Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-08-19

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Mother sent me to Grannys on al
important errand, and did not say
word to her about going anywhere els
before returning home. l don't wan
to begin deceiving my trusting mothe
I've never deceived her-and, neve
| will"
This last. Perry said with certain
vehemence that quite upset Frank. HI
| flushed a deep red and hummed AM
hawed. trying to excuse himself TO
having asked Perry to go with hin
and to keep his mother in Ignorance
of it.
"When I first considered the matte,
of going to the ball game" explained
Perry. II had no intention of keeping
it from mother and father. I hest
tated lust because knew that mother
thought I was on my way to Granny
and not on my way to the ball game
I simply don't wish to deceive mother
you see" .
but there's no harm in going tt
the ball game" persisted Frank.
Certainly not" agreed Perry. "And
as you know. daddy and I go nearly
every Saturday afternoon. Daddy
poor chap, can't get away from his
business on other week days, So
usually wait till Saturday to. go with
him. And occasionally mother likes
to go to see good close game, too
You've seen us all three in the grand
stand. When daddy and are alone
we prefer the haeachers-they're
cheaper and think sjollier."
"Oh, well. go con and be goody-
goody," said Frank shortly. "1ll 60
and ask Ted Travis to 60 on my Sec
ond ticket When Uncle Bill gave me
two tickets for this afternoons game,
I thought of you the first one and hur-
ried TO your house to ask you. Your
mother said you had gone to your
grAndmother's-had just started a
f@w minutes before I called. So ran
off after you-getting myself all
heated up and ready to drop. I ran
all the way here-till I could make
you hear me hollering after you"
THAT was very kind, Frank, said
Perry. And If you had only asked
my mother for her permission for my
putting off going to Granny's and OF
going to the ball game with you, very
doubtless she would have said yes
or she loves me to have a pleasant
ime. And she knows enjoy good
,all game. But you sort of kept her
n the dark-did not say what you
wanted to see me for, and that was,
n one way, deceiving. So run along
o the game and take Ted with you.
must hurry on to Granny's. And It's
yer mile ahead of me. Ia ta."
Perry turned his face over the hill
ceiling happy that he had been so
etermined. had been able to say mo-"
'ew boys have the decision to do that
when pleasure is held out to them
n the form of a closely contested
all game. But Perry had shown the
netal he was made Of, and Frank.
urning downward again, could not
lelp feeling that his friend had done
n admirable thing.
On over the long grassy hill went
Perry, whistling a merry tune and
Wishing with all his heart that he
night 20 to the heavily-timbered
liver, a mile distant from his grand
Mothers farm, for the rest of the day.
t would be an ideal afternoon for
ishing. He forgot the ball game. back
IN town, almost as soon as he had
turned away from Frank, who had
overtaken him in such an excited
hurry.
On reaching his grandmcther's
farm, Perry saw the old-fashioned
surray in front Of the gate, the gen.
tie team Of bays hitched to it. Gran
ny must be going away from home,'
thought Perry.
When the dear old grandmother
came out of the gate, followed by he]
young granddaughter who lived with
her, Perry, from the shady lane, called
out: Hello, Granny! Hello, Sadfe!"
The old lady and the little girl looked
down the lane and saw Perry COM
ng. ooh, Sonny, so glad you are
here" cried jolly old Granny" 'TH
ask you to drive our team for US.
I'm a bit too weak-wristed to hold the
ines any more And Sadie-well, Ia
be a bit afraid to trust her with driv-
ng Paul and Saul" paul and Saul
we're the fine, gentle bays.)
"But where are you going. Gran
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The gate.
"Why, where do you guess we're
going?' askd Sadie, her pink face all
smiles.
ITO the river for wild grapes"
asked Perry, hope in his breast. He
would dare go anywhere that his
asked him to 60, for she
was almost like his own mother, and
had the same "say-so," as Perry put
1t. w
"Guess again. laughed his little
cousin, Sadie.
ooh, my dear child. don't keep
Perry in suspense" said Granny"
Then turning to her grandson, she
asked: did Mary" MARY was Per-
rvs mother and the old lady's daugh-
teri "send you on some errand, Son
n.y."
Perry explained thes business Of his
visit that afternoon, and old Gran
nv" declared it was just the very err
rand that was taking her to town.
"Why, Mary and I must have thought
of the same thing at the same time
she said. "And the first thing after
breakfast told Sadie we'd 60 to
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