The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-11-06
JEANETTE MARKS

!, lad dear, no more OF Fc j ~
attack an
~ y words sounded ineonc'usive'
= she fortified them by an am.
W" .,,,e with her plump, wrinkied
.ves glanced timidly from tho
- 10 pavid's face :.
Y ,nuee. ye've no said a word OF
W ~ ssid David, plaintively
no cuckoo" replied AIMEE, her
.,ating as shc sent her voice up
cuekovne sone9 Did yc hear IT."
y NAN clasped and unclasped his
elnn,niessly. eln childish disappointment
p1S drar. II ye'd but listen to what
VIZ an,n' 10 say'-Annee Sulped--
g,,u' 20 say that I've no heard
oe vet but that ererythin's SO
'nsaoo an I'm eXpeCtin' TO hear one
Icy ,ow rs so warm there might
1 1!n' sIngin' at dusk today-there
ne' ,he,e be- asked David. his
Srirhtening, might there be- An
.horo might be. lad" and she
liz head on her arm gently while
med the pillow
I y nnyerearly." he objected. "an' An
nsvid dear. be STILL" she com
a drawing his head close TO her
y hcGore she pnt him down on the
,eaIn. "Pastor Morris says every
sssnrcorly: even the foNglovc is we'll
tbe garden: and the heather by
Swn viii be bloomin' a month
sr' the hills will be pink, lad
Sov. dearie. III be back by-and-
m the broth, yc must be sti!!
Z. went out Of the room. Stepping
I'D as she could For a moment
IA on the doorsill. looking Into the
'rden. green at last after the drcari
and beautiful In the promise %!
= surnmer blossom. FoXglovc and
5inr honeysuclSles. lilies. and roses
hioom. but David would see them
III For Gitv springs they had gon"
~ garden together. lie 10 trim tn.
md bind up the houcysucble. she
about the roscbushcs and flowers
.sery spring there had been one
q when ihc cuckoo's song was
ior The frs: time. and when there
inio Davids ewes q look of boyiSh
An. lad. lad--how she loved him,
n Should hear the cuckoo again,
,hrcly Anncc started uphill. climb
oze Or the high pasture vail. and
,z made her way as best she could
dorry places. After she had gone
a quarter OF d mile she looked
B her furtiveiy. There lay Gwyudy
IN The distance. Ty Ceryc and Cwm
far away. ana the meeting house
arfher. Only the mountains were
by, and few lazy sheep trailing
heir wild. gray lodges, She did
4 even q shecp-doG. When she sal
by the stone wall there was a look
her mouth, by look OF appealing
~ was someiIin like this: Coco.
let me see: cvery year I've heard
David ho docs it Coo-o-o. Pw,
'ounds like d hen" aimee peered
'hef ''Cu GU. Then she shook
siIcn, laughter II know. II goes
AMI over again. sing song. sing
like this: CU-cu, cu-cu, AY. that's
~ PTaciicing this song. AIMEE
herself backward and forward
gfowin' better" she exclaimed
,d- lad. I'm plaDniD' To deceive We"
he tears rolled out Of her old eyes.
,ushed the tears away julpatigntIv
,tgan the song again; ''Cucu-Cu,
~ cucucu-cu. Gu. ay' that's fair:
q. fine, Hell not know ME from a
nckoo. III have to he tryin' II now.
NC no long. deaTie."
e wenl down Into til" valley, hum
;he bird notes over 10 herself lest
l7set what she had learned. She
her short skirts and wadcd through
Hrshy places; in her eagcrness she
'nnindful Of the pasture bogs. her
v Fears. her weary body: and her
gray hair lay damp on her fore
IN her mother-heart was but one
lt-bringins his wish 10 DaVie.
ng. she reached the southern corner
cottage garden, and there leaned
lrellis Tor support III she could get
eatil completely engrossed in what
ss 70 90, she did not think 10 look
.nsr she did not listen for possible
arnine footsteps, and even Davie
Tipped in Importance a wee hit be-
'ne cuckoo song. Finally she drew a
'reetl ana began: she paused a mo-
ihen repeated the song. softly.
!, Pleased with her success, she
.'no song again. very softly. very
|. ull II sounded much rs lf it came
!, 4 uihtahc" somewhere by the stream
.nc miIl-wneel She was Just begin
% '%nes more whom steps rustlcd behind
va voice said, tauntingly:
y us a pretty cuckoo We make. An
10 a pretty song."
'Nry Prichard!"
\ 0verearly for the curkoo-Is il
r.
!. "ne' arc We sinein' in your gar
w an David dyin'?'
aid nothing.
~ oecelvin' David an he on the
~ me grave. AIMEE IT'S "A eodly
~, sing an tale for mectin', eh,
M -go-out-of - this garden.
ss icy 'his minute" said AIMEE. adj,
4 ~ pdcKed towards the wicket.
'evs lalr crazy Anncc-craZy with
'o,r -. and your hair is all rlIrnpled
y nsnock is wet. Bein' a cuckoo
out Lowry never finished her
II La Pat aimee pushed her through the
gd wife went towards tho co,,,so
=sgMly David must have hn.,sd