Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-10-06
CLISTY.

"Shes coming. boys! she's coming!
Clear the way!"
Dave Howe swung himself over the
low paling fence which surrounded
the Gay School, and rushed excitedly
toward group of boys clustered
about the west entrance
"Who is cOming?" a half dozen de-
manded at once.
The Queen of Salmagundi come to
school on Monday" shouted Dave,
dancing frantically about sHats
OF! Get ready for regular old East
ern salaam."
Dave set the example, which was
followed by several others-prostrat-
ing themselves to the pavement in
the-NOst exaggerated manner as q
shyvIoddly dressed girl turned the
corner and passed in.
'WOuldn't Sue like a polygOnatiOn
like that to wear!" JEFF Dorr whistled
"a she disappeared through the girls
entrance
IA coat of me-ale" cried Dave.
didn't tell you che was coming?
A'eAys eAA yOu w 6OU OAO VI VuO all
clients now for sure" as number of
the girls came up. 'It's new scholar,
and she's going to take the shine
right off every one of you"
"Dave Howe, how often has mother
told you to stop using slang?" ex.
claimed his sister Emma
And you to stop chewing gum!"
retorted Dave. 'Oh, my! but won't
she though?" he ended.
Who is it, Jeff?" asked one.
when Dave once gets started with
his foolishness you needn't expect an
attack of sense Soon."
II don't know" laughed JEFF.
"Dave got us to salaam to her, so
guess she's somebody. What is her
name. Dave?"
"Queen of Sal"
"Dave Howe, do have little sense,
it you have lost your manners!" his
sister interrupted shortly.
Il don't know her from ADAM Miss
Peppery," Dave answered, with mock
humility. "She burst upon my
startled vision-Oh. stop, JEFF"
II can tell you who she is. She is
just nobody"
Belle Price, who had just come up,
announced this information with a
tilt of her nose. "Do you remember
old Weston?" she continued.
"OId drunken Weston, who used to
chase us when we were kids?" Queried
Dave.
Eyes; and she is his girl. Her
mother has been living somewhere in
the backwoOds upon farm until now
She has come here to give C'listy, as
she calls her: an education. She
takes our washing. and l heard her
tell mother that she meant to make
teacher OF her. The Weston's
never amounted to anything, and it's
ridiculous trying to make something
out of one of them. She's simply no.
body"
"And we've been salaaming to no.
body" groaned Dave.
'She's, here in school, but we don't
have to have anything to do with her.
Blood always shows ITSELF" Belle
continued amid Dawes continued
groans.
docs she drink" he asked anxi-
ously, in tragic whisper.
"You know what l mean, Dave
Howe" she sharply replied. "Folks
with such antecedents can't he any
body"
'Oh-oh, N.Y."
Dave collapsed back upon his heels,
his elbows on his knees and his head
in his hands. and gazed at Belle in
ludicrous establishment The gong
struck just then, and all hurried away
without seeing pale face at the
clOak-roOm window above. Neither
did they see the figure that darted
through the Railways a few minutes
later and thence down the street
Mother, mother! couldn't stay!
can't be anybody?" she exclaimed pas
sionately, rushing In upon Mrs Wes-
ton. who looked up from her ironing
board, then sat down, trembling.
II didn't think they'd say it to
you, Clisty-a grill"
"Why can't l be-" Clisty de-
manded.
Cant YOU get along and not mind
it?" her mother pleaded.
Ills it because my father was a
drunkard-because men sold him
drink-because he couldn't keep from
drinking-because he died in prison?
Have always got to face it,"
80, C'listy! We can't help that"
her mother mOaned. "We're poor,
but want you to be somebody"
''How can II" cried the girl, fierce
ly. "How can when they say I
can't? ! hate them ALL"
"Don't, C'listy?" her mother shiv-
lered. II don't like to see you SO