The Detroit times., 1914-06-10

never crossed the door.sill OF your
affections. I'm a noutsider. A poor
relation, I'd be servant-saye than
! don't work. wish there were a
place where could earn my living
but haven't been taught anything.
How can /? Some day III offend you
by my rebel sentiments and you'll
turn me out And il no one else does
IT, Dave will do IL when he comes.
haven't been afraid OF you and Jon.
but | matraid fhimi The immae
ulate and wonderful Dave Hah!
And TO think that | have his room
Sleep in his bed My enemy! ! hate
him Yes, before u have ever seen
him I hate him, But I'll be as much
OF a rebel as | like though | die for
IT,"
she pounded her breast I'LL | was
afraid she'd hurt herself, and | went
and held her hands
"Kushy, kushy" says |. "be a
rebel as much as you like. It's a free
country II won't make no other
rebels around here; they're all made
already or set the Swamp Greek
afire--it won't burn, But don't you
hate Dave. That's a fight word And
you'll have old Wasser eating you up,
the bees singing you and the fish
biting you II you do. Besides. what's
the use in saying It? You can't No
one ever could Dave was made 10
be loved and every one ubeys nature
and does II. Join in
While was speaking Jon came up
and took one OF her hands-in fact
the whole arm, and says:
Little sister, daddy Is right. No
one on earth ever hated Dave. or
could hate him Nor was anything
on earth ever even afraid OF him
Even the singing bees on the farm
love him. You will too. the moment
you see him. prophesy that You've
taken nothing OF little Dawes but
what he'd give you--a hundred fold
, II any one asked for his head"
Dave would cut Il OF and hand II
over with a polite bow" says Just
In fun, as YOU can see,
is he little. Jonthy?" asks Eve
4 Ign, suddenly forgetting 20 be a rebel
and all about the hate and fear III
he's small enough for me to take on
my lap"
I / nearly exploded And even Jon
| had TO stuff his fist in his mouth.
I'm afraid" says Jon, you couldn't
IKE him on your lap, handy We
fused TO call him little when he was a
I baby, and it's sort OF stuck 20 him
/ | don't know why. He's about as big
as am, by now, expect"
! Oh" says Evelyn
do you think you could take old
\ nv 10 A,sO
lin fun, OF course
| Daddy" says Jon.
Excuse me-" says l. 'T meant In
several pieces"
In one way I'm glad about that"
says Evelyn. II don't like little PEG.
pie. Maybe, if Dawes as tell and
handsome as you, Jon. won't Axactly
hate him. may like him a little"
The easiest job you ever under.
took" says Jon blushing little
about that handsome" business.
NO, It will not be easy" insists
Evelyn 1T will take all my power
OF will And who will explain me?
He doesn't seem ever TO have heard
OF me"
You will explain yourself-just
look al YOU" says Jon. But, Will
tell Dave few things. Dave and me
are very good friends"
He can't be as dear and sweet as
you. JOINTLY" she says, leaning up
against old Jonathan
And. Jon. when she done that. the
holiness came into his face might
as well have been a thousand miles
away Jon was In O country where
couldn't follow.
But | don't let no one lose me that
way SO ! broke In.
How did you get here, anyhow
Eyelyn-without being injured? You
are afraid OF cows. and you can't
climb TO fences. And the fields are
full OF man-eating rabbits How did
you get here whole?"
with these" she answers. holding
on 10 Jon more yet, and sticking out
foot that wasn't made for stubbles
i"And am not afraid OF anything
and can climb fences, when nv
good knight IL near"
Meaning Jon!
"U.hu!' saws !. 'he looks like good
morning, by the smile, ever since you
camel"
Then I'll bring the dinner every
dav, It's good TO smile!"
Then Jon will have chronic
omen face before the summer Is over"
sapp.4--N,st in fpn--@aRd; be no use
with tools"
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