The Holt County sentinel. (Oregon, Mo.) 1883-1980, 1920-01-23

How That white neck ~ hers would
glow under the string NJ pearls that
he would give her. and how that tncih.
or 1T hcrs would rest Burton did not
approve Of inothprs.ln.law on general
principle. hut he determined that he
would make generous settlement ON
her. ~ that Sl" might Hnd the re-.
ward for the years that she had
worked 80 hard to keep her fair
duughtcr from drudgrry.
| Although Iiurtun Ind gone no far.
tier IN h,~ courtSllp than To- lingrr
after dinner cHsinualiy--nlwnys with
some other table companion present.
To- iulL with Brrnicr IN the old.fa~h.
iuncd. gloomy drawing room. aud ucca.
oiunnlly tu meet her Tor u livr.minute
tcic.n.trtp. he felt that he would have
u" great difficulty In winning her NJ
i'ctinn. There was something IN her
oppression toward him that he did not
see when she talked To- the others.
"iS Miss Berulcr homer" he asked
| th" ninid of MI work who answered
his ring early one afternoon when h"
Ind determined To hHy" little tulk
with her AWAY from the rest, aud the
Young laly was IN the Kitchen. iur.
ton felt u thrill uf happiness.
II had bothered him little that Brr.
nice never appeared ~ be helping This
patient mother ~ hers. but nov II oc.
Cured tn him that she really did help
with III" cooking though she WIS vi.
wiNs nj leisure Ut meal times aud after.
Iinn"r. SCI quite uuccrriuun, otisly he
followed III" maid buck into the
iirhuu. Hud there stood III" lovely
li'rnlc". lovely In u new, hnlr.mnir
ltnrk. with N" patient mutl"r ~ her
Knees before her adjusting the rulTlrs
mel nnuu,r~ Int riuh'lli,hcd H..
l,vruicc beat u hast! retreat. with
nu "Oh. Mr Monroe" ~ boing thus
discovered mnd then Burton saw the
mother Tor M" first time She wns
nat NJ" worm Tagged uldish person
h" had expected, Her hard work had
apparently rather added u cheerful ro.
iundliy ~ her figure and though thrr"
were tired shadows under her eyes.
here WIS ~ lnuk uf actual exhaustion
here. She started To- her feet aud
burton, laughing. put uut hand to
help her.
There WIS the flavor NJ cooking up.
III" pies, unclryrd by nny NJ the other
scents ~ u close Kitchen. for Ms.
Iur,lun was noted for her iuImn,tl.
late housekeeping. And s"urluw Bur.
t"u always nssncinl"d the fragrance
~ nppli" pies with that first meeting.
I'uitou 'nld the nuihcr ~ Rernlcr
that u" WIS glad IT, meet her. and
she laughed mad h. was ~ surprised
o." iiud how mistaken he had hrrn IN
his n"iinn 1T what E"Inicr'S n"ihrr
would lnnk like that he didn'l notice
iirruirr after size returned. when
hr did the inrurs> ~ the daughter
seemed tn pal. beside ihr mature 81.
r'ndy "f the hrnwn,ry"d mother.
That evening Hrrr the long days
work wns done h. was waiting with
~" finest motor ear he could rent IL
take ~" molh.r un IN airing through
ia" warm spring air of the country.
When Rurton saw that II was obNiouS
hat Rrrnlce rhns. Ia regard herself
~ Included In his Invitation he asked
on" ~ III" h"nr,iers who happened To-
he present Ia 90 too 80 that they might
sit together IN IL. hnrk seat while
he and ~. mother sat IN frunt. Then
for several nights this little qunrie,
went spinning In this ear that Bur
ton explained hnd been lent by for
mer employer Of his.
~ shy, that's u mean trick Miss Bier.
nice II playing" commented one ~
the bonrdors To- another on their way
from the hoIs. not long after. "Sh"'s
shaken him for Tnm Sprngus uiid
while poor Monroe runs the ear and
pays for the gasoline he has 10 Slt
with mother In the front. I guess
sh. got wind that Tom Spragues get
ting u raise"
And the next morning came the elrc-
irifying Information. James Monroe
wasn't James Monroe NJ all, hut that
blk fnancl-r. Burton Hall. Bornice
had found II 'ut--sh. happened To
see the name IN letter that dropped
from his pocket, hut she hadn't told
even her mother,
"Now, ! guess she's sorry she threw
him over for that Sprarue fellow"
commented the boarder Ia his compnn-
ion NJ they left the house the day
The startling news was verified.
"Why, man alive" chimed IN a third
II the hoarders, cts the old lady he's
been after, There's something funny
about It somewhere"
But then" reflected the other.
"she's a goodish looking woman--can't
be over forty. and even n miillonaire'd
h. proud 10 have wife that could
make her annie MES"