The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1910-05-14

the inventive youth invited her over
to Dobbs Drug Emporium TO test
Dobbs Imperial ice cream soda.
Miss Olga demurred
She pleaded as excuse the presence
which, she furthermore e!ucidated, in
variably followed the little parties like
unto the one of the night before.
Now, at this time Hob Sanders and
Enos Smikes were running neck and
neck in the race for the popular
teachers affections. Hob had money
in the bank and the local government
sineCure-the while, on the
other hand Enos was the PrimtOwn
representative Of the Purethan lnsur-
ance company and was the proud and
exalted foreman of the Phoenix Fire
cOmpany-the volunteer organization
of the town.
When Miss Olga spoke of head
aches 1t opened the floodgates of rec
objection in the teeming idea factory
of Enos and it occurred to him that
sure cure headache pill had been the
latest goal to which he had aspired
before his infatuation for the girl had
weaned him away from his craze.
He now saw a chance to achieve
fame and dissipate the pretensions of
his rival by one well-organized move.
He hastily excused himself.
For several days Enos was Conspic-
uously absent from the side of his
lady love
The lady, possibly in a split Of re
venge at the unwonted desertlon, en-
COuraged Hob and before the absen,
tees return the postmaster was on
the point of proposal with excellent
chances of being accepted
Enos appeared with an excuse for
his long absence.
Miss Olga" he began. He was call
ing at her boarding house. Il have
here in my hand the Smikes Head
ache Eradicator, over which l have
labored since you told me you suf-
fered with headaches. 1t is safe. 1t
is sane. | car guarantee it."
"How much do you charger" ASKED
Miss Olga, sweetly.
A look Of pain crept into the straw
colored eyes Of the inventor.
Tit is for you that | have done
all this" he protested, brokenly. mot
for wage nor hire" Overcome by his
emotions, the young man placed his
precious box on the table and left the
house, terribly wounded.
Miss Olga really thought a great
deal of Enos. After he was gone she
| opened the pill box gingerly and cast
a reflective eye upon the egg-lke pei
let's.
Truly Enos is far from stingy."
she ruminated. HE would make a
good provider and-and sometimes
believe | like him best-but no!
mustn't deviate. Hob will propose to
night and | shall accept him" She
sighed little
Plainly the girl was not furiously
in love with Hob. She picked pellet
from the box and swallowed it, an.
other followed-and still another.
The jangling ring of the doorbell
preceded Hob into the stuny sitting
room. Hob was all hands and feet
If possible he was homelier than
Enos.
The secret of the newly arrived's
undue haste lay in the fact that his
cunning eyes had rested on his rival
as the latter came from the shrine of
their mutual goddess.
Hob, as the instinct of the girl had
told her, had something to say and
now that Enos was again abroad In
the land he wanted to say it quickly.
Miss Olga surveyed the postmaster
indifferently.
Take a chair" she said, politely,
and with an evident effort, stiped
yawn. Hob noted this. 1t didn't In
spire him to flowery heights Of elo-
quence, but it did hasten his proposal.
Miss Olga" he began, Il know
am unworthy, but | love you" With
this overture he dashed hastily into
carefully prepared speech about his
money saved and his prospects for
the near future. 1t was a vitality in
teresting subject to Hob Consequent
ly he was surprised when he had com
Eleted his speech, at the strange ST.
lence that greeted his question, will
YOU become my wife,"
He peered at the girl keenly. Hor,
rors, She was-aseep.
With tears of outraged dignity in
his eyes, Hob picked up his hat and
left for home.
1t took the landlady and her two
robust sons an hour to wake the sleep.
ing school teacher.
The next night Enos proposed and
was accepted.
No one knew that the juvenile
brother Of the earnest inventor had
substituted Papa Smikes' insomnia
cure for the carefully compiled drug
O. the loyesick Enos
And no one cared.
Hard Orders to Fill.
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