Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1913-11-21

trums ana gim-cracla. po1Allng about
the farms and Villages: Q ringer Of
doorbolls, q beseecher Of women. q
pleader to buy. stunning In and out Of
gates with his pitiful cards and dodg-
ers-one Of those men who sit to be
preached to and stand in line to be
counted, with his weak chin and far-
Ing ears and vapid eyes bulSing-one
Of those men In short whom the un-
dertakers are forever ,burying.
John, the burly religious fanatic,
With MS defeated bull strength. hated
him-at best he gave the ~tclerating
contempt Of the. man Of overalls for
the shabby collar-and-cuff pretense Of
the peddler-collar always ssoiled, cuffs
always frayed. Lindstrom glowered
at him q moment and went on eating.
"Ah. the good coup!" said the ped
der. warming his hands over its
sateam-'it puts heart In q man. Mich
this-and Knute. It'll get your lessons,
eh?" He smiled vaguely at the boys
he really felt like somebody tonight,
for he had earned two dollars and he
was planning how he could present 1t
to them all. raking over his sordid
store Of cheer and ey!ansions before
AoSb&NAA ~ V0ks Lag 0A0tOxN WALL tkk0
ailing baby. tried to warn him: they
both had had their strength sucked
out by the great Danes masterfulness
they were not yet far enough re-
moved from their htll-cracker ances-
try to find assertion In the air Of the
north.
Michigan looked at him craftily:, he
bert. the fool. was tempting 1t. Its
COOlins." muttQred the DatriarCh.
There's : nip q frost done comm:
this way. It's time the fodder was In"
well. WELL" said the peddler. with
his cracked gaity, there's work for
, Kn1ts and Peter after school this
Tho wife glanced up. Would they
never get Oh this topic Of the school,
Ing. John put his heavy hand across
the table.
Therein DO 40 more schooling"
"Ah. joint" the wife walled, will
you ruin 10 all with your pride1
The peddler fidgeted with tho but
ton OF some church league ON his
lapel. Down in his crouching soul
some faith dickered which gave him .
martyrs comfort against Johns as
celtic will: The Lord will provide.
he snified-.'the Lord be by ye. John"
ty summer suit but he could give
cheerfully. his two dollars to the fam
lily Of 1t '.wast Lords work
LORDS providing. and not man'sH.!
Erowled John, ana he Mayed them all
again with his turbulence. He had
changed In the night from q stolid, yet
all-cartng father to an inward-burn-
Ing fanatic. : hunted outlaw Of spirit.
gave them. When he looked It his
sons they could not eat 30 fearful were
they OF this new father. this man Of
the Jail. His glance went about the
silent faces. where's Aurelt? The
girls not here" he went on.
"She's plannin' her new Dress" the
mother Quava5ed. with some woman
then lay II away for the party at high
school. John. man, she'd be the pref
test Of them Ill with the new dress.
Michigan here. he tried to rave the
money, didn't ye, uncle1.'
Michigan laughed softly: his hairy
race ut up. The scared lads lot down
from their strain. Aurelie! She could
brighten even tho meagerness OF the
quarry shAnty. then.
shes too much attention now.
gfowled John. ''9hess got some French
trick Of making every loafer at the
billiard corner look ut her. She's bet
ter away from gowns ana parties
aye. and that priest from Earlville
over every month to talk to her. ri
not have it-shs's too much IN the
towns eye Tor Q decent girl."
"Be STILL Knute blurted out Of the
sob In his throat, she's coming
The eyes Of al followed to the door.
Even John did NOT raise his black hu-
NOR. nov she wa hero. She was IN
the door listening With tribe Of self
consciouaness. the long flashes g hss