The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1894-04-20

Why Gerald Changed His Opinion
of Annis Leighton.

Gerald. Bless the boy, believe
he's dreaming
NO. mother, not quite" Gerald
Trevor answered, arousing hastily
only thinking What was il you
wantedg'
Young people are apt TO be think
ing on the morning after "A party. e,-
pccially when they didn't get home till
past midnight" Mrs. Trevor said. lryly
She shrcwdly suspected Of whom her
son was thinking. II have an crrand
for YOU at the store These things are
wanted-lve written out the list, SO
YOU cant forget"
"a necessary precaution"' laughed
Gerald
"A written list IS as safe as any
body's memory Mrs. Trevor replied,
not choosing 10 argue the point.
Gerald was passing out when a young
lady hurried in to say eagerly. ''Oh.
Cousin Gerald. will you do me "A favor
by the Way"
why not. il can? What is it?"
"Annis Leighton promised To lend
me that book Of Miss Parloa's. If you
wouldn't mind stopping for il ~ I'll
write line if you'll wait a minute.
only hate To stop for anything till
the morning work is done mp"
You peedn't bother. guess can
command sufficient language To tell
Miss Leighton You sent me for book
She promised you"
do you really think so? Now
shouldn't wonder bit IL il took you
nearly twenty minutes to get it said.
remarked his second cousin demurely.
But. Of course. am the more CRATE
full for your willingness to sacrifice the
time for me. and l am really very anx-
ious TO get that book and try house
keeping as a fine art
"All right 1t won't be my fault if
YOU don't have a chance to try il by
this afternoon" Gerald answered with
amanly Inconsistencies that his SEN
tence would have been far more well
come without the last words.
His mother knew better. and when
Gerald dove off thinking only that
Cousin Hattie would make a model
house lSceper for somebody. some time.
Mrs. Trevor said grimly: You're
downright ob.iging. Hattie. to give him
an crrand to Annis Leighton"
lie would 20 there anyway" Hattie
replied. Struggling her shoulders. And
y" might just AS well bring me my book
and save the trip"
You think it is settled thing,
thcn?-
You'd have thought SO il You had
seen their eyes last night Like a. not
he'll ask your blessing when he comes
back
We'll, don't know as I'm sorry"
Mrs. Trevor remarked slowly .Annis
is q good girl. though not the girl Id
have chosen. I'm no admirer Of blue
stockings myself. and from all | can
hear Anns reads more books every
year than I've read in all my life. ]
don't know where She gets the time.
am sure. My hou>ework keeps me
busy. | don't know what sort Of a
cook she is, nor how she keeps things
still she's a good girl. friendly to every
body. good church member. and
smart rs can be. il body likes To hear
Young girl talk about science and
politics and such like mems business.
Ierald likes IL, and no doubt when she's
married she'll take pride in her house
keeping too. I'm not going To COM
plain.
I'm sure I've seen prcttier girls"
commented Hattie, glancing at the
mirror
shell do well enough Mrs Trevor
answered dryly. She knew Hattie
would have been quite willing, but in
her secret heart the mother was rather
glad Gerald had chosen some one else.
liatiies nicc girl, know" she told
herself. "but ] like Annis's frank. out
spoken ways best II isn't best for
girl, 10 be SO smooth and shrewd and
almost sly Ii Gerald could only have
iancicd Nellie East now--but boys will
choose for themselves and not for their
mothers"
Meanwhile Gerald was whistling hap
ply along the road, forgetting all about
Hattie and her good houscwifcry, for
getting Nellie East. though he had met
her and had noticed how neat and
pretty She was-forgctting everything
put Annis, bright, keen witted Annis,
VINO could hold her own with any man
~ town on almost any topic-wise,
qneenly, gentle Annis, who had not a
peer in the world. he was snra Hnw