Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1901-10-31

Miss Green KEEP you dredful late"
kind; but he hadn't ought to be boss
In me when he amt my real pawl
I'm tired of never bein' let to do
things like other girls-an' nav TAX
in his side
What do you s'pose your mall do
when she finds you're gomez" Steve
suggested
| The girl sighed.
i reckon poor maw'll feel right
bad, she confessed. She's always
made much o me, NAV has. He said
he'd telegraph when we was married,
but that'll be powerful late, now!
reckon maw'll be wore out worryin'!"
and she looked at him with troubled
eyes.
Steve nodded
i guess likely she will, miss" he
assented gravely Mothers is dread
full hands to worry, specially when
it's night comm on an the winds
olowin'," he added, as gust made the
windows rattle.
My mother was that kind" he went
on presently an it rifles a. body some
times, worryin' does; but it's mighty
lonesome when there amt anybody to
care how late you come in-an' to
keep the coffee-pot hot, mebbe, along
with the scoldin Sometimes a moth
er's Jawin' is mighty kind-meant!"
and the big conductor sighed.
Il amt much on advisin' folks" he
nny1v, - A
me that chap that'll coax a girl to
run off an leave her folks amt actin
on the square. specially if he makes
her do the runnin' alone an risk miss
in him in big city An if a man
amt square, miss, no girl hadn't
oughter trust him-not if he talks as
beautiful as phonygraph an dresses
as fine as a tailor's dummy"
Another passenger stamped out, and
the old man near the stove swore at
the draft in placid West Virginia
drawl. Steve went forward to mend
the fire, and while he was gone the
girl thought of many things. She re-
called stories that had followed Tessie
Bickford from Philadelphia-bits of
loyGlly shut her ears; and she thought
of neighbours allusion to her fine
lover as lone of that Bickford girls
shady friends She wondered If what
she had called love had been, after all.
only hattered vanity, and when Steve
came back he found her sitting erect.
clutehing her bag
''It,n paip' hanly IN
to walk" she announced bravely.
Pm just tormented thinkin' about
nav" and she caught her breath with
a sob.
Steve took out his watch.
ITS only two miles to Tylersyille."
he suggested, practically, IAN you
could catch the 7:10 on the other road
an be home before 9. l guess could
see you over there without any danger
of the trains runnin' away while I'm
gone. he added, with cheerful jocu-
larity.
They said very little as they splash
ed through the mud Once the girl
spoke.
You've been awful good" she said
gratefully, an" In an awed whisper,
Il reckon the Lord must a-made that
tunnel cave in"
Il guess mebbe He did, miss" said
Steve reYerently; and then they plod-
ded on through the wind and sleet.
Two hours later a thin little woman
opened kitchen door and peered anx-
iously out into the darkness. She
listened intently and then gave a sigh
of relief at the sound of step on the
walk.
Miss Green KEEP you dreadful late,
honey" she said, drawing the girl into
the light and warmth. MY. but you're
Wet I've been worryin' some-it's
such black night! Your paw lowed
II you wasn't here by nine he'd git
into his gum boots an go fetch you
spite o. his rheumatic. He sets a heap
o store by you, your paw does" she
added wistfully. There amt a-many
makes o their own girls the way he's
always done o. you!"
The girl flushed
He's a heap kinder'n he'd oughter
be- she sobbed. "0h, maw!" and she
hid her face on the little woman's
shoulder.
As Steve opened the door OF his
boarding house in Philadelphia a jan
gle of rag-time music greeted him and
shrill voices called TO him from the
little parlor, but he passed on and up
the stairs, finging a joeose excuse In
the direction of the gaudy portieres.
TITS funny how a girl that amt
well, not to say pretty-can make A
fellow feel sometimes" he solilo-
quized. sitting on Ihe edge of his iron
bed. Il guess I'll lay off in Smiths
burg next vacation. Mebbe a little
Maryland airl be good for nv
health" and he smiled happily as he
pulled of his boots,