The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1911-04-28

establish studio In her barn. Blossom,
fhia is very fond Of. shows an evident
preference for Alan. When Cynthia
leaves. Alan hears that her mother Is IN
danger of losing the old homestead. Al
near ruckus. Alan admires Cynthia. Sc
lima tells how she came to locate in the
place and start the haven for little ones.
Tor A siansSs neglect ee Il her herself.
CHAPTER lv.-contInued.
s'No, Miss Selma Lue, not worse:
ats the mortgage agai.4. Mr.. Everson
was out Monday, and he says the
the whole place will have to be sold.
He has a good proposition from the
land company. which wants to pave,
and improve the whole tract and push
It on the market for us; but they
must have the house too, for the
situation is valuable and they can
sell 1t to the Golf club. which will
insure the sale Of all the lots. II we
don't take their offer, it means we
shall have to sell 1t all at disad-
vantage and perhaps only make the
mortgage. Mother refuses to decide
1t for herself and has left, it to me-
What shall / do? / don't want-to
cell home. but there seems no
way to keep It." Miss Cynthia's lips
quivered, but her eyes smiled bravely
down at Miss Selma Lue.
Honey, my heart is Jest a-aching
fer you, but there amt nobody can
tell what mortgage and Golf club
will do. II worst comes to worst. we
can build another room by tearing
down some lumber often the barn. and
you can bring your ma right here to
live with me. / would admire to
have her. Miss Selma Lue made
her offer with heroic eagerness. for
she and the invalided Mrs. jackson
Page had failed to find the accord
which existed between the grocery
owner and the scion Of all the Jack
sons and Pages, albeit their few inter-
views had been marked by great cor
diality for the sake Of their common
interest in the conductor thereof
Miss Selma Lue, you are darling
and would rather be a soap-boxer
than almost anything: but we shall
have small competency II we sell
now In the right way. It's giving up
the home I'm afraid it will kill her
she worries 90"
No. It wont, honey. not when she's
got you you'd be set-off against
any kind Of trouble. Leaving an old
home Is wrench. as found when /
hitched up and started down from
Warren county; and, Miss Cynthie, +.
left graves behind me that !. might
not never see again in this world.
But 1t looks like the Lord floated mine
and Charity's mothers ark on the
right mountain. and He'll do the same
BY you and your ma. Now, don't 60
and mistrust His wisdom in selecting
mountains"
ooh. Miss Selma Lue. knew you
would say the right thing about 1t all.
What would do without your" and
Miss Cynthia's slim white hand stole
IN Miss Selma Lue's strong brown
one. whose sympathetic clasp was only
rendered the closer by the smudge
Of sorghum on the Kinney molasses
pitcher which held their fingers tight
together.
Looks like couldn't hardly stand
Il II ] couldn't git even the edge of
my shoulder under any burden you
was a-carrying, honey. Now, rye got
something to show you thatH take
your mind often all distractments.
Lay BLOSSOM In her box and come
along OF me to the barn"
Considering its relation to the gro
Gerry and the Blum in general, the
barn was a most destinations struc-
ture. It was large and roomy and sat
on the brow of the Blur overlooking
the river. while the little handful Of
houses that clustered about the gro
Gerry seemed stranded at it's feet. Il
had been built for the teams that had
worked on the dam up the river, and
had become the property Of the gro
Gerry owner for a song when the work
that had brought the horses and men
to the settlement was finished. The
army had moved on. leaving the barn
and the grocery in a sort OF guardian
ship Of the few families which elected
to stay and ind work on the river or
over IN the city. Only the Hill Man
sion Of Mrs. jackson Page farther IN
the river on the Blum had any such
outlook. and for all fta wide. tail.
pisiared verandAs ana spreading wings
4 failed entirely to duaFf the impos-
in1nosa e the barn.