Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-04-01

~ see what hiking the barn needs. Gfac
with Shirley. Graham a the barn hxed
up In fine shape. Puts in new panel win
COWS. fire place, electric lights. put
banisters on the steps leading to. the
Shirley sees the barn again she thinks
a fairy ~god-mother has touched II with
her magic wand. Shirley tells her moth
ed Tor them: but her mother g rather
skeptiGal about q place for which she
is to pay only $40 a month. but agrees
to rely on her daughters judgment.
CHAPTER x.-(continued.)
But will it be where you can get
to your work, both Of you? I
shouldn't like you to take long, lone
ly walks, you know" said the troubled
mothef.
Right on the trolley line, mother
dear: and the difference in rent will
more than. pay u fareH
Resides. I'm thinking of buying a
oicycle> from one of the fellows. He
1 q pay fifty cents a month. Then I
could go in on my bike in good
weather, and saw that much" This
from George.
"oh. gee!" said Harley br~eathlessly.
n I could ride it sometimes, too"
"sure!" said George generously.
Now" said Shirley with her COM
manding manner hat the children
called "brigadier-general,' NOW,
mother dear, you're going to put all
your worries out of your head right
this minute, and go to sleep, Your
business is to get strong enough to
be moved out there. When you get
there. you'll get well SO quick you
won't know yourself; but you've got to
8 from now on every minute, or
you won't be able to go when the time
comes: and then what will happen?
Will you promise?" -
Amid the laughing and pleading Of
her children the mother promised,
mar smll1nsiy, half tearfully. and sue
cumbed to being prepared for the
night. Then they all tiptoed away to
the dining-room for a council Of war.
1t was still two weeks before they
had to vacate the little brick house;
plenty Of time to get comfortably set
tied before they took their mother out
there.
It was decided that George and
Shirley should go put the next eve
ming. directly from their work, not
waiting to return for slipper. hut eat
the. place was lighted and they had
been told to use the light as freely
as they chose. with no charge, the
question of getting settled was no
longer a problem. They could do it
evenings after their work was over.
The first thing would be to clean
house. and for that they needed a lot
of things, pals, pans. brooms, mops
and the like. 1t would be good so
If possible. os'
So George went out to interview. the:
man with the moving wagon, while
Shirley and Carol made out a list OF
things that ought to go in that first
a George came back with the re-
port that the man could come at half
past four in the afternoon; and, IL
they could have the things that were
TO go all ready, he would have his son
help to load them. and, they could get
to Glenside by six o'clock or seven
IT he liked, and help to unload at, the
other end. <: ~
Harley WAS greatly excited both at
the responsibility placed upon him
and at the prospect of seeing the
new home. 1t almost made up for the
thought of leaving "the fellows and
going to live in a strange place.
The young people were late getting
to bed that night, for they had to get
things together so that Carol would
not have her hands too full the next
day when she got home from school.
Then they had to hunt up soap.
scrubbing pals, rags, brushes and
hrooms: and, when they went to bed
81 last, they were much too excited to
sleep.
VI course there were many
h~indrances to their plans, and a lot
Of delay waiting for the cartman, who
did not always keep his word: but the
days passed, and every one saw. some
out, Of the big barn. Shirley would
not let them stay later in the eve
nings than ten o'clock, for they must
be ready to go to work the next
morning; so of course the work Of
cleaning the barn progressed but
slowly. After the hrst night they rot
a neighbor to sit with their mother
and Doris, letting Carol and Harley
come out on the a to help; and so
with four willing workers the barn
gradually took on a nice smell Of soap
and water.
The old furniture arrived little by
little, and vas put in place eagerly,
until by the end Of the first week the
big middle room and the dining room
living.
1t va Saturday evening Of that
hrst week, and Shirley was sitting on;
the old couch at the side Of the dre-.
place, resting. watching GeoreeI who
was reeling out a stormy weston Of:
chopsticks on the piano, and ieoking
about on her growing home hopeful
~. Suddenly there came 4 gentle
tapping at the big pasn deor. and
George as the man Of the house went
70 n door with his grufTest air 10,
put melted at once when he nav the
landlord and his sister standiSa out in
front in the moonlight.
Are you ready for callerss" asked
Graham: taking OF his hat IN greet
ing. Elizabeth and / took aspIn out
this way. and we sighted the lieht.
and thought we'd stop and ZEE II We
could help any. My, how homelike
you've made 1t look! Say, this 4
sidney Graham stood in tie centre
Of the big room, looking about him
with pleasure.
The young people had put things In
aDpls-pie order ~ far a. they had
gone. A Ore was laid IN the biz
on. and rave . homslike. dsaysdvp
look to the vhoIe place ~ & Il wore
getting ready for some, eve0t. ON
each do Of the schimuey. aood 4 DIM
pie ~ Of bookAhSlvAs Mlo6 WITH vall.
worn volumes that ,haA q look Of be-
tpg beloved and N daily intinafe -.
ISOLATION with, the family. On the top
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