Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-12-27

faCk of he stood Dean. looking
not At the other TWO angels, it APP
peared. hut al her, AT little Minnie.
whose name from childhood had dis
| tinguished her from big Minnie" her
moIher-AIrS. Luther Burns.
lie" this Minnie proceeded, lis
my angel At least. he's going to he
mine after the Wedding, though he
imasines I'm going IL lie his.
Abruptly, az she looked In the old
faceS. she fell silent.
These mutual property qualtica-
lions began Dean saNly, and he
Tell silent, too.
For something in the two before
them, 4 shadow, Il passion. II tear.
seemed to still away light words.
They shouk hands silently. almost
formally. Ii was Esther Who car
rled 1t off, her eyes still misty.
We consratu late YOU" she said
prnnly. And YOU must congratulate
us After 30 Years Of hard work ON
this farm. Your father. Minnie, has
Just made il possible for us To end our
days in quiet.
What's he done" asked Minnie.
with an eyebrow of unmistakable sus.
picion.
Esther told her, doing her best To
wave the Information like Ii banner.
ferched on the arm of t.sthcr's chair.
Minnie listened and said nothing
Dean, lounsing III the doorway, lis
tened ana looked at Minnie. who
looked at the Moor and finally oh
served that the minute YOU owned
anything YOU had To begin To tigure
and that she preferred To he PENN.
less and avoid mathematics, and
would they both come to her wedding?
Its my wedding" she observed
though Dean thinks it's his. Why
not? I'm getting everything and
Deans getting nothing"
You can see for Yourself" Dean
put IN. how upset she is In her math-
tmaticS.'
These two went away In little
while down the Summer dusk.
Esther and Michael stood lookink ut
them. suddenly Esther laid her head
on MiChael's shoulder and began to
sob.
Meanwhile. down in the middle pas
ture. with the moon rising, the two
lovers, who should have been intent
on nothing hut themselves. were
thinking Of themselves not at all
MummNS done that" said Minnie
Burns. She's 50 shrewd I'm ashamed
of her"
But isn't there something 10 be
said for that PLAN" her lover urged
ITO have all responsibility taken
wv no wants all responsibility taken
away: cried Minnie. You're talking
about their farm. their home for 90
wears. Now they're to live on IL al
most as tenants-and be taken care
of till they die, Id hate that. So
would YOU. So would father He has
merely let mother talk him into this
Dean she said solemnly, If our chill
dren ever catch us being smart in
business deal and doing somebody else
out OF something. | hope they won't
stand for it
so do l." said Dean. But" he
added. they'll never catch YOU there.
my darling. Youn give away the ad-
vantage. just out OF good manners"
ITS not only good manners" she
said. SO often, In the few business
things I've had. while I've argued
about something, I have suddenly had
the sense of being the other person
It's a strange feeling suddenly
| seem to feel that the other person
and | are not two different beings.
each with separate point of view.
but Just one. Does that sound crazy
Dean
He answered with his cheek against
hers. Not 50 long as YOU feel that
way about me-"
IN the morning of the wedding da V,
Luther Burns sent over hired
man with a note. The papers would
be ready that afternoon, tho lawyer
who had drawn them would be at the
house: would Michael and Esther
mind signing them?
Tell him all right" said Michael,
heavily.
The wedding dav was blue and pur-
pie. washed with gold. These two
crossed for the last time the land
which for half a century they had
called their own. The two mortgages
had not seemed to matter-these left
TO them free Will. The new arrange
ment mattered like wound.
The two neat figures went up the
steps. and Luther Burns met them
Minnie wants to see you" he eI.
planned. Little Minnie. She's up
stairs. She wants you both to go up"
A hope 1eaped family in E<ther's
heart; she could not have told why.
I'Ttjl her name was actually written