Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1916-03-23

yohtouer Am FOND OF horses and all
animals. was brought M on a farm
and an manage one the size Of yours,
ana kure, with profit TO yourself Am
twentt -seyen, unmarried and 50 amx.
ious tp shake the dust OF the city on
my heels and hit green fields again
that I'h walk from here 10 Spring Val
ley II you say the word
Hopefully yours.
BART WILLIS"
7 think you're taking fearful risk
on your shoulders. Sue. her mother
said after she had heard the letter
You could hire the farm work done
-
4 won't do that this year. mother
dear. Last spring We tried IL. and II
was a perfect frost.
Accordingly. Spring Valley had
thrill the end o. the week when q tall,
accommodating young man swung
Oh the early boat train with suit.
case and asked the way TO the LOOMS
farm.
Old Mrs Loomls saw him from the
sittingrooni window and went out TO
greet him As she said later to Sue.
abe just couldn't help taking 10 him
right away.
''Youll have 10 suit Sue more than
me- said Mrs Loomis I'm sure |
like tho look 81 you real well"
suiting Sue was a curious cccupa.
ton. Bart found out She liked him
~ NsaV ,stesbt IA. sia.va a.. 49, -.
had. but ,she bad no Intention Of let
ting him know the fact
The iirst day OF his arrival she led
him al over the fortyseven acres lie
found that day BY day she was beside
him when he least expected to sec
her. advising. correcting and consult.
ing with him.
You snc ! love the land and / want
70 build Il Up. she told him. Father
Just took aud took from Il year after
yesr ana wondered why II didn't
bear for him, but I'm running IL dif,
ferenily never liked che house.
though lta 20 bare and lonesome
looking
Perhaps toward fall lhere'li be time
TO do something with Il, Bart said.
You can do wonders with cement
and paint and IDEAS
But" Sue henliated 4 thought
.-you only said you'd stay until ,hs
summers work WIS done
= like Il here. the city boy an.
swered briefly, lifting his head 70 the
sun and air and beauty OF Il all like
the horses. r.eap and Ready. out in the
pasture IN stay as long ~ ! suit
you. Miss I.oomis
Under his cars the old farm seemed
10 put forth iis very best efforts 10
make good There had never been
much garden crop. even Mira LOOMS
said
Don't L seem good to have a man
aFouDdg Mrs Loomis said 20 her one
early morning as Sue cooked break
fast TN 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
we're harvested and tall had come.
She hurried out Of doors and down
the lane with food fof the turkeys.
and met him half way with the milk
paiia
T'fhe land glows thls morning.
doesn't it2" ne called To her happily.
y WAS slow because / went over 20
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. ID start
with six and buy more land as we
needed Il Don't you want 10 take ON
a partner sue7"
tIe spoke her name unthinkingly,
quite as Il he we're accustomed to II.
and Sue was silent. looking away from
him at the stretch Of home acres.
IT'S such a bully little place II It's
treated right Two been planning
some new things for next year
Sue looked UP at him quickly. her
eyes full OF surprised acknowledgment
OF what his woFds meant 10 her.
Il thought sure you'd SO 10 the
dairy farm. They want you and they
can pay four times as much as can
down there"
no, they can't Sue His voice
lowered until II seemed TO her the
whole world must hold It's breath TO
catch what he was telling her. II
want to 20 shares on the farm here
with you. I've got some money saved.
enough TO put into the place and stock
it up right for us And ] want you.
too. won't take the farm without
YOU
Mothers waiting for the milk for
her breakfast, and / forgot all about
1t, she faltered. sOh, Bart, some.
body'll see you from the road"
But Bart never appeared even to re-.
member the road There was just the
lane IN its dew.drenched sweetness
and the fragrance nsxt TO them. and
Sue held close in his arms.
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