Missouri Valley times., 1901-11-21
him with that Hayward girl, scallopin

Now. Jest want to Know" said an
other. We'll, Well, If It's SO, I'm glad
o it. It's high time, Tim, an l wish
YOU wel.s
Others wished Tim we'll, too. so thor
oughly and increasingly that he had no
time to explain, if he had had words
to explain himself which may we'll be
doubted.
He returned home to his mother early
that night, and next thing he went
to see Pcrsis instead OF going to No 4.
He was received With u warmth that
| brought the blood to his face and kept
IT there for the rest of The evening.
The conversation was mainly devoted
to the past season and the prospects of
the next and the probable market quo
| tations on scallops when Lent came.
1T was only when Tim started to go
that he approached the subject of his
visit with a trepidation that was plain
been to any one.
II wonder. he began-that Is, was
! thinkin' sorter-that is, whether, you'd
ever danced. Don't want to seem in
Guisitive. YOU know, only kinder
thought I'd like to know,
Why, yes. Tim. | can dance, and
like to, what's more.''
Well, I'm glad-that is, I might be.
If only Tins arms, in a series of
system wa,a ,.,;,,iv t,,;,,, ~ 49, -
cynrnss bin5salf ..ya, sa,,s 10 -,
t;n,,ad ..,,.a NJ 4 49,, 49,,
dances every winter-that is, assem-
blies. we call 'em--an | kinder thought
You might sorter like to go?"
When he had at last sailed through
his difficulties of speech. Tim was
standing on one leg. and there was
persplatlon on his brow.
Why. yes; certainly I'd like to go.
You're real kind"
Tim quickly turned, opened the kitch-
en- door and departed Without even say
ing good night
Tim MAS himself again when he went
TO No the next evening. lie showed no
resentment at the gibes which We're
aimed at him, and they finally ceased.
He only said You Jest wait till the
dances begin"
This they did, and there was not a
solemn face in the hull when he en-
tered it the following Week with Per-
sis by The hand.
1t WAS a happy winter for Tim, al
most the happiest he had ever known.
and it was not until summer that he
found q fly in his ointment There had
been no expressed understanding be-
tween the pair, but then understand
ings are not always put in words. 1t
WAS only When Tim and Pcrsis misun-
derstood each other that they approached
the subject of their relations with each
other.
III hannenad when the s,n,n,er saos,,,
had be@,,n Tim had anna,,,.sd IN =.
new, trim surrey. and business vas
good. and the world looked sweet and
lovely 10 him.
p,,t ,,a,,.a,a ,,o 4.,
,'ei faa ',te ~ MVremiey Nar.uous
,.,.,',. ~ ,.,. ~ 'IWs w., ms! - ~" re-
~ -. G., " lsVii i'ii passea
Wy 80 ieM iiouSS' ne Always
s.ielcicu nus iiech M gnu iooheu Tor FER
rs ersis sNnsraiiy saw hlln ana
waved ana smlaeo. ne cily people
slllieu 700 ana lhought 1T was so
peasant 10 see nappy palr oil lovers,
even IN humble liie.
/ Rut there We're times when PerSis did
not see Tim. They were not many, to
be sure, but enough to crush the life
out of him. That Persis could ever be
seen laughing and joking with q stran-
ger and not see him when he passed
killed his soul to the surface and at last
made him the sepulcher of a once hap
py nature.
1t was all done in q minute. He
did not often see Persis, but once i'm the
middle of the summer he met her when
his resentment was hot within him.
See here. Persis" he began-and
speech came easy md without ,as;to
1ion-"seems 10 me yoll're sometimes
pretty close to them CITY felIers An
what do they care for Won nnvwavon
He co1ldn,t have done ,vorsa en- b,d
stonned suddenlv
"'rin, uondorson what ao ,,o,, ,,o,,o
What have yo,, 70 .nv obo,t aD NJ rhat stea'i
do? say do Won thinls vom'ro camta,n