Western Kansas world., 1889-03-16
THE PAWN RAET7.

WE remember, not long ago. being WITH
crowd OF girls in Q country farm-hcnse.
some twenty miles from San Franc;sra.
seMng each our experience, when b,S.k
eyed bundle Of mischief, who shall be
Hnown as Mary Bowers, rather astonished
our weak nerves by relating en- adventure
"ncn once occurred to her. We will let
ne1 tsu 1t N her own words.
never did like Lew Parker, any
nov She always got mad when SIZE
oy an orang outang as fellow with
as handsome al he could be, only he wore
his trowsers SO tight that he looked as if
ne nad been melted and poured into them.
Vel, there was a pawn-party at our
house last Fourth of July, and. OF course,
Lew was on hand looking as slick as new
beaver. Pawn-selling time came at last.
and Nelly Williams was chosen pawn
seller and Ned Halifax the Judge
Heavy, heavy, what hangs over you p
said Nelly, holding jackni1e which had
been forfeited by Lew Parker.
Fine or superine?'
Fine What shall the owner do.'
He stall lead the girl he loves the
best to the centre Of the room and kiss
her.
Every eye was turned on Lew, and the
girls began to giggle. Lew stood up, and
walked toward me, and began to run
Round and round the tables and chairs. on,
OF the door and down the stairs, into the
garden and under the grapes, with dozen
nad-cap girls at our heels, went Lew ard
[, until we were stopped by the barn-Goo,
rickety, crazy thing that was full of
3plinters and broken nails. There he
caught me. and though struggled like a
sood one, the fellow nearly kissed me
Taen l think of it now have to laugh
::rst he was slammed against the door, ther
was; but knew about the splirters aud
visited myself loose. when, biff he went
against the door, winding both arms around
ne SO tight could hardly breathe.
wait moment cried, and MS hold
relaxed.
Don't let her go |" cried the girls.
So No; kiss her, Lew, she's only playing
you bawled taat wiry- y-headed old Scrucgs,
the grocer, and as the moon was shining
bright as day they could see everything
going On.
OF course, I didn't like it, so dropped
on enc knee in the grass, VIXEN down came
Lew after me then, oh then there was q
rasping sound, a momentary pause,
smothered groan, and a rather profane
compliment TO the barn-door Lewis hands
grew suddenly cold, and trembled violent
ly, and as didn't know what to make Of
it l raised my eyes to see what was the
matter, when he looked straight down into
my face, and-but guess 1 won't tell the
rest"
"Oh, 60 on" cried Carrie Foster, whose
cheeks were like winter apples what are
you afraid OFF,"
Nothing"
''Well, why don't you go ong"
"Why, the rest of it isn't nice!"
"Pshaw! What of that Amt we all
girls together? Go on"
"Well, then, he turned just as white as
sheet, and you can imagine how I felt
when l saw him fold the tails of his coat
together behind and make a bee.line for
the gate.
Hold on, Lew, We'll let you off," cried
the girls, in breath, but he never answer
ed them; he Just ran like deer straight
up the road till he was clear out of sight"
"Why, what in the world was the rea-
son ?" inquired. demurely.
"Oh, nothing only he took his mesls
from the mantlepiece for more than a week
afterwards, and slept leaning against .
rain