The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1912-10-11
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,,xtor Chose a Girl Who Didn't
Know Beans.
Nv SUSANNA GLENN.

0Ao = Chasefield, why Dexter Han
PDS'sS oesn't marry Half the young
S0 m.. that get married round here
OAo nt a cent to their names, but
paw coom as happy and cheerful as
tlss and queens. And Dexter has
bneI form all stocked ready for him,
pHs bic Pa and Ma just aching to
Wv to the village.
DU 49, good looking enough, the
-. soem to like him. and he's been
sn- .oring after them ever since the
dow he went to school. 1t beats
me-" o++u Young conn
otrI who secretly thought OF Dex-
J.! handsome face and easy man
''' foo as we'll as many designing
atbor who thought more about the
rio that was his for the taking.
i'l urbon some of the most daring ask
him straight out, why he did not
gu rrv he always laughed pleasantly:
D ~Wben find girl as smart as my
mother III think about II!
"But you know" Mrs. Hanson sala
.rdIv q was not always as capable
am now. Dexter. l had to learn
nv experience just like everyone
else" :. ..
rota her handsome son always
Aan,iod and with that she was forced
TO be satisfied.
Mrc Hanson returned from the mis-
.,onorv meeting one early summer az
.orroon very much excited. Father"
Tho oaid 1--WE taken boarder for the
summer-I hope you are not going to
r,,ra about It. | declare l spoke right
o,,t before I thought, and then l hated
~ On hack on my word. The minister
bad q letter from minister friend
from the city saying that some nice
1rlc from his church wished to come
out here for the summer; working
girls you know, who haven't much
money to spend, and who want to stay
with private family.
az picked out teacher. Her name
Is Molly Prescott. I've always wanted
girl round the place you know,
father" she added hesitatingly.
"Of course you can do as you like,
Int It don't seem necessary for you
TO take in boarders, mother an
swered Mr. Hanson, heartily.
Dexter smiled over his mothers
story.
He smiled again when he was COM
nissioned to meet the young teacher
at the station.
Mother thinks she will try city
girls on me for change" he said with
laugh as he drove away.
The girl on the platform looked
white and timid. Her lovely dark eyes
seemed to question him anXiously.
Would you like to driver" he asked,
as he helped her into the carriage.
"Oh no." She looked quite alarmed.
Il am not accustomed to horses" she
added apologetically, "and this one
seems so large and strong"
Dexter gathered up the reins almost
impatiently. Mother will have nice
time of 1t looking after her all sum
mer," he thought And he said very
little on the homeward drive.
Dexter" said his mother several
weeks later, Il can't see what you dis
like about Molly She's the dearest
girl ever knew"
Il never cared over much for vines
mother. I've always preferred some
thing that could stand up by it's own
strength"
Whatever do you mean, Dexter
Hanson? Molly was left alone when
she was little girl, and she educated
herself and fought her own way in that
dreadful, unfeeling city, until l won.
uer where her courage came FRONT"
Yet she's afraid of cows and little
green snakes" observed Dexter, teas
ingly.
Just as I'd be afraid on the city
streets at night, because l am not &C
'uS'omed to them. And Dexter, wish
you would not say so much about
girls who can cook and sew and drive
lorses-she feels it, poor child. She
las wanted to learn from me, but
'ell her to keep out in the sunshine
"nen she has chance"
VI course l was only in fun, moth.
81, out If she is too sensitive even to
!OAe, Ill certainly desist," he an
'Sered with provoking smile.
euIl he was kinder to the girl In 8
pa'ronizlng sort of way, from which
Sue seemed to shrink to his mothers
Protection.
10 you suppose you could get sup
pe' LOT Dexter and Mr.. Brady tonight?'
asAea Mrs. Hanson one day after the
|y dinner. Father and / have go1
50 TO town and can't possibly ge,
sS a'N' III leave everything ready, and
'4 Wv, you where to find the things"
L., on' shall be glad to do it for you
s vol Mrs. Hanson cried the girl
heart. '7 - ''o ''nA'ne u ne'
s,. 10 stay alone without a person IL
ns u'-and to get supper for the young
bon- VINO thought girl ought to know
DO~ to cook!
oily never heard a word of wha
soa s nelng said to her until Mrs. Han
'Ou lifted Tho 49, = ,.., i.