The Ordway new era., 1909-06-11

t. day after We had
n been seeing the
~ couple regularly
I \ Tor two weeks
Them said
= Maggie. casting u
O backward glance
In love, scuruully. We call en- til
brio, md gruum! Nav. they amt
married. They're Euiu' L be-
The information spread and In n
week more everyone who dincd reEu.
10 = at Herr Lohrs was as Interested
in the bride and groom as though he
bad an Invitation To the wedding and
,ha pvrsnu, bou2h,-and paid for
"It she came In first she would walt
for him Sometimes they arrived that
way. pIcc"mral but they always
waited Tor each other for the real
meal"
"ludcrd?"
"Ycs-and the way she would look
at him sometimes used to make a
man spill his soup Honest. her soul
was In her "yos-uud the wurs, OF It
was the whole diuIug-room saw It, lie
thought a heap u her. too lie was al
was SO considrratr and thoughtful aud
whatever she said must have been
decidedly witty. for h" always laughed,
"Of COURSE continued the man. OK.
planatOrily. they had their grave mo-
mcnts. TOO.
I'm bet he's telling her how much
be made to-day and what her allow.
ance will be. whispered Jimmie IIamp-
ton to me. See how she hangs upon
every word"
IF his allowance" Interrupted the
girl. isn't any more than that OF some
young husbands | know. she would
need TO hang on every word"
I'm sure mine ought 10 be big
enough" insinuatingly, but as was
saying, they were very serious that
DAY.
Whats up?' asked Maggie as she
brought in my roast duck.
Shh! Don't go splashin' into
Cupid'u dishwater!' said Maggie. grin
ming! Leave I to Love! Maybe he
forgot t kiss her! No matter what We
do, young man. said Maggie pointing
her finger at me, don't fergit t kiss
'er! a kiss don't cost nuthin', but It's
mighty Important OF course had
to buy" continued the man. "and the
boys guyed me pretty much at that"
The girl blushed.
We'll. the next day, do you know
they were not there at luncheon.
Honeymoon, | bet ye!' said Mag.
gle, knowingly.
Tuesday, when I dropped in. Mag.
gle was evidently bristling with news,
Fer TIL good Lords sake she be,
gan, what dye think? They didn't
git married a tall! They've busted up
higher'n kite!'
What was the trouble, Maggie?'
asked. What whirlpool of discord II,
in their midst and sent the orange
blossoms flying every which way?'
'Aw, cut it, said Maggie. His wife
come down here Yesterday and raised
til divil! Amt that reason enough? +?
you never can trust these men
said the woman opposite, patting the
head of a bull pup, dreamily.
And 1t took the young man at 1east
twenty minutes to prove beyond al
peradventure that there is as mucr
| difference in men as there Is in-well
in women, for instance!
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Keeping Books.
A judge at Los Angeles has ius
handed down this one: 'If a girl nav.
the incidental courtship expenses of ,
young man who is seeking her hand
and he afterwards fails to marry her
she may recover through the court,
| the total which she is out of pocket n,
the proposition. In other words. Tb,
girl who gives tea, or party n
takes a young man riding in her ma,
buggy, should keep an account. and
If he refuses her hand, she can recova
damages. Perry (Kan.) Mirror.
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JayviIIe.
A Kansas editor prints a "pretty p,ece,
telling How to Get to Jayville. The ~,
rections for reaching Jayville are .is
quite simple. Following the bad road
on the wrong side, and keep turning /,
] the left until you reach n dilapldated co,
| tlement that boasts of being "entIre,
free from bonded debt" and tho mar
chants refuse to advertise in the inca
paper. Then hitch to one of the wood a
awnings. because you are There.-Kan
BYRON WILLIAMS.