El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-08-25

Amos was resting in the living-room.
and she did not tell him that the dis
/ charged farmland had returned.
Instead she had waited until her
I husband fell asleep. Then she had
crept out upon tour Of investiga-
don. She was not afraid OF the Pole
Z She had always been kind TO him,
and he had never been uncivil to
Z her. Moreover. she felt quite able
to protect herself
Going into the dusky recess Of the
barn, she called the man softly but
'TaiaKF' she said. "Talak. where
are you?"
No answer came. He had probably
left at last
Passing out through the rear door.
che climbed a little knoll at the side
OF the barnyard. From this elevation
she could look across the fields lying
between her and the pine woods to
the south
Across the most distant Of these
fields she spied a figure walking
slowly It carried something long
over its shouldn't looked like a
stout stick-and from this hung an
nized as the bundle containing all
TALKS earthly possessions.
She breathed q little more freely
now that she knew that the Pole had
really started on his journey
Pa and he have had so many
words lately that it's made me aw-
fully uncomfortable she muttered-
u don't feel somehow as II pa had
done right by him, and yet he says
the poor fool hasn't done a decent
days work since the death OF his
dog. Well" with a sigh of pity, 4
suppose Mig was his only friend. Anv-
way, since he's going, I'm glad he's
gone 1 hope pa viii be less upset
now I don't understand him these
DAYS He's worse than everi'
Which admission would have proved
to an unprejudiced listener that
Martha Chapin's matrimonial walk
was not a path OF roses.
Returning 10 the house. she set
about preparing supper. As she was
doing this her husband came into
the kitchen
ITS getting late" he remarked.
Where's Butler, gone with that
FOR a walk. guess" his wife
TITS time they were back" he
grumbled.
=. what v5ls9 do you e carer. his wife
much about things, pa It's not good
for you"
-Itis easy enough for you to say
Don't bother" he retorted- You
don't need TO bother You don
have to work the way I do on an
other mans place and get no credit
Well. its coming to an end now"
His wife looked up eagerly. You
mesn." she said. that you're going
70 give up the farm, or'-as. he shook
his head--what do you mesnE'
Il mean I'm going to buy the place
myself if it's possible" he said I've
told you all along that 1 meant to.
Now I've about got IL all settled"
She could not answer Immediately. !
When she did she gave no sign Of
the disappointment that was tug
ging at her heart-strings-
She was thinking Of this now as
she got supper for Butler and Eliz- 1
abeth.
She had always hoped against hope
and move TO town-preferably Chi ]
cage. where she could be near Cliff ]
ford as long as she lived Now that .
was out Of the question. Her hus-
band had, il some way that was mys-
terioEs TO her. secured the money 4
with which to buy the farm. He and /
she would probably end their days I
here
Well, she must try to bear her lot I.
cheerfully, and not to think about I
it now The duty OF this minute was 4
10 call the young people 10 supper. !
If pa would only let that young man /
go and wash upi''
She started across the hall to sum ]