Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1919-07-31
MISS LIZA / LILIES
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(copyrisht, lsis. ~ the Mcclure sswspsa
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growing girl, she had winlercdS
through her aunt's garden dstlne sher
holidays. i. lysss !.
.But, Aunt Lisa j" syaviaS lace
was rigid with ah,axeanisnt sas she
looked at AM empty brown va i'm a
corner by the low white fence that sep
arated the yard from Mrs. Patte
next door. Where are your beautiful
tlilies OF the valley r. 4. 81 ~
Tower across replied her aunt alb
ruptly, and nodded to q bed 81. .exqui-
site white blooms against back
ground Of fresh green stalks. that filled
10 corner. Of Mrs. Patterson q yard.
There was a CULVER of the muscles
about her face which betokeneda the.
approach Of tears. She turned abrupt.
" and :ayalked in the opposite direction
from the snowy flower beds. Il
.Dear Aunt Liza" Sylvia sbegged as
shesstepped swiftly to her. aunt's side
and sllpped her arm through he11, tell,
me what. the natter is7r ss
/. Miss Lin motioned her 10 hesp d.
Hence till tbeyaturned the corner u the
garien path, when the llttie white
cottage next door was ont 81 light.
Then sheestopped and dried hesseyes
with q corner Of her speflesa white
apron. shifted a little tosSssure hrseK
chat she wac not eryins. and lied:.
You remember how angry a1ennie
Patterson was because ayol, wouldn't
marry her. Di ck ~: SYLVIA nodted In
silent res6iMseence and her gsre.s
manned fixed high oh some unseen
point far, beyond. 'sWeli, It was the
next spring that some pest Killed ssery
onesof my beautiful lilies my beauti-
ful posfes." she interpo lp6ufnfully
as if dreaming Of the beauty d = lost
child. a. 81
\ Sylvia exclaimed indignant II call
1t pretty selfish and unfair Of her not
TO give some Of them bnck after you
had been such good friends Tor Q life.
time r. !: &, IT y s. u.
.All the Pattersons sre prond. syl.
Via, and SO are the stuarts of course
Jennie couldn't offer then, ana Of
COURSE I could1't. accept them she.
didSbu It does seem hhrd, 4, sileFs sisgied
vistfully ass they mon ted fhe perch.
|'steps; E IS .s e q. asii
The peaceful silence 81 81 t Il i
spring night drew syiyissout into he,
garden aEolti Inter- where she leaned.
onstle white fence, pondeefnK the COM
plieated problem Years before gate
had been cut Is facilitate passage Ne
tween the. two yard opening used.
only by the. two old friends and ths
hoy and girl lovers. Sylvia saw how
the grass Ind grown up close arouhds
It and TINT the hinges were rusty.
Plainly II had mot been opened SINCE
the memorable quarrel. And there,
just on the ether side, cleaned the lily
bed, beautiful and ghosny, like the,
spirit Of the friendship that had van.
ished. { 49,. i 5s;s:
:sylylss drew j ehafp breath. Tho =
liiiesNtdn'ts befbnx theses She turned;
swiftly and ran 70 thk garden tool,
chest. where sne procured a trowel.
The damp turf sbAnsath the gate yield
ed ungratiehsly before her vigorous
push, and q hnfsh creak arose from
the unwilling hinges. She paused, but.
only the rustic ot leafy branches
stirred the stiffness OF the broodins
night. Silently she slipped over to the
My bed, sc0oped mp half dozen
plants, nndTwith q few hasty pats coy;
sssa up lne noses ~ ~ .ne extracted
800 sne 1850 tsasgplanI from ne me-
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Was aoW ~ anu pReanngIm 2 mar % u
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on g. @ MIST, g, eyes: 81 love v yoa 4 "a
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