Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1909-04-22
GETTING AT
THE FACTS
IN find out, said Emmeline, cheer


fully.
you can't" said mother, dolefully
II know because I've tried and if ever
there was boy who kept things to
himself it's your brother. He doesn't
contide in mel l asked him right out
as a mother should. | said, Henry,
are you in love with that Cora Carter
grip He said Certainly not But
1t looks that way"
1T does" said Emmeline. II haven't
been paying much attention, though. l
fear l haven't been taking proper
interest in my own brother. I'll find
out"
You'll have to be tactful," said her
mother. AS | was. You can't get
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,
oh said his sister, absently,
Grace and Vera and-and Marie
don't just remember
You said lots" objected her brother.
hot NJ Al
"oh, yes" said Emmeline, 81 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?"
'No-yes,' came from behind the
Don't bother me"
Excuse me-" said his sister, meekly
A silence of five minutes followed.
Its funny" said Henry in an in.
jured tone, that 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'll"
Il thought you wanted to read" said
his sister amiably 81 hope this horrid
windy weather will stop. There we're
some spring hats"
Don't you ever think of anything
but clothes?" interrupted Henry, Sc
verely. 81 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 81 am glad you like that
kind of girls. l 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, little savageiy.
Don't you like Martha?' asked his
sister, supposedly. She's a lovely
girl"
mo doubt" said Henry carelessly.
did you say
It's such a mistake 70 be carried
away by girls pretty face, said En-
incline. I'm glad you're more sensi.
BILE. If you'd seen the idiottc 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 l won't devote
an evening to you now and then. Who
was the man with Cora Carter?"
Henry" said his sister, joyously, 81
know what We'll do! Wen have a nice
game of cribbage! III get the"
q don't believe / care for cribbageo
said Henry gloomily
lie subsidized into his paper. Oc
casionally he growled TO himself as
over some bit of news. After little
while he laid the paper down deter
minedly
"Where'd you meet Cora carter?" he
asked.
Emmeline looked vague "on State
street-no, it was in Peters store"
she said. "Why?"
Il just wondered" said her brother
getting out his pipe Did you say her
mother was with herr"
Did ~ asked Emmeline, frowning
In her effort to remember. I'm SO alb
sent minded Why, Henry?
Henry stood upright after slamming
down his pipe viciously There's no
use trying to have any connected con.
versation with you!" he said
Il don't see why you're SO dreadfully
interested in who was with Cora Car
teri" said his sister.
I'm not, said Henry. 1T doesn't
make particle of difference to me,
She can 90 with dozen different men
for all care! l was just trying to be
social and talk with you, but you don't
seem to want 10 talk I'm going out