Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1911-09-26

~ Believe Hes Mad Cause We Dldn't
Name the Puppy for Him
eoo-Heo."
name the one we're going to give her
fer him? 1t was jest because you
hung on his leg and cried so; I heard
him say something about 'bothering
girls So shut up and let's take the
puppy down and see II Mr.. Leeks
thinks it's time to cut his tail OF
yet"
"Oh-ho-ho. Miss Seliny Lue, don't
let him cut of his tail, please! What
would the poor little dead tail do
without the puppy? Oh-oh-oh-"
Now, Ethel Maud, don't cry, honey.
Bonnie shan't cut of the puppy's tail
until the time comes, and then you'll
have to stand it like We all stand af-
flictions what has tc come Don't
you want to carry Jim across the
street to his mother? VIII you be
right careful with him?" Ethel Maud,
instantly pacifled, reached out and
clutched the bundle offered her with
an inarticulate, caressing murmur;
MISS Cynthia gaspsA with yenon-
STRANGE.
'Don1 worry. child; Ethel Maud
nurses every baby On the Blun ysou-
lar. and seen MIS- Peters let her tote
jim down to Spout Spring only yestsr-
day. We Bluff folks has to trust the
babies TO tho good Lord heap q
tho time. though must say some q
the mothers seem 10 leave EN- On
His hands norm 10 fair"
The children trooped down the
street. and with . little sigh Of a.
eolute contentment the Blsssoo
dropped her head on Miss Cynthia's
arm and closed her long. fringed lids
over her wondering baby eyes.
Miss Selma Lue tenderly regarded
the picture tho girl and the rosy baby
made in the open doorway. and said
as she moved step nearer. Honey,
what's been a-bothsrinS you! Would
1t help to tell mot 10 your ma
worse?"
"No, Miss Selma Lus. not worse;
its the mortgage again. Mr.. Everson
was out Monday, and he says the
tho whole place win have to be sold.
He has . 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 10 valuable and they can
sell It to the Golf club. which Will
insure tho sale Of al the lots. II W
don't take their offer. II meansN ~
shall have to sell II all 1t disad.
vantage and perhaps only make The
mortgage. Mother refuses to decide
It for herself and has left II to ne.
What shall I dot don't want-to
sell-my homo. but there seems no
way to keep t." Miss Cynthia's lips
quivered, but her eyes smiled bravely
down at Miss Selma Lue
Honey. my heart is Jest a.achins
fer you. but there amt nobody can
tell what q 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 tho invaded Mrs. Jackson
Page had failed to ind 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 I would rather be . 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 So"
mo. 1t won't. honey. not when she's
got you-you'd be sst-oR against
any kind Of trouble. Leaving an old
home Is . wrench, 40 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 It looks like tho Lord hoated 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 It all.
What would do without you?" 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 of the Kinney molasses
pitcher which held their fingers tight
together.
Looks like I couldn't hardly stand
It II I couldn't git even tho edge Of
my shoulder under any burden you
was a-carrying, honey. Now, I've got
to show you thatll 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 Bluff In general, the
barn was a most os.entatiOus struc-
ture. 1t was large and roomy and sat
on tie brow Of the Bluff overlooking
the river, while the little handful Of
that clustered about tho gro
Gerry seemed stranded at its feet. It
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 Tho