Show d so 0 V 4 BIG taw by FIE nimer b ay y CLARK adnew by k i ngo ok atto na linued from last as we week ajol i that wi whispered bellna selina to trae paar lenberg she ta is 0 anything ibling tear selina was fascinated once how holy she he makes eyes at him mt who who delong by genit gerrit gen it pon he siding with the blue shirt and ead sad ung so 0 1 craned peered the pheoh oh s T good looking be bet sum widow Paar lenberg Is black stuck him see how she sh eh sh sh I 1 berend 1 dekker looks at us I 1 tell a after r selina decided shed como come to church ener the service went rent on dull vy it wu wag iq 19 english and dutch WA id scarcely a word of it the adow Piar Plarl lenberg enberg and this pervus ong occupied her thoughts she ded without malice that the adow resembled bled one of the sleekest the pink itak porkers rooting in mast re barnyard baut to bo be cat cut to meat tb service nice ended there was much ak of the either westher seedlings stock app roa C holiday season 4 her sunday dinne heavy on mind d was elbowing her way up able here and there ahe she intro nd selina briefly to a oman euil mrs vander slade meet I 1 teacher e ii s mother I 1 selina would be dimly aly only to be wept swept lonz along 0 artje o on her way to the door von on juen meet school teach teab is Us U s ton von they reher ed with a grim gaze se be would ild mile smile and nod rattier rather nerv r feeling young frivolous and lehow 1 guilty when with maartje aartje If she reached e church ach porch pervus dejong was ag the dejected horse that is harnessed to bis his battered and lop top ded cart art the animal stood with ur feet t bunched together la lit a droop g and pathetic attitude and seemed ly meant for or mating matin with ibis this vehicle dejong untied the and was about to step to the i sagging conveyance when the dow Paar lenberg sailed mailed dawn the steps with admirable speed for e so imply amply proportioned ne made ht for him burts billowing ances flying plumes waving urao clutched Sell nas arm look ow the i ina makes es I t she aaka asks him to eat anday dinner I 1 bet you I 1 see once he mates makes with his head no dellaa band and the whole congee congregation gation ashamedly sham edly wat watching ebing could indeed hobbe he made with his herd berd no his IM holl jody seemed ret in negation 4 be head b tad the broad patient about ta the i muscular powerful legs less in W II 11 fitting sunday blacks rig book his il head gathered up the reins id drove away leaving lea vine the widow ur lenberg atra to carry off with such as a she could muster this pub t touting toe in full sight of the dutch omed el congregation of nigh pral it must be said that she actually d this teat feat with a rather mag cent composure her round pink t as 1 she he turned away was placid er great t eyes mild she aped I 1 agilely into her can o neat hatton 1 itu horse and was I 1 down the hard snowless road her he tad high b 11 I 1 exclaimed selina feeling as houlb iba be had witnessed the first test act U citing exciting play and breathed aepli too did the walthin wal rhin conon gallon EI et that the could be 1 id to have driven off nc la in quite a frost I they hogsed home in pool UZI wagon on maartje 11 aartje told her bee atals tal with deal 1 l of sa savor v or plu pl u djong D bad b act been left a wido er two 0 years before within a tb of 0 that time leendert pearlen tta had 41 died leaving to his widow the ho elt and nd moat most profitable pron table farm in we community pervus deon M the contrary through ingerl ates florl bia ha father ther old Jo johannes bannes ased ed be a cant scant twenty uve lave acres ait of arst t to vinna practically the uil birdin din la all nigh prairie the creaco 6 vas a notoriously barren per 1 IP tiered mong patiently planted sowed bowed et crops hauled them to mar leemets a still oo 00 never to get on in winy thrifty dutch lutch dommu ty where etting i oil be was a 0 common a trait as no 10 4 longer th thought aught a n virtue luck nature anre seemed to 1118 ul work against 1 proved unfertile stock gel wl was always ailing his cab were e W orm infested snout bee 4 bis is rhubarb when he wet 4 riely of spinach hoping for I 1 turn sprint ing the season was thy did alth th 0 following year to sweet d SU it autries pointing to a e ind summer the summer th wettest in a decade had aaa fird 0 crat mua M ua a MJ h ave baffe grau r th pity but there wall about him the wad nd asplen dor of 0 the stricken giant it was a on this pertus pervus delong e then that the widow aldow of the rich ares a res the comfortable farmhouse farm hous the gold cold neck chain the silk gon the soft white hanoe hanus and the cooking tal ants had met her affections she wooed him openly notoriously and with a dutch vehemence that bould have wept swept another man off hia his fe ft fet t it aa was blown that the she gent sent him a weekly baking of cakes pica dies and bread she tricked cajoled or nagged him into eating her ample meals she be even asked hie his advice that subtlest form of flattery she asked him about sub soiling humus rotation abe the whose rich land yielded under her shrewd management more profitably 12 SS th t acre IRA ta 1 taa of ve feeling that the ibe entire community was urging him toward this profitable natch match with the plump au rich red lipped widow pervus set his will like a stub brim ro emtee and would have none ct of her he waa was uncomfortably in ha biz na un tidy house hewak he wea lonely he was un happy but he would have none of her vaulty pride resentment were all mixed up in tt it the very first time that pervus da do jong met selina he had a chance to protect her with such a tart the end waa was inevitable then too toc selina had on the wine colored cashmere and was trying hard to keep the team tears back in full view of the whole of high nigh prairie urged by maartje and rather fancying the idea selina had attended the great meeting and dance at adam ooma hall hill above the general store near the high nigh prairie station fermer families for miles around were there the new church organ that time hallowed pretext for eo so clab lUty lItty wal wa the excuse tor for this gathering there was a email small adamis slon charge adam had given them the halt hall the three musicians claas were playing without tee fee the women were to bring supper packed in boxes or bas baskets kels theo to be raffled off oft to the highest bidder whose privilege it then was to sup with the fair whose basket he be had bought not coffee could be bad at so much nuch the cupko the tk proc rods were t 0 be de vot edlo M me brcka ara araji had packed her own basket at boon noon and had hed driven off at f four fr r with klaas maas and the children she was to serve nerve on one of those bustling committees whose duties ranged from coffee making to dish washing klaas maas and hoeff were to be pressed into service jakob would convey selene to the festivities when hia his chorea chores were done Sell nas lunch basket was to be a separate and sand distinct affair of at auction with those of the Kat katrinah and linas and of high nigh prairie not a little ap apprehensive she was to pack this basket herself 21 maartje aartJe departing had left copious but disjointed instructions Bl maartje aartje s own basket was of gigantic tic proportion proportions and staggering content her sandwiches were cubic blocke blocks her pickles clubs of cucumber her pies vast plateaus the basket provide provid 4 fol ft while not quite so large still was ol 01 appalling size as selina contemplated it she he decided suddenly that would have no none of it in her trunk al she e had a it cardboard box soan as shoes come a in IM certainly thim should held boid e enough lunch tor for two she thought ahe fhe wa was a little about the whole thing rather dreaded the pro hect of eating her upper supper will a high nigh swain unknown to oer suppose no me should bid for her bee boef she resolved resolve 4 to fill it after her owa pat pattern teru dis disregarding maartje 5 bed he provender she had the kitchen to bergelt ner erit jakob was 1 in the flee or houses housel the tile bouty we woe quiet 13 allan rummaged for the shoe bo box lined lived it with a sheet of tissue P pap rolled up her slee sleeves vea got cut owl flour pana aup up cakes her ambition she baked six it of them they came out a beautiful brown bat but somewhat lead lean leada a anything was better than a wedge of soggy pie ehe she told herself lier self she boiled eggs very bara halved them devilled devillen de their yolks filled tilled the whites neatly with toils mixture and clapped the halves together j again skewering them with a tooth 1 pick then she rolled each eje separately ep lr ir tissue paper tj twisted isted at the ends daintiness she had decided bi be the keynote of her upper supper box tox the food z neatly packed she wrapped the box in paper and tied it with a gay red ribbon yielded by her trunk at the laft tart moment the whipped into the yard twisted a it brush of ever at the ride side of th the e green from the tre tree e house and tucked this into the knot of ribbon atop tiie lie box she stepped back an d tb 0 czwil affe effect sa s1 she ws was MACIA hr br h r red casam cashmere ta ad and her cloak and hood when hooten dunk called for or her ber they mey were late arrivals selina balancing her box carefully opened the door that led to the wooden ahwai ar wai the ibe hall ada on the second floor tie clamor that struck her fare ears had tie tle ear lt t of t a physical bow blow she hesitated a moment and if there had been any means of 0 returning to the pool farm short of 0 walking five mills in the snow ow ehe the would have taken it it up the etnire and into the din evidently the of upper supper baskets was w even now in pros reea the auctioneer was adam who himself had once bera the nigh prairie school teacher A fordac fox ac d little rann 1 hh h M H falsetto the aivge cown clown with a solid foundation of shrewdness shred nera under his clowning and a tart layer of malice over it nigh and shrill came his voice what am I 1 bid I 1 what am I 1 bid I 1 W A what am I 1 bedl thirty cental contal shame on you Gent lemeni lement thirty cental cents I 1 thirty live I 1 shame on you r clemen tl emen what am I 1 bid I 1 wh mae make it forty I 1 selina felt a little thrill of excitement she looked about for a place on which to lay her wraps espied a box that tha t appeared empty rolled her hor cloak continued on an page 4 SO BIG continued from page rage 3 muffler and hoot into a neat bundle and about to cast coat it into the box saw upturned to her frola its depth depths the round pink face faces of the sleeping bleeping kuyper twine twins axed aged six month months oh dear dearl in desperation placed her bun die dle on the floor in a orner comer smoothed down the red cashmere enriched up her lunch box and made for or the coor ay sky with the childish of one olt mt of uie the provid to be in it ahe won dered where maartje and klaas klaus pool 1001 I 1 were in this till cl e packed roomful ful and itself in the doorway she silo found that broad black coated backs baks shut oft off fight tight and inglesi bhe had written her adlue neatly on her tier lunch box bom vow lift no vas kt ut a loog 11 to find ind a vt ay to aach deach dill she silo eved eed the greist dered jut just ahead of t her tier in dip mitten tin site he decided to dig antu I 1 41 it with a corner of her tier limox 1 she d me the back winced ita its owner turned sicre what eliat 11 t looked up ull latu the wrathful rare faro 0 of I 1 I 1 erom duji ng peov de ie jong looked down doun into lie the startled eyes of selina peake arge enough eyes nt at nuy any time now in her fright at what the she had done im rin aurryl ira im sorry I 1 thought if I 1 could theres there no way of ge getting eting my ray lunch box up there euch uch a crowd A slim iipp OPP allag lovely little figure in the wine red cashmere amidst all those buxom bosoms and nail over heated bodies and flushed faces ills gaze left her reluctantly settled on the lunch box became if possible more bewildered wil dered that lunch boef yen yer for the raffle im the school I 1 teacher selina lie ile nodded 1 I saw you in church sunday you did idl 1 I 1 dian didn t think you did walt liere ill come back walt wal lre lie took the shoe box she val waited ted lie ile plowed his way through crowd ilk a juggernaut reached adam platform and placed the box inconspicuously next a colossal hairr that was one of a dozen grouped awaiting adam adams attention when he bad made his hi way back to selina he aa again ain ald bald walt and plunged down the wooden stairway selina waited she had ceased to feel distressed at her inability to find uie the fools pools in the crowd a tiptoe though she he was when prea pres antly he came come back be he bad in alx hi and I an empty boodin soap snap box thia this he be upended up ended in the doorway just behind the crowd there selina mounted it found her liend fiend a above abuse uie the lerel of his she auvid survey the room from end to end there were the pools she waved to 31 aartJe smiled at itself he ile made as na though to come board her did come part way and as waa restrained by 31 aartJe catching at his coat tall adum ooma coma gavel a wooden potato ul masher asher crashed crushed tor for silence I 1 ladle ladles r crash and cents crash 1 I gents genial look what basket veve eye got here 1 look indeed A great hamper grown croll U 90 0 o plethoric that it ft could no longer wear its cover its contents bellied into a mound smoothly covered with a fine white cloth whose glistening surface proclaimed it dam alk rib A alln nim alaa hampers u you k knew new t thatuS der that inoway crust lay gold told that was fowl done crisply crisp lv succulently emeralds in the fonn form of gherkins rubles th bt b t melted into str strawberry auberry preserves cakes frosted ile diamonds to say nothing of such semi pre ilous jewels as potato salad c cheeses leges sour cream to be spread on eye bread and butter coffee cakes ers craehn crash I 1 the widow s bualat ladles and gents cents the widow caarl aberg t I 1 dont know in it IL you don t know abat a in it we dont have to know what a in it who has eaten A adow Paar lenbergs chicken once dont have to know who has eal eari ell alow cake once dont have to know am I 1 bid on widow raar Paar lenbergs basket 1 what am I 1 bedl crash crasha Cr ashl 1 the widow herself very wery handsome in black silk her gold told nek ne k chain riling rising and falling richly with the little flurry tj u rry that now agitated her broad bog bosom om was as mated in a chair agal tilt the we wall 11 not ore five feet from the auctioneers stand she bridled now blushed cast down don her eyes cust cast up her eyes succeeded in looking as unconscious as a complaisant turkish slave girl girt on the block adam glance swept the hall ball until it reached the tall figure towering in the tile doorway reached it and rested there ills gimlet eyes seemed to bor their way ay into remis pervus ie de jong steady stare lie ile raided his ills right arm aloft brandts liln the potato masher the whole abole room fixed its gaze on the blond head bead in the doorway speak apt up loung men of high lel hell you pervus W 1 continued next week its it Is all light tight to 0 o put our eggs in ono one basket if it bad eggs |