The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-07-09
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the blade. and the boards dropped 10
the ground In Eve minutes the pile
Of wond by the brooder house was aug
mepted by a pile Of heavy sticks, ant
before Mrs Humphrey could catch
breath to inquire the source a brisk
hla-e lighted up the front OF the old
cooking stove
4 llttts after Il MFR, Humphrey sp
peared ut the door
Mother Airs, Humphrey paused
with i hir of bacon poised on her fork
mother, can ron tell me what has
happened to the old barrack and to
the hrooder hause door,"
Mrs Humphrey looked Mt Alice
why -wby, father. don't know
Alice. do you know"
Alice poured the steaming peas into
china dish and then glanced at Der
father, Well" she said calmly. "rou
will find part Of the door still In the
wood box. but the last OF the hayrack
is just going IN the chimney" Then
she carried the dish OF peas into the
dining room and set II carefully down
on the table.
Then Mr.. Humphrey began: "Aliee
II voii were not grown up Id send you
TO bed for two DAYS"
Alice squared her shoulders, boxing
into her fathers eyes with an EXPIRES
sion strangely Ike his own Father,
she said. you are not fair. You give
your men the heut sort of supplements
with which to DO their work You
keep the horssB and cattle In build,
ings that are for their greatest com
fort. but you expect mother and me
to find our own means for doing work
that neither ~ Us Is strong enough to
do and live In building that scorches
us In summer and freezes us in win
ter. To say The least. you are not
fair"
The great VEINS swellad in Mr. Hum
phreys forehA I'd. and he took single
step toward A ice and tten stopped az
If controlling himself by a physical
effort.
Alice" he slid. ri forbid you to de
stroy any mote Of my property. Just
how to punish you for what you have
already done don't know. shall
wait until tou ght-"
That afternd W Alice was left alone.
az her mother was called away to see
q sick neighbd For awhile she sal
quietly. then Suddenly she flushed a
little. Far dorm the road she could
see the figure If man and horse
moving leisure y through the heat
Alice smoothed her hair and glanced
down at the d. inty whitepes s Of her
gown Then sts waited. Soon the
rider turned into the yard. with an
eager shout at the sight Of Alice. A
fne looking Young fellow was Bob
Phillips In his natty riding togs. sit.
ting bis saddle with the ease of a
westerner, AND charming figure
was Alice In the doorway with the
color deepening In her cheeks. her
great dark eyes Frightening and the
dimples coming TO the corners Of her
mouth
"Oh. Bob" she cried az he dismcnnt-
ed and tied his horse. i've been wish.
ing for you Everything Ia so topsy
tsrvy In this horrid pIsce!"
Bob looked anxious lis II your fa-
Their again." be asked as be drew her
down on the step beside him Alice
told him of her mornings experience.
Bob's face darkened
Look here. Alice" he exclaimed.
I'm not going to stand this. knew
things were pretty bad. but ! never
knew Won had to do this sort of work .
He took her hand and looked nj the
pretty pink palm with the row of bills.
tiers across 1t. I'm not going to say
any of the things to you that think
about your father But this Ia going
to stop! This architect business Is
slow In starting, but I've got enough
to keep the pot boiling. I'm on my
way out to the Scots summer home
now. They want me to plan an add
ton for them, But tonight I'm com.
Ing back TO tell your rather that we
are going to he married at once"
Alice shook her head little fearful.
Iy mo. Bob. dear" she said. y
can't leave mother that way, and
want to finish college first No: fa-
ther has got TO change There Ia no
sense In his acting so to such dear
az vou
Bob grinned approximately "a he
drew her to MIN. but ha lost none of
his look of determination. That's all
very well. Alice. darling. but I've q
few rights. and after supper I'm com
ing back and read the riot act to your
father"
Alice sighed, Then she nodded her
head. "Yes. come back don't know
just how. but some way I'm going to
shame father"
Don't You worry" said Bob. I'm
fix him.
Az Bob disappeared Alice's glance
wandered toward the broad stump Of
tree that stood In the dooryard As
she looked her eyes lighted with q
mischievous smile. Then she becan
her preparations for supper In q