The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1912-12-29

parents during the summer Sacntlon
There vas also the hired u,an. wio<'
form passed across her range OF vision
as he cut across lots to and from the
Tanner meadows Sometimes he was
driving tie COWS: again nc swung
along with hoe over his shoulder bounc
for the cornfeid. Susanna was Inter
ested in George. the hired man. lie
cause she had never seen his face. He
always wore Tapping straw hat tina:
brushed bis broad shoulders and quite
hid his features from her view.
He walked we'll He lacked the
stumbling, ieisurrly gait of Mr. ilni-
fCHs Ger1aan farm lHud and he car
ri"d his head up,
One DAY Susanna WH> intrOdir"d tn
tlorinc Tanner. and the Girl invited
Inr SumIno. :,pArtl;'r 10 take i With
Gown hy tie. trUnI. hat ra,rh}ef
through the u,t.;ldoW l"ttufn.
Il saw Il blue heron there the other
dAv." She remarked rs they crossed tt3e
orchard
"WouIdn't it he splendid if We canG:'t
glimpse Of him today" cried Sn>1n-
Ma five been keeping n nntrhook Of
all the birds | meet up here I've
found ten strangers already"
We have bird study in the school,.
remarked E'lorine, whose conversation
invariably reverted to her chosen voc:l-
ton Can you climb Il fence:' she in
quired skcptically. preparing to assist
the city girl over the bars.
Susanna smiled. One of her most
fetching scenes in The Farmers
Daughter" was where she crossed i
fence. disdaining the assistance of the
! villain.
I'm try" she said. and. lifting her
pink skirts. she deliberately set one
daintily shod foot on the lower bar
| barely touching the post with her hand,
stepped to the next rail and then turn
ed, looking down at Florine from mis-
chievous eyes ''Coming?' she asked
; Not that way" returned Florine
rather soHras. Il can get through this
, way" Sue moved along a few steps
, and, beading down, crept through a
pair Of faiicn rails into the other Del
There size watched the graceful descent
. Of Susanna with strong disapprovsl in
her long. narrow coGntenance. last
then her mouth snapped open with sud
den surprise.
My gracious! she circulated. star
ing ut SUSANNA.
/ What il tho matter: Not a snake
S.rf
; feeling tentstiye'y Of her hair aud
skirts.
"Se-snis-saF. do you ever go to the
moving picture shnwsT' demanded
! Fforine abruptly.
! II have been to several places" SILL
sanna's eyebrows srrhed with sur
prise "Whyv'
| You haven't been over to Riverside.
then? They bad a show there few
| weeks ago--something about farmers
| daughteT-and. one Of the pictures
| showed cir, crossing a fence just as
You did new. and she did it the same
way. and she looked just like you to"!
Funny. isn't it?'
1T is a singular coincidence" admit
ted the young actress demureiy. 1t
flashed across her now that she and
! her company had enacted that popular
play before the dim makers.
I've got my opinion Of actresses
remarked Florine as they walked slow
! Iy through the clover Geld.
i've got mine, too" rejoined SusaR-
IA merrfiy.
Mine isn't a very high one either.
could pick one out OF crowd any
day"
"ln what way" a Susanna was en-
5oying herself.
I'm the first place. they always dye
their hair yellow. and they paint their
+ faces and wear low neck dresses all
day long, with earrings and such stuff"
! returned Florine scornfuliy.
Have you seen very many actress
esq" asked Susanna sweetly. II am
. sure you never could have. for your
= ideas of stage people seem so old fash
toned somehow"
Old fashioned.' shifted Florine Tan
ner That's just what George says
! asked him what he knew about it
He's only hired man. you know, and
never has had advantages"
Susanna was amused. What did
George say?" she inquired.
/ "Oh, nothing! He merely laughed and
went off whistling."
Here comes your hired man." said
Susanna as the first of the herd Of
Tanners Holsteins came slowly round
the turn of the path.
The girls stood aside as the cows am
bled homeward. with the farm hand
bringing up the rear. His stra hat
was pushed back. and Susanna saw
very handsome sHnbrowned face. with
sparkling blue eyes. in strong contrast
to strayins locks Of jet black hair. He
stopped whistAng al he glmpsed the
girls. and his happy. careless express
sion was crystailized in q look OF min
gled surprise and admiration as his
eyes met Susanna's straight glance.
he whipped Oh the enormous hat as
he passed them. FIorine Tanner nod