The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-09-30
CUPID
yeG.s. SCOT

The rain beat heavily against the
window pane.
Mother" she said, don't you think
it would be good evening to put up
the dinning-room stove? Surely no.
body'll be in such night as this"
1T isn't likely" admitted Mrs. Tom
Inns. "Still you know Frank Thomp-
son has been here on just such nights.
You ought to be presentable. How
you'd look With your nose all SCOT and
calie0~dress on"
0h, l don't care what Frank
Thompson thinks" said Miss Tomlins,
contemptuously.
Miss Tomlins' mother had often
said that Evelyn would make some
man a good wife some day, she was
such hustler. She was not afraid
of soiling her hands, and when 1t came
to little matter like moving a stove,
she didn't stand around and wait for
her father to hire men.
Whats the use of spending a dol
lar twice a year on so Insignificant
an undertakings" she said. It's the
simplest thing in the world, if one
only has little common sense. Just
see how easy it isl"
Miss Tomlins, using a ten-foot
scantling as a lever, demonstrated
how trifiing thing it is to move q
stove.
While Miss Tomlins and her par
ents were thus engaged, John Grosve.
nor, an eligible young bachelor, who
; had apartments, was making ready
for an event he had contemplated for
week. Mr.. Grosveror had been in
troduced to Mi "'11ilins at gather
ing of mutual T. ends.
TITS a beastly night" he told him.
self, but what's the difference? She's
pretty sure to be at home, and it'll
be all the cosier. Besides, I'm not
likely to find other fellows there"
Mr.. Grosvenor spent ten minutes ad
+, justing his tie.
Il wonder what sort Of girl she
is at homer" he unused. "a fellow
can't Judge a woman fairly until he
sees her under domestic conditions
! In society Miss Tomlins is a sumner
On first acquaintance she certainly
attracts"
Mr.. GIosvenor called a cab.
There's the doorbell!" exclaimed
Mrs. Tomlins, in dismay. Dear me!
Evelyn, you're a perfect sight"
Mrs. Tomlins looked at Miss Tom
Inns and Miss Tomlins looked at hei
mother. 1t was hard to tell which
was the blacker. Mr., Tomlins at the
moment was on the stepladder, posing
length of stovepipe.
1--WE won't go to the door!" Mrs
Tomlins decided
1T might be a telegram, or some
thing" said Miss Tomlns. Anyway
I'm going to take chances"
Mr.. Grosvenor and Miss Tomlin
stood confronted. Come in" salt
Miss Tomlins, covering her confusion
in transparent bravado. You're jus
in time to help put up the stove"
WELL" said Mrs Tomlins, after tn
: caller had departed, that's the end o
him. Evelyn, why will you be 80 cor
trary? You know l tried to get 20
to make yourself presentable to-nigh
Somehow you always manage to upse
: every desirable marriage prospec
that comes along. Mr.. Grosvenor
3 highly spoken of, and he's got none
q enough"
I Now, mother" protested Evelyl
coloring under the CRIME. You kno'
l don't want to marry Mr.. Grosveno
don't care how much money he's go
: and don't care what he thinks of m
s So there!"
g WELL" concluded Mrs. Tomlin
= "even suppose you don't want to ma
ry him! What'll he think of you fl
receiving him in the parlor in sue
clothes, with SCOT all over them, al
a you, too?"
q Mr.. Grosvenor sat by his lonely fiji
!. side that night until two o'clock.
II she's the sort of a girl fello
IS ought to get" he unused. Il wond
:, if l could get her ii tried. Ten
= one she's spoken for already.
If George! she looked charming wi
n that SCOT on her nose. wonder he
many girls would pitch in and he
their fathers and mothers in that XII
of style. Imagine Maud Farringt
b. doing it! SCOT on her nose! Never
a Mr.. Grosvenor laughed alo'
re She's the girl rye been looking 70
Id he added.
or And that is why Evelyn In M
Grosvenor now.