The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1908-07-18

was three other fellers ,viss the,r
arms out-and the right side yet. But
your daddy was close up against the
church door. And when she come out
he didn't waste no time a-saying polite.
Miss Hengler, ken haf the pleasure
to see you home this evening" I'd
"a lost the game II had waited to git
OF all that dictionary stun. Yassir,
For right opposite me was Bill Eiseu-
krout-Sam's uncle-and l knowed his
arm'd shoot out like a patent corn
/ husker the minute you nanny come
He was mighty quick. but mighty
polite. l knowed he'd say that fool
| ishness about being pleased to see her
home. Well, she come out and chusi
! grabbed. And while | was marching
on like a conquering hero informing
her that it was a nice efening, l could
hear Bill on the on side. Citing GU,
that stun bout pleasure and seeing
her home. Nancy says, says she:
Sank you Mr.. Eisenkrout I'm suited.
and l laughed like hell, And. begosh.
| ems. Nancy laughed too, And that
settled Bill for efer more. Oh, it's
messing like laugh at the right time
to kill man on Bill left town the
next day. He had too. And he didn't
show up tell the next fall Sef, you
got a surs sing. And. begoshens, you
might just as well finish Sam up IN
the same job-put him out Of town
Next Sunday you watch Sam. Keep
right opposite him. Then git your
arm in action about a second sooner.
Left side, you know, her right Sally
II be on the lookout. Don't stop to
say any fool sings about the pleasure
Of seeing her home. Do 1t. And
when Sam gifts his work in, laugh,
Laugh like bull, And git Sally tc
laugh | bet you two dollars and ten
cents that Sam won't be in town the
day"
Like campaign speech was the
effect OF this,
Seffy objected no longer. He said
he would do 1t all. Perhaps this, too,
got about. AT all events, before the
next Sunda,-. the interest created by
their rivalry was more than equal to
the voice of the Gospel. All the town
| ship would be at church,
Sam would not be dislodged He
| invented the most diabolical schemes
| for sequestrating Sally to himself dur
| ing the week which followed-into
which guileless Sally often fell-ant
which seemed to proclaim her suitoi
to be himself. Sam. you. remember
! had access to Sally. but Seffy had not
Seffy confessed that this looked sinis
| ter. True, he remembered all that had
passed between them. But once before
he had been in error.
So that Seffy before the weeks
end. began once more-and more
strongly-to deprecate the necessity
for this public demonstration OF his
status. His father demanded It as
diplomatic necessity. inasmuch as
Sally still retained Sam on basis sc
much like his own as to make the sit
uation extremely embarrassing to even
Old Baumgartner, who had let 1t be
known that he was the active coadip
tor OF his son. To vanqufsh SeMy@~9&
to vanquish him, and he, II not Seffy
himself, screwed Seffy's courage to the
sticking point. After this, Seffy weak
! ened no more. but proclaimed his pur
pose. 1t was generally conceded that
the one who failed now would have to
leave town.
So here was retiring little Seffy
forced by circumstances into a public
rivalry which he detested and, It
may as well be confessed-feared. II
must, also, be explained that Sally's
course in maintaining these two strings
| to her bow until the breaking moment
was not only universally commended,
| but was the unswerving custom OF the
vicinage for girls SO fortunate ~ to
have two strings. 1t was held likely
to force one OF. the other to the point
and this was the purpose OF rustic
coQuetry And Sally's coquetry was
not only acknowledged; 1t was tol
Grated, and, fear. encouraged And
alas. 1t had been a. sweet to her ~
vinous dissipation to men. But now
1t had made not only her own, but
Seny's position tremendously more
difiicult.
tTo BE CoNTINuEDJ