The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1928-03-16
THIS HAS HAPPENED

THIS Has 8APPENEO
SALLY FORD. 10, lives ln the
state 0rphanage, the 0nly home
sally has known since she was
S ,::s Rs !: sTcNs f -. s e. Sc;
1rustratea several proposed a10p.
t1eas Of Sally. WANTING to keep
her there where her understand.
lDg anA sympathy With the small
children make her . valsable
sSe u summoned - the ma
e.. Judging from Ms clothess
paralysed with fear. she won.
1ers what Il all means. Then
Frightening with the hope that
perhaps & H. . father come -
elaloa q lOn9.lost daughter she
Aurries to the once door.
NOW GO ON WITH THE STORY
CHAPTER II
WHEN Sally Ford opened the
" door Of the Office Of the orphan
asylum, radiance was wiped In.
stantly from her delicate face, as
II she had been stricken with sud
den illness.
"Sally!" Mrs. Stone. seated at
the big roll.top desk, called sharp.
~. "Say How do you dor to the
gentleman. The girls are
taught the finest OF manners here,
Mr.. Carson. but they are always a
little shy with strangers"
"Howdy.do. Mr.. Carson" Sally
gasped in whisper.
II believe this is the girl you
asked for. Mr.. Carson" Mrs. Stone
went on briskly, in her pleasant
company voice." which every or
phan could initiate with bitter &C.
curacy.
The man. q tall, gaunt, middle.
aged farmer. nodded, struggled to
speak. then hastily bent over a
brass cuspidor and spat. That
necessary act performed, he eyed
Sally with a keen, speculative gaze.
His lean face was tanned to the
color and texture of brown leather.
against which 4 coating Of talcum
powder, applied after a close shave
OF his black beard. showed ludi
crously.
"Yes. mum. that's the girl, all
right. Seen her when / was here
last June. Wouldn't let me have
her then, mum. you may recollect."
Mrs. Stone smiled graciously.
Eyes, ! remember, Mr.. Carson, and
was very sorry to disappoint you,
but We have an unbreakable rule
here not to board out one OF our
dear little girls until she is 16
years old. Sally was is last week,
and now that school is out, see
no reason why she shouldn't make
her home with your family for the
summer-or longer II you like. The
law doesn't compel us to send the
girls to school after they are is,
you know"
"Yes'm, I've looked into the
law" the farmer admitted. Then
he turned his shrewd. scrswed-up
black eyes upon Sally again
"Strong. healthy girl, I reckon!
No sickness. no bad faults, willins
to work for her board and keep
He rose. lifting his great length
IN sections, and slouched over t.
the girl who still covered against
the door. His big.knuckled brown
hands fastened on her forearms
and when she shrank from hi,
touch he nodded with satisfaction
Good big muscles, even II shs /,
. skinny little runt. I always say
these skinny, wiry little womel
can beat tho fat ones ell hollow.
sally IS strong and she's mar
yelous with children. We've neye,
had . better worker than Sally. an(
since she's been raised in the Home
she's used to work. Mr.. Carson. q
though no one could ray We ere no
Good to our girls. I'm sure you'll
dnd her . willing helper on Ii,
farm. Did your wife come int
town with you this sfternoou3"
.Hsr1 IN berry.picking timer
Mr.. Carson waS plainly amazed
mo. num- ! come IN alone. n,
daughter's laid up today with
summer cold. o. she'd b IN Wit