Evening star., 1921-05-08

fcrent lots. Perhaps j didn't appreciate
them as I should, but I'm free TO Sd
that we were too mixed. That sort OF
IA mily life ] didn't care for at all YET
! went on with it: wash:n ng and COOKING,
and chopping wood. herdins assorted
focks of youngsters: without ever
dreaming there was way out. MOI
until that day when | went down tt
the junction to sell six quarts OF rasp-
berries and found Inez sitting on
baggage truck waiting for the north
bound train. I'd never seen her before
but that didn't prevent me talking TO
her About then l could have chatted
with a one-eyed mule and enjoyed H.
And when l discovered that she was
leaving home because she. too. had
a stcpmother that she wasn't alto
gethcr crazy about. and an old man
who used rake handle on her now
and then Well. l warmed to her, as
the poets say. l wanted to know all
about her plans. And 1neZ told, using
her code. Home l no like. says she
rainc. / gotta job in mine boarding
house. Then. after a little. she asks:
You come. too. eh? Plenty jobs. Me !.
says |. Would you say / was dressed
for travelling. IneZ" and | turned
around so she could get the full ef-
feet of my dollar-ninety-e eight mail
order morning costume. berry stains
briar tears, and all. Also ! added that
| hadn't cent of real money. With
that she unwinds a handkerchief.
counts out two whole dollars and
says: Come Just like that.
"WHAT a lot of things you can
w think Of in few seconds.
can't you? ! could see myself tramp
| ing back to the clearing: the little old
cJ,. ha rI ra1
the s,umpy fields. mostly grown up
TO fire weed: the burned woods beyond
naked and dreary. ] could see Nav
Dodge. slumped down in the doorway,
her greasy hair falling over her
bleary eyes ! could hear her snarl at
, me. I could see the old cook stove
| the woodpile where ! would have to
| Well, ] took the two dollars and kissed
Inez smack on the lips. Before dark
we We're up in Coleraine, passing
! beef stew and hot corn bread land
| apple pie to checking clerks and steam
shovel bosses and third assistant en-
gineers. Happy. Say. kitten chasing
, it's tail couldn't have felt lighter ln
the head. | knew that I'd crossed
Dodges Clearing off the map for good
! and all
! Il see" says Miss Wellby. You
were grateful to Miss Petersen
From my back h hair IT. to my big big
|
! in me all the time. but nobody had
| ever tapped il before. Tell me. lnez.
says J, what is it you want mos.
! Didn't take her by surprise. Nothing
! does 4 like go by picture show to-
might says she. You shall says ]
/ If | have to wash every dish in the
house Not that I count such little
| things as that I'm only trying tc
! show you how ] started on this caree,
Of sunshine DISPENSER guide ant
| guardian angel. For that's what i
! amounts to. Ever since then I've beer
! exploring IneZ to find out what she
| wants and getting il for her. And ii
| isn't at all easy-the finding out. For
! as you see. IneZ isn't much of con
| yerser She uses words as though She
had to pay an income tax on every
! one, and there are times when she'C
make the Sphinx seem like chatter
box. Then again she'll spill half Z
dozen remarks. all in one evening
Yes. IneZ. I'm talking about you again
I'm about through. though. You see
Miss Wellby. we'd been in Coleraint
nearly six months when IneZ hearC
that in Duluth there were movie:
| every night. and in the course of 4
few days she let il out that she want
ed to go there. You shall saws I
Ny theory was that II you were will