The Bismarck tribune., 1934-06-02
1fa<vMA CINDERELLA
i + 81 E>by Harold Bell Wright

Harold Bell
act an talk like Ann war oswd-a-
mighty. Wal, she amt
aAnn she's sure heen mighty
good - ma. Jeif," whimpered
too. a-raisin' yc1 up 9k: . yeu war ::
her own son. A body'd think-
"Shet up. Ever since that boy Of
hern come home I been a-fixin' 70
say my say. He's that hieh-headed
. bodyd think war dirt under his
feet. Wizard Ann Haskell git this
plaee3 Hit war my pappy's place
when she married him, warnt hit3
e pappy hadn't e gone an got
hisseY shot to death by them
DANCED Tevenuers, wouldn't x0tkias
be hern. She amt never keeled
nothin' bout pappy beine daid. She
amt never koorod nothins sbout me.
All she's ever wanted war what she
could git out Of we-uns for that
dad-buTned boy Of hern-tho white.
faced, yeller-livered pupil"
'NoW, JET, you amt gofn' 70
fault Herb. ! jest won't hyear
you.s
SShss upl I'm a'talkin' this
mornin': you listen. Who's worked
this place for Ann Haskel1 ! have,
that's who. Wizard she git MI tho
money TO keep her own boy IN
school ever since he war knee high
TO . duck? ] made hit for her an
you know hit good an well. She
amt never done nothin' but boss
things an take the money. An
hyear lately since he's come home
from Gittin' Ill educated an every.
thing, hits worse than ever for mo.
Calls hersY Haskell, Jest q II
marryin' pappy don't count What
Il she war : Haskell fore she mar
ried into Us Todds3 Name Of
Todd's good 'nough fer her or any
body else on Cawd-a-mighty's 'arth.
I'm . Todd. ! am, an the Todds
amt never truclkled 70 no Haskell,
never-ner TO nobody else.s
Nance spoke soothingly: sAnn
done tor mo how she keeps the
name count Of Herb bein' . Haslnel.
She amt never had no children
with nary other at them man she
war married %, an John Hsrbort's
the last o3 the Haskels.
SYeah-wal, the Haslnol tribe
sur0 come 70 : mighty little end n
him. He amt no part Of q man.
Why don't Ann make him work
same's she does wo-unsfs
"He does work.
Work, heckl He amt never
done . Hex sinco The day b var
horned. He's bean home nigh omto
. month now an amt Heod = hand
jest sets round With . book when
he amt a-playin' With them folks
q the Lodys Or lollysagin' With
that thar artist gal. Oiane CayEol.s =
Herb aint like We-uns, Je6.
Herbs rot l'arnin,. He works 6
studyine an writin' an'-an'-sich,s 2
Yeah. ! done hyeard 'bout book
fellers like him. I'd sure admiro
70 see some Of his wsitin's.s
you wouldn't know what they
war all about Il You var q -
'em. Herbs writinss amt for "a
. we-uns; they're postry-writin's.s
There was . silence for . LITTLE
while Je6 nursed his grievances.
Nance watched him umeasily.
looking with quick glanees toward
preaontlv Ja0 saiA. ~ .aaIp NJ.
an that Carol woman down 81 ~
river yesterday. She war % nxsd
ont with her artist traps like sho
var aimin' 70 malne . pitcher. But
she warnt paintin' no pitcher. an
he warnt studyin' no book, neither.
! know cause ] var a-hidin' in the
bresh a-watchins 'em. Ha venf
a-ridin' with her IN Monday after.
noon. Tuesday they var down @
Cartwrights' On Shady Cry n
day. Wednesday night they took
. boat an pulled up the rtver. I
seed EN- - the mooolighA Workins.
heck! I'd say they war arvorkins.S ;
II reckon fo)liD like Herb an
Mss Diane has . 1ot o talk about
that folks like ve-uns Gant under.
stand returned Names, olowly.
sHuhl ! can underotond fishf
smart Of Whist -. Thsr's
norm mo a-takin' neejee, too.
tolks 2. far aways Swamp Valley
air o-talkin' bdef EN-. 06o = jest
a..pretendin' % paint pitchess 1Sr .
blind. She's 0-onooplns round hyoar
Ter 0omoehtNs oloo. An ahnAa 10mo