The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1893-09-14
TAKING TO THE NEW GIRL
A Story Written for This Paper, by
Emma Y. Sheridan.

Men do 80 like me-" NIadgc had felt
the remark Personal.
$40 the: How nice. Who is M.
Hedden:"
What a funny place to bring him in.
He is just Raft"
All. Ralf"
Il know him so we'll, I often say that
just knowing. you know. not partlcu-
larly liking
oh. Is he ricn:'
some. He has Il horse"
quite a catch:'
Il am sure | don't know. never
, think of such things. | don't like You
a. much IA, used"
"ol. yes. you DO.
Yen have ct 20 grown up ana
everything. You aren't Il bit like me
now.
lam grown more ladylike. perhaps
You mean.
Il hate ladylikc."
DO YOU. dear"
ia rather row and run and swim.
Il prcfc" riding. Ones figure show,
better"
oh, ID you ride: dent any more.
| can only DO it bareback, and mamma
-ay>' / an TOO big now"
How unkin,l.'
You can have my horse. No one
ride. Ra!f can ride, but he ncsc:'
does"
"Thank you. pcrhap. he O" some OF
them may ride when they sec do
Il viii take you out in my boat. too. ;"
"i'c"llap, sometimes. though | always
prefer 4 man.
II can row Il, good rs (. man.
Can you, dear" mildly.
Better"
How nice.
DO you know, quit hat you
How extraordinary. Madyc fc,t
guilty. and presently she said meekly:
Il didn't mean to be rude. | hoIe you
didn't think did"
And Rosa as she sailed to breakfast.
answered ,wectly, Il didn't know
In the day. that followed Madgc was
no longer bothered by the men. She
Wa, 10 longer the only girl at R"d
Sands. In tact. no che noticed her at
all She was all at once Just ii little
girl. Everyone ran around after Rosa:
Ealf worst Ct all. She could not seem
20 get back her dignity either nor re-
sent her treatment. Everything she
did made her seem more an awkward.
little girl" now. and that made her
raging. Anyone would think he had
never made love to her. never asked
her t, marry him. He certainly
seemed 10 have forgotten all about it.
| Probably he wa nuv making the same
love to Rosa. Madgr wondered If She
| ought not to tell Rosa. but then she
could not hc sure that II would not be
| spitrn,l: So she didn't. Why should
sac. She didn't care anyhow 81 sac
tackled up her skirts shorter than cvc.'
and tum-h, ycl around and w2s quit"
! ni-cr:.hr. She roWrd >, herself.
! Nobnuy rode horseback now. Sh"
! -w"in races by herself. Eonn,!, ever
came in unit., Rosa did. and i.cn it
took them all to teach hey. She was
! lovely il the water She ict her hair
all loose AMI It crinklcd around her.
| Her bath suit Vas green and she locked
like !, lily. Madyc could see that her
self as she trod water way out. II
made hcr hate herself for being plump
and round. She duckcd her head to
make her hair CONE out worse and She
wished herself dead. Once Ralf swan
ont to her.
why don't YOU come in: you will get
cramps:" he laid. Try to be attract
i've ike your friend Miss Rosa.
~ this Madye made Il plunge at
Rails aggravating curly head. The
~ !lrn weight Of her on his shoulders
sen; him down. She felt herself held
tight. She screamed and struggled
bat that only filled her mouth with salt
water. and her struggle, wcr held by
Il strong and not very gentle grasp
u WI. down. down. 1t occurred to hen
how rra" the channel she had beer
AMI how swift the current ran there
She had never lccn under water s(
long before. y surging sounded III hen