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/ Lex said. Il can't make IA,
see it that way. When ! took tina
agricultural course. she thought i
was just a crazy whim. Then
when l began working for Steve
she realized l was serious" HI:
blue eyes were troubled, question
ing, on Sherry's face. She says
I'm not being fair to her anc
maybe she's right. l don't know
And she says she hates the coun'
try-but how can you hate a way
of life you know nothing about?'
MAYBE Sherry said, that's
why she hates it - because she
doesn't know it. Some city people
seem to think all farmers r lg'
norant and backward, that you're
as good as buried in the country
If you could get Kay to come Out
here sometime and meet Steve
and Aunt Pen and their friends.
surely she'd see how mistaken
she is"
"You think l havn't tried? She
won't come. All we de- is quarrel
and still I'm crazy about her
She's so beautiful, Sherry. She
can be gay and sweet. If I'd give
in to her way Of thinking. she'c
marry me right away. But - ]
can't" He put his palms on the
table. pushed himself to his feet,
"Maybe we can work it out some
time-God knows I hope SO! Al
least. we won't be ~quarreling fol
a while-1 learned that last night
"What do you mean?"
"Kays going to Palm Beach for
six weeks. I expect she thinks the
absent treatment will bring me to
what she considers my sense:
more quickly and effectively than
anything else"
Sherry could only say, made
quately, I'm sorry, Lex"
Thanks. You were swell to let
me get it all Oft my chest"
He grinned down at her briefly
The friendliness of his glance
warmed her. Surely he must like
her a little, to take her so fully
into his confidence.
Life at the farm was a busy
routine into which Sherry fitted
easily and which she loved. She
rose early and retired early, just
as the others did. She helped Aunt
Pen with the housework, augment
ing the willing, but not too skillful
help Of the young hired girl, Eta.
Sherry wasn't very skillful, either,
but she was interested and quick
to learn. And Aunt Pen took pleas
ure in teaching her.
Steve and Lex, along with the
other hired man, Jed Porter, We're
busy out-of-doors and
around the big barns, even in this
season. Sherry spent all the
time she could with them, doing
any small job they entrusted to
her, enjoying to the full every
minute Of friendly association. She
like an eager, lo%ng-legsed
child, in her blue jeans and
jacket, her hair imprisoned
a bright peasant kerchief,
Steve said once, We'll make a
farmer Of her yet. won't we,
Lex?"
And Lex answered, grinning,
"rYou bet! A darned good farm,
en-"
Sherry felt pride out Of all pro,
portion rise within her.
It seemed to her, during that
weeks stay at Steve's farm, that
the richness and satisfaction OF
country living became more clear
" apparent to her than ever be-
tore. Spending so much time with
Steve and Lex, listening to their
talk, asking questions and so
learning, Sherry began to under
stand and share Steve's sound and
deeply rooted philosophy Of living.
Steve was a firm believer in the
Importance OF agriculture to the
economy Of the nation as a whole.
But, more personally, he felt that
no other field Of endeavor offered
such rich rewards. not in money,
but in the deeper and more i'm
portant fundamentals Of life. A
man could earn. on even a fairly
small farm, enough for the COM
Portable support Of himself and his
family. And beyond that, he could
do work that was never monoto-
nous to the understanding mind.
He could drive a tractor, plant
and harvest his crops, renew and
preserve the productivity Of his
soil, attend to the needs of his