Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1899-12-21

! "GUEBb YOU DON'T KNOW WHO ! AMY
cy Higgins, dragging his scoop net be
hind him in search of scallops. Persi,
was digging clans along the flats.
They were clad in manner that was
hardly calculated to make an impression
on each other, yet Tim wore n soft place
In his heart ever after, although that
important organ was rcputed to be q
rather hard specimen OF its kind.
"IIello, friend" Tim shouted. ANY
luckW
"Only n few"
Guess you'd do better il you was up
Poverty point"
It's too ru, fur mo"
'If you'd Jest as soon, I'll ADMIRE to
take you up thar. "Tain't outen my way
mite. I'll come up rs nigh as l darst,
an you can wade out"
perss nodded her assent She was
dressed for her work and wore pair of
rubber boots which We're evidently made
for II man. In few minutes the pair
were lacking toward Poverty point.
Don't know us I've ever seen you be-
fore. But p'r'aps you've hccred O. me.
I'm Tim Henderson. that lives down
Ncwtown way. I'm member o No. Al.
/ go scallopn in winter M drive car
ringe in summer. l amt one o the kind
that lonfs around tween times nuther.
I'm ready for anything thatll bring in 10
cents. What | get is enough for ma and
me Besides, we have generally put Il
lcctle in the bank when the end O. the
season comes. That's more'n most do
down here"
"Ycs, know you. I've seen you drivn
| 10 al M
us 'commodatin as can be-"
well, | try to be jest civil that's
about all"
THAT'S more than some is anyhow"
"Wcll, | guess you're right. But 1t
don't pay"
Guess you don't know who am"
ON have to cave on that, sure. I've
nough to do without kccpin track o the
girlt In this town. Never was any great
after EN- anyhow"
I'm only pcrsis-Pcrsis Hayward |
sell cigars over the counter Mt the Sea
View House in the summer an do any
thing that comes along in the winter 'ccpt
work out. | won't do that. Never could
get along with women anyway"
pcrsis observed her new friend closely,
but Tim seemed hardly to notice her.
His eyes were busy with the horizon,
which was trinc threatening. But the
eye of n sailor will sweep in more in one
glance than n landlubbcr in week.
rersis Hayward was worthy Of more
attention than she received on this occa-
sion. She was accustomed to more, too.
which made 1t harder to bear A feeling
OF piquc was rising within her. An nm
premiership OF four summers in serving
the narcotic tastes OF "all sorts and con-
ditions' OF men had given her an insight
into the masculine nature. Whether II
was the best side Is Il matter for others
TO decide. There is no doubt Mt all that
there were not few who liked her hctter
than the cigars she dispensed. The wives
ana mothers who approved OF her might
be numbered on the fingers OF one hand.
bnt, IN spite Of all this, pcrsis was all
right. Neither does it matter a great deal
whether she was pretty or not, TIL,
young men thought she was, while older
ones said she was invariably cheerful and
good to pass the time o day with" Ii
reality she was as trim as n steam Yacht
ever ready with sparkling retort, ant
her deft parrying with words would hay,
made n medieval swordsman iuyulnera
bic. Deep down in her heart pcrsis ha,
not very high opinion OF the species o
mankind that hung over her counter an,
gossipcd with her BY the hour. No mat
ter how the outside world looked Mt he
conduct, she, in truth, had certain pre-
conceived ideas as 70 the qualities whic
constituted real man.
The evening OF the day she had me
Tim Henderson. while she was shellin
the clans, which she had found in plent,