The Albany News (Albany, Tex.), Vol. 26, No. 32, Ed. 1 Friday, December 24, 1909 Page: 5 of 8
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» fcltss U^POHAGE,
The Surprise That Was In Store
For Self Satisfied Fred.
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By H. S. FRANK.
[Cftpyrlghl, 1909, by American Press A a so
elation.]
The lilac s were iu bloom, and above
them upou the limb of the big ehii au
oriole had hung her nest, aud every
day in the sunshine her troubadour
mate sang to her of love and compan-
iwinhlp and airy journeymgs. From
uetosH the fields came the odor of
freshly plowed ground and the breezy
calls of uieii to their horses. In the
bajr.yard were the cacklings of hens
auO the peeping of many chickens,
v/tjjic from the pasture below came the
lowing of cows to their calves. It
w<s iniu-May, and the wheat heads
wfiro still green with their thriftiest
Stowing, and the fence corners and
roadsides were cheery with their gold-
en1 offerings of dandelions.
Elsie came to the kitchen door and
looted out. The orioles were singing,
and xhe ran lightly down the steps
and round the house to the front yard,
lujj" sleeves rolled above her plump
eMIjows and her cheeks flushed with
the exercise of dishwashing. Her
ejrs were bright with sympathy for
Hie perfect day and the surroundings.
tinJI as she looked up at the oriole her
11ms parted In a rippling little song
Wweh she was to sing with her grad-
uating class at the high school a few
wtyks later.
But at the front gate the song drop-
ped to a lower key and then stopped
altogether as a gayly dressed young
map threw himself from his horse and
caflle Jaiiutily toward her, with hat in
band.
"Good morning, Elsie," he began. "I
take the 10 o'clock train, but 1 had to
rotlie round and say goodby to you. 1
haven't much time, you know, but
you'll write, won't you? And I'll write
mid tell you bow I get along. Every-
thing *11 be tine up there."
"Yes. I suppose so." Elsie answered
slowly, "and I'll write." Her eves
had grown softer at his approach; now
ttiey looked troubled! They always
looked troubled lately after a few min-
utes' talk with Fred. Ho was chang-
ing so. His people had taken summer
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boarders, and Fred was aping their
manners. He wore cheap kid gloves
and tried to imitate their way of walk-
ing and used aB many of their phrases
as be could in his conversation.
'^Ves, I'll write," she repeated, "and
tell you about everything going on
JWfce. But they'll be dull letters, for
Tin just a farm girl and like farm
w*ys. I wish 1 could be ambitious
lite you, but the country is so beauti-
#fflL 1 feel about It like the oriole slng-
'intup in the tree. I'm afraid you'll
think we are dull, Fred, and grow
from us." v
watched him down the road to
the corner of the next field, where he
stopped for a moment to speak with
Efhak Burton.
When she went in her father was
standing on the kitchen steps, lighting
hlk pipe.
"Who was that fellow. El," he asked
—"Fred Taggart?"
"Yes. father."
"I thought so. Come to say goodby,
didn't he? Well, I'm sorry for old man
Taggart. He sets the world by that
boy. An' 'tis a pity too. Fred was the
smartest fellow round here at one
tlnib for a young chap an" seemed to
liaVe the makin' of something uncom-
mon. But the smartness lias all fraz-
tled out now in kid gloves an' squeak-
In: boots, an' he's goin" up to the city
tor, work for $G a week when bis fa-
ther's got the finest farm roui:d here,
aFred cpuld have the runnlti' of it
in a few 'years if "he'd stay. Well,
well! Fools ain't all dead yet. Uut
here comes Hankv Guess he wants to
see you. El."
Elsie had been slipping into the
house with heightened color, but turn-
ed back. Hank was the son of t!i>>ir
nearest neighbor and was a go<d,
whole souled fellow, with clear head
and energetic habits, but woefully diffi-
dent and slow of speec h. Elsie liked
him, but had never cared to analyze
what Hank's feelings might be toward
her.
As he approached tbewi the young
man nodded to her father, who was
moving away toward the barn, and
then turned to her expectantly, with
the color rising slowly to the roots of
his hair. Hut not until her father was
out of hearing did lie speak.
"Elsie," he began then bashfully,
"Fred just said goodby to me. He'll
be goi^e a long time."
"Yes?" tentatively. "He said good-
by to me."
"There's the rehearsal tonight—Sat-
urday night, you know, Elsie," he
went on. "It's quite a long walk, and—
and you'll be needing somebody to go
with you. 1 thought I'd better run
over before any of the other boys got
around."
"I'can go alone just as well as not,
Hank. It's bright moonlight."
"Yes, yes; 1 know 'tis," desperately.
"But there's rehearsals next Vveek, and
church tomorrow night,, and—and
there's all summer long and all next
winter. It won't be moonlight all the
time. You'll need somebody to walk
with you. Of cotyse 1 ain't asking
you to keep company with me," hur-
riedly, "only—only you'll need some-
body till Fred gets back, and I'm
handiest."
"I'm not engaged to Fred," proudly.
"No, of course not. I know that—or
thought so. But he sort of kept com-
pany with you, and—and I'm handiest,
Elsie, and you'll be sure to need some-
body, and—and you and I will under-
stand."
She looked at him thoughtfully.
"Yes, you and I would understand,
Hank," she agreed, "and maybe I will
need somebody sometimes. 1—yes, you
may come for me."
The rest came about naturally. Hank
became Elsie's' "steady company," as
the neighboring young people said, but
Hank and Elsie themselves under-
stood. And Fred when he returned
home for a few days at Christmas un-
derstood, too, and he wrung Hank's
liaUd and called hlui a good fellow for
piwtectlng his girl from the other
boys.
Before the end of the next year
there was a rumor that Fred's father
was not quite satisfied. The Arm had
not advanced Fred as it should have.
He was still receiving $0 a week, and
money had to be sent from home to
pay for his clothes. Then his letters
were filled with theaters and the prop-
er tilings in high life, with nothing
about his work.
Then one day Fred suddenly appear-
ed among them, Jaunty as ever and
home for good, as he said. The city
was too crowded and unsatisfying,
and. besides, his father needed him to
manage the farm. Aud all he brought
for his two years' work aud the money
sent him were a large diamond, which
flashed upon one of his fingers, and
experience.
The very night of his arrival he
dressed himself with all the elaborate-
ness of his city knowledge and went
across to Elsie's home. She received
him in the parlor in the pretty white
dress which he remembered she was
having made for her graduation. As
she entered the room something in her
bright, winsome beauty—so different
from the chalky complexions of th®
shopgirls he had become acquainted
with—made him step forward 1m
pulsively.
"Why, you're beautiful, Elsie!" he
exclaimed. "I had no Idea. It's fine
to be home again. Ain't you glad to
see me?"
"Yes, indeed, I am, Fred," she an-
swered frankly as she gave him both
her hands. "It will be nice to have
you with us again."
Fred laughed complacently and set-
tled himself comfortably in the easiest
chair in the room.
"How do you like city life?" asked
Elsie.
"Oh, I like the city, but there's no
chance for a fellow there. I wish there
was. The amusemeuts to be had In the
city are infinitely superior to those we
have in the country. I used to go to
the opera nearly every night In the
season. Of course I always went in
evening dress. No man goes to the
opera in the city as he would go to one
of our country parties. Everything
seems very crude to me now I've got
back."
"Indeed!"
"Oh, by the way, Elsie," he said
presently, "mother-told me tliere was
to be a party over at Hulls' Wednes-
day night. Shall we go? I haven't
got any invitation yet, but it'll come
soon '8 they hear I'm home."
"Yes, you'll get it all right," Elsie
agreed. "But I can't go with you,
Fred. I've promised Hank He's got
a cousin staying at his bouse, though—
a nice girl. Suppose you ask her."
"No, t'jun.v you," smilingly. "I
would rather have you. It'll be all
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ri^pibout Hank. I'll see him myself
and tell him he's 'off duty.' "
The color deepened a little in Elsie's
cheeks.
"I don't believe Hank will agree to
that, Fred," she said demurely. "We
are to be married at Christmas, and
he doesn't seem to want me out of his
sight a single evening. But hell be
here in a few minutes now. You can
ask him and see."
They looked out of the window, and
there came Hank, walking as if be-
hind the plow, but with as honest a
face as the ^un ever shone upon. Fred
glared at him, but said nothing.
"Fred will lie at our wedding.
Hank," said Elsie.
"We'll be glad to see him," replied
Hank.
"I—I'm afraid I shall have to deny
myself the pleasure," stammered Fred.
"I've found, after all, I've become so
much attached to city life that I can't
stand the country any more. I'm go-
ing back."
"That's too bad," from Elsie.
The wadding came off at the ap-
pointed time, even though Fred was
not there to give It eclat in a swallow-
tall coat.
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