Courier Democrat., 1904-09-08

"AIr. Wlmby," he returned. 81 will
point him out to you. You must see
him and Mr.. Bodeffer, who is the old
est inhabitant and the crossest of Car
low
will you present them to me:''
no: they might talk to you and
take some OF my time with you away
from me-"
Her eyes sparkled into his for the
mereSt fraction Of second. and she
laughed. Then she dropped his lapel.
and they proceeded. She did not put
the white rose in her belt. but carried
it,
The square was heaving with i jos
ting. moving. good natured. happy and
constantly increasing crowd that over
flowed on Main street in both direc-
tons and whose good nature augment
ed in the ratio that its size increased.
The streets We're a kaleidoscope OF
many colors, and every window open
ing on Main street or the square was
dlled With eager faces. BY O'Clock
all the windows of the courthouse IN
the center OF the square were occupied.
Here most OF the damsels consresated
TO enjoy the spectacle OF the parade.
and their swains attended. posted at
coigns OF less vantage behind the ia
dies. Some OF the faces that peeped
from the windows OF the dark. old.
shady courthouse were pretty. and
some of them Were not pretty. but near
ly all Of them were rosy checked. and
all were pleasant to see because of the
good cheer they Kept.
Here and there along the sidewalk
below. a father worked his way through
the rhrong. q licorice hedaubed cherub
on one arm. his coat (borne with long
enough on the other. followed by a
mother. with the other children hang
ing to hsr skirts and tagging exasper-
atingly behind. holding red and blue
toy balloons and delectable candy
batons OF spiral striped peppermint in
tightly closed, sadly sticky fingers. A
thousand cries rent the air-the stroll
ing mountehanks aud sypsying booth
merchants. the peanut venders- the
Ivy w Al.A kld1S41 bSaA A0tIS AoI S>AIS. LIE
! candy sellers. the popcorn peddlers, the
Italian with the toy balloons that float
like cluster of colored bubbles above
the heads OF the crowd and the bal
looms that vail like baby; the red
lemonade man, shouting in the shrill
| voice that reaches everywhere and en-
dures forever: "Lemo'. Lemo'. Five
wi,
nickel. half q dime. the twentieth
Isotofadollah. Leino'. Ice cole lemo'::"
all the voc:fera,;ng harbingers of the
| circus crying their wares. Nmid
| youths in shoes covered with dust
through which the morning polish bat
| dimly shone and unalterably hooked
| by the arm to b!ushiag InaidelS bought
recklessly Of peanuts. OF candy, of pop
corr. Of all known sweetnieats. per-
chance. and forced their way TO the
! lemonade stands and there. all Sh:!y.
silently sipped the crimson stained an,
| bresia. Everywhere the hawkeEs din
| ne-;. anl everywhere was heard the
pia:nctva squawk Of the toy balloon.
, II the courthouse yard. and - sin
| ming - the very eye of the law. two
! S0'a-eay. shifty looking gentlemen were
! operating with some greasy walnut
/ shells and q Pea what the faneiful or
u.lsoph:sticataSl might have beer; pleas
| Ell 10 call game Of chance. and tie
most intent Spectator OF the group
tie town marshal. He was simply and
| ,ino8cial,v and earnestly interested.
| Thus tie eye OF the law may not ba
/ said - have w:akei upon the nefari-
ousasSs no.v under It's vision. 1t gaZad
! with strong curiosity. an itch TO dab
/ bic and. it uust be admitted. a grow
/ ing hope of profit. the game was so di-
rect and the player so sure. Several
! count-y.,lec had won snail SUMS. and
one. q charn:nsiy rustic stranger. with
4 peculiar accent {he said that him and
his goi. should now have q smoot' olt
tire of his winninks. though the lady
was not manifested had poeketeJ S25
with 10 trouble at all. The Two oper-
a.o-s seemed depressed, declaring the
luck against then, and the Plattville
people TOO brilliant at the game.
II vas wonderful how the young
couples worked their way arm in arm,
through the shickesr crowds. never sep.
rating. Even at the lemonade stan.is
they drank holding the glasses in thei,
outer hands Such are the Sacrifices
demanded by etiquette But. observ'
ing the gracious outpouHng OF fortune
upon the rare rustic just mentioned. 4
youth in a green de dissngaged hi:
arn,-for the drst tine in two hours
from that Of a girl who looked upos
him with fond. uncertain smiles and
conducting her to corner of the yard
bade her remain there until be return
ed. He had to speak to Hartley Bowl
der. he explained
Then he plunged. red faced and ex
cited, into the circle about the sheI
manipulators and offered 10 lay wa
ger.
"Rof on there. Hen Fen.-iss.' thickl,
objected q flushed young man besid'
him ''Iss my turn
"I'm first. Hartley" returned the 9th
er. ''You can hold yer bosses reckon