The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1916-04-06
sUTTING SUE
ay. LESLIE soMERss

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She ran down CO, the eBd OF the
lane when she caught sight OF the'i
little white mail cart coming up the
hill. 4 he March air was fresh and
keen. with hint af springs.
Got letter fran New York state
for you. Sue. said the old. mail car-
rier. comfortably
sue eudored Little and laughed
He logged on along tue country
road. and Sue sat on the stone wall
beside the mail hax to read her letter.
1t wss an answer to hsEr advertise
nent
"Desr Madam while have not
had years OF experience in farm work.
l shpHld like to apply for the position
you offer Am fond Of horses and all
animals. was brought up on farm
and can manage one the size OF yours.
| am sure. with profit 10 yourself. Am
tu enty seven. unmarried. and so anx-
iols 20 shake the dust OF the atty oi
my heels and hit green helds again
that I'D walk from here to Spring Val
ley IL you ssy the word
Hopefully yours,
BART WILLIS
y think you're taxing fearful risk
on your shoulders. Sue her mother
said after she hai heard the letter.
You could hire tsae farm work done,
Il won't do that this wear. mother
dear / zst sprizg we tried II. aud IL
was a perfect frost
Accordingly. Spring Valley Had a
thrill the end ok the week when a tail.
deterrsined-iooking young man swung
OF tire early boat train with q suit
case and asked the way TO ths. LooEniA
laruE
Old Mrs. Loomis saw him from tho
sitaing-rooE window and went out TO
greet him As she said later TO Sue.
she Just couldn't Aeip taking to him
right away.
"Iouri have to suit sus more than
me" said Mrs. Loomis I'm sure
like the look Of you real we'll
Suiting Sue Eas a curious occupa-
tion. Bart found out She liked him
at tirst sight. the same as her mother
had. but she had no intention of let
, ting him know the fsct
The first day of hts arrival she led
him all over the foTty-seyen acres He
found tina, day by day she was beside
hsm when he least expected To sec
her. advising. correcting and consult
ing with him
"Yoe see. love the land and I want
10 build I, up she told him -Fa;her
Just took and took from Il year after
year and wondered why IL dkin1
bear for him. but I'm running Il dt:.
fcrcntly. ] never liked the house.
though It's so bare and lonesome
looking
Perhaps toward fall therein be tina
to do something with it, Bart said.
You can do wonders with cement
and paint and ideas"
But" Sue hcsitatcd Il thought
you only said you'd stay until tho
summers work was done"
i like IL here" the city boy an.
swercd briefly. lifting his head to the
sun and air and beauty OF II all like
the horses Bess and Ready. out Ia the
pasture. TN stay as long as ! suit
you. Miss LOOMS"
Under his caro- tie q Z farm seemed
20 put forth iJG ycry Vest efforts to
make good. 1hrre hle never bee,
such garden cIap. oven Mrs. Loornis
sali.
Don't Il seem good to have a man
aroundg" MIS-. Loomis said TO her one
early morning as Sue cooked hreak
last. "It'll be right lonesome when
he's gone"
Her own heart echoed the words.
hut Sue laughed. Wasn't she the man
around the Dlace7 They wouldn't need
any assistant manager after the crops
were harvested aud fail 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 giows this morning.
doesn't III" he called to her happily.
Il was slow because went over to
look at the lower meadows. Wish
you'd forget about your hay down
there next year and give me those
iusn heids Tor prize cattle. I'D start
with six and buy more land as we
needed II. Don't you want to take on
partner. Suo?"
He spoke her name unthinkinRly.
quite as II he were accustomed to Il
ana Sue was silent. looking away from
MIN at the stretch OF home acrea.
It's such bully little place IL u's
treated right. I've been planning
some new things for next year
sue looked up at him quickly. her
eyes tuli OF surprised Acknowledgement
OF what his words meant to her.
thought sure you'd go to tho
dairy farm. They want you and tbev
can pay four times as much as can
down there