The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1934-06-09

woman friends refusing to marry ,
man because he was poor"
"Would you7"
Certainly I would, II I loved him
enough to marry him at I'll. And I'll
the money in the world would not
tempt me to marry . man ! did not
love"
81 don't believe hit"
"What you believe or do not be-
lieve about me makes no difference,
Mrs. Haskell"
"An' would you take keer Of .
man II he war too trifin' to take
keer Of hissef?"
eyes"
sDurned II I don't hat believe
you would. But jest the same. miss,
I mays well warn you, I amt Amin
to let no woman SIGH as you or your
Lodge friends git aholt Of John
Herbert. If AIRY Of you should try
hit on, thar1l sure b . KILN"
"You said you came TO settle
something, Mrs. Haskell Such talk
can settle nothing. What does Judge
Shannon say about John Herbert!
Ann Haskell answered, slowly:
'sThe ledge he wrote - how Herb
worked harder'n ary other man in
school. Said he war graduatin' head
of his class-whatever that means.
The ledge couldn't seem 70 say
enough bout the boy bein' IN honor
Ito the name Of Haskell. to me. an
Ito him. Said war bound TO be
mighty proud Of him even II he
warnt amin to foller the law like
I war expectin'. The jedge he lowed
too, that writin' war . great calm
and wanted ! should give Herb .
chance"
"Well, don't you think that Judgs
Shannon knows better than you do
about John Herbert and what il best
for him?"
sIf I hadn't - been certain SURE
the ledge knowed what WAT best, d
you reckon I'd ever a sent little
Herb to him like ] did? Do you reck.
lon hit war easy for me to put my
boy away sames II he war daid, an
raise up . critter like JEFF Todd IN
bis place? You low you know . heck
Of 4 lot, young woman. but thar's
sight more than you don't know
MRS. Haskell" cried Diane
quickly. "please don't think am
blind to oil you have done for John
Herbert. I can't begin to tell you
how ] admire you for your courage
your fortitude. your devotion.
have never known such . mother:
And now, after ill these years, when
your work Is done, when you have
accomplished the object Of your sac.
rifice and self-denial and hardship
NOW you are spelling everything
Don't you see?"
"Mehbe I'm a-seein' more'n yov
know" the mountain woman n.
turned. grimly. "What do you reck.
on ! sent little John Herbert away
fer like I did?"
II can't imagine Why you did Il
s you wanted him 10 grow mp TO b
like-well. like JET Todd
Ann Haskell was silent for what
seemed to Diane . long time. Their
the mountain woman said. deliber-
ately: Il reckon I'd best try to tell
you. You zee. up 70 the tims the
jedge first come ! didn't know no.
body sceptin' folks like we-unY hyear
~ the woods. I war plum scared Of
him at first. Then We got to know
each other better an I got 20 think.
In be war the finest man Gawd-a.
mighty ever made. I'm a-thinkin'
that . way yet. The jedge he liked
me. too. Seemed like he knowed my
thoughts better'n anybody I ever
met-up with. He knowed me . SIGHT
6etter'n Ed Haskell ever did or could
Even II ] couldn't put my thoughts
into proper words, the jedge be
knowed. He allus used the finest
kind Of words hisse'f. So, you sea
nit war natchal ] should git to want
ln' my boy to grow up like the ied9A
Mothers air foolish that . way.
had . feelin' that my Herb warnV
tne KIND 70 grow up ignorant an
low down like ws-uns. Seemed 70
me he war jest materially bound 70
% more'n the common run. Mothers
2 that . way too, ] reckon. I Qowed
then - how hit war schoolin' an
education an tho like Of that what
made the jedge like he war. An I
lowed everybody what had educa.
Ilon var the same o him. So AZ.
eered u ! could manage 70 give my
0oy that same kind Of schoolin' an
". % war Jest materially hound 70