Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1910-01-07

! ETAOlNETAOIN winnie JONES'"
ed article. "She had long black hal,
that her mother braided in one thicl
plat and it hung down her back"
"Horrid straight Indian ha'r, I sup
pose" cheerfully said the cir. I cal
just see Winnie. She had hoo
nose and high cheek bones"
''She did not" contradicted the
young man. "She was a pretty .ittle
girl and her pinafores always had ruff.
fies on them. They had pockets in the
righthand side and she used to carry
NOES from me in the pockets On the
] way to school was a stone wall with
/ holes where the mortar had fallen out
and we used the holes for post office
until the other children found it out
and stole our notes. If they missed
finding them the COW on the other
side of the wall usually ate them up.
Oh, | tell you, it was a love affair
with tribulations!"
What did you and she talk about p
asked the girl at the chatting dish
I'VE didn't have to talk" explained
the young man, sitting down with a
pan in one hand and kitchen spoon
in the other. I'VE merely had to look
into each others eyes to read
And you only 1872" reminded the
girl doubtfully.
But consider my eyes," said the
young man. Il used to carry Winnie's
schoolbooks, too, and | thrashed two OF
the boys"
Are you sure you didn't read all
this in some magazine?" asked the
girl. There are so many stories writ
ten nowadays which sound like that
Did Winnie really exist as your first
love or are you making her up?'
The young man looked reproachful
II should say she did exist" he de-
cIared
Il suppose you were parted by a
cruel fate" went on the girl at the
| chatting dish. she wept and you, gaz,
ing at the distant moon, vowed you
would be true to her. And here you
are-or have been-telling me | am
the only girl on earthi Poor Winnie!"
Aren't you jealous of her?" asked
| the young man. "A little bit? Re
member | was awfully fond of her!"
The young woman laughed. mot a
bit she said Il haven't any jeal-
ou8y in my composition Besides, Win
ME is too far off"
'Oh, | don't know" said the young
man. Besides, / might be of a con.
| ,fu ant I l.
| her memory"
Il don't care how many memories
you cherish" said the young woman
81 shan't fight them. Winnie doesn't
alarm me in the least"
She's mighty pretty" said the
young man. That is, mean. she was
when she was about 15."
oh, you knew her for several years.
did your asked the young woman
pausing an instant in stirring the con.
tents of the chatting dish.
We lived next door to each other"
xIlained the young man.
That was why you liked her, then"
said the young woman, comfortably,
ut was just proximity, not real attrac.
ton You didn't really care about
| heri"
Yes, l did" said the young man.
stoutly. Il recall when l was 16
wrote a poem about her 1t was a
peach!"
1T must have BEEN" agreed the
| young woman. Was that what broke
up your friendship"
The young man tried to look hurt
My poetry isn't SO bad he said
Winnie liked It,"
She was probably foolish and scat
ter-brained," said the girl at the
chafing dish. Anyhow, it always fiat.
tiers a man to pretend to like the at
tempts he makes at doing the things
he can't. That's why you remember
her so gratefully. I'm not worried
about your really liking her."
Aren't your" asked the young man
"Of course you don't need to be-"
Suddenly the young woman looked
up What happened to send you
adrift from WINNER" she asked.
Nothing" said the young man
cheerfully
Inc young woman surveyed him a
moment When did you see her last ,"
she asked How long ago was it?"
The vonng man considered. about
three hours and a quarter, should
say, he told her. "Yeu see. she still
lives next door to mel"
The young woman nearly tinnad
over the chafing dish "Tha ;aao,n
she said, Indignantly. rs she very
pretty now? Why didn't you tell me
before? believe you are in love with
her yet! Are your"
The young man locked solemn in
spite Of the kitchen apron for a min.
ute. That's what I'd like to find ont
myself" be said. 'Ion't that candy