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. Several times she
saayed to" speak then ;rnshed from
hf, cabin, 5 ,,( ,,,. , .... , . u
'I'oor .little, gal!", said .the old man.
i didn't know as she cured so much,
m1 in 'i i , i' : i
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