Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1913-05-23

who taught school In n %nelghbOring
village In the winter and managed her
parents during the summer vacation
There was also the hired mnn. whose
form passed across her range OF vision
as he cut across lots TO and from the
Tanner meadows. Sometimes he was
driving the cows; again he swung
along with hoe over bis shoulder bound
for the cornheld. Susanna was inter
ested in George, the hired man, be
cause she had seen his face. He
always wore a Tapping straw hat that
brushed his broad shoulders and quite
hid his features from her view.
He walked well. He lacked the
stumbling, lelsurely gait Of MIR. Hol
den's German farm hand. aud he a
ried his head mp.
One day Susanna was introduced TO
FlorIne Tanner, aud the girl Invited
the summer boarder TO take a walk
down by the brook that rambled
through the meadow bottom.
Il saw a blue heron there the other
day" she remarked as they crossed the
orchard.
"Wouldn't II be splendid II we caught
a glimpse of him todayT' cried Susan.
ma. I've been keeping a notebook OF
all the birds ! meet up here. I've
found ten strangers already"
1--WE have bird study In the school,"
remarked Florine, whose conversation
Invariably reverted to her chosen voca
tion. "Can you climb a fenceT" she In
quired skeptically, preparing to assist
the city girl over the bars.
Susanna smiled. One Of her most
fetching scenes in 'gThe Farmers
Daughter was where she crossed a
fence, disdaining the assistance of the
villain.
"In try" she said, and. lifting her
pink skirts. she deliberately set N
daintily shod foot on the lower bar,
barely touching the post with her hand,
stepped to the next rail and her turn.
ed, looking down at Florine from mis-
chievous eyes. "Coming2" she asked.
mot that way" returned Florine
rather sourly. II can get through this
wdy." She moved along a few steps
and, bending down, crept through a
pair of fallen rails into the other field.
There she watched the graceful descent
of Susanna with strong disapproval In
her long, narrow countenance. Just
then her mouth snapped open with sud
den surprise.
MY graciousI' she calculated, star
ing at Susanna.
"What is the matter7 Not a snake
or "a bugT" faltered the city girl,
feeling tentatively Of her hair and
skirts.
"No-only-say, do you eve go to the
moving picture shows?" demanded
Florine abruptly.
II have been to several placesv' Su.
sanna's eyebrows arched with sur
prise. "WhyP'
You haven't been over to Riverside.
then? They had q show there q few
weeks agO-something about n farmers
dauRhter-and one Of the pictures
showed a girl crossing a fence just as
you did now. and she did 1t the same
Funny, isn't ltY'
1T is a singular coincidence" admit.
ted the young actress demurely. II
flashed across her now that she and
her company had enacted that popular
play before the 1lm makers.
I've got my opinion of actresses
remarked FlOrine RS they walked slow
~ through the clover field.
i've got mine, too" rejoined Susan
IA merrily.
mine Isn't a very high one either
/ could pick one out Of a crowd any
day"
"In what wayT Susanna was en-
jOying herself.
'In the FIRST place. they always dye
their hair yellow, and they paint theiI
faces and wear low neck dresses al
day long, with earrings and such stun.
returned Florine R%cornfully.
"HaVe you seen very many actress
esq" asked Susanna sweetly. IL an
sure you never could have. for your
ideas of stage people seem so old flush
toned somehow"
"Old ~fashiOnedl" shifted FlOrine Tan
ner. That's Just what George says
I asked him what he knew about II
Hes only a hired man. you know, and
never has had advantages"
Susanna was amused. "NVhnt die
George say 2" she inquired.
"Oh. nothing! He merely laughed and
e of whlstling."
Here comes your hired man" said
Susanna as the FIRST of the herd Of
Tanners H~olsteins 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 straw hat
was pushed back, and Susanna saw a
very handsome sunbrowned face, with
sparkling blue eyes, in strong contrast
to straying locks Of Jet black hair. de
stopped whistling as he glimpsed the
girls, and his happy, careless expires
sion vas c~rystallized In a look OF min
gied surprise and admiration as his
eyes met Susanna's straight glance.
He whipped OF the enormous hat as
he passed them. Florine Tanner nod
ded condescendingly, and Susanna