Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1927-06-16
THE STORY

THE STORY
CHAPTER u.-Carter tells Aunt
Lyddy he has broken with his family
and his sweetheart because of his re-
saesa with ct hsp u ira paS
Hollow, abiding place of collection
of good-natured cranks," according to
the grocer. They almost run over q
apparently recognizes Ned delivers .
grocery order, and in his absence the
girl, Dorothy Selden, reveals that she
knows him to be Ned Carter Rangeley,
son OF Loren Rangeley, New York
CONTINUED from last week.
'Why this pretense?' Miss Selden
asked airily. II assure you there's no
need. 1 don't mind your following
me down here. This Is a refuge, a
haven where people like ourselves
may find freedom of speech, of
thought, of action"
Ned looked at her. "And costumew
he added.
Dorothy laughed, secure in the fact
that whatever he thought of it, it was
becoming. 1t was going to be inter-
esting, having Ned around. He must
have cared more than she thought, to
have followed so soon. How had he
known But she kept these things to
herself and continued her pose. "Tm
q worker, too, Ned. Mrs. Mannheim
I came down here to stay with her, as
you evidently discovered a COM
munity garden, and I, well l do my
small share toward making it a sue
cess"
Don't let me detain you," limited
Ned, lifting Jenny's reins, fearful that
If he stayed longer he would spoil her
delightful theory of pursuit by the
discarded lover.
But Dorothy still held to the wagon
and he could nvt go. "You remember
Mrs. Mannheim she asked.
Ned nodded. "Oh, yes, remember
her well, but I'm not anxious to renew
the acquaintance the circum-
stances. 1 hardly think she'd care to
have the grocer's boy calling"
"Oh, don't think she'd mind, If I
explain. OF course, it hasn't been
done. Among our own social set dis
tinctions simply do not exist, but we
haven't included the village, yet"
"I'm sure that would never do. And
now, please, where is-Uncle Oaude?''
"At the stonemasOn's, across the
BRIDGE" Dorothy informed him, and
for a moment relaxed her hold on the
side Of the wagon and stopped to re-
cover Peters leash.
Instantly, Ned and Jenny started
down the road.
Dorothy called to him, surprise in
her voice. Was it possible her diagno-
sis Of the fleeing maid and the seeking
lover could be wrong? "Why, Ned,
you're not leaving me like that, are
your"
81 am" Ned called back to her.
"Tm busy this morning. You seem to
forget that we workers must work."
The stonemason lived in a tumble
down old farmhouse across the creek,
halfway between Glover Hollow and
Peace Valley. 1t was beautiful to look
at, from distance, but when you got
to the stony road in front of it you
saw both farm and house had been
neglected for years.
To Claude Dabbs the neglect was
far more evident than the beauty. He
put his empty box down by what
passed for gate, so that it might be
sign and symbol Of his presence to
Ned when he came by, and went up
the rough driveway to see Elite Pulsi-
fer and find out If William Penn Pulsi-
fer had any intention of working this
week. Claude had gone to school with
Elite. He remembered her when she
was pink and pretty, and he hated to
see her toiling with so little prospect
Of reward for her labor.
Elite was at tub in the back yard,
washing, with two very small chill
dren playing at her feet. Another
child, not much older, was driving his
next brother about the yard as a fire
engine. Two more children were lean
ing from an upper window, trying
vainly to reach cat on the shed
roof. The cat, being far more COM
Portable on the roof than it would be
in their hands, was protesting. The
oldest but one, girl, was helping
Elite with the wringing.
"My land, Claude, that your" Elite
called, tossing back dark brown lock
with wet, soapy hand. william
Penn Pulsifer's gone down to the vii
lage with Penny to look about fol
some boards for somepin'. He told
me, If you happened along, to say that
he'd try to git that chimbly pointed or
Bert Oakley's house come next Thurs
day, If 1t don't rain"
"All right, Ettie," Claude answered
and avoided looking at her, as he had
during all Elites nervous speech
Well did both Elite and Claude know
that William Penn Pulsifer had prom
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