Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1908-06-04
CHAPTER I.-continued.

popularity known, is ratified off by his
father to Sarah for 81.
CHAPTER I.-continued.
In short, by the magic of brilliant
color and natural grace she narrowly
escaped being extremely handsome
in the way of sun-burned peach, or
maiden's-blush apple.
The girl, laughing, surrendered the
money, and the old man, taking an
arm of each, marched them peremp-
torily away.
Come to the house and git his
clothes. Eferysing goes in-stofepipe
hat, butterfly necktie, diamond pin,
toothbrush, hair-oil, razor and SOAP"
They had got far enough around the
corner to be out of sight of the store
during this gaiety, and the old man
showed Seffy and the girl in front of
him, linked their arms, and retreated
to the rear.
What Sephenijah p. Baumgartner,
Senior, hath fined together, let no.
body put athunder, begoshens!" he an
nounced.
full to Seffy, but not to Sally. She
frankly accepted the situation and
promptly put into action its opportuni-
ties for coquetry. She begged him,
first, with consummate aplomb, to aid
her in adjusting her parcels more Sc
curely.
'Sef-Seffy, thought it was his
old watch he was auctioning off. l
wanted it for-for-a nest-egg! aha
haha! You must excuse me-"
you wouldn't "a bid at all if you'd
knowed it was me, reckon" said Seffy.
YES, would" declared the CO.
quette. I'D rather have you than any
nest-egg in the whole world-any two
of 'em!"-and when he did not take
his chance-''if they were made of
gold!"
But then she spoiled it.
TITS worse fellows than you, Seffy."
The touch of coquetry was but too ap-
parent.
"And better" said Seffy, with a
lump in his throat. 81 know l amt no
good with girls-and I don't care!"
"Yes!" she assented wickedly.
There are better ones"
Sam Pritz-"
silent.
"Sulky Seffy!" she finally said.
IF he does stink of salt mackerel,
and most always drunk" Seffy went
on bitterly. Hes nothing but a mo-
lasses-tapper!"
Sally began to drift further away
and to sing. Calling Pritz names was
of no consequence except it kept
Seffy from making love to her
while he was doing (which seemed
foolish to Sally. The old man came
up and brought them together again.
"Oach! go long and make lofe some
more. I like to see it. / expect l am
an old fool, but / like to see tits
like OF times-yas, and If you don't
look out there, Seffy, I'll take hand
myself-yassir! go 'long!"
He drew them very close together,
each looking the other way. Indeed
he held them there for a moment,
roughly.
Seffy stole glance at Sally. He
wanted to see how she was taking his
fathers odiously intimate suggestion.
But 1t happened that Sally wanted
to see how he was taking it. She
laughed with the frankest of joy as
their eyes met.
"Seffy--I do-like you," said the CO.
quette And you ought to know it.
You imp!"
Now this was immensely stimulat-
ing to the bashful Seffy.
Il like you," he said-"ever since we
twas babies"
Sell don't believe you. Or you
wouldn't waste your time so-about
Sam Pritz!"
"Er-Sally-where you going to to-
,night?" Seffy meant to prove him
SELF
And Sally answered, with little
fright at the sudden aggressiveness
she had procured.
"Nowheres that / know Of"
"Well-may l set up with your"
The pea-green sunbonnet could not
conceal the amazement and then the
radiance which shot into Sally's face.
"Set-up-with-me
"Yes!" said Seffy, almost savagely.
That's what l said.'
"Oh, IL guess so! Yes! of counsel"
she answered variously, and rushed
off home
you know / own you," she laughed
back, as if she had not been sufficient.
ly explicit. 81 paid for you! Your
|pappy's got the money! I'll expect my
property tonight"
"Yas!" shouted the happy old man,
and begoshens! it's a regler bargain!
Amt it, Seffy? You her property
real estate, hereditaments and tene-
ments." And even Seffy was drawn
into the joyous laughing conceit of it,!
Had he not just done the bravest
thing of his small life?
"Yes!" he cried after the fascinating
Sally. For sure and certain, tonight"
ITS bargain!" she cried.
For better or worser, richer or
poorer, up an down, in an out,
chassez right and left! Aha-ha-ha!
iAha-ha-ha! But, Seffy,"-and the
happy father turned to the happy son
land Rugged him. don't you efer forgit
that she's feather-head and got a