Show rya THE END OF HER FARMING A ily by LVA EVA ROBERTSON copyright when wayne nayne dowers died and left hit his young wife detty betty two little boys to caro care for cicat was the discussion among tho the sympathetic but curious neighbors as 03 to how betty a future to be arranged the were not left long in doubt and after a 3 ear or two of successful management on betty s part their ridicule died a natural death on t tho lie whole bettys betty s first till alnee ee 3 sears ears might bo be called an emphatic success and she b agan an to feel comparatively easy as to the question of a livelihood fa for r lir self and her boys hans the hg big german whom she had hired to run tho farm was so BO sober bober honest and in dust rious that she unconsciously do de bonded upon him in ia many ways and left certain affairs more and more to his management imagine then how tho the solid ground seemed to sink from under tinder her feet when informed her th it ho he must leave her as lie he had decided to get aried pool detty how alone she felt once mole moio she felt sure it would be impossible to find a man to fl fians alatis place for help was scarce bearce an all she would have to lo be satisfied ditl some stranger or tramp as dett bett expressed it in another house halt half a mile to the north kathrina Kathr lna was trying to ex plain the state oz 01 affairs she atoo I 1 beside the tabe looking bashfully at the floor her master had pushed back from ills his weal meal and sat in a blown study looking at katrina Katr lna but seeing far beyond her and so sop sald said lac he rousing himself sudden ou oil and hans think you will try your dour fortunes out west it if sou pl aso sir an answered sAcred kat rill 1 I 1 RI thit but whit hit if I 1 don t please then I 1 think you must talk to hans put in Lat latrines mother laugh angly I 1 m going past there this afternoon find and perhaps I 1 d better speak to him about it with a twinkle in ills his eye toward katrina rut but what will dett bowers do without hans and as the thought and other attendant ones came to john meade he paused with one sleeve of his coat on and one off till katrina tami cama to lite hla aid even then he seemed strangely absent mind ed and said in return tor for her hell oh ies es thank aou ou I 1 bellene I 1 will deity betty hailed his apt barance with do light and hastened to ask him if he would help her shut the black colt 1 in I the birn barn it had gotten loo loose seand and she was so afraid of its heels of course john would help and the refractory animal was soon stabled side by side they walked to the house talking naturally enough about hans and katrina and their prospective marriage it will leave us in rather bad shape wont on t it said john yes indeed and I 1 id d like our help bell john in finding someone to bakti to k lians place I 1 do so dread having a stranger come here and betty held the door hospitably for john to entel ile he could not resist this chance of fleeing life his mind ho fie took bettys betty s hand from the door looking in her Noli wondering dering ees ces and said try me in liana hans place yom YOH exclaimed betty in astonish ment kes PS said john fueling that lie he h hid 0 gone too far for retreat and must now himself I 1 lans takes ma housekeeper housekeep ei and aou ou lose bour main taa ta don t ou oil see bee if you y on marr mo me it will vill the bhole matar ilmis hans and katrina could live here and but lie he got no faither bett bettl jerked her hand aiom hla his and an angi flush orsi roid her face ills his proposal pro posa was a great shock to her for the tho thought ugilt of finding a lover over in her old friend john had neier neer crossed her mind but aside aiom her surprise there m was as another reason foi her dis pleasure ile ho had tried to put the mitt miti m iti i in a practical 11 lit and to retta it amounted to this john want fd cd hei to r run ii i him bocassi he was in billed of a housekeeper all hei pride lose in rebellion against the iden idea no john she blie said decidedly lets not talk about it ana an mole moio for it mon wont t do an good I 1 if E we L d don 0 n t sp bacik tk of it again N we e shill soon for got get it and be as good friends as fier er hans fans bustled into the house houe that nellit 11 with mith news lie ile had heard of a L thancy hane to title hiie a man mail and proposed pio posed hat ilett aletti ilde ihde oner oer to koontz s cor tier ner next morning to see sec the man the ildo ilde was nas taken and the iii min in came for two weeks on trial ile he to bo be quite ignorant of finn faini aik oik but was as quick and willing to learn dotty betty though not without certain misgivings had nearly nearl decided to hire him for the season beason when khen something happened to change her mind entirely the to aleka of trial was as nearly oer ciner mans lians had gone with the buggy to a i neighboring town and had taken tho boi a s with hini him the new mas had been sent bent with a load of grain to the pocket a station near b bi and in an all opposite direction to the town tonn liana hans was visiting Ni hetty betty left alone had plenty of time to think a sho she bit busill bubil senzig her tes ees Ii inoue would oue turn at times toward bonard johns hoduip and she caught camat herself wishing thit that john holni N would r c mie lite a aal 3 1 p again as lie he used to ile he had not b n neat j bauo alme that dal da aud and bhe wiss miss I 1 ed ailin omit atan el ea 0 liked to ac kron i doo de besides he i tally itally want baat fd to ask lilg his advice about hei ian nith alth so BO munh much to think of time pass ei ed vapidly and hetty was startled wa aloi it the clock ati uck and she looked up it to so how low the sun stin was ifer her boas would bo be hungry bangiy when they got homo home and she hurried to prepare sup per dy by the time all was ivady it was as quite dark and sho began to won dor d ar what was keeping them all so late when the roll of the returning wagon finally met her ear she lighted the lantern and went with it to the tha door As the cheerful gleam met Ifer hermans mans eyes lie he broko broke into a rol licking song sone and finished with a whoop that made betty start she knew at once that the man must have been drinking and a thrill of fear ran over her what was she to do nothing that she could see but wait for bilaus As the well spread supper table met Ifer herman mans s eye he stopped short in the doorway good for aou ou missus were his first word 1 I tell 3 ou what you yorio 1 e the woman oman to suit my mind after a cold rl I 1 a hot supper and then a little son thing to drink heres the stuff to top oft with nith right here in my pocket half withdrawing a flask of spirits as he spoke I 1 give us a kiss old girl and then well we 11 have supper I 1 detty betty had not expected such a turn to his thong ts and she stood flight ened and trembling in the farther cor ner of the room but when he approached pro ached her the situation grew des and she looked about instinct ively for some weapon of defense not so much as a stove poker or a broom stick within reach but a dish of shiong vinegar stood on the shelf near by quick as a flash betty saw her chance of escape the vinegar ar met 4 P fal 4 why bless Us and sive save Us its ita Bet betty tyll 1 him full in tin face just as he opened his arms to grasp her ard without waiting for him to recover breath bettl bett dodged under his arm around the table and out the open door sho she kathend gathered td her skirts in tier her hand and turned toward s house bouse john had just closed his granary booi for the night and lantern in hand turned toward the house A sud den rush of light footsteps a laugh and a sob from the darkness and betty threw herself into john s arms with such wandon bandon that his lantern flew from his grasp and he staggered under the Ln expected shock N why by bless us and save ns its bet ty he cried in amazement what the matter betty bettya what has flight ened oil soa so no 10 answer front from dett bett but esteri cal sobs as she clung to john it was some time before he be could make out what was the matter but he final ly iv managed to get the gist of the at af fair and then to kiss met me finished horror in tier her t toj 0 ddn y t be di drunk unk in oi older der ari nil ineram ahn with etli a i pagel couett 1 agitated VM f fair at r on ka darn brought to llew her senses s es L by itjin ter charge betty disengaged t 1 once it was rather hardhearted hird hearted in john to add to her troubles in any such wiy way when alien she hid bad thrown tier her self so on his meic geici ile he seemed to think so lilt belf tor for he did not pur sue the subject As he wont toward bonnard the house to re light the la lantern tern detty betty kept close to his elbow art an glanced nervously about her as it afraid that herman might appear it ir silence the began the walk to bettys betty s home john seemed afield to speak foi fear of easing too much but guided her careful carefully where the lintern lantern beams shoed fall owed the way nay detta kept stealing glances up lip at her companion the sudden hoot of an wal owl made her shrink closer tohle to him but big face did not change 11 low how nice it must seem thought she to bo be a great strong man afraid of noth ing and how comforting to hae a right to the protection of such a man at all times some rather serious thoughts began moving through dett e s mind john she faltered at last I 1 I 1 es betty A pause to gather courage and tile then I 1 it if 3 ou think it woi would id be best for me to rent my m farm to liana I 1 dont mind if I 1 dot do and so ended dettis farming I 1 told ou on so BO said the nelah neighbors bors you might know a woman noman run ran a farm any length of time IN d on 0 Ilo how ivis eis showed her good fasl fp sL blien bhe VIA lint hu HI lira into the liandi of a hel h el headed maa lalit J colu meade pleto list of such euch accounts ai a count counts has bem p filed with the clork clerk of tile district court and settlement must be m ide timo time wheat hellcat it cl within a reasonable oats will be taken at the th current pi aln lill aso t 50 at |