Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1907-10-04
SHE GOT
Her SODA
But Noe Until Her Whole Repertoire
of Hints Was Expended

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She picked up the two grass porch
mats from underneath the hall nat
rack--this happened in a suburb,
where folks live in houses-and said
to him, Lets go out front"
So they did. 1t was very warm and
humid. The afteralow in the western
sky had the coppery look that follows
a day Of extreme torridity
See the new moon, she said to
him. Dry looking, isn't it,
"Uh-huh.' he replied turning his
porch mat over SO as to find the cool
side
She adjusted her flowing white skirt
with great care and precision.
My, even ones clothes feel as If
they'd just been taken out Of an oven"
she exclaimed dryly-very dryly.
"Uh-huh said the young man.
Ticking Imaginary dust from one Of
his shoes.
a boy passed down the street max
ing a peculiar sort of buzzing scuud
through his teeth.
Queer how some Of these boys can
initiate things isn't it?' she said. as
the boys odd music died away on the
humid air a boy that pushed the
rolling chair we rode in on the board
walk when we were down at Atlantic
City could give a perfect imitation
with his teeth and lips Of the drawing
Of soda water and she shot him
crafty glance out Of the corner of her
eye.
That SOP" mildly inquired the
young man. giving his trousers a
series of tugs at the knees to prevent
them from bagging.
An expression of disappointment
crossed the girls face as she drew
her handkerchief through her fingers. /
A man living in the house next door
began to wet down the front yard
grass.
We'll, tho grass is getting a cool
drink, isn't it," commented the girl
pointedly
Yep. so I see replied the seem
ingly thick skulled youth, trying to
form into kite sticks three toothpicks
that he pulled from his pocket.
BY the way, when we visited Green /
wood Cemetery the other day we saw
an odd thing" said the girl, rather
irrelevantly, after a long pause.
Among the peculiar looking mOnu-
ments was that over the grave of
soda water manufacturer, a very rich
man he was. we heard Well. his
monument looked for all the world
like a soda water fountain. They told /
us that it was made so at the express /
wish of the dead soda water manufac |
turer: he let directions and plans as
to how it should be built in his viii
"Skittish ole smudge, wasn't he?'
commented the young man, chucking
the toothpicks away impatiently, the (
sticks refusing to fashion themselves I
properly.
The girl was looking quite fuster /
ed. but he appeared not to notice it, /
Heat lightning began to flicker in /
the west and a dark cloud sailed bulk |
lily over the harvest moon. She called I
his attention to the cloud.
"What a queer chocolate color it is /
isn't it?" she asked him in a signifi- /
cant tone.
However. he ducked.
"Um-looks more like a piece O.
cheese to me" he replied
I'VE had the doctor in for mamma |
Yesterday" said the girl after another |
hiatus. And what do
you think the doctor told her? He
said that she didn't drink enough of
fluids. He told her that the more
fluids folks drink the better it is for
them-not intoxicating fluids, you
know, Of course, t-er-well, just
fluids"
"They're the sure enough clips,
these doctors, nowadays, aren't they?'
the young man asked her idly.
A locust hummed his brief lay in
one of the front yard trees.
WHAT a dog day sound, isn't it,"
exclaimed L girl, and her voice had
certain hoarse, nervous breaks in it
by this time. Makes one think of
the droughts of Egypt and all that"
"Ye-eh," he replied. twisting the
pups ears through his fingers.
But she had gone the full distance,
and she couldn't stand any more of it.
She rose.
q am going in to make some ice
water" she said frigidly. viii you
have some?"
Then he, too, rose and grinned at
her
Right thirsty. aren't you, Gert?"
ne said to her.
Eyes, l ar" she replied. right like
hat. Il am simply perishing of
.hirst"
"Uh-huh," he said genially. "All
light Come on down to the corner
CHEMISTS and I'll stake you to a crock
If the chocolate suds. But say, Cert.
is Just as well for you to get it right
was next all the time. l was hep
he first crack you made. But want
ID to see what new ones you were
,oing to use up that's all. That one
bout the chocolate colored cloud
wasn't so bad at that. And, besides,
IN my wav down here / stacked up