Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1909-04-14
GETTING AT
The FACTS
! j and out" said Emme.ine, cheer

thore was boy who kept things tc
himself it's your brother. He doesn't
eonfde In me! l asked him right olt
as a mother should. | SAID. Henry
are you in love with that Cora Garter
girl? He said Certainly not but
ii ooks that way"
1T does" said Emmeline. Il haven't
been paying much attention, though.
fear | haven't been taking a proper
III crest in my own brother. I'll md
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-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
ITS funny" said Henry in an In.
1ured tone, that girl never will put
herself out to entertain her brother!
When 1 stay home nothing happens!
You'd chatter fast enough II 1t we're
some Of the fellows calling on you!"
Il thought you wanted to read" said
his sister amiably. II 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,v 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
work! She doesn't waste time
over foolish clothes!"
"H'm!" said Henry, 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 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, 81
know what well do! Well have nice
game of cribbage! I'll get the"
Il don't believe care for cribbage,"
said Henry, gloomily.
He subsidized into his paper. QS
,asionally he growled to himself IS i
over some bit of news. After little
while he laid the paper down deter,
"Where'd you meet Cora Carter?" he
asked.
Emmeline looked vague. ION State !
it was in Peters store"
The said. 'Why?"
Il just wondered" said her brother,
getting out his pipe. did you say her
nQther was with herr"
did II" asked Emmeline, frownine
n her effort to remember. I'm so alb
ent minded. Why, Henry?'
Henry stood upright after slamming
Iown his pipe viciously. There's no
Use trying to have any connected con-
'ersation with youi" he said.
Il don't see why you're so dreadfully
in who was with Cora Car
er!" said his sister.
Pm not" said Henry. 1T doesn't
nakea particle Of difference to me,
The can go with dozen different men
or all carel l was just trying to be
ocial and talk with you, but you don't
eem to want to talk. I'm going out.
wasn't at all interested in Cora Car
err or who she was with. I-I--just
to hit on her namel AS il 1t
made any difference to me-! A fellow
ant expect comprehension OF his sim.