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About The morning Astorian. (Astoria, Or.) 1899-1930 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 13, 1908)
TUESDAY, OCTOBER. 13 ::tm morning astoilun. astoria. oki:go:j. GIosc to 11$ "1- ftfc. Mil ' 4 By f RANK H. SWEET J X pyrlght, W .by 'frinl ,,8?',X EEMS now llko it'l goln' to he i gxl crop ryHr,"'. Bieiiowjii; weather an' Ju( rftiu nough to kot'p tbo ground from bak- !'( ,If itiko(!it on Uk tlilajW fcnn uroly pay for ths land conio next crop an', (jjayb Ibaja,, lomvSn jof tj. for. a "An' what'a It all good fort' nuked Loojiiy,' , Xhft girl kMko liidtrforently and with tha alow drawl peculiar to the Georgia packer. ,"jru wort Uap4 rh'ahy mun' round bore, uiinler'n Uia plantation Dlggora tbemaolvw. Au' wUet'dwaMI 'trtountttd? Ttieyf hav4' apondln' money an' go to circuses an' hava stow truck to eat, while, w$ all Just tick to corn ponoa an' grita an' work," 'But It's to pay for tie land, Loot," inld the old man eogorly. "Ator that's done paid for we can ljay mow apend la' money;" TuutVlI be no more rente nor share. An' we're the only poor fombiyf rdond hWf thatvii4lrolu' t own hind Junt like Quality folki. I'm wo.rkjn' for. you, All nwro'n for myself, A iiolxy, 1 M you an' Botty an'' Molly. 1 I'd like to have yon equal to the beat ot VroO But it oulfl Ihi more pftaaaht. like to have atore things. We might apend aome o' the land money that way." Tbe girt made quick, Impatient increment. jS V V v " Tfau'r tie tori tblnga I care for," abe eald inaVpb. !'J ain't te such twcWAttot 1 HovtA bate averytbliig around bare, If- ao trifltu' an, uo 'count.,-We all are poor, Ignorant crnckvra, an" we can't help ourselves. Gottlu land ain't goln' to(mnke we una quality. We muat ho V learola an' maunera an' know about" thins. But we all can't learn, for there's iM'ftiw tywVPitifWr ft abbw ui." Bbo paused and dug her barrfwr tn tbo annd; "After r few moments ahe went - on more elowly alnd wltht a ,alle ,g'ajc, at her, father; pfoo an' triin)benelgb14r m i m lary an' trinin cauw i oont p in the nor an' rouir toe bouse. at I don't core. L Jon't care for' the T . . .. . .3 I . - . J... ,m pa.f r ao-t,rwTor w orit, ani q -ww aon i tm wn enyiuing ,nqrjany flou're out o' sorts, Loolty, an' need ore 'atrnctlona. 8'poae yon go down to; tbe settlement 'long of liettjr an ros aw help carry eggs. Uebbe It'll make m feel more peart" But abe abook(her ,head decidedly.. I hate 'the 'settlement The boys call mo wildcat an' cracker comet i I MJWL Wr.M- am movkd wXrt.T TowAriDTmt Oabim. I gener'ly flxeatfem'.''knd' he-gave aiarsh little, laugbj In whlh yfa f trace of exultation,' "You all can tote the eggs. J reckon I'll go flshlu dewn tbe creek." . t , It was late In the afternoon when Loolny returned from the creek. As ahe approached Jhe, cabin phejawv' strange team'ntpvto 'ivaj!, ittVI-'Obv. bl tbe two mqn, who occupied tbe wagon she recdgnlssed as tbo settlement doc tor, 4 i Huny log i forward; alie ; almost stumbled . liver Betty, who .was lying on the floor sobbing bitterly. v But Loolky scarcely Holloed hor. She waa looking ot tbb mbtloirfeas figure1 oil the bed. . . ,'i ii:.v; 'J ,!v ii! "Wbnt la It?". Bliq naked In a sharp whisper. , . . Tup's ,'d6ni,BhinshVhwfulr 'waiod Betty'v "Uliiit' Sliafl ' we Md? ''What 'shall we do? -';""'.' ' The flsure on" the bed turned sllghr' ly and tiled to raise Itself," but sank buck, with ft tfrorinl In'n Instant -she wnti by bis clile. -r ."WhM' ;lr(1t. ,fIf;t"t".vsVV she nsked? ly'as she smoothed, tlio .grny, bulr b'aqk. fro'ln tilil ts4! -TJin' j help, w rnl;' rii'tfti'r'nh''rthln5" vU' ' '""oil -nuein't'bik eonrJ'd. 'h'tiie.v," 'he J Itaspe!.-! i -VJ odn' t! iiotW n'j 'Vept frir the pain nu'ifoy losln'ntha.Hiiopn;,,. , f.;;i, fCn,t ..wb.1 it) tbe l'lHtft'i;, ,;d.ady.l I low's sou ' 'jurt f '. ' ... , , , .., . , gHm'c.,H'Hil!ly5',oSie.'JttU,'(1ie !ili:for ' 'lows It's plumb bud nn': that'll m no truckle ; rlptiitr here! on tlllm lied for, tbe. .Lord knows bow lou;j.V , , ' , 'Tnp wnu n-grnbbln for-for n plclin-. 11 : r. I' I VI ,t f i ninny tbnt whs rawilji' In tbe ron," unl.l 'k'Uy. Iftwei-n bet aoba, "aii'-nn the runaway! horpea sljitupt "lm. Nig--gers shottldin be "lowed to huve'yotliig uim lit the roud." "Was tbe pickaninny aevod?" oked Loolzy eagerly. ', Her father pcMnty "The child wa'u't (o blame," he said, "an" I couldn't, help a-grabbin'. An' surety tbe young uo's worth more'n It's cost me. 1 ain't n-mntfcrln' agin the hurt, but 1 dot oMt p'Uitealy, bate to lone tia crop au' not bare iifiey for tbe land. If only I could have tbe hurt an bo able to work Junt the mtii." , "Kvmr mind, dflMyj It'll come oin' all right" be said quietly.: "juet'jrou root Msy.an don't worry, Wt olFcan lobk after Mim" : S ' "An'-mi' you don't fel bird on me far gottln' hurt? I waa stwdyln bow to make things more plennj.lk, an' here I've dona made 'em wore. Ifll be more work, Loolzy. honey, b I reck on you'll have to help Betty now an' afln. Ther.e'll be the hens anj pigs to look after an' the housework. an' the tendlu'. We'll have to be closi", but I reckon the lions 'II 'bout give s a llv- lav. ' k ' I.' "I done teld you not to fret daddy, sbo aald softly. "Just yoa rent easy an' peud on we all to look out for things. As for your hurt," a slight flush creep ing Into ber face, "I'm glad of It That's worth all the land an' tbe cropa In tbe world." . . ;;' ) ';.' As the night came on his foot grew more painful, and at tlntes be was de lirious, f. Iolzy reiimfued with blm until after midnight, when, as be stew more quiet' abe calk4 Betty to take her .ptoca, . Boon aft or. the, old man sank Into a quiet sleep. It wss late In the forenoon when be awoke. Betty waa, working a,bout the room, and be couldhenr tbe voice of little Molly outside cniiig--t.he chickens- 'V ''sA --. . fWnero's X&iteyt' hexaaked. ''I flonH know. Khe done took stoine pone hft'! bacon an left 'fore sanlip. Bhe flowed maybe she'd, be back 'fre night an' mebbo she wouldn't I asked ber to help me first but ahe 'lowed Molly an' me wuldhjook after the chores an' housework." Tbe old man alghed. He had been bontng tyK fetter 'hjffrosflsyl t Meanwhile Loo'lzy was tolling slowly back ' nd forth across- the tobacco field. .. The . rows . were long and the work bard and laborious, and the girl, miytelllrtJe iwfifeht projtrJss. But1 gradually s the hours Went ly. her po sition' shifted from one side of the field to the other. 'All tbrougttthe lqf, jiot dsy speorked, flot pnuilng ltd tit v rest aiid only 'sft-ppfn when 'V thadows Kltard io'dWtln. galsh the ground between the rows, Then she looked back at ber work. ! "Sl rows jlone .hoed," she aaid alwidi I'Ct'sV good djy'a work. But rm plumb tired." ' " j Throwing the hoe across ber about; der, as she bad ieeh her father' do, she moved wearily toward the cabin. On entering she found ,Betty. In the act of setting i the' supper! of igrlts and mo? lsHRos.upon the .table. Her father look; d up quickly 'as she came In. ' "Ydn've been V long time," ' be said. "We've been lookln for you right smart"" ' ' " "'I was busy," " she Ahawered," "an couldn't spare time for dinner. After this ( I'll try to be roun come noon'. Bit bew'Te you been all day, daddyf MTolerble peart" Then aa ahe sat down beado, blnii he .reached out and took ouo of her bands' In his and look ed up Into her face. Her eyea were clear, amf site j met bis gase with a little 'amfie. 'What did It mean! Had he been Judging her too harshly? lie drow her hand closer and noticed that It' trembled aa though with pain. Ue raised It to the light. "Why Loolay," and there were won der " an dismay : to , tbaf Voice' your bands are all solid lUster!" 4 I It t , i "It'a only 'catise' theyialn't: used to the work." ba answered hastily. "'I've been that'lasy my hands" are act'ally gettln' soft. A few days In the field an' they'll be good hands -for worK." - , V A nVan'. you've boon workln' In the) ncia an any,- uo sum siowiy, uu i a-lylu' hero n inlsjudgln you! But yon mustn't lo lt' toolzjj, honey, It's too herd. If you 'low , on helpln you might look after the truck patch." A ButUoolsy ahookVber bead. I'I'ra the oldest." she said, "an' must look oiitZor the man's "work. If Betty en! Molly hnveiltl;m fora the house work they might help, In the truck patch."! .(n:uAh. AS ) t)te)ifweekS)iHPt' jby Loolzy's hands became accustomed to the work and the blisters disappeared. When she hsd finished boclggj the tobacco sho went to the cotton fleld. From tUot ve ?p; tbt toeipitfl.u ) , f ; ) One. day I)olzy came In with a glow ing face'. v' '"" 1 v "Tbe mefons are Hpcnln'," she said, "an tbora's; goin'( be mr t we all ever had before." , ( fv'.i,,,,. f r A "few days later Loolzy , reported that thloyes, had entered( the field the night before and taktrn' some of the melons. That night the theft was re poatod,.' Several f, . days paased, , and more of. the melons ,werjB) missed, . j- '. "I wouldn't care , if, bey wa'n't so pertlc'lnr," said Loolzy. "but they Just pick the biggest nn' best." '" : Late that nlgtit she hvas ia wakened by a smnl figure nt ber badslde ( r' "What M it, Molly?'? i Fhe nsked drowsily. f f-. :-..,' ,i nt' -1 . ,.,...r.. .' "I've' done "cotcliod ' 'em,'? , was the startling answer. "After! you till i was sleep I Just crept oift fhoicabln.an' bid 'motig the melon vines. It seemed most a year 7,oro they came, waa plumb, aleepy. But I Just pinched my sclf. nn'!wlim A'hey didedme 1 up an' told 'em' 'bout 'we all Workln hit' 'bout 'the land an' pnp boln'; sick hnV'boUt 'you .'lowln' they might take the small . melons an leave the big ones," . -: "Molly!" . And Loo. . y sat upright In i site mm wide l wa'..e i tiO't'i "I rei.'H'iit :o" witrtrti'iifly;-, 'cause I've got $'i piie f)f tlii; young ui'tn gave me fof the liK-foni. ; 'They's nice men an' 'lowed they'd be roun' an' see you tomorrow. They's carapin' over to Long pond." The neit uornlng as Loolzy was oo ber way to work she was met by. sev eral young men. 1 y ' "Miss LouIkc, I supposer said one of them, raising bis hat. "Loolsy they call me," was tbe quiet answer. " "Well, II suppose that queer sister of 'yours has told about our raiding the melon patch?" hesitating and col orlng a little as be spoke. "But I as sure you we meant no real harm. If we bid known the; facts In the case we would , never have, entered , the, field Somehow melons and apples have al ways ' seemed different ' from ether property. However," is qtilck,'' frank mile coming to 'his face, "that Isn't what we're bore for., We.wlsh to apol ogise and to make some arrangement 4 "M1S8 tOCTHK,' t SnPPOflir ' SAID OK 8 for the fotitre. , Ton see, we are very fond of melons, and we have decided not to pick any more after dark.. We might gd to, the settlement for them, but that' would 'be a long walk, and ,the' melons' would not be fresh. -Besides,' we f have acquired ; a taste for yours. ' ow If you, are Willing to trust us we. will aft fair and square and pay yon for every, one we take. We -shall want a lot and there Is anotlier crowd of young fellows coming down from Aogusta next week." :'., ' fl"""' "Aogustat"' looklug up quickly, i "I 'low that's where, they have schools for girls, I mean?" . . ' , r, , ,, "There 'are seYeral good, ones, I, be lieve," be answered. "Do you think of golngr;"""';; . . "N-no; ! Just asked. I reckott you can take 'what melons yon Want ' We all are glad to pell "em." ' t Tmr ' Before tlte melona were gone Andy'a foot bad so Improved that bo waa able to hobble out to the fields.. Leaning on bis cane and assisted by Loolzy, bo went alowly'fronl one Beta -to an other.' ' ''; " . '' ' ; " ! i "It's a good crop, he said, 'aa good's I; ever raised myself com mostly eared,- tobacco good, an . sca'cely ,any bumblebee cotton In the whole field. I can hardly rb'lleve .that one gal did. it 1L' ''" ' " 1 :' ' I One afternoon a few 'months later Andy called the girls Into the cabin. Going to bis strong box in the corner, be took from lt'a bag that was heavy with silver and small coins., These he emptied upon the table and divided Into two piles. , . , : . , -! "It's the most crop,' money we all ever had at bneet" he said, "If it was made by a gal. Now, this," pointing to the larger pile," i"fa for the land. It will pay ; it, all up clear. ; , An this," touching the other pllej Hs for Loolzy to go to school up In Augusta., ,1 had a talk 'long o' the boys that bought the melons,' an' they told .ine 'bout Loolzy askln' after the school.1 An' an'. Loot ky,"f looking at her wistfully,' "one of 'em the one! that talka-aald aa how he'd asked you. ta marry, him an' that you answered no, you wa'n't At nt that If ever you had a chance to git ieantln,, so you' could, act; like 'quality folks, an' he should wait, then he could comes an'' ask agln.' tie said, he felt It a duty to tell me an' that be should Wait If 'twaa.a whole lifetime,, for you Was, the noblest Bid ever wai an', the only. One, he could over care for. , Ho seemed a nice boy." 1 , j A soft color had been ateallng1 into Loolzy's cheeks, but her gnze did not fall. I "1 Yes, he's a nice boy, daddy." she answered, "but I told blm not to wait, for It would be years an' years even If f ever got a ' chance He said he Wouldn't take that answer, though, an' kept bogglu'. so at'last I said If he did wait he, could come an' ask ag'ln somo tliha. He's" a foolish boy, but he he la nice."' ''" ! "5 "' i "An" you're nW, Loolzy." said old Andy simply. "Well, after the talk t Went down an saw the storekeeper to the-settlement an-' he gave pie p'Ints. This , money ll pay ffor school In V till hext crop, an' by that time there'll bo hioro. Loolzy: can board 'long o' her Aunt Llzy. who 'lives In Anintsta. If I'd found tut 'twas sehoolln' you want ed so bad I might 'a' helped you be- 'ore, Loolzy, .hojey,' i . The girl had listened with a growing ivonder In her face. 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Vice - Prea. and Supt OUTFITS FUEiaSIIED. r ( ; ; Foot cf Foarta t'xtH ' 1 1 Prompt attention given to all repair ' work. TeL Main 24C1 rf i J ! ) '. - " f mum ti&m vn ' . . 1. 1 i. ,' V' . 42 Bond Street a session me enure year Catalogtie "A" -for the asking; "'"K 1 O: A.' EOSSFl" Secy. 5almon Twinesand Jettifci Machines ,! ' i X sr ! : ' S i. , ' I . Storrett's Tools ' ' Your Trade RRO. Morning Astoriai
