The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1916-04-26
SUITING SUE
BY LESLIE somERs.

She ran down to the end OF the
lane when she caught sight OF the
little white mail cart coming up the
hill. The March air was fresh and
keen, with a hint of spring.
Got a letter from New York state
for you. Sue" said the old mail car
rier, comfortably.
Sue colored a little and laughed.
He logged on along the country
road. and Sue sat on the stone wall
beside the mail box to read her letter
1t was an answer TO her advertise
ment
Dear Madam: While | have not
had years OF experience in farm work.
| should like to apply for the position
you offer. Am fond Of horses and all
animals, was brought up on a farm
and can manage one the size of yours,
| am sure, with profit to yourself Am
twenty-seven, unmarried, and 50 anx-
ious to shake the dust OF the city on
my heels and hit green fields again
that I'D walk from here to Spring Val
ley II you say the word.
Hopefully yours.
BART WILLIS"
Il think you're taking a fearful risk
on your shoulders. Sue" her mother
said after she had heard the letter.
You could hire the farm work done
-"
Il won't do that this year, mother
dear. Last spring we tried It, and II
was a perfect frost"
Accordingly. Spring Valley had a
thrill the end Of the week when a tall.
commissioning young man swung
on the early boat train with suit
case and asked the way to the Loomis
farm.
Old Mrs. Loomis saw him from the
sitting-roOm window and went out to
greet him. AS she said later to Sue
she Just couldn't help taking to him
right away.
You'll have to suit Sue more than
me-" said Mrs. LOOMS. I'm sure |
like the look Of you real we'll"
Suiting Sue was a curious occupa-
ton. Bart found out. She liked him
at first sight. the same as her mother
had, but she had no intention OF let
ting him know the fact
The first day of his arrival she led
him all over the forty-seven acres. He
found that day by day she was beside
him when he least expected to see
her. advising. correcting and consult
ing with him
You see. I love the land and want
to build It up" she told him Father
Just took and took from 1t year after
year and wondered why 1t didn't
bear for him. but I'm running it diff
ferently. l never liked the house.
though. It's so bare and lonesome
looking"
Perhaps toward fall there1l be time
to do something with IT," Bart said.
You can do wonders with cement
and paint and IDEAS"
But" Sue hesitated 81 thought
you only said you'd stay until the
summers work was done"
Il like It here" the city boy an
swered briefly. lifting his head to the
sun and air and beauty OF it all like
the horses, Bess and Ready out in the
pasture. III stay as long as | suit
you, Miss Loomis"
Under his care the old farm seemed
TO put forth its very best efforts to
make good. There had never been
such a garden crop. even Mrs. Loomis
said
Don't it seem good to have man
around?" Mrs. Loomis said to her one
early morning as Sue cooked break
fast, "Itll be right lonesome when
he's gone"
Her own heart echoed the words, |
but Sue laughed. Wasn't she the man
around the place? They wouldn't need
any assistant manager after the crops |
were harvested and fall had come.
She hurried out OF doors and down |
the lane with food for the turkeys. |
and met him half way with the milk
pals.
THE land CLOVIS this morning, |
doesn't it?" he called to her happily. |
Il was slow because l went over to
look at the lower meadows. Wish |
you'd forget about your hay down |
there next year and give me those
lush fields for prize cattle. I'd start
with six and buy more land as we
needed 1t. Don't you want to take on