Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1910-07-28
Popping Corn
and a Question

All" said Mr.. Luckey. advancing
into the room "A weed fire."
Yes" smiled Miss Dotty, looking
up. Isn't it NICE"
Fine exclaimed Mr. Luckey. sit
ting on the edge Of a chair Fine"
1t always looks sO-so"-began
Miss Dotty.
so cheerful" cried Mr.. Lucky
No. didn't mean that; but So
500 warm," cried Mr. Luckey
NO. not warm exactly. but So
So"
SO homelike?" he asked
Yes" she softly answered, ma.
king eyes at him, and she sank on a
hassock by the side of the fire, as
though in any contemplation of this
scene as a homelike spectacle, she
was going TO be in the picture.
Have you an open fireplace in
your room?" she asked, striving 10
present TO his mind the antithesis OF
his present state of momentary hap
piness
NO." he mourned mo such luck"
Poor boy" she whispered to the.
fire. Poor boy"
no such luck" he repeated mourn
fully
Draw up your chair little near
err" she kindly said TO him There,
now. isn't that comfortable"
Fine" said Mr.. Lucky Fine!
Did you ever see anything like the
way IT rained today?"
She frowned slightly and was ap-
parently about to change the subject,
but thought better OF It at the last mo-
ment.
Il hope it won't rain tonight" she
said
80 do t. said he.
81 always feel so sorry when you
have to leave in the rain"
so do l." said he.
She made eyes at him again, sighed
at the silence more in sorrow than in
anger and all at once looked brisk
and excited
Gracious" she cried, 81 nearly for
got!"
i've got corn pepper and a lot of
corn. Shall we make some POPCORN"
Yes" he cried. That would be
lots of fun"
She ran out into the kitchen and
took the corn pepper from hook
Where's the corn. SARAH" she
asked the cook.
Il tell you the corn won't pop" ex-
claimed the cook Il told you once and
tell you again, that there corn amt
the kind TO pop"
She took the corn nevertheless and
went back into the parlor.
Now" she said. you put the corn
in the pepper like this, and then you
hold It over the fire. If you'll move
over a little in that chair
He moved over silently and she sat
down beside him 1t was one of those
large, comfortable turkish rockers with
high arms and back, just right for
two and as she leaned over TO pop
the corn the cosy light of the fire
played on her face and showed just
where her dimples were.
She shook the pepper with Wig
orous arm; he moved over to give her
more elbow room.
1T doesn't pop" she pouted.
They watched the corn carefully.
both leaning forward, with their
heads very close together
You hold it," she said; but as he
took the handle she cried Wait"
and seized the pepper again, uncon-
sciously placing her hand over his. Il
thought l saw one pop them" she
cried
No" he said. taking it, q don't
see any"
She took the pepper from him and
holding 1t over the fire she fell to
shaking it again, crying:
Pop. Pop! Hang you. pop. Don't
you see I'm waiting for you to pop?
Pop. pop. pop, | tell you. | never
saw anything so slow in all my life!
What's the matter with you anyway?
Don't you know how TO pop? Good
grief. Pop! pop! Isn't there any pop
in you! Pop! pop! pop, ! tell you!
Pop"
And as she shook the handle. oh.
ever so vigorously, hand was bash
fully placed over hers. an arm was
timidly placed about her waist-and