The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-05-01

when he was reaching for the bread
and in "a silent protest against such
foolishness got mn from the table aud
emlptted them into the gitdhsn1 sink.
'srhereis n place ffDr everything" he
said when he came sback. sand the
place for blowers lis outdoors"
Then in the pine woods there would
be. she was sure. Star OF iBethlahetn,
solnmon's Seal. tlie white spray OF
ground nuts and ibiinch berries. Per
haps they could make u bouquet, ana
Patty would taise It across the .Beltis to
Mrs. Bosntotiis door. She need nut 80
in. and thus they would not be, dis
oheying their fathers rommand not ~
visit that 'tcrazy Boynton woman
Here Ratty came In with a painful
of greens, and the sisters sat down in
the sunny window 10 get them renay
for the pot.
'Iim ,culmer.r the little rebel allow
ed. '.1lllat's generally fine way 1t turns
ont with me, get into "a rage, but 4
can generally sing ii Iff::"
tYou certainty unjust have got rid OF
aTgood deul of temper this lnnnning by
the why your Voice spnnneah
Nobody can hear us in ttliis out of
the way place. Its aasy enough rs
see that the women weren't asked to
say aitything when tile men sattiell
where the houses sltpuld be built. THE
men weren't content to stick Them on
the top OF a high hill or half mile
from the stores. hut put them bnck 10
the main road, tnzing due care 10 cut
the sink window where their wives
couldn't see anything. even when they
were washing tiishes.s'
Il don't know that / ever thought
about 1t III that way" And Waitstfll
looked ont of the window in a brown
study while her hands worked with
the dandelion greens. 1--we noticed 1t.
but i never supposed the men did 1t
Intentionally"
mo, you wouldn't" said Patty. with
the pessimism 0f q woman OF ninety,
us she stole an admitting glance fa1er
sister. Patty's Uwn face: irregular.
plauant. tantalizing. had its peculiar
charm. and her brilliant skin and hair
SO dazzled the masculine beholder that
be took note of no small defects. But
Waitstiil WINS beautiful beautiful even
IN her working dress of purple calico.
Her single braid of hair. the Foxweil
hair, that IN her was bronze and IN
| Patty pale auburn was. wound once
aEoupds gher fine head and made to
stand a little las it went across TIN.
front 1t was a simple. easy. uneon-
sclous fashion of her own. quite differ
ent from anything done by other wom-
.en In her time and place, ana it just
suited her dignity aud serenity. II
looked like Il coronet. bMt It was the
way she carried her head that gave
you the fancy. there we're such spirit
and pride in the poise OF it on the long,
sracsfpl neck. Her eyes were us clear
as mouptain noolS shaded by rusbes,
and the strength Of the fAce was sof-
tened by the sweetness of the mouth.
p Patty never let the conversation die
out for many seconds at Il. time. ana
new she began again: MY sudden
RACES don't mitch my name very well;
but, of course. mother didn't know
how ! was going to turu out when she
called me Patience. for was nothing
but sguirming little bald. red baby.
But my name really is too ridiculous
when you thtuk about it.
Waitstill laughed as she said: III
didn't take ypu long to change II. Per.
haps Patience was a bard word for q
baby to say. but tIie moment yon could
talk you said Patty wants this and
Patty wants that"
ibid Patty ever get It? She never
has since, that's certain. And look at
your name. It's 'WaitstilI,' yet sou
never stop moment. When you're
not in the shed or barn or chicken
hp's" ar fltrhou mr. ntiio mr. gurllsu