The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1919-08-07

I'd IL on the hor. Thsn. seeing her
embarrassment. h. i"oa ~. slirrer
from her hands. saying gently; fsont
mind me. little Say.Jane. Let me
give the stirrer q few whlrls while
you find your mother for me.
Sarah Jane needed no second hid
ding. She found her mother. but
would not return 10 her post I'LL Milo
had delivered the cider aud gone. She
heard him ~, 10 her mother ~ he
Was leaving Il guess ! ieased Say.
Jane. Mrs Duncan; tell her III have
better manners next time, for I'm g"
Ing away 10 college"
October came and went In the val
ley. 0tber children. sons and dangh-
tiers ~ the farmers. went 10 college.
Many Of them. after finishing. returned
no more. but took Mp their lives In VA.
rions ways In other places. one who
did not return WAS Milo Ward. for his
family had moved away and the Ward
farm was sold But Sarah lane could
hNt fsIbhin away INV WV i'fsS ~
home needed her, She and her moth.
er still made apple butter. hut not In
the big copper kettle. for there were
70 few now 10 eat n.
Then war broke ont. and rah
Jane, patriotic and sweet and whole
some as her own valley. wanted TO do
her bit. She would make apple butter
for the soldiers She brought forth
the copper kettle. and as she sat pa
tiently stirring her thoughts reverted
to that other October day when she
was so mortified. and she and her
mother laughed over the memory.
When the apple butter was done and
set away 10 cool 10 great stone jars.
Sarah Jane made a market basket full
Of apple butter sandwiches and took
them In TO the station. for she had
been warned that troop train vas
coming
She delivered the delicious sand
witches into eager hands thrust through
the windows til she had just one left,
when she saw soldier hurrying TO
meet her. Thinking that he was COM
ing for the treat she held II out 10
him, crying out her wares in her mn.
steal coniralto Just one Of my IA.
nous apple hutter sandwiches left.
Warranted pure cider. fresh from the
Duncan farm"
"Bread-an'-hutter- hut
ter y mimicl;od the soldier "And it's
little Say-Jane, too. Don't you tell me
you don't remember me y and he took
the sandwich and the hand, too
81 remember that you promised
you'd have better manners next time,
and now you've reminded me of that
awful moment"
"When, the queens throne toppled-
and when | tried to fix IT she abdi-
Gated
ut looks as If Won were intent on
soaring some one else into abdlcating,"
remarked Sarah Jane with a sweep Of
her basket toward the traln--"the
way you go flying through the cOun-
try, not even stopping to see the old
home place"
'tsNho says so?' hantered Milo. II
have 2Ghour stop-over was
going out TO your place, hoping you'd
invite me to stay, and then take me
around to see the old places Be
sides one apple butter sandwich
is only tantalizing when you haven't
tasted the Duncan brand for so long"
Sarah Jane for moment was
tongue tied with rush of her old
childish difiidence "Oh, have
heart !" he pleaded, as he took her bas-
ket from her arm. I'm sure your
mother would bid me welcome"
"Yes," assented Sarah Jane demure-
~. mother is such good patriot,
she'd do anything for soldier"
1--WE great mind to make you apol-
0gize right now for that remark to an
old schoolmate. little Say-Jane," he
threatened as he helped her into the
roadster. 1--WE are going TO cut out
all the hero stuff. I'm not making an
International appeal In fact, II Is o
sort OF domestic matter. I've bought
the old farm and I'm going 10 talk
business to you
BE careful !" warned Sarah Jane
In 4 panic. I'm not good driver
II Just about takes all my mind"
"Oh, In case like that, I'll take the
wheel. or else wen stop at the old
hedge, under that big hedge apple tree.
and I'll tell you why did not come
sooner"
As he drove through the sweet-scent-
ed lanes he set about giving, as ne
termed II, q strict account Of himself.
And II must have been quite satisfacs
tory to all concerned, for while 70
hours leave Is all too short, II was
still long enough TO convince Sarah
Jane Of bis sincerity. OF her love for
him she had been convinced years ago.
So when he left for the front 1t was
with the understanding that when be
returned the old Ward farm was to
be again occupied BY Wards, and II the
old copper kettle was not needed for
ammunition u was 10 have q place In
the Ward grsnary between seasons OF
apple butter making. when there was
any IN he mt nm for winter use,