The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1911-09-07
Mr.. WYSp AND HIS WIFE
SHE WENT ALONG.
BY Helena Smith Dayton

room. she saw a little figure that;
looked as lonely as she felt. It was
a plainly dressed little old lady. -sittina
with folded hands.
May l sit down and talk to yo,, for5
a few moments?" asked Isabel, impul-
II should be very happy if vo,,
would said the old lady with fiushIngl
cheeks. My! isn't this a lonesome
place? Stil-you're u my dear
INC l don't suppose 0 find it So"
Indeed dol" exclaimed Isabel. II
feel as If people were pointing to mo
n saying: Poor thing, she hasn't q
soul to take her around and talk Ia
her o see, my husband is here on
a convention and very busy"
Sos mine!" announced the little old
lady. FL really didn't want me to
come along"
Neither did mine!" confessed isabel
This drew them very near together.
Somehow they We're holding each 9TH
er's hand in a close, understanding
grasp. n
wv might sc around together some"
Isabel suggested timidly.
Would you care to bother with an
old lad like me?" demanded the elder
woman, eagerly. Are you sure. dear!
that you aren't just trying to be kind?'
You would be the one who was
kind" said Isabel. we can nave great
larks! One feels so awkward alone
sometimes when I'm walking all alone
among people who all seem to have a
companion, l feel so conspicuous and
get self-conscious and imagine that I'm
not walking straight. l wonder If any,
one else eve mad that feeling? Sort
Of giddy in the head and u~nbalanced!"5
why! I've felt just like that my
know nyone else ever did / imagine
that I stagger and reel as if"
They went toward the delightful,
garish boardwalk arm in arm, laugh
ing heartily.
The old lady proved to nave the
youngest OF hearts n each day she
and Isabel chummed around and had
the best sort Of a time. 1t was the
last night of the convention, and Henry
had another dinner engagement with
Bingler. Isabel was drifting down to
her solitary meal when she met the lit
tie old lady or the stairs.
Are you, also. going to dine alone ?"
asked Isabel. Wont you please dine
with me?"
MY dear!" exclaimed the old lady,
you are going to dine with my hus-
band and me out somewhere. I was
just going to find you and ask If your
husband couldn't come also. But since
he can't-you will, won you?"
1t was about q half hour later that
Henry Wysp left Bingler and two other
men and walked over to a distant
table where his wife sat with a merry
old couple, evidently entertaining them
greatly.
why, Isabel!' greeted Henry.
"Oh, how NIGEL" exclaimed Isabe,.
Henry, / want you to meet my friends
Mr.. n Mrs. Periwinkle."
I~ntroductions disposed of, Mr.. Peri
Wrinkle said: Cant you make apollo
g1es to you friends, Mr.. Wysp, and
join our little party?"
Henry. with Binsler's contract in
his pocket, thought he could arrange it.
When Henry came up at 1 o'clock
that night. after a smoke with Peri
Wrinkle, he said: Isabel! Did you
know all the time that you nice old
lady was Mrs. J. L. ~Periwinkle?"
of course" said Isabel. but L
didn't want to make any false move
about your meeting him. You see, she
confided to me that he wouldn't SIGN
up his business until after the CON
vention vas all over and he got back
home. SO 1 knew you wouldn't lose
by waiting and I didn't want to force
"a meeting. I talked up your work to
her--and she told me her husband
wanted to meet you and so we were
invited to stop off for over Sunday at
their place on the way home. My
giving her a good time-that's the way
she put it
Got me the contract" said Henry,
tapping his coat pocket. Isabel,
bringing you was the best stroke of
business l ever did,"
I'm glad l vas able to work my
passage" said Isabel. trying to look
modest.