Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1909-04-01
GETTING AT
THE FACTS

hlmSelf It's your brother. He doesn't |
confide in me! | asked him right out
as mother should l said, Henry, J
are you in love with that Cora Carter
grip He said Certainly not But
1t looks that way"
1T does" said Emmeline. Il haven't |
been paying much attention, though. | |
fear | haven't been taking a proper
interest in my own brother. III find
out"
You'll have to be tactful," said her
anything out of Henry as you can from
other people"
Il don't see that you got much"
said Emmeline with the distressing
frankness one uses in the bosom of
ones family. You leave Henry to
mel"
1T was terribly windy downtown to-
day Emmeline remarked to her
brother that evening. Lots of the
girls were down shopping, though
"Who?" asked Henry, unfolding his
evening paper.
oi, Sdlu MS SlSlei, dpsSHeiy,
Grace and Vera and-and Marie-I
don't just remember
You said lots" objected her brother.
THAT isn't many Anyone else?"
"Oh, yes" said Emmeline, Il saw
Cora, too Cora Carter. You know
her. Awfully good-looking man she
was with Say, did you get that book
for me at the library?"
Moves" came from behind the
evening paper. I'm trying to read.
Don't bother me-
Excuse me-" said his sister, meekly.
A silence of five minutes followed.
It's funny" said Henry in an In
jured tone, that a girl never will put
herself out to entertain her brother!
When l stay home nothing happens!
You'd chatter fast enough if it were
some of the fellows calling on you!
Il thought you wanted to read" said
his sister amiably. 81 hope this horrid
windy weather will stop, There were
some spring hats
Don't you ever think of anything
but clothes?" interrupted Henry, Sc
verely. Il never saw anything like it!
Now, there are girls who occupy their
minds with other things-music and
books and-er-well other things
They take an interest in the world"
"Who?" asked Emmeline. bluntly.
Lots of Them said her brother
with dignity Where did you say you
met"
you are right, Henry" interrupted
his sister. Il am glad you like that
| kind of girls. | should hate to see my
| brother throw himself away on one OF
| the frivolous kind There's Martha
! Just the sort you describe. She's de-
voted to her literature classes and her
mission work. She doesn't waste time
over foolish clothes."
"H'm!" said Henry. d little savagely.
Don't YOU like Martha?" asked his
sister, supposedly. She's lovely
girl
mo doubt, said Henry carelessly.
did you say"
Its such a mistake to be carried
away by a girls pretty face" said En-
incline. I'm glad you're more sensi
BILE. If you'd seen the idiotic way that
man was incoming over Cora, Good
ness That reminds me. | must tele
phone the dressmaker to see if"
oh, you can telephone her any
time said Henry you might stay
here and talk to me awhile You're
always kicking because | won't devote
an evening to you now and then. Who
was the man with Cora Carter?'
Henry" said his sister joyously, 9,
game of cribbage. I'll get the
Il don't believe l care for cribbage,
said Henry, gloomily.
He subsidized into his paper. DC
casionally he growled to himself a!
over some bit of news. After a little
while he laid the paper down deter
minedly.
"Where'd you meet Cora Carter?" h,
asked.
Emmeline looked vague ON Stat,
street-no, it was in Peters store
she said "Why?"
II just wondered, said her brother
getting out his pipe. Did you say he
mother was with herr"
Did II" asked Emmeline, frownin
In her effort to remember. I'm so al
sent minded. Why, Henry?
Henry stood upright after slammin
down his pipe viciously. There's II
use trying to have any connected cor
t versation with YOU" he said.
Il don't see why you're so dreadful
, interested in who was with Cora Ca
teri said his sister.
I'm not" said Henry. 1t doesn
make a particle of difference to me
She can so with a dozen different me
for all care! | was just trying TO b
social and talk with you, but you don
seem to want to talk. I'm going on
l wasn't at all interested in Cora Ca
ter or who she was with. IL jus
: happened to hit on her name! AS if
I made any difference to me- A fello
can't expect comprehension OF his sin
p pest motives from his own family"