The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1915-07-01

n girl until you can keep her like
queen. Then after n minute he said
Well. maybe not quite like queen
Rod, for that would mean longer thar
n man could wait Shall we say un
Ill he could keep her like the dearest
lady In the landT That's the way hs
said II. You do cry dreadfully easy
today. Waity I'm sure you barked
your leg or skinned your knee when
you fell down. Don't you think the
dearest lady In the land Is nice
sounding sentencef"
Il do. indeed cried waitstill Ia
herself as she turned the words over
and over trying to feed her hungry
heart with them
u love to hear Ivory talk Its like
the stories In the books. We have our
best times In the barn. for I'm help.
Ing with the milking now. Our vel.
low cows name Is Molly and the red
COW used TO be Dolly. but we changed
her 10 Golly cause she's 50 trouble.
some"
We had a cross old COW like that
once" said waitstili absently. loving
TO hear the boys chatter and the eter.
nal quotations from his beloved hero.
I'VE have great fun cooking. too"
continued Rod when Aunt Boyn.
ton was first sick she stayed In bed
more. and Ivory and ! hadn't got used
TO things One morning we bound up
9TH 49,
fingers and ! two done up In buttery
rags TO take the tire out Ivory called
us soldiers dressing their wounds aft
er the battle. Sausages spatter dread.
fully. don't they? And when you turn
a pancake II hops on top OF the stove.
Can you fiop one straight. waity1"
Yes, ! can; straight as a die: that's
what girls are made for. Now run
along home TO your big brother. and
10 put on some warmer clothes under
your coat The weather's getting
colder"
Aunt Boynton hasn't patched our
thick ones yet. but she will soon. and
II she doesn't. Ivory'll take this Sn'.
lay evening and do them himsel
said So"
He shall not cried waitstill pas
sionately. 1T Is not seemly for Ivory
to sew and mend. and will not allow
II. You shall bring me those things
that need patching without telling any
one. do you hear. and ! will meet you
on the edge OF the pasture saturday
af nd 81 han 10
You are not to speak Of II TO any one
you understand. or perhaps ! shall
pound you TO Jelly! You'd make
sweet ross Jelly to eat with turkey for
Thanksgiving dinner. you dear. COM
forting little boyr'
Rodman ran toward home. and Wait
still hurried along. scarcely noticing
the beauties OF the woods and fields
and waysides. all glowing masses Of
goldenrod and purple frost flowers.
Patty was standing under a little
rock maple, her brown linsey- woolsey
In tone with the landscape and the
hood Of her brown cape pulled over
her bright head She looked flushed
and excited as she ran up to her sister
and said: "Waity. darling. you've been
crying! Has father been scolding
your
"No. dear. but my heart Is aching to-
day so that can scarcely bear It. A
wave Of encouragement came over me
as l was walking through the woods.
and gave up to 1t bit ! remember.
ed how soon II will DO Thanksgiving
day, and I'D so like 10 make Il happier
for you and few others that love-"
Patty could have given a shrewd
guess as TO the chief cause OF the
heartac ache. but she forebore to ask any
questions. Cheer up, Waityr she
cried. "You can never tell. We may
have a thankful Thanksgiving. after
all"
ITO be Continued)