The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-02-06
TheEpening Story
Dad Morgan's Girl.
Copyright isis by W. Werner,

Mice day"
The girl looked at him with
straight game. under long eyelashes.
Yes. it's NICE" she said. But /
knew Il before"
II beg your pardon. ! shouldn't
have spoken without an introduc-
ton. OF course. But I'm new here.
Don't know anybody nor what TO do.
and I'd an idea things weren't quite
So conventional In the country"
The girl did not speak for some
moments. Her gaze continued d.
rect. grave, without CULVER. Yet
the man did not feel II bold or rude
or even inquisitive. Somehow he
had a. feeling he was on trial. and
he almost sighed with relief as he
saw her gaze soften and understood
he was acquitted. lie had had
many girls look at him. but never
In that way before.
Folks don't need 10 be intro
duced 10 me-" she said, calmly. I'm
only Dad Morgan's girl. You are
Mr.. Ward. who's going TO run this
farm. and who's been here three
months"
Eyes, but the farmers don't take
me UP AZ expected and hoped
when Ter. decided 20 cast my lot
among them. I've been round III.
tie. bought some cows and a few
horses. They have all been civil
enough. some even pleasant. and
they've answered my questions for
I'm frankly greenhorn on a farm.
Hut that's all. I'm just the same
isolated stranger as on the day I
came"
Its their busy season" explained
the girl. In the fall and winter it's
different. Besides. they're watching
You're not like them. and they con
slider your farming joke. They
wonder what your real game IS"
Game" echoed the young man
looking distressed. why. | merely
want 90 BE- farrner-am trying to
make one.
"For a living" asked the girl
''Of course. All I've got. except
a few Hundred dollars. IL IN the
farm. must make u pay or lose
out on my last chance"
Again the girls eyes went through
him. calmly. frankly. Il believe you"
she decided Il WASH, quite sure
before. You're gentleman. and
mean square. whatever they may
say. But you are green--in farming
ways. ! mean"
How. in particular"
She nodded significantly toward
two men who were lounging on the
grass n few yards away and then
toward a cornneld on one side or
the farm lane. Weeds almost
high as the corn" she commented.
A llttle longer and the field will
be beyond saving. And your help
are doing nothing. Half past two
a. last" Then she held out a pail
Drumming with berries After din
uer went out 60 pick some buckle.
berries. and Il took me nearly TWO
hours TO get these when | went
+ Town the lane your men were lying
on the grass. They're living on the
grass now No good farmer ever AL
lows his men more than an hours
incoming 10 le. an hours noon
ing. then % s. II hired by the day.
Monthly men work longer milking
~ light and doing the chores hetre
aork hours. and the night ones.
after the regular days labor IN the
evening. And a good. reliab~ man
IL willing 10 make longer days In
busy season for cOnsiderate EN-
oloyer"
Look here. you Meg Morgan"
called one OF the men on the grass
rngrily. don't be buttIn IN your
mouth where It's nol wanted
There's no laKier man In all this
,ountry round than old bad Nor
ran. an you know 81. An miNht
add II amt very seemly for young
gal like you 10 stop an palaycr with
stranger man like this n -"
He stopped abruptly for the list
ess, easy going employer DC had
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