The Washington herald., 1921-09-04

her to the skating rink and church sociak
Only the girls own ta1t with friendly con
nfvancs on The part ef ma Goodrich. had
Kept pa from d,scovsrtng what every one
else knsw-that Lon Baxter was Eoin'
with DdnA Goodrich.
n was tn sheer brsvado that ths boy had
snsrsd hi services 10 Goodrich His own
nsighherA sad, y~y po@fhay. ef himssif. had
suddsnly marrssd thA Nldow orsves. who
sszns ia sssaAonaIy - -rsa 10. ana Do ths
famfy usnding. Lon, though hs nw that
his fath@ md ths younssr ehildren wsrs
sorsay tn nsed Of . woman,s hand. resented
the presence u ths nsw wtfs - = Dissertation
e hds moeh@S msmory. WIN . tanitura IN
arseandanS. Sam Baxter spoare
-Ys wurksd wsn 1E M. Lon, IN ne days
whsn I nssdsd hsip ths mast. Ys shall hs~s
ysur time frum now on-an' thisn sfys -
. start. hs Put hundrsd dollars into tbs
boys hand.- -Dnt thrsw It awsys-
Lon haA worksd hin way through high
sahool-EdnA was attending n. too. Then he
had hunted . job. The unsuspeottng Good
rich, blind through sslnshnsss, thinking only
q the sturdy Drawn Of the lad who had done
. mans work since his tsnth ysar. hired ths
young man st oncsL Twsnty-dvs dollars .
month seemed. at nrst, fortune to Lon, who
had worked % many ysars 1t homo for his
"keepA. Yst, n was such = JOY to i've IN
dsr the same roof with Edna that hs would
gladly havs iaborsd fur that alons-had ths
or man but known Il And now. before
tho summer had tssrty begun. Lon had sps-
ken, his lsvs and Edna confessed hsrs.
we won't say anything 10 any ens but
mother" Edna decided. OF course. paT
object.
-Y4. s.pose he wm,- Lon agreed But
hs'1l have to give in. when he sees that I
am Eotns to give you . good homo and
living"
sti1l a. the months sftrpsd b.. Lon began
to realize that It would take years. - q hired
man to save money enough to buy . good
farm IN their own neighborhood. And I
won't buy On time-that would mean . mort
gage" he declared And renting II Just
putting money in the other fellows pockets..
he finished with q sober face.
yes" Edna answered "stir, n crops
were good, we'd save something. too.
wouldn't ws7"
"I tell you, Edna" Lon spoke with sudden
decision, i've about made I'D my mind that
I'll have to 90 to newer eountry-there's
good government land. yet, in Dakota and
Nebraska-IT just have to do what our
fathers did, strike out and pioneer"
"And I'll 90 sIonk k-" she cried eagerly.
"our mothers pioneered, too" she reminded
him. thinking only Of her own strong, brave
spirited mother.
His face darkened- Yes. they did. And
It killed my mother. No, Edna, you must
stay here and wait untl get a good start
All through the long winter months they
studied the possibilities and made plans. Lon
was buoyantly confident now. He would To-
cate q good homestesd-a crop, or at most
two crops, would build the house-then--S
And Edna, with wtstful eyes. listened and
suggested and gave him the encouragement
Of her love and faith.
One Sunday afternoon. when he found his
father alone. feet upon the stove-hearth.
paper and pipe finished, Lon-with yearn:
ing for the sympathy of his own-haltinsiy
flung out bis new purpose and its reason.
The Response was q surprise-a revelation.
indeed. SO. we've picked oil man Goodrich
fer father.in-law7" Sam Baxter chuckied
under his tongue. Wen. 70 must think q
hsap o the grill But ysfs right Yen
hsrs ts.ss- sut tsrDaksty aas taks rem trn