Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1907-11-01
HIS LOVE AFFAIR

desnairing tones to the world in gem
eral.
This frank avowaI of his emotions
of course betrays the youth of the
sneaker. In fact, he was only T. his.
chin was in his hand and his elbow
rested on his knee.
"Sbe's a nawful nice girl he re-
peated, a trife belIigerently.
"Who?"- asked his aunt, tearing
herself away from her magazine.
'Margery," confessed Everett with
a smile which, had he been ten years
older, would have been self-eorscious.
Don't you think so?'
"Oh, my, yes!' agreed his aunt
"And 80 do lots of other people"
do they?" asked her nephew, a
trifie anxiously. Then he frowned.
I'm going to marry her. he added.
THAT will be NICE" said his rela-
tive. only isn't she a bit old for
you? She's 16, you know"
"Oh, I'll be 16 soon." Everett said,
confidently. And she likes me. for
she always smiles at me. She shows
her teeth when she smiles and they
are just as white! l gave her lemon
drop the other day."
Handing out lemons already!
murmured his aunt.
Whats that?" demanded her neph-
ew.
81 was just thinking" explained his
aunt, hastily.
did you ever see the way she fixes
her hair?" went on the lovelorn
youth. Its SO pretty"
What is?" asked his aunt, who had
gone back to her magazine.
"Margery's hair" said Everett mo
body else looks like Margery, you
know. She's going to the party next
Tuesday afternoon and she's going to
dance with me. | asked her II she
wasn't She's going to dance with me
lots-maybe six waltzes an six"
but, see here objected his aunt,
you know there will be plenty of old
er boys there and they will want to
dance with her, too. 1t might be that
she would want to dance with them,
so you mustn't be selfish. Just once
you may ask her, dear, no more!"
But she'll be dis'pointedi" objected
Everett, his face falling. she 'spects
me to dance lots with her! Did you
ever see the shoes she wears when
she dances? They are just as teeny
and have pointed toes an shiny buck
les on EN-! She's goin to wear 'em
to the party, for l asked her-an' she's
goin' to wear pink dress. When /
see a pink dress at the door I'll know
"She's a 'nawfuI Nice Girl"
Margery thout having to look hard.
Say, don't you wish it was Tuesday
afternoon? I dol"
My, yes" said his aunt. I'm just
living for Tuesday afternoon to come
myelf It's all l can do to wait"
You'll see her pink dress then and
the shoes" said Everett Il know
just how you feel He sighed again
Tuesday came and Tuesday went.
At home once more Everett did not
pour out the joyous condolences that
his aunt expected He seemed abb
stracted and went to sleep eating
bread and milk
1t was the morning after when she
went to waken him that he spoke of
Margery. His eyes were dreamy
She had flowers in her hair" he
said in awed tones.
"Who?n asked his aunt. innocentIy.
"Margery!" he explained in some
Impotence at such stupidity. When
she smiles her eyes shine..
Did you have a good timer" ouer.
led his relative
"uhuh!' said her nephew. An
danced with her twice, asked her
once n she asked me once"
Then your happiness was com
plete, wasn't it?' said his aunt.
i d'now," said Everett. He sat up
in bed and a cloud crossed his pink
race. I've been thinking" he CON
fessed, I've been wondering-you see
when she danced with me Margery
smiled right into my eyes-an' her
race was so close to mine-just as If
she liked me awfully, you know-and
then-say, do you know she did ex-
actly the same thing when she danced
with the other fellows that were big
germ me! Why did she? Does she
like them, too?"
My gracious!' said his aunt to the
electric light fixture. desperately
Dearie," she said to the agonized
lover I'm afraid maybe she does!v
i wish" said Everett slowly and
sadly, I wish I hadn't given her that
lemon DROP"