Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-04-07
THE ENCHANTED BARN
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move a few square feet Of young turf,
and mellow up an inch or two of soil
depth. In this they planted violet
roots and buttercups and daisies
which they found in the meadows.
Doris had a corner all her own, with
neat rows OF tin stones from the brook
laid in elaborate baby-patterns around
the edge, n in this she stuck twigs
and weeds Of all descriptions, and was
v daunted, only panied and sur
prised when they dropped and died
in a. day or two and had to be sup
planted by others.
It had been decided that Harley
with md$her and Doris, which indeed
he was quite willing to do under the
glamour OF the new life. The school
itself had much attraction for
him, and t"the fellows were almost
forgotten in searching for ANGLE
worms and building dams in the
creek.
Carol went to high school every
morning with Shirley and George on
the trolley. There were only six
more weeks till the term was over,
and it was better for Carol to finish
out her year and get her credits.
Shirley thought they could afford the
extra carfare for just, that little while,
and so all day long mother and Doris
and Harley kept quiet home in the
old barn, and the meadows rang with
Doris's shouts and Harley's answers.
One day the doctor came out in his
machine to see Mrs. HOLSTER as he
had promised to do, and found her
$50 much better that he told her she
might get up and go around a little
while every day IL she was very, care
full not to get overtired. He prophe-
sled a speedy return to health If she
kept on looking happy and breathing
this good air. He praised the good
sense that brought her out into the
country to live. in preference to any
little tucked-up house in town, and
said If she could only get well enough
to work, outdoors in the ground and,
have asfoWer-bed it. would be the
making Of her. Her eyes frightened
at that, for she loved flowers, and in
the days Of her youth had been ex-
trcmely successful at making things
grow.
Tho doctor was deeply interested in
the barn. He walked about with his
hands in his pockets. looking the
rooms over. as delighted asa child at
seeing a new mechanical toy. &
We'll. now this is .great!" he said.
nerve. to go against conventionality
n come out here. IT. I hadsa few
more patients who could be persuaded
to go out into the country and take
some Of the unused barns and fix them
up to live in, I'd have to change my
occupation. It's a great idea, and I
mean. to recommend it to others II
you don't mind. Only I doubt IL I
find two others who have the nerve to
follow your example," III,
The invalid laughed.
why, doctor, I can't see the nerve.
We really hadn't any choice. We
couldn't find q decent place that We
could afford, and this was big and
healthful and cost less than the worst
little. tenement that would have done
in town. Any. one would be q fool not
to have come. here"
F. Mrs. Hollister, do you know that
most people would rather starve- and
swelter, yes-andsdie In a. convenyg
tiona1 house. than to- do such an un.
heard-of thing as to live In q barn, no
matter how delightful that barn
might be? You are q great little
woman Mrs. HOLSTER. and you de-
serve to get we'll. and to see your
children prosper. And they will.
They have the right spirit"
After his visit Mrs. HOLSTER began
to get up q little while every day. and
her Improvement in health was rapid.
4. She even ventured out to see Doris's