 'gainst each other, I
take It."
To Luella's Amusement her husband
laughed outright.
That's Jest what we been-holdin''
the whip over each other. Many a time
I've wanted to- drop ever'thing-to take
a little playtime-but 1 was feared OF
what Luella'd Think"
oh" gasped the wife to herself.
that was jest the way I felt about
you!"
AN So" pursued Stephen, when
Luella went to town, count Of that
tooth, / says to myself: Here's your
chance! Here's a whole week to- be
free in!' 1t seemed extry pleasant to
have 1t in Fo'th INuly time" His voice
shook a little. IT dunno myself, some
howl
You'll not keep II up" said the
answering voice, gfoomily. 1t flashed
on Luella that this was her laxative
tramp.
Don't expect to-" said Stephen, COM
f0rtably. When the weeks out, I'll
work all the better. She'll never know"
''The road hunger will bite we again.
pYophesied the tramp, still more gloom
ify. Then whatlr you do? Yer wife
won't understand
.'Oh, yes. she wiz. Stenhen," scbheS
Laella. breaking from covert and rush
ing around the haystack.
Both men jumped up as though cleo
trified.
''wot Z 'ell!' calculated the tramp.
Same ole party as give me the dim
nerl Sufferin' Moses-this is rich!''
"Luella!" cried Stephen.
She threw herself into his arms.
"Oh, Stephen, I'm q miserable, deceit
rul woman! l ran away and played
tramp myself, because-because I
thought you couldn't understand how T
feltt"
A new light radiated from their worn
faces as they chung to each other, un-
mindful of the stranger. The ice OF
their souls had been broken forever.
The warm, sweet currents of human
emotions aiases+ restored their los.
youth.
Some part of his even the tramp
comprehended. He turned his back on
them. blew his nose loudly and tried to
count the sheep. Presently he gave II
up. II guess this old haystack has
seen once case of machine rule busted.
he said. cheerfully.
"
The Real Thing.