Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-01-24
she GOT
HER SODA
But Not Until Her Whole RepertoIro
OF Hints Was Expended

She picked up the two grass porch
mats from underneath the hall hat
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 afterglow 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 ma 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 II
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 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 We're down at Atlantic
City could give a perfect imitation
with his teeth and lips of the drawing
of soda water" and she shot him 9
crafty glance out of the corner Of her
eye.
That so?" mildly inquired the
young man. giving his trousers q
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 we down the front yard
grass.
Well. the grass is getting a cool
drink. isn't it," commented the girI
pointedly.
yep, so I see" replied the seem
fngly 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 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 tolt
us that 1t was made so at the express
wish of the dead soda water manufac
turer; he left directions and plans al
to how it should be built In his will
"Skittish old smudge, wasn't hep
commented the young man, chuckine
the toothpicks away impatiently, the
sticks refusing to fashion themselves
properly.
The girl was looking quite fiuster
ed, but he appeared not to notice. It
Heat lightning began to flicker II
the west and a dark cloud sailed bulk
lily over the harvest moon. She calico
his attention to the cloud.
What a queer chocolate color 1t ia
isn't it," she asked him in a signif
cant tone.
However, he ducked.
"Um-looks more like a piece o
cheese to me-" he replied.
"We had the doctor In for mamml
yesterday" said the girl after another
considerable hiatus. And what dc
you think the doctor told her? He
said hat she didn't drink enough Of
fluids. He told her that the NOR
fluids folks drink the better 1t is FOL
them-not intoxicating fluids, yor
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 II
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 al
her.
Fright thirsty, aren't you. Gertf'
he said to her.
YES. l am" she replied, right like
that. 8" am simply perishing 81
thirst"
"Uh-huh," he said genially. "Al
right. Come on down to the cornel
chemists and Til stake you to a crock
Of the chocolate suds. But say, Cert
it's just as well for you to get it right
I was next all the time. I was heI
the first crack you made. But l want
ed to see what new ones you were
going to use up that's all. That ont
about the chocolate colored clout
wasn't SO bad at that. And, besides
on my way down here I stacked vi
against a couple OF beers and wanted
to give 'em a chance to settle befor,
tossing any of the missy marble stuf
on top of 'em. Ready? Well, come
on"
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