Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1917-01-31


few weeks after this Carol distin.
gulshed herself again. and to her last
ing modification. A man living only
SIX blocks from the parsonage had gen.
erously offered Mr.. Starr free pasrur-
. age for his pretty little Jersey in his
broad meadow, and the offer was CRATE
fully accepted. This meant that every
evening the twins must walk after the
COW, and every morning must take her
back for the days grazing.
one evening, as they We're starting
cut from the meadow homeward with
the docile ANIMAL Carol stopped and
gazed at Blinkie refectively.
Lark" She said, 81 just believe to
my soul that could ride this COW,
She's so gentle, and I'm such a good
hand at sticking on"
Carol" calculated Lark. 'Think
now it would look for parsonage girl
to go down the street riding cow"
But there's no one to see," protest
ed Carol. And this was true. For the
parsonage was near the edge of town.
and the girls passed only five houses
on their way home from the meadow
and all of them were we'll back from
the road.
Lark argued and pleaded, but Carol
was firm. II must try it," she insist
ed, "and if it doesn't go well 1 can
slide off. You can lead her, Lark"
The obliging Lark boosted her sister
up, and Carol nimbly scrambled into
place, riding astride.
i've got to ride this way" she said.
"Cows have such funny backs
couldn't keep on any other way. If
see anyone coming, I'll slide for it,
For while all went we'll. Lark led
Blinkie carefully, gazing about anx.
iously to see that no one approached,
So they advanced to within two blocks
Of the parsonage. BY this time Blinkie
concluded that she was being imposed
upon. She shook her head violently.
and twitched the rope from Lark's
hand, gave scornful toss of her
dainty head, and struck out madly for
home. With great presence of mind
Carol fell flat upon the cows neck. and
hung on for dear life, while Lark, in
terror, started out in pursuit.
''Help! Help" she cried loudly
Papa! Papa! Papa!''
In this way they turned in at the
parsonage gate, which happily stood
open. AS luck would have it, Mr.. Starr
was standing at the door with two men
who had been calling on him, and hear
ing Lark's frantic cries, they rushed to
meet the wild procession, and had the
unique experience of seeing a parson<
age girl riding flat on her stomach or
the neck of galloping Jersey, with
another parsonage girl in mad pursuit
Blinkie stopped beside the barn, and
turned her head about inquiringly.
Carol slid to the ground, and buried
her face in her haEds 81 sight of the
two men with her father. Then, with
never word, she lit out for the house
at top speed. The three men sat down
on the ground and burst into hearty
laughter.
Lark came upon them as they sat
thus, and Lark was angry. She
stamped her foot With violence that
must have hurt her.
II don't see anything to laugh at"
she cried passionately, cit was awful,
it was just awful Carrie might have
been killed! It-it-'
''Tell us all ABOUT it, Lark" gasped
her father. And Lark did so, smiling
a little herself, now that her fears
were relieved. "Poor Carol" she said,
"she'll never live down the humilia,
ton. I must go and console her.
In a little while Carol felt much bet.
ter. But she talked it over with Pru1
dence very seriously.
II hope you understand, Prudence,
that I shall never have anything moro
to do with Blinl1ie! She can die OF
starvation for all I care. I'll never
take her to and from the pasture again
I couldn't do it! Such rank ingrati
tude as that COW displayed was never
equaled, I am certain"
81 suppose you'll quit using mill
and cream, too," suggested Prudence
ooh, WE'LL" said Carol more toler
antly, 81 don't want to be too hare
on Blinkie, for after all it was partly
my own fault. So won't go that far
But I must draw the line somewhere
Hereafter Blinkie and I meet az
strangers
Continued next week.