The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1922-04-20


Haven't I given You everything given
you a home, and all that. and are you
goin' to defy me in my own house?"
Il don't want to defy you. she an
swered, but If you're going to let
your temper run away with You. you
can put on the brakes yourself. And
as for all you've done for me-inayhe
I'm ungrateful, but it doesn't look half
so big from my side of the fence"
"Well, what more do you want7" he
demanded.
For one thing wouldn't mind hav-
ing father"
"What do you meant Amt your
father?"
"No!" she cried. mo! No! There's
no father here. You're just the boss
the foreman on the farm. You board
with mother and me. We see you at
meal-times. We wouldn't see you then
if you didn't have to make use of us
in that way. If you have spare hour
you go to town. You're always SO busy,
busy, with your little things. that you
have no time for big things. I'd like to
see you think about living instead OF
working. And we're not living-not
really living, You know-we're just ex-
listing. Don't you see what l mean?
We're living all in the flesh, like an
animal. When you feed the horses and
put them under shelter you cant do
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you feed and shelter your daughter
you have only half provided for her.
and it's the other half, the starving
half, that refuses to starve any
longer"
I'm not kickin' on religion, if that's
what you mean, Beulah," he said.
'eYou get goin' to church as often as
you like, and
''Oh, it's not religion" she protest
ed. .At least, it's not just going to
church, and things like that, although
guess it is a more real religion. II
we Just understood. What are we
here for. anyway? What's, the an
swer?'
'Well, I'm here just now to tell you
those cows are to be MIXED before =
Eyes, dodge 1t! You've lodged that
question so long you daren't face 1t.
But there must be an answer some
where, or there wouldn't be the Ques-
ton. There's Rifles, now; he doesn't
know there is such question. He
taxes it for granted we're here to grab
money. And then, there's the Grants.
They know there Is such question,
and I'm sure that to some extent
they've answered it. You know, I like
them. but never go into their house
that I don't feel out of place. feel
like they have something that haven't
something that makes them very
rich and shows me how very poor
am. And it's embarrassing to feel poor
among rich folks. Why, tonight George
Grant stopped on his way home to say
word to me, and what do you sup
pose he said? Nothing about the
weather, or the neighbors. or the crops.
He ASKED me what thought of the
Venezuelan treaty. OF course I'd
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l hoped 1t would be for the best. or
something like that. but / was ashamed
80 ashamed he might have seen It in
the dusk. You see, they're living
| and we're existing"
If Beulah hoped by such argument
to persuade her father, or even to in
fiuence him. she was doomed to disap-
pointment. You're talking a good
deal of nonsense, Beuah," he said.
when you get older these questions
won't worry you. In the meantime,
your duty is to do as you're told. Right
now that means milk the cows. I'll
I give you five minutes to get started"
Harris went to his room. A little
later Beulah, with hight cloak about