Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1925-12-12

EOw-nOt namn' ShPddlnSS from tne
adeery vines"
I-"They don't hurt cents worth"
Sis Maria began.
"They might" from Sis Sue senten-
tiously. "Someh.,dys comin'-certain
and shore
"Get any word SOP" came back.
Sue stopped, saying over her shout
der: 1.-The dominecker rooster crowed
three times, right at the front steps
besides. l drapped two forks and er
spoon when I was wipin' breakfast
dishes That's the sign of two men
and err woman-comn' hungry at that
with a preacher throwed in fer the
rooster"
my patience! You make me right
down sick, believin' in signs an won
ders! Nothin' in EN-" from Sis
Maria.
"'Ceptin' when they hit rlght-as
they will today. You wait and see"
from Sis Sue, sweeping faster than
ever Susanna, her namesake, darted
to take the broom from her, but was
waved aside smilingly as Sis Maria
exploded: LET her alone, honey
CANT do nothin' with her when she's
sign-set."
How jolly! 1 want to hear all
about such things" Susanna cried, still
trying to take the broom. With
feint Of Shaping her wrists her god
mother said: No! Run out and
pick posies-all you can finland
make the house all pretty"
AS she ran of bareheaded basket
and shears in hand, there came an
unctuous hello from the far gate
"See! the dominecker knew" Sis Sue
trfumphed Brother Jackson's pizen
,fraiA o. dogs"
Sis Maria, grinning broadly, all but
ran to the outer barrier, with three
couple Of four-eyed black-and-tan beau
ties frolicking at her heels. Very
shortly she was back, her eyes dancing
Oh she explained: HE said all he
wanted was ter find out could we lend
him the loan Of our flivver-told him
/ hated to say no-but Susanna was
set on takin' us ter see some grand
movie In town ternight."
Bvem as she spoke Susanna came
back, arms, baskets, huddled apron.
cram full of roses red, white, pink and
yellow. They made her the Spirit OF
Blossom, APPLY crowned by delicate
head of cropped yellow curls AT least
10 strange man, long, lean, deeply
i tanned, wearing motor raiment, with
great distinction, VINO had come un-
noted, by the back way through the
peach orchards, and stood slightly hes
ftant at the side steps saying: "Please
ladies, help a poor fellow utterly lost.
Ym looking for the Clayton place"
well! You've found it! Right
here!" from Sis Maria. "H0pe you
haven't got a warrant against us for
keepin' bitin' dogs-we don't aim to
be disturbers Of the peace"
Nothing worse than letter Of in
troductien-to your niece" said the
stranger, his eyes fast upon Susanna.
As he held the letter toward her, she
matched it, let everything fall, and
cried eestatically: From Peg! Peggy
Gmninghame! You are not-you
can't be, Brother Arcny?'
1T happens I am said the young
man bowling, with twinkling eyes.
Peggy was Susanne's closest friend
they had been roommates, and finished
together at Miss Gilbert's famous
school. Thus Peggy had sung Brother
Archy's praises all the years he had
been buried in South Africa, making
his fortune. It hadn't been at all a
tedious job-something to do with oil
and mineral concessions-so here he
WAS home a year ahead of time but
on the edge Of something nearly as i'm
portant-a big water-pOwer prof.
ect here in this Southern state. He
had come in his own cart was inside
the peach orchard Enclosure, he con-
fessed
All this In snatches, between helping
Suzanne with the flowers. That mat
ter well out Of hand, Sis Maria said
majestically, Susanna had better 60
along and show Brother Archy-who
refused utterly to be anything more
fRmai-the way around that would
gave the car and the peach trees, equal
~ from damage. Each Of them had a
generous basket-and they were
charged to bring the baskets back full
to overlooking. Here was excuse for
reasonable loitering-but not for TAX
ing two hours to the lob. With bas-
kets half filed, they sat down in the
grass, to rest and eat, and laugh into
each others eyes. And SO they went
home. brazenly squabbling as to who
should carry the baskets, all the way
up the walk.
Half way, Sis Maria shouted merrily
at them: Hurry you runagates! I'm
hungry enough to eat both Of you"
"You had better make haste" Sis
Gue supplemented. "You know there's
a woman due-the signs said so-and
she'll crowd the table and spoil the
dinner-didn't fry but two chickens,
and the ham was baked day before yes