New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1906-11-14

reflected, the wandering and waver-
ing might be turned to account. Henry
May could hardly be called real
w1dower he had but married his
sweetheart on her deathbed for the
privilege OF soothing her last fevered
hours. That was five years back, SO
he had been wonderfully constant It
was only this last year that he had
been seen anywhere but at church.
Sally's blue eyes were still those of
q child-at least to the casual glance.
Looking to their depths, there was
something more. Sally had light,
small feet and moved like thistledown
in summer airs. When the playing
began she was the star. She had not
shone in the candy pulling; it was
, hard work, and, besides, she hated
her pulling partner, Sandy Roberts.
It made her almost sick to touch hands
with him in the folding Of their. candy
skein. After the first time she had let
go the candy, thereby giving Sandy a
fall or SO. He meant to get even with
her in the playing by choosing her out
Of the very first ring and kissing her
not once, but many times.
Possibly Sally suspected as much.
Certainly she fought shy Of any ring
where he stood up. Since he was a
! fine singer and ready leader, that cut
her out Of many things, but she did
not very much mind. Silas Venn, the
oldest and staidest of the widowers,
somehow took her under his protection
and saw to it that she was not lone
| it.. . .-.
thinks he's same as in the family
and bein' good to little Sis," she said
to herself, adding after breath, .but,
unless miss my guess, he's goin' to
get the sack. Louiza looks like she
plum wropped up in John .Trotter;
he's been tellin' her all about the cir
cuses he's went to ever since the call
come to pull candy"
Evidently John was much fattered.
He talked on and on through Swing
Old Liza,' through Mister Buster .
through "Oats, Peas, Beans and Bar
ley'' and to the beginnings Of ''Snap."
Snap forbidss conversation, albeit
it is destitute of singing Louiza was
| beautiful runner, swift and sure
catcher. What need to add that she
was ruthlessly snapped on to the foot
almost as soon as ever she sat down?
Sandy Roberts, in especial, got heI
out whenever he could, and since be
was the life Of the game that was very
often. But when, in the course Of play
she became part Of the stump, he
thought it would be great sport to get
himself irregularly the pursuer Of Sal
ly. He caught her, Of course, although
she made him pant for it, and would
not let her go until he had given her s
resounding smack. The next minute
he measured his length on the rag car
pet. Silas Venn's fist had sent hin
there, and Silas himself stood over hin
with eyes that said plainly, 'Come out
side and settle it."
Then something happened; something
to talk about for at least generation
Louiza, the meek and mild, the gentles
creature living, flew at Silas in rage
shook him hard and whirled him aside
then stopped over the PROSTATE Sandy
half sobbing: Tiff he hurt you, IL
kill him! Get up, Sandy, darlin'.
don't care who knows now"
Sandy rose to his feet, to the occasion
up, folks" he said, catching tight hole
Of Louiza's hand ''We're goin' to mar
ry next week, if we have to run away
I've been waitin' and waitin' till sht
said might tell the old folks. They
don't like me, but they'll have to lump
me-"
SANDY, 1 beg your pardon! Shake
I thought you were. after somebod.
else,'' Silas venn said joyously, edginl
to Sally's side. I'm goin' to speak out
too" she said. IF Sally won't hav'
me I'll stay lone widower till the ent
O. my days. How is it, little gal?'
"Humph! Look at her face. She
been lovin' you since she saw you CT,
SO at your wife's buryin'," Mary-Be
Junior, the irrepressible, broke in. AN,
I amt ashamed to say I've loved Hen
~ Just as long. He-he's just nov
found it out. But it's all comm
right
Except for me-" John Trotter inter
rupted, crestfallen.
John was thirty seven, if he did ad
NIT to only thirty three. He had, more
over, a flock of girl children. That wa
why Louiza had been set down s.
much his special benefaction. He look
ed speculatively lat Miss Mary Bet
After all, she didn't show the five year
between them.
II wonder if you'd look at fellow
my size and shape" he murmured IN
der breath.
Miss Mary-Bet shook her head a
him, but said in his own key: 1T mus
be marryin' is catchin', same a
measles. Come, and let's talk it owe
some other time