Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1925-06-24
APTER VIII-Continued

X. # rashed vigorously, combed her
went >, i She returned to the wagon to
ay unoo le osnc-stricken Dirk sure of moth
ut bis tna rt thar he had been deserted by
SORT, A' 4oher Fifteen minutes later the
a' we're seated at a table on which
TO- spread what Chris Spank
eo'ernos l. considered an adequate break
.es tne nv i A heartening enough beginning
,I H'eh With he day, and a deceptive.
39oCiated N Haymarket buyers did not want
~ 'uNee, he rchase its vegetables from Selma
TO- every ae ma It wasn't used to buying of
~, eo 1n and en-. but TO selling to them.
- presldmt Dina had taken the covers off her
'oH VI Cd NY0Ies They were revealed crisp
II coorful But Selma knew they
ne OF he be sold now, quickly. When the
ie oelOnged H. began to wilt when the edges
leh-a m 10 Me- cauhower heads curled ever
"a and then Nightly, turned brown and limp,
value decreased by half, even
Il NH the heads themselves remained
Me- and firm.
wn the street came the buyers
Id black-eyed swarthy men; plump,
H. #rsIeeved, greasy men shrewd, to-
MyOchewing men In overalls. Stolid
#ptch faces sunburned. Lean, dark
#sln faces Shouting, clatter, tur-
The day broke warm The sun rose
nv It would be a humid September
I such as frequently came in the
III rumn to this lake region. Garden
rr would have to move quickly this
M0nng Afternoon would find 1t
MhIess
The peddIers looked at her punched
mques glanced at her, passed her
It was not unkindness that
o. s mmped them, but certain shyness,
#A fear Of the unaccustomed. Her
Wps we're tempting but they passed
hg by with the instinct that the ig-
mant have against that which is un.
mal.
By nine o'clock trading began to fall
Of In a panic Selma realized that
be sales she had made amounted to
lte more than two dollars. II she
Mayed there until noon she might
double that but no more. In despera-
men, at ton she harnessed the horses, thread
. Hrsc Mher way out Of the swarming street,
cabin md made for South Water street
hther east. Here were the commits
10 the iOl houses She knew that Pervus
Nltzer" bad sometimes left his entire load with
where established dealer mere, to be sold
: state commission. She remembered the
lating nme-Talcott-though she did not
Is, he know the exact location.
then The boy had been almost incredibly
patient and good At the wagon he
)r at had stood sturdily next his mother,
local had busted himself vastly assisting hef
Olson IN her few pitiful sales; had plucked
came vlted leaves brought forward the
ears, freshest and crispest vegetables. But
ortiz now she saw that he was dropping a
little as were her wares, with the heat
and and the absence from accustomed soil.
rs Where we going now, mom?"
'ame ITO another street, Sobig-"
Re- Dirk"
the Dirk, where there's a man who'll
buy all our stuff at once-maybe.
cted Won't that be fine Then we'll go
914, home. You help mother find his name
and over the store. Talcott-T-a-l-c-o-
,rv double t."
ted, William Talcott had known Pervus,
the and Peryus' father before him, and
mad adjudged them honest, admirable
lys men But Of their garden truck he had
Inn. small opinion.
The IN his doorway, he eyed thu spare
int Htte figure that appeared before him
in all IN rusty black, with its strained
De- anxious face, Its great deep-sunk eyes.
he 'DeJong Ell? Sorry to hear about
az your loss ma'am. Pervus was a fine
he lsa. No great shakes at truck farm
-. Ag though. His widow HIM? HIM."
1t mere ne saw, was no dull-witted farm
m woman no stolid Dutch woman truck
'lsF. lie went out to her wagon,
r. NeaAed the boys brown cheek.
= Na-ai now, Mis- DeJong, you got
, asl. smart lot Of garden stuff here and
, looks pretty good. Yessir, pretty
ao'd. But you're too late Ten pref
near"
'oh, no" cried Selma. ooh, no
"0l 100 late!" And at the agony in
1eF voice he looked at her sharply.
Tell you what. mebbe can move
aat OF EN- along for you. But stuff
o'nt keep this weather. Turns Willy
anu my trade won't touch it. :.
First trip inY
She wiped her face that was damp
aoa yet cold to the touch. "First-trip
Suddenly she was finding 1t alb
sur5Iy hard to breathe.
ne called from the sidewalk to the
men within: "Georgel Ben Hustle
.s's stun in. half of 1t. The best.
Yong"
One hard on the seat she prepared
20 climb up again-did step to the
A02 You saw her shabby, absurd
sAe boots that were so much too big
.2r me slim little feet IF you're just
.~}ing my stun because you're sorry
1'r me-" The Peake pride
Don't do business that way. Can't