The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1907-10-18
SHE GOT
HER SODA
hut Not uptii Her Whole Repertoire
OF Hints Was Expended


rack this happened in suburb,
where folks live in houses-and said
to him, Lets go out front"
So they did Ii was very warm and
humid. The afterglow in the western
sky had the coppery look that follows
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 just been taken out of an oven,"
she exclaimed. dryly-very dryly.
"Uh-huh," said the young man,
licking imaginary dust from one of
his shoes.
A boy passed down the street max
ing peculiar sort of buzzing sound
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
eve.
That sou 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, the grass is getting a cool
drink, isn't it?" commented the girl
pointedly
yep, so | see" replied the seem
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 Nonu-
ments was that over the grave of a
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 ii was made so at the express
wish of the dead soda water manufac-
turer; he left directions and plans as
10 how it should be built in his will"
"skittish ole. smudge, wasn't he?"
commented the young man, chucking
the toothpicks away impatiently, the
sticks refusing to fashion themselves
properly.
The girl was looking quite fluster-
ed, but he appeared not to notice it..
Heat lightning began to flicker in
the west and dark cloud sailed bulk
lily over the harvest moon. She called
his attention TO the cloud
What queer chocolate color it is,
isn't it?' she asked him in signif-
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
considerable 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, but-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 the girl, and her voice had
certain hoarse, nervous breaks in IL
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.
II am going in to make some ice
water" she said frigidly will you
have some?"
Then he, too, rose and grinned at
her.
Right thirsty, aren't you, Gert?"
he said to her.
Eyes, am" she replied, right like
that. II am simply perishing OF
thirst"
"Uh-huh," he said genially "All
right Come on down to the corner
chemists and I'll stake you 10 a crock
of the chocolate suds. But say, Cert,
it's just as we'll for you to get it right.
I was next all the time. was hep
the first crack you made. But | want
ed to see what new ones you were
going to use up that's all. That one
about the chocolate colored cloud
wasn't so bad at that. And, besides,
on my way down here I stacked up
against couple of beers and wanted
to give 'em a chance to settle before
tossing any of the hisC marble stuff