Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1914-10-08

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sweet ard good tempered zEd auzi&sEs
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eauzs o9t 81 Ncahs ark potEtE O. how
70 be stubborn"
~How osteH kavs I taEled yea Fr
these pears. DAN
You're falling ne BOW, Ton woaT
look ~ things with nay syes."
~Wers not Serson. ws1rs tea
p&n," she reminded him. qEietly.
Wen. that's ths rFgwhie, ws ought
| 10 BE- oas. That's fa#E wkat Tm get
ting At We oaEbtto Do Of 0na rztRA"
~Whossz YoGrsT~ and Mary1E awee4
raoath EaekeEed into q wesy lstt1s
smile.
Tn dons." si&ds see4ssd. hope
lexsly.
Il remember the time when POO
wonld have Eh0ught that waa can
ming" she reproached him
Pm going 30 nay club. MARI hs
announced. dfErsEsrdtng her paayfai
attempt 10 smooth things over.
Mary gaEed at So, Sa@tl1essS by
hts swift changes Of EaSoa, hurt By
bis attitude. almost aagry because ha
was so unreasonable.
Then love came rushing up into bet
heart. After ali be wGS her DAN. What
did this crosSgsEs or his nervousness
matter? She went up to him. pulled
haS scarf a bin closer round his threat
and a. be turned away with Q nzBL
tered word. waited patiently. Then
laying her hand on his aEm-such O
thin little hand, with bis wedding ring
hanging loosely ON talked: Shah
I wait up for youf"
Stadsfs face wOrksa eOrvufsiveiy
She didn't understand. poor little ssuL
Ffs was going away for good. for al
time and she VA asking II shs wcule
wait up for hin. More than 0nc h@
fore she had asked that question "a
him. the question that from q wtfss
fus, carries with II unspoken, ten6ea
pleading. Fer . space he vas toTs
with emotions he could not define. ha&
hardly expected himself 20 feel. Some
thing bade him turn back upon nnabk
tAon and pride and clasp into his arHna
this little woman who had worked f5z
him. With him, who had had faith IN
him when be wa8 poor, and who had
struggled and cooked and shaved f0a
him that he might rise TO his pres@G.
position.
Bat he struggled against the fseiing
fought u back and conquered
No. don't wait up for me-
IAN right" Mary agreed. Il wouI
III you don't want me to- and thea
With q rognish smile. but I viii vail
up for you ali the same"
siads was touched, but be sttfgsnsS
his shoulders. Wealth he had wsu.
honors he meant 10 have~-and KxtA
crime Strickland.
Goodnight. MARY" he called. colby,
10 ha hurried out Of the room.
Left alone. MARY stood watching
him. . foriorn little figure.
why. hs didn't kiss me" She bur
ried to the door. Dan, you forget
something. DAM"
siade. haatenIng to the door. halted.
hesitAted. turned back.
You come right back here and kisa
me-" Mary demanded. aysctlonataty,
Such didoes: You kiss me-" She
raised her face for the kiss she thought
was goodnight" and which 40 mean,
a. 'good-by." Slada stsoped and Iata
his lips on hers. gently, reyerentiy.
then hurried out. almost a. II be were
afraid to stay a minute iongss.
"Sueh dIdoes," Mary laughed to her
self. She locked around tho great
empty room. II suddenly struck hes
that she had really been harry
In this room. Riches had proved o
burden rather than a pleasure. They
had robbed her OF Dams devotion, his
confidence. his gaiety. She hasaened
to turn out the lights, shne2ering a.
she did 80. She grabbed bar wors
basket from the table and suddenly
overcome with fright In the great
silent shadawy room. ned to the tightes
hall, calling: Susie, Susla-
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