The state-line herald. (North Lemmon, Adams County, N.D.) 1907-1912, 1911-01-27

for tie cage n the country where the
4 tAeydow1dillrs stlg In the treetops
and huttercups chirp loud from oough
( 10 boggh,"
~Oh, john she exclaimed, faint
with delight; do you really mean
you've bought home in the country?
How perfectly lovely! You dear. dear
cid john. And that's what you've
been doing with all your money. Just
10 surprise me. Bless your dear good
heart, Oh I'm SO glad and SO de-
lighted Won't it be simply grand"
could feel the cold, spectral form
Of Sapphira leaning over my left
shoulder. urging me on.
What Is ii nke- How many roomsr
Where is IT." she inquired. all in one
breath.
Where was the blamed thing What
did It look like, How did know
She could search me could feel my
ears getting red. Presently ! braced
and munbled. NO more details till
the castle is completed, then I'll coax
you out there and let you revel"
Tomorrow Yes, John, tomorrow"
No" ] whispered croupily, 'in-in
about & week"
wanted time to arrange my earth
ly affairs.
"Oh. lovely" she said, and kissing
ne rushed away to break the news
TO mother.
felt Ike a rain check after the
sun comes out.
Suddenly hope tugged at my heart
strings and remembered that | had
q week in which 10 beat the ponies to
pulp and win out enough coin to buy
six Swiss cheese cottages in the coun-
try.
Day after day waded in among the
Jelly fish at the track, but the best
ever got was an IS win.
Eight dollars wouldn't buy a dog
house.
| was desperate. Every evening |
had TO sit around and listen while
Clara ]. told Tacks or Uncle Peter or
Aunt Martha or "other what she in
tended doing when we moved to the
country
They had II all cooked up Uncle
Peter and Aunt Martha were coming
to live with us and Tatks would be
there to let US live with him.
Uncle Peter intended starting a
garden truck farm in the back yard
and Tacks figured on building a chick.
en- coop somewhere between the front
gate and the parlor
Aunt Martha and Clara j. almost
came to blows over the question Of
milking the COW. Aunt Martha In
sisted that cows are MIXED by ma.
chinery. and Clara J was equally posi-
tive that moral suasion is the only
means by which a COW can be brought
to show down.
In the meantime was dying every
half hour.
Finally the day preceding the long
talked Of country excursion arrived
and began to figure on the safest
and least expensive methods of sui
eide
went to the track in the afternoon
and threw ont enough god dust TO
paint our cou-rry ra#e from cellar 80
atttc-but never sardine showed
Frost-bitten and suffocatetd by the
odor of burning money. crept into
a seat in the car and began to plan
my finale.
+ Presently an elbow poked me in
the ribs and looked into the smiling
: face Of Bunch Jefferson
Still piking, eho" he chuckled !;
you wouldn't trail along after your
Uncle Bunch and get next to he can
dy man, would yoa? Only 800 70 -
good today. Am / the picker from
Picklesburg, son OF the old man Pick
wick?-well, ! guess yes"
Then in that desperate moment
broke down and confessed all to
Bunch
Then Bunch began to laugh-a long
loud, discordant laugh which ended
IN. John, III help you make goo =
and then / began to sit up and notice
things
I'm away ahead OF this pity pa,
game at the merry go-round." Bunch
went on. anu II 50 udppsIs ludl iS
Gently | peeled the wrapper on my
roll and swapped il for country
home for my sister and her daughter
She's young widow, my sister is
and one OF the loveliest little ladies
that ever came over the hill. And sh.
has a daughter that's a regular plate
OF peaches and cream"
Still sat In darkness, and he Wen
on:
Now, my sister won't move ou
there for a day or two, so tomorrow
promptly on schedule time, you lead
your domestic feet over the sandbars
20 that house and point with pride t
its various beauties--are you wise?'
But, Great Scott, man, it's no
mine" | gasped
Roll a small pill and get together,
admonished Bunch. with a seraphi,
smile. Cant you figure the trick t.
win, All you have 10 10 is to Goa,
your gang out y I'D then breai
the painful news hat you'v'
r-dGarTv 2fs.-s-e t'e go Il