Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1922-08-17

"Why, how funnyi" she murmured.
Three days later the two ladies
again met Mt the outer door.
"Oh, how dye do9 Nice day, amt
it," began Sarah, hurriedly. "Yoa-
you live here, don't you?"
"Why-yes," said the woman, sndl
Ing little.
II do, too-on the top floor.
"I-I'm all settled, now" announced
Sarah, stumbling over the words lit
tie.
lis that sol" returned the woman
I politely, but without enthusiasm.
Sarah nodded.
"Yes, all ready for callers. II
hope you'll come soon," she finished
with sudden courage.
'Thank you; you are very kind,
murmured the woman, as she smiled
and turned away.
The tall woman did not call, and
Sarah never asked her again. A few
words from Cousin Johns wife ut
about this time opened Sarah's eyes,
and taught her not to expect to be-
come acquainted with her neighbors.
| Sarah was not the only member OF
| the family who had found trials by
the way. Ethel and Fred had entered
school, and at first they came home
each afternoon with woeful faces.
New methods of study, recitation,
discipline, and even Of recreation puz-
zled and frightened them.
To Caleb, the city was thing Of
noise, hurry and more people than he
had thought existed. Early and late
he worked In the store.
II don't like it." he would say some
times to his wife; II don't like It.
Sarah"
December, January. February and
March passed; and the first Of April
brought letter from the lessee Of the
farm asking IL he was to have the
place through the summer.
"Of course he can have it." declared
Sarah. "Just as If we wanted Il
again!v
eyes. yes. Of course. " :. murmurh
Caleb. It'll write later on.
4 1t was an early, and wonderfully
beautiful spring that year.
6dIuu grow 1S9tAGbo AAUOOA6s
Downstairs, on each side Of the big
front door was q sQuare-yard patch
Of puny, struggling grass; and it WA
these two bits Of possibilities that pu1
a happy thought into Sarah's head
She bought trowel and some flower
seeds and set resolutely to work. She
had dug the trowel into the earth foul
times, and was delightedly shifting
the odor from the moist earth wheI
the janitor appeared.
did We lose something. ma'am?'
he asked suspiciously.
"Lose something's" laughed tn.
woman. "Of course not! I've fount
something, William. I've found ,
! flower bed. I'm going to have tn
/ prettiest one ever was"
/ "'T won't do, ma'am,-t won't, real
~, now. I'm sorry, but the boss won
h stand it."
n 1t was that night that Caleb brough
out the paper and pen to write the LEI
D ter which would lease the farm 70
z another six months. Twice he dippe
' his pen in the ink, and paused wit
no word written. Finally he spok'
"EI'm going to give him som
hints Sarah. He won't know ho'
o to run some Of the things, I'm sur
If he should plant the meadow lot
potatoes. now, it"
e ''And, Caleb cut in Sarah, "b
n sure and send word to his wife abol
= the roses; If she don't spray 'em rel
n early, the bugs and worms will get 8
d awful start.
There was another long silenc
3 broken this time by the children
J. entrance.
l. Mother" began Fred discontente
n ~, "don't they ever go fishing dow
here or swimming, or anything?"
e Sarah sprang to her feet with ner
o GUS little laugh.
"Caleb, we've might 60 up hon
II just for-for a VISIT" she said.
" "Hurrah let's" crowed Fred. ar
Ethel clapped her hands.
1t was a jubllant four that left Il
- North station a few days later, ar
1t was still more jubilant four tn
arrived in the village at the foot I
Is the green hills.
- "Oh, don't it look splendid an
roomS l" cried Sarah, as they reache
y the turn where they could see Il
= farmhouse. "And don't the air SINE
= good!''
:. Just at dusk on the third day Gale
- found his wife In the old summe
:, house. Wrapped in shawls, she VI
= fastening, vines to the trellis T
9 We'll Sarah, IL s'pose I'd bett
= settle up with West, now. hair
yet, you know"
= Sarah nodded, without speaking.
- .sThings look first-rate, now, but
=. I've got my doubts Of West. +
~ :, wish I could handle them myself"
90 Sarah threw quick glance at /
averted face. q
an Well why--don't you?s she Z
most whispered.
q Sarah. would you3-would y
no come back? Do you mean it?' cfi