Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1893-06-03

she'd have been kissed right there on
the front porch in plain sight Of every
body
We knew they'd show up In the big
bay window sooner or later and, sure
enough, just after dinner they came
into sight. She was clinging TO his arm
and just dancing on her toes. she was so
happy; and just ms she was right in the
midst Of telling him how fine 1t all was
she discovered MS at the windows We
could almost see her blush clear across
the street, and her young husband
Strengthened up and looked daggers
But John Berry rose TO the occasion
nobly. He had his overcoat and hat ON
he was just going out--and ne took of
his hat and made a bow respectful and
friendly like, as much as to say. Were
glad to see you, sir" And we women
clapped our hands and smiled as much
a. TO say, Were glad he's come at last
And then Over-the- Way and her hus-
band saw IL was all right and they
smiled and bowed, Over-the- Way patttd
him on the arm as much as TO say.
Here he is. isn't he uiceY" And the
young husband put his arm around
Over-the- Way and gave her little hug
right before orr eyes. rs much rs TO say.
Its all right now. I'll make up for lost
time" And then we came away from
the windows
Young Mr. Over-the- Wayne found
afterward that in public life he was
travelling salesman for big drug firm
stayed three days Then lie went away.
And Over-the Way went up into her bay
window and bravely kissed her hand 10
him till he turned the corner Then she
| dropped down into her big armchair aud
turned its broad back to us
He was gone two weeks, and they
were long weeks for Over-the- Way But
| everything human has an end and lac
came back at last. Wen, it was the
same thing over again. Only he stayed
but one day Then he was gone ten
days. Next time it was week, and af-
ter that il was every Sunday when we
sat down TO breakfast we found them to.
gether in the big bay window, But sun
days are invariably followed by Mon
days. and poor Over-the-Way had hard
work enough to lay in happiness enough
in one day 10 last her SIX. Still. from
Monday morning TO Wednesday night
she lived ON remembrance, and from
Thursday morning to Saturday night ON
anticipation. so she got along pretty well.
But one day. after six or seven months
OF this alternate sunshine and shadow
the clouds settled down in earnest over
the little cottage He came home III the
middle Of the week. and Over.the Way
met him at the door with u scared face
The next morning he left with big
trunk le had his hat down over his
eyes and never looked back at the bay
window He knew Oyer-the- Way wasn't
there to kiss her hand to him We
didn't see her ut all that day. for by and
by Aunt Amanda came and pulled down
the shades
He had been ordered of on three
months trip to South America, and John
Berry said reciprocity" or some such
thing was the cause of it know w
women all hated It, whatever it was
| Oyer-the- Way came back to her bon
DOR after while. but she didn't seem
to be quite the same old Over-the- Way
She got letters, but they didn't com,
every day now Sometimes we fairly
hated the postman-just as il il was hi'
fault But when she did get one--why
we could tell block of when the post
man had letter 10y the way he walked
BY and by Over-the Way had broad
comfortable louHge put in her window
and deserted her armchair for il Their,
she would lie for hours reading OF look
ing idly out OF the window And jim
Gray said one day that he hoped Over
the Way wasn't going to grieve hersel
into "A decline. Ii she didn't chirk NJ
pretty soon he believed he'd get her hus
bands address and write to him to throw
mp his job and come home. And Harr,
Roberts said that may he Over. the Wa
wasn't so much better than every othe
woman after all, and liked TO lie arouu,
In loose gown and read novels Just lik
the rest of them Nobody said word
Mrs Smith that he guessed he'd leave a
the end of the week, and he did
But Jim Gray didn't write, for Over
the Way did chirk up right away. Sh
got an industrious streak all OF "a suddel
and sat in her big armchair and cut an,
basted and sewed until Jim said he wa
afraid she was getting vain and thinking
too much Of her clothing for such n sen
{ sible young woman Then he discovers
that all her sewing Wits white. and Ii
suggested that most likely she was gel
ting ready to join her husband IN Sout
America; IL was SO hot there that ever
one had To wear white all the time W
women all began TO talk about sprin
bonnets and Mrs. Smith left the room
She suddenly remembered that she ha
left something in the oven,
Jim grew reconciled To the sewing
bur he found other things to worry him
lie elected himself bulletin commute
Of one and made frequent report,
! When there We're no facts he gave us Tn
benefit of his speculations. One day h
= announced that he guessed Oyer.the Wa
would begin to pack up before long, sh
had pretty much finished her sewing
He could see that she was just pniterin
! and putting IN fancy stitches Anothe
time he said he was afraid that Oyel
the Way was i'll. there was light
the bay window when he got home at
o'clock that morning
A few mornings after that there va
9 news We women all knew IL long b
} fore breakfast time and John Berry an
the other men We're told by Mrs Smitl
when they came down The bulletii