The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1922-05-11

/ his mind to breach the subject. He
felt that he was doing what was for
| the best, and that his business judg-
lnent in the matter could hardly be
challenged; and yet lie had an uncOnl-
| Portable feeling that his wife would
not fall in with his plans. That, of
/ course, would not lie allowed to affect
his plans; since Beulah's departure
nothing but the most forna! conyers;l-
ton had taken place in their house
| hold; vet it would certainly lie easier
for him il Mary should give her en-
couragenent to his undertaking. He
felt that he was entitled to this, for
was 1t not for her that he was making
4 the sacrifice? Was not all he had hers!
And were not all his lahors directed to-
| ward increasing her reserve against
/ the rainy day? And yet instinctfvely
/ he felt that she would oppose him.
1t was the evening of Il long day In
July when, very much to Mary's sur
1 prise her husband took the handle Of
the cream separator from her. To
i the sad-hearted woman it seemed that
| the breach was at length beginning to
heal, and that happiness would shortly
return to their hearthside. Below the
din Of the separator she actually found
herself humming an old love-s0ng of
/ the eighties.
But her Happiness was Of short du-
/ ration. When the milk had been run
1 through. and the noise of the wllirling
/ L0wl no longer prevented conversation,
| Harris Immediately got down to busi-
ness. s
/ Allan and ME will lie leavin' for the
/ West in a day or two," lie said.
suppose YOU can get along all right for
a few weeks until harvest. Bill 1.-THE
j hired Man) will be here"
In an instant she saw the motive be-
hind his apparent Kindness, and the
hopes she had just entertained only
.ieepeiled the flood of resentment whic'i
swept over them. But she answered
/ quietly and without apparent emotion !:
That's unfortunate, as / was plan
ming for a little trip myself
Yuu!" he exclaimed. You plan
min ii trip. Where in tile world do
you want to go?" Such thing as
Mary going on a trip, and, above all,
unaccompanied by himself, was UNI
heard OF and ulthinkable.
!. Yes, thought would take q little
trip" she continued. I've keen work
| ing here pretty hard for something
over twenty five years, and you may
| say I've never been Off the place. A
bit Of a holiday shouldn't do me any
harm.s
Where do you think of goin'?" he
demanded 4 sudden suspicion arising
in hts mind. ..Gein to visit jim. and
auiah?"
:. think you might at least be fair
Eenlah," she retorted. If yon had
4 read her.sletter, instead Of putting 1t
1 i'll the stove, you would have known
| etter."
I amt interested ill., anythin' Beu-
lab iiint have to say. and any other
| letters that fall into my hands will go
/ in the same direction. Aud what's
more, she's not gc:::s to have visit
i from any member of this family at the
take up land, and Allan's goIH' with
ME. 1t Amt fair or reasonable for yqu
to try to upset our plans by a ii0tieH
Of this kind"
/ :. it isn't a notion. John, it's a re-
sotye. Il you are hound to take up
Ilofe land. With more work and more
worry, why 60 ahead. pHt remember
/ It's your own undertaking. heipaa TO
lake one home in the wilderness, and
one homes enough for HE. .
.D0n't be unreasonable" he an
4 severed. There's Il great opportunity
right now to get land for lothir that
III a few years will lie worth d. ,uuci,
or more than this here. I'm ready to
50 through the hardship and the work
for ti,e sake # what it will do for us.
We can lie independently rich in five
years il We just stand together"
INDEPENDENT OF what?' she asked.
Why, independent of - Of every
thing. Nothin' more to worry about
and plenty laid up for old age. Amt
that worth a sacrifice?''
John" she said, turning and raising
her syts tn his face Answer HE a
straight question. What was the hap
l.iest time in your life! WASN'T il when
we lived iii the olle-room sod silaiiiss.
viii, scarcely cent to bless ourselves?
N's worked hard then, too, hut We had
tine for long walks together ACROSS the
prairies-tifHe to sit IN tie dirk hy
re Mate. and Elan our lives together.
We have done well; we have land,
horses machinery. money. But have
we the Happiness we knew wi,e,, We
aaG hone Of tiiese9 On the contrary,
are tua not worried morning, noon and
night over .eus work and your prop
erts.! Don't You coinpiain about the
kinl Of help the farmers haye to hire
nowadays, and the wages they have to
Pay! Aud II YOU get more land won't
all your trouias~ / e increased in pro-
porfionI John, sit: down and think this
thug over. We don't need more ppar.
cItt; what We need Is n cilance to
enjoy THE PROPERTY we already have.
We have all the chance to choose now
! etween life and land: won't you think
1t all over again and let US seek that
WHICH is really worth while?''
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