Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1903-10-03
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"Shes just the one girl for you,
JIM" he wrote I'm one of his daily
screeds, for Tom had become quite
letter writer 1t may have been
brought about by his weakened health
and possibly took the place of some
more boyish occupation, but 1t was
true that he had Brother Jim hustling
in the endeavor to keep up with his
busy correspondent. You'd make
stunnin couple Don't think line
foolln. Laura likes me so well that
line pretty sure she would like you
too. On my account, of course Can't
you come down for day or two?"
And Brother Jim, greatly amused,
would thank Brother Tom for his kind
wishes for his matrimonial welfare,
and assure him that ii would be quite
impossible for him to get away just at
present.
And then one day the letter with
the familiar handwriting was little
bulker than usual. When he opened
the envelope a photograph dropped
out. 1t was the portrait of an unusual.
ly pretty girl. or course, this must
! be Laura Garman. Brother Jim looked
at the portrait long and earnestly.
Brother Tom wasn't so far wrong
when he praised this gentle-faced girl.
Brother Jim placed the photograph on
the desk. where he could use it as con-
firmation of Brother Toms praises,
and then picked up the letter.
i've bin fishing for bullheads in the
pool" Brother Tom began, land cot
two-and one cot me. 1t didn't hurt
mulch and Laura tied it up with her
handkerchief. Ide know about bull
heads horns next time, | am sending
you Laura's picture. She don't know
it. l begged it from her yesterday !
want you to get it framed up nice and
charge it to pa. Then when she says.
What did you do with my pictchoor,
! Tommy?' lie sag line getin it framed
Can't you come up and see fellow
Brother jim? n. b it don't flater her.
But Brother Jim seemed in no hurry
to have the framing contract carried
out The picture fingered on his desk
just where he could catch sight of it
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Dear Brother Tom" he wrote in re-
ply, Il am sorry the bullhead horned
you. No doubt If you were a bullhead
you would have done the same, | re-
member having some experience with
bullheads myself, but there was no
charming young woman's handker-
chiefs to bind my wounds. BY the
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framed reflects credit on your taste.
Miss Laura deserves all your praise.
She is beautiful girl-and | am sure
she is as good as she is beautiful"
Two days later Brother Toms reply
was received. 1t was Unusually brief,
but to the point.
Brother jim" he wrote. 81 showed
your letter to Miss Laura. My. how
she blushed Say. can't you come Tn
next week? There's going to be big
church picnic. Come sure"
y Brother Jim scowled darlly Then
he chuckled, What boy! The idea
CT his showing the letter. What must
the girl think of the liberty he took
Still, there wasn't anything really rude
about it. But he must be more care
ful when he wrote hereafter.
Then he sent Tom a short note, in
which he said it would be impossible
for him to attend the church picnic
A few days later Brother Tom wrote
in somewhat melancholy tone. He
wasn't feeling quite so well, he
guessed he missed his mother-and his
father, too, and maybe he was home
sick. He wanted to see Brother Jim
so much But If Brother jim couldn't
come, would he send his photograph.
1t would be some comfort, anyway.
Brother Jim was considerably alarm
ed over this epistie This precious
young brother mustn't have re-
.apse. That would never do So he
hastily wrote an encouraging note to
Brother Tom, in which Brother Tom
was advised to cheer up and be q man
and with the note he forwarded his
photograph.
The answer came back promptly, and
It was again to the point.
II shode your picthoor to Miss Laura
and she liked it. She made me mad
tho when she said you was better
looking than me. n. b. / told her it
fatered you. Can't you come up Sat
urday?"
Brother Jim scowled again and
laughed again. Really, this scalawag
Of youngster wasn't to be trusted
with anything. Still, If Miss Garman
had any sense of humor she must find
him amusing. Then he looked up sud
denly at Miss Garman's portrait, and