Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1918-08-09


The COW refused to be MIXED by mex
~perienced hands. After a wild strug-
gle with the determined Pearl, it jump
ed the fence and started down the road
toward the city, its mistress, or rather
it's owner, in pursuit. The more Pearl
called it, and pleaded with it, the faster
1t walked. How far it would have
gone it is hard to say, but an auto
mobile swerved around a curve and
caused it to start back towards home,
Pearl jumped back to let the COW by.
"Why. Pearl, it's you'll" the sole Oc-
cupant of the car cried.
Louis, it's you'll" Pearl echoed, for
getting in her surprise that it was
the first time they had called one an
other by their Christian m
as that your cow" he asked.
"Yes," Pearl answered, "she jumped
the fence"
Get into the car and We'll drive her
home" he suggested.
Pearl jumped in beside him and the
in front of them all the way. The boy
was waiting at her gate and drove the
COW in.
I'm sorry I bought her." Pearl con-
fessed. II can't milk"
81 can," he said confidently, as he
assisted her to alight. "T1l teach you"
Pearl had never taken long to learn
anything, especially when Mr.. Larkin
had been her teacher, and she learned
how to milk in record time.
ut is so easy when one knows how"
she smiled as she took the pail of rich
milk from the ground. "How did you
~learn?"
II was brought up on a farm" he
answered, taking the pail from her and
starting toward the house, Pearl lead
ing the way.
Mr.. Larkin looked about the house
admiringly.
Everything is so neat here-so
homelike," he said. "You always were
neat"
That reminded Pearl of the Office.
Does the new girl suit?" she asked,
; Suit !" Leonard snorted. "She's the
most untidy girl I yer saw and she's
the best of foul tried since you left.
She chews gum, does her hair half q
dozen times an hour, and then it looks
terrible, leaves her rubbers in the mid
die of the floor and hangs her hat
where somebody is sure to knock it
down. If she stays another month I'll
be demented."
I'm sorry" Pearl sympathized.
"Well, then come back" he pleaded.
81 came here to ask you hat today"
"But 1 couldn't" Pearl said with
uncertainty. 1T is my duty to stay
here. 1 would learn to like it EVER so
much better if only 1 had company,
1 am actually beginning to feel young
again. Can't you see a change in mel
I'm only thirty. but the office aged me
before my time. 1t isn't good for a girl
to waste so much Of her life in an
Office
waste your life" he almost snarled.
Miss Carrot, if you knew how much
pleasure 1 got out of your presence and
neat habits at that Office you wouldn't
a that for q moment. / can't get
along without you. My very life is
miserable without you. If you don't
come back there I'm coming here to
live. You'll have to marry me. I'll
turn farmer to win you"
"You can win me without turning
farmer" she laughed. II can stay
here and run the little farm and you
can motor back and forth to the city,
In the evenings we can work together.
Think of what a rest it will be for your
tired nerves A month of this life
would make you a new man. All the
untidy girls in the world could not
ruffie you then. Wouldn't we be7happy
even though I am an old maid"
"Old maid !" he laughed, as he took
her in his arms. "You are the bright.
est LITTLE girl in the world"