Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1914-01-30
sAMMY's Provision.
BY Martha Mecul,och- Williams.
copyright, 1914, by the Mcclure News
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for dinner" Neddy Hoe sand 10 his chuna'
Sammy Lane.
They were playing in the Hoe back
yard, n step from the kitchen door. lhes
when Sammy answered %stoutiy, more 'h-
tent upon family vindication than truth
Triumph! Our ]essarnine Is goin%.o ses
married, and have cakes-a WhoioHshe'i
full-and Observation-Disclosures chicken
PIES. Mrs. Hoe. for all she was so busy
heard and gasped. -
Jess Lane about to marry! That was
news. But for being so occrpied, sadI
would runr right off to Mrs. AnS1ey anu aas
marrying hat old fool Wesley arms;
Who else was there? Mrs. Anstey han
said all along the girl would never sen
souls who save themselves disappo.he,
ment by always believing the worst had
said as firmly she would: 40
Judge her relief when Peggy Butt, i.e
egg women, scuttled ina relief teinpsieu'
It is true. by knowledge that Peggy, maj
Ing the farm rounds. would foTestau hei
everywhere. But telling was certainly a
JOY; 1t did her a let of good to say, nan
signing. None today. Peg. Company
does use up such a sight of things. Ieck-
OH you needn't stop at the Lanes neither
Though maybe they'll want To buy or
borrow eggs of yc for the wedQin' cake.
Peggy hardly waited to hear details. a
swift walker always. before night she ana
the news had Travelled the length of Bush
Creek. 1t had grown in t~raveiing-iate
hearers knew that Wesley Arms. the
bridegroom. had agreed to settle on Jess
his biggest farm; also that she had sent
off for her wedding clothes-presutnab!y
by his request, since the Lanes could new
err afford such extrava gance: also that her
engagement ring had a stone in IT.. one
enthusiastic listener even nodded. u say"
1t last Sunda at church!" And finally
that the Arms children were in wild re-
beiliOn. the biggest boy even threatening
to run away.
Peggy had skipped the Lane house-let
them come to her. she said stifhy-per-
haps because she herself had cherished a
snealsing hope of becoming the second
Mrs. Arms. Jessamine wondered u little
over her absence. even sighed a bit-she
three days. hoping, so to afford a pair of
new slippers for the. Christmas dances.
1t was out of such boarding the talk
Of wedding cakes had grown-her mother,
come. to pass whenever Sis Jessamine got
married. Sammy understood nothing
about It, tenses.besides. he simply had to
When old Mrs. Handy called him in
and asked him point blank as to the we'd
ding. the same mistaken sense OF family
enlarge upon it's details. So with this
confirmation %everybody's curiosity was
jumping--as to when and where-and who
all would be there
time..-if only two men had not heard.
Wesley Arms chuckled and looked know
ingly when rallied upon his luck. Allan
Allan was in love with Jessamine. He
would have married her two years back
but for her pride. She wouldn't burden
most helpless without her. "BBe Besides IS her
mother and Sammy, there were the twins.
now away at boarding school. Jess was
fiercely loyal to her own-so loyal she was
unfair to herself. 1t was because of them
she was sacrificing herself-thus Allan in
ms " mind She must hate Arms. who
was grizzied and grossly fat. also hot
mere Allan broke off, his mouth setting.
ne; mao not land to give, but strength
and tenderness and right good will.
1t was Peggy who finally told Arms the
whole story. even adding a few frills-as
q college training for Sammy and a pony
cart for Jess herself. His listener smirked
might know her price without being told
= by her own lips. Well. she was worth
pretty close conditions. He always stood
to- his bargains. perhaps because they
were always much to his advantage.
Deckea In his best. with a flaming red
he sat him down before the girl In the big
sunny living room-the Lanes had no par
ior.propped hands upon his fat knees.
ana said, smiling across at the slim young
woman In the blue gingham who sat flush
Ing aud fron'ning family:
WIZ diin't ye tell me the news fust.
s.knowin' you're engaged"
"Engaged!, Jess repeated. her eyes be-
wildeIed. What on earth?-Who?" stop
Arms smirkei. then licked his lips. and
answered: ME / reckon. Folks nave ter
be engaged ! Judge fore ever they sit
..Ycn!.' Jess shot the word at him like
cheeks flaming. "Pardon-you ara in my
mothers house-.otherwise I should leave