The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1897-03-19

"PU airing his neck, d-1l hinW
Alice will let herself be seen at church
tomorrow with such an i'll looking fell
low as am"
81 do not believe she thinks you the
least bit i'll looking" Mrs. Talbot said
and straightway in her heart reproach.
ed herself for saying it. 1t sounded like
an indicate betrayal of maiden prefer
ence. She was very tender i'll her
thought of the girl upon whom her
heart was set Though she had little
doubt that Alice adored her son, moth
ing would have induced her to admit
as much to anybody. She looked upon
Alice as Jacks predestined savior from
his own misleading inclination, but
not for her right hand, soft and kindly
and useful as it was, would she have
betrayed to him the thing of which
Mrs. Winfold's water eyed condolences
left her no manner Of doubt.
Much depends upon ones viewpoint.
While the dear lady thus took herself
to task, her protegee was saying fret.
fully:
81 don't more than half believe Jack
is comm. Like as not that fool mother
Of his told him he must, an he amt the
sort to be driven. If no don't come, my
cake is all dough. He's sure to be over
at Roscoe, talkin with Rob McGreg-
ORR
"Why, you told ma you had fixed it
so Rob wouldn't never talk ter him no
more. L listened at the door an heard
you. Was that jest lie ter paoify her
erbout your leavin us all the work ter
do?' Nina asked from the door where
she stood watching the road from Lu-
ray. Alice made dart at her and
pinched her sharply, crying out:
"Will you shut up, madam? Oh,
have the greatest mind to make mold
mer send you to Aunt Pink Graham's
an make you stay there till after the
big meetin. You are just SO impudent
an frisky there's no livin with you"
"You mean, no Twin with you." Nj
ma snarled back, sticking O pin in her
sisters plump arm. AS that model
young person set up howl Mrs. Win
fold interposed, but Nina sprang away,
planted her back against the door and
said defiantly: "You all better femme
lone. Eff you don't, I'll 60 ter Aunt
Pink's my own self an tell her how
mommer made me join the Baptis'es
when l protested, cause Aunt Pink's q
Baptis', an mommer thought mayby Of
I was, too, I'd git more money when
she died. I'll tell her. too, how it was
AL wasn't let go ter the mo'ners' bench
that time she was under sech hard con-
viction. Twas cause eff she had reli-
gion an couldn't dance mommer was
right shore she couldn't never cut Rob
MoGregor out with Jack Talbot. be-
lieve Rob'll git him in spite of all your
lyin. I've a great mind ter 60 there
right now an tell her no matter what
you said it want So"
"Ninal Oh, you little wretchl" Miss
Winfield and her mother screeched in
concert. But Nina only laughed more
tauntingly than ever. "You wouldn't
cry eff you could see yourself, Al" she
said, nodding judicially. 'Lord, your
nose looks like bnmblybee had stung
it on both Sides Do stopl amt really
anxious ter stop you from margin Jack.
The Lord knows wish you'd marry
most anybody SO could have chance
at things. But why amt you like Un-
Gle Benz Sence he fell in love he's all
smiles an candy. git all can eat
whenever I see him."
"Do stop cryin, Alice" Mrs. VIM
fold said fretfully. "Don't spoil your
fortune like / did. Eff ] hadn't got so
mad 1 cried myself right ugly, you
needn't of had Winfield fer your father.
Daniel Trisket was waitin on me then.
He was comm that day, an he never
come afterwards. I've told brother often
he owed me heap. Twas him set me
off bawlin, tellin me how tired he was
er seein me Ground an sayin fer Gods
sake not ter let Trisket fad out what q
temper had, as ef er anybody could |
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