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Show I J j THEIR MANAGER ff By EliznLolh Robbins i l 'opyrlght. hr J w pl n H.il.- i It waa a warm day 1n April, and Ibo wlndnwa III I ho altllngroom of tho old two-atory, lilp-riwif farmbntwo were openod wide Inaldo the three Itarllett alalora were talking an earnootly lbl they did not eea tbe young man who walkoal croaa I ho yard to one of tbe wlndnwa and, reeling bla arma on the all I. imllvd aa he walled for hie pretence lu be dlacoverod l.uretla, the oldoal alator, waa tntiaklng In a dejected tone "Il dooa aiwm aa If throe able-bodied wont en" ' Who work like galley elaveg," Marlnda, Ibe jroungval alator. Inter poeod ' Ought to get a living.' Koaella Ibe other alator, ended for thorn 'Of course they ought, and It makea me wrathy to think-' "Ob, now. I wouldn't loae my tern per over It," a maithlng voice Interrupted Inter-rupted "Why. Chauncoy Purccll!" l.uretla elclalined. aevorely You ecared me almoat out of my aonaea' ' The young man only laughed In nn-awor, nn-awor, and going around to the door rame In where they wore" "Now. what wore you glrla nuar rellng about''' ho aekod wbon he had aatlaflod Marlnda aa lo when ho had come, how II bad happened that lie ruuld come, how long hie vacation waa lu be Ihla time, and If he had boon home liefore bo came thoro ' Nothing of Importance," Hoeella answered quickly, coloring a little 'Can't you make the farm p""' lie poralated "No." I.uoetta admitted unv. ly "That la, not really Of course wo contrive lo got along and pity our bllla, bill Ihlnga are running down a llllle right along" Chauncoy I'urcell regarded Itaom thoughtfully ' It a hecauae ou am women," ho aald Tho trouble wllh you la thai you lack originality You've got the Idea that yon timet follow the antiquated mothnda of your great grandfather Why don I you flml Juet the kind of work ou like, ml then make a bualnoaa of It Pol low the load nf your natural Incline tloiieT Ikn llw thing you're filled fort lllaae a Irnlir ' Doean't II sound easy when nelgb-lair nelgb-lair I'urcell anya Itr' aald Marlnda 'What you 'glrla need la a man agrr." Chauncoy ronelmleil wllh an air of roiivletlon "Kauoohilly Itoaelta ' lie mlilne, wllh n meaning glnce to-ward to-ward het, "PotheroTTTOfifimr'tn take lite oon-tract oon-tract to manage us," Marlnda. mock- m ' I wutild Ilka to," be unswered prompt Ijr. "1 be Ida of our being managed by a llllle thing like ynu'" said I.neettrt "Wli), I itaoil tit wImwI )imi around In your luiby carriage" ' Must have been quite a tug for you. Mug only four years my senior," he retorted "lhen you positively refine to lot me manage ini, alngly or collectively?" collective-ly?" lie aakod. glancing .tgalu at Iloaolbt 'Certainly we do!" "Well, tbon, auppoee I do It without your knowledge or coneontT" "I dare you In," said Itoaella quick ly. "I rnllior think you'd find It Ibo moat dlltloiiK undertaking )ou over iiiidorttHik. Boiling gotals lo iinwlllliii; ouetiimrs wotildnt bo u rlmiiiiatnnte to It ' Tho young man looked nt hor null-ileully null-ileully for aeteral aocotiila, I lien gnvrt n kliort laugh hiiiI (hongoil the sub Joct; lutt he wae aontewh.it absotit inluiloil on tbe rest of Ills eta), nnd eoemed to be alitdylng on somelhliig Hint Inlerealed and amused, while II ballleu hint lie cuiiw oor agaluthe uekl iiotnlng, while the llarlletle wore at breakfast "I attppose you'te made all your plana for the season raniiMlgn? lie neked iiilto resict rul I y c, were going to try very hard tlila year and see If wo can't make out to acoMttpllab something ' l.uretla an awered, cbooalnaj In overlook tbe bad Inage of the day before ' We're going In raise onloua, pota toes atid iieas," Marlnda Informed him 'How about your Dower garden?" "U'e'ie decided that we cannot afford af-ford to have one," l.uovtta aoewered firmly "Not have a flower garden, when you are ell to craiy oter Dowera and your luclc with then In tbe deapalt of all Ibe onion lor miles around? Itbaw"' "If we could enlit without eating, we'd da that, too." said Roaolta bitterly bit-terly "If we can only get tha farm on a paylug baals, we can make up nut yoar fur not having dowere thle,' aald Uitcelta hopefully Oh, have a flower garden," urged Chauuccy ' Lot me make It for you. I m to have a good long vacation this time, and I ui aching fur some useful thing lo do lleally, I shall feel hurt If you refuae" They looked at each other 'It doean't aeem as though you ought to," aald Lucetta at last, deurecaUugly 8u the old garden was cleaned up aud enlarged lu eventual!) contain moss plnka, larkspur, fouro'olocka, uulumulue, foiglove. love-ln-a mist, salvia, sal-via, enreopsle and marigolds, In ad dltion to what wae already thoro Tills renin uilt,; mul ihe sotting out of n wlalaila hnnotwiekle and flare alia iianlrulata In Ih- few lore alaiill the house not already orcuplo. by vinos, took ibo n-ii of lb week And now." said ( haunrey I wag to do ynttr farm planting for you" Would yn lot ua pay you for It? Hoeella demanded 'Oh. yea. I aupiHiao so." ho anewoi od. wllb a wry face If you must l so ororlaatlngly lndoondellt " After aome healiallon Ihe girl agreed in let him du the planting Oh. there, one thing I'm kind e funey about I forgot to mention It want to do tho work alone. If there anything I diallke it'e to have poop! bothering around when I'm didng an farming Job It makea mo norvoue The glrla did not undorataml Cham cwy'e object In Ihla remark TV might have wondered had I hey ace him planting Ibe potaties. ' onion, peas" and other vegetahlea" They watched with atutlous eyet and at tongllt. In some of tho row the tiny gnen sprouts began in ahow Hut they worn not young onluim , hart, when all Ihe aoede In nil ih rows had como up, not nn onion wa I there ninong thoni .Inatond, thor. I wore gladioli aster iiinrguerltet Drutiimiind a phlox rlilnn plnka, hi! aattia ageriiiitma trrbenaa. ratidyluti lia tn'lor h hiiltoiio mlgiionotto, nH i nme ewoct alyauiu Infant'a btoalaj ZA.' r,fl ft-' & Tiny Green Sproute Began to Oho. and naeturtluma To up the cllnm, the peas turned out to In sweat pew. 'Oh, oh, oh' lloaellu euddcnl) ti claimed one evening In early minimer, aa alio was scanning the pages of the Klterbom Weekly flan tie ' If thh lent the crowning preaiiinptlon' Lll ton, glrla rUIW KHU' I'l-OWKItn H'UKBJ I'lima and Hae lliein' rum, an I Hay Iheni' Vt the llartlatt Kim. r 1 inn en lb Mtale It.iM.I 'Oh' ir I could aoo llui Ihii Itr only five mltmlee' Wouldnt I glvt liliu a piece of my mind' Chauncel I'urcell came honn after an extended trip tho Bret of October Ho walked alowly peat the Martlet! farm up lu the houee The alalora were hi dinner There waa some allltitee In their milliner n they ernae to shake liaiula wlih lilm. 'Well glrla." ho aald I mini wy lliHt (lie pUlitlng I did fur iuu aeonM lo have turned out remaikilili well" Thoto waa no restating the twinkle III hi ooa Itoeelln held mil the long eat but oven alio at laat Jolm d in Ike htoglt Herlouely. Iiow hate you inuih Itr Clmitncoy asked, when Ihe Imthh Ue4 ait balded "If been iwrfectl) wondeiful La cetla anawetwl enlhuelatluiiii "i never oeii dteamed tin re mulii lie to nwny iieohle who would l. n ilnwen. They come ntllea to git Hum We've wade more nion,- In (be laal throe motilha thun we i m in fore In three yeats." Mnrtnilu . i We have taken uu n tl, ,. dors for tlnhllaa and kIh I I Indht, lo bo delivered In th, m i iuj l.uietia "And rou have mj, .in- h, waked. Iniiklnii wriiun.l i ' Wo nevoi had an nun hi i , our Uvea," Marlnda anew, i -l Then you will conn u nm uii !011 needed wnt a manager m.i n ,1; ,a a eiicroae' "We loncede everviliitm noi oils, 'and you nmat admit il , i ,,,. urs don't mstuici for m I . nul much do we own ou u i m . nr I didn t go lulu it fur i in I ,i.ni know hut I did. Hi mxh I, rilpt ed hlnisulf iuu ee n , ,hli way A certain . hiiik i , (0lJ mo, a year or two n , hiu t. would never marry mo o mm , naaged to me, until! tho time cm i., , he, alaters no longer mni t , ,, farm That time did n, t , , ,u approaching aa rupi lly , ,.. xlah, so I thought Id mk i,,i ." battenlug It and incident ! iuiw at tbe same time Ibat I wan n n one tn lake g dare. Tbla, alaters 'dt,iwlnk i nluiih. blushing Koaella-l. the m , ,," an who hat pramlaed to !,.( (, , the near future l,t e,iuii uunaitur |