The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1928-03-24
THIS HAS HAPPENED

IuIS HAS hAttENLD
SALLY FORD. who knows no
other home hut the state orphnn-
age from the time she Is four.
goes to GLEN CARSON'S farm
the summer she II 10 to work far
her "kccp." She meets DAVID
NASH. handsome young student
If scientific farming who 10 work.
ing ON the Carson farm. David
likes Sally and shows that he
prefers her to PEARL, Clcm's
gaudily dressed daughter. This
gers Pearl md she treats Sally
with insulting dtadnin.
Pearl determines Ia get rid Of
sally and sncaks into her room
and hides a diamond pin there.
When she accuses Sally of theft.
David cOnfrOnts Pearl with the
lie and tells her he snNv her Sc
crete the pin I'm saliy's room:
Carson warns Sally thns icnr
md David are practically en-
RaEcd. One afternoon David gets
moment with Sally and hcEs
her to call ON him II she ever
needs him. Then he asks her to
70 for n walk with him that
night.
now GO ON WITH THE STORY
CHAPTER TX
CALLY was eager as a child,
~ when she Joined David Rash In
that part Of the lane that skirted
the orchard.
II hurried--as fast-as l could!"
she gasped. Grandma Carson rip.
ped up this dress for ME this after
noon and while you and ! were
washing dishes Mrs. Carson
stitched up the seams. Wasn't that
sweet of her? Do you like 1t.
David? It was awful dirty and ]
washed It in gasoline this after.
noon. while was doing Pearl's
things"
"You look like a picture In II"
David told her gravely. when !
saw Pearl busting out OF 1t had
40 idea 1t was such pretty dress.
II couldn't have kept it on to.
tight II Pearl hadn't already left
or the party at Willis's. Was she
erribly mad at you because you,
,ouldn't go?"
David shrugged his broad shout.
.ers. but there was twinkle In his
eyes. Lets talk about something
pleasant. Want a peach. Sally?"
And Sally ate the peach he gave
her. though she had peeled SO many
for canning those last few days that
she had thought she never wanted
to see another peach. But this was
q special peach. for David had
chosen It for her, had touched It
with his own hands.
They walked slowly down the
fruit-scented lane together. Sally's
shoulder sometimes touchin 6
David's coatsleevc. her, short legs
striving to keep step with his long
ones.
She listened. or appeared to lis.
ten, druggcd with content, her
fatigue and tho smarting Of her
gasoline-reddened hands completely
forgotten.
I'VE got . good stand Of winter
wheat. and oats. There's the
wheat. See how It ripples In the
breeze? Look! You can see where
it's turning yellow. Pretty soon
its jade-green dress will be as vel.
low as gold. and along in August
I'll cut 1t. That's oats, over
there" and he pointed to q dis.
tant field Of foot-high grain.
ITS 30 pretty-all Of It." sally
sighed blissfully. "You wouldn't
think. Just to look at . farm. that
It makes people mean and cross and
stingy and ugly. would you? Looks
like gyowing things for people "a
eat ought to make us happy"
Farmers don't see the pretty
side: they're too busy. And too
worried" David told her gravely.
sI'm different. live In the city
IN the winter and ! can hardly
wait 20 get to the farm IN the sum
mer. But IT. not my worry Il the
summer u vet ana the wheat rusts
I'll - happy 10 own . piece Of land
some day. though. even Il ! shall
own al tho worries, too. I'm 50
inr g : scientific farmer. you
know"