Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-02-07

niied by a new importance, related
all the sad circumstances Of poor
Sarah Hopkins passing. Who'd a.
thought" she exclaimed as she Wig
"yesterda.; when I see the poor wom-
an out a hanging her clothes that
this blessed night Id a. been called
In to s%traighten her limbs and do for
those poor young 'uns!"
To Monte n Davy death vas a
strangely mysterious thing which
they took for granted: dogs and cats
was q burial in the village aemtery.
These had always had an element OF
excitement which even stirred the
Hopworth home. detached though 1:
was from the village life. They look.
ed at Liz, now, with wide cager eyes.
To have Strengthened poor Sarah
Hopkins limbs seemed to have
transformed her-her one was kind
er. something almost tender cleaned
in her tired Eyes, and she was maxi
ing pancakes for their breakfast!
Just fetch that grease, Monte.
Step spry. too there's a lot to be
done before this days over. Lordy, l
thought to myself last night, that the
Lord strikes h~ardA-leavin' those ten
children that haven't done 30 wrong
without n mother to manage and
&&AlAOlAAy 44OPhAI10 64ILAl l1C4S do
HELPLESS like he'd been hit over the
head. he's that stunned. And scarce.
ly a bite in the house," 7'"'
Old Dan'l had long since gotten
past the day of worrying over the
ways Of the Lord. Nor to him was
there anything particularly startling
in a lack of food. His had always
been a philosophy that believed that
from somewhere or other Providence
would provide, and if 1t didn't
Scarcely a bite, and all steppin' on
one another. there's so many of 'em.
and then when I think O. Happy
well. 81 say, the Lords ways are be-
yond me! Eat up your breakfast,
Monte. You gotta do up the work
here. for I told that poor man I'd
come back quick as ever I could.
There's no end of work to be done
fore that place will look nt for folks
to come and see her"
Can I go. too, Liz?" asked Dacy.
"Mebbe I can help" :
sharp retort. Now she considered a
moment.
"Mebbe you can. You can play
with the baby SOS Jennie can help me
sweep and dust. Sarah Hopkins
would turn over il she thought folks
was eoin' to see the muss and litter.
Hurry along"
All that Liz had said Of the house
of mourning had been true. Davy
found the muss and litter: the poor
snsithy wandering helplessly around
: and the young 'uns" stepping on
one another. He shut his eyes tight
so that he would not have to catch
the tiniest glimpse OF poor Sarah
Hopkins lying very still in the bed
room off the kitchen. He was glad
when Liz. in O strangely brisk tone,
give the baby over to Davy,
Hes come long to mind the baby,
SOS you can help. Take him outside,
Davy, and keep him out from under
foot. Take up these dishes: sure's
I'm Twin I see Mrs. sniggs comm
up the road this blessed mdnit."
Davy. gathering up his charge, re.
not slacken until he was we'll away
from the Hopkins home. Then he put
his burden down under a tree and
stared at it.
The baby, blissfully unconscious OF
its loss. cooed ecstatically to express
his iov at the unusual attention. He
reached out tiny hands to Davy.
"You sit right there! gotta
| , - 'hs ~SAS
And Davy was thinking-hard.
Liz story, over the breakfast, had
sunk deep into his soul. He knew
what it was to live in a household
where there was nc mother and not
mUch food!
i It did not take Davy very long t.
make up his mind. Then, with DC.
Termination written in every wrinkle
of his frowning face. he lifted the
baby and hurried to his home. An
hour later. still carrying the baby, he
trudged dogsedly up the road e
Happy House. through the gate. along
1.-THE path to the door. Only for q mo.
r,ent did he pause on the threshold;
then. softly opening the door. he en-.
tered. and came out again, empty.
armed.
The oppressiveress Of the day had
decidedly rufflcd the atmosphere o
sIHappy House. Miss Sabrina had TAX
en- the news of Nancy's hight with q
Disappearing grunt;. Blindy hak
!, : sharply come to Nancy's defense
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