Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1912-09-27

,idt die you g,HhI 10 go ~ t;:p "sy
of repatriation now that you ana yonf
friends haze put me back IN my worky'
"Srt the tahlp and bring the wood
cried
Come: YOU shall set the table, for
the wood has been brought In nlrendy"
| followed 10 the dining room. where
she threw me- the tablecloth
Re careful" she laughed. for 1t
will not bear rough handling. though
dare say father would tell you that
Il hus lasted since General Oglethorpe
breakfnslcd OF II and therefore VIII
last after We nre dead
And 50 we spt the table. Miss Ellen
running to the Eitchpn every now ana
then and coming nack to sirhlghten
the knives aud forks. telling me that
men were no earthly good about a
house once our hands touched while
placing the plates. md instantly, hS II
by instinct we faced each other ana
our eyes met After ihut she kept on
the other side al the table from me
and inter sent the upstairs To dress TOR
dinner When | came down there
seemed To be a glow on her check. nnd
I'm hpr hnir there wnS stuck u wild rose
which hnd brought her from the
woods
The next three days all was hustle
The boys md girls came on Thursday.
each Infringing something In u basket
So much cooking hnd never seen.
Dne mn, 90, = ,.,.s, -iI'., -n'hiis's of tho
eggs md another the volks Some one
was detailed Ia mix the cake and still
another tn watch II after II had been
pat into the oven Margaret Robert
son was given II SOUND aud ordered 10
decorate the hail with greens. Tho
jelly WINS nmde, aud some one wa
, sent with II TO the sprlughouSe, where
/ II was left to cool ana harden Every
now and then the colonel would mp
! pear at the Kitchen door TO tell us
what times they used to hnve before
the war when he was boy.
That night when all were gene and
Bud had fallen asleep In a chair Miss
! Ellen aud went on the lawn TO look
at the moon.
Miss Ellen | said. II am happy
here. and | hate to leave the Pines"
/ why do you talk OF golngy" she
said. her voice subdued aud her face
turned away.
"Iecnuse do not want 20 outlIve
! my welcome" | said
mo one does that AZ the Pines As
you see there In not much 10 offer.
but our friends are always welcome.
! Bud likes YOU. and father seems
younger since you came"
And your I said. drawing step
/ nearer 10 her.
"Oh r. she gave little gasp and
ended with laugh 1T IL ~ easy to
! cook for i've ~ II Is for four. 80 don't
think Of leaving on my account"
That IL what hurts" | said IF
you did not have 10 do this or II
Ind only known you long enough to
tell YOU all that is In my mind"
ended bitterly,
She held mp her Gnger and laughing
in my face, said But you haven't.
you know. So yon must stay a long
time aud then come hack some day
/ hIh Afll iiltf Hllt huhth IOEUlHulHs
"Ncvcr!' said ~ will tell you be.
fore leave If ! have 10 stay the year
out"
"Braycly spokenI" she cried "And
! will do what | can to make you take
Christmas dinner with us And now
remember to be nice to all the homely
girls you see tomorrow evening. and
a..
dance with the pretty ones as well"
Bud was VII asleep when we got
back TO the house We reused him.
ana MI went quietly to bed did not
sleep much that night, ana somehow
did not think Miss ElleL did either. for
! did not feel as lonely ms when every.
hody was unconscious in that spacious
mansion
/ TO he continuedl