The Forrest City times., 1911-04-28

o'nei .o make the move, but no m. cared to take the initiative. Fibre ou, u, Emily met in the hall and pasnss auO hear Rates voice calling out of tha.0 per window: ~e up
 Please ring again. I don't tb,,, the girls heard you" 'A
 Flora dropped her apron and ,. cd for the door. She turned inc oa,a, she pulled, she put her knee agains, |. and pulled some more.
 On Emily, do come help me- ws simply must let them in"
 So together they pulled. then ,,. girls on the outside began to heln hs putting their combined weight agains, 1t and pushing. All to no avail
 Kate Price. come down here tb,, minute and let the girls in-we can, budge this door"
 Kate appeared as fresh AS vor l please in dainty white dress. and ., she came down the stairs her fac. plainly showed a whole expression ot contentment.
 on. We had that door painted vss terday and I suppose 1t has all stuct last Her pretty brown head an. peared at the front window AS shs called, You will have to come in tbs back way, girls. the door is stuck"
 They all turned and came around in the back door, where Kate let them in with the air of well trained hostess
 Just look at my dress. all green paint won't have a thing to wear 10 the hop" Dear me this organdie Is ruined-it won't wash" were just a few of the greetings she received.
 Kate rose supreme, however to all such trifies, and she had soon man. aged to pacify all of the girls. and they were seated around the tables, when the bell rang again Out of the window went Kate's head, and the minister's voice was heard to say:
 My dear Miss Price, I've run over with the glasses that you sent last night. and Mrs. Perkins asks you 1 please to accept these few goodies that were left over from the dona. ton" A large, substantial-looking i basket was handed In the window.
 "Oh, MT. Perkins, do come in and meet the girls, and have some lemon ade, Will you climb in the window or come around the back way?"
 I'm coming in, Miss Price just long enough to preach sermon to one of your party. l met Tom down the road l sitting a rol Ix. da jected frame of mind. and, by the way, here is package he gave me to de- liver Now a rail fence on a hot af. ternoon is no place for young man to be sitting with a broken heart. and l propose to send Miss Emily down to tell him so"
 lie can sit there till the fence gives way" snapped Miss Emily I'm not going"
 oh yes you are. Miss Emily. Tom told me all about it. and its quite your own fault Sam did cut his toe. You are wholly to blame. so go tell him so before he succumbs to sun stroke"
 IL took the combined pleadings of MT. Perkins and the club members. but after much persuas Id even threats. Emily started nT gls rail fence that ran around tn asfd She Automatically approach tf1m the rear There Tom sat. ht a up liks a blackbird in the rain.
 ''Tomi" called rather voice.
 Emily darlingi" and .ts . bound he was at her side.
 I'm sorry I didn't let you in last night, Tom. but you see thought you stopped In to see Lucy Wright 1 and that made you late
 No. dear. told the truth. Sam did cut his toe off with the wood cut ter, and I had to go for the doctor
 q know 1t now" admitted Emily MT Perkins told me. and then. De- sides, I've seen Sam" Then with shy little glance she stole up to Tom and said:
 I know where MT. Perkies is now' l Tom"
 Emily, can 1t be? Will you really 1 be mine today?"
 Yes, Tom, today. If MT. Perkins l thinks I've atoned suff ciently for my sin"
 Tom took her in his arms for Just moment, and then together they starr ed for the house. They found MT Ter kins prying open the front door ID order that the club members might a' least make a proper exit. and the two toid everybody of their plans.
 There was quiet little wedding ID town that night, and the club attenu- ed in body. Sam recovered sunr ciently to drive the bride and groo" 70 the station. and to this day tn0 members of the Bridge club have ai ways contended that Emily won tn' l prize at their last meeting. While They Detect. Every criminal is sure to leaSe