Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1911-09-19

possessed OF stronger maternal instinct
than many of them. One OF her init
mate friends In Miss Cynthia Page
daughter Of Widow Page. who lives In the
WEite-pillared house on the hill.
CHAPTER u.
The New eoap-eoxer.
VANITY in a man is like . turkey
gobbler a-strutting In November"
-Miss Selma Lue.
Miss Cynth!e, honey. IT'S q good
thing you come down to see mo this
morning FIRST thing. When you are In
town on one of them week-end-and-be-
gins with Miss Evelyn, sweet as she 10.
don't rest calm - l might. Seems
like. so to speak. I am afraid you will
turn over your soap box or bump your
head or swallow ny or something. II
you are outen my sight"
you mean you are suro will have
the strength Of miHd to refrain from
taking In the camel, but are uneasy
about my seeing the gnat in time. Miss
Selma Lus?" said Miss Cynthia, as
she stood smiling before tho grocery
door where Miss Selma Lue sat, bus.
ily engaged In sorting over basket Of
June apples.
Child. l can't always help but have
more respect for . great big. sinful
camel than . mean. little. busybody
gnat that pops In your mouth and does
you . injury before you know he's
there. And Of the two I choose the
camel to swallow. II swallow I must.
But. dearie ono. I've got too much to
think about to watch out for either
one, and reckon them ~ keeps good
and busy 10 protected from wrongdo.
inSs. big or little. Set down. honey.
bunch, and tell me what you've been
ADDING"
How are the babies. and 10 Ethel
Nauds thumb we'll again7" said Miss
Cynthia % she seated herself in the
door for . chat.
1.-THE babies arc blooming nne. 81.
cept Clemmie OF something that was
strange to her and was sick day before
yesterday. hope It wasn't . cock
roach. but have my suspicious from
seeing two legs Of one on the door
By her. Ethel Maud's thumb 10 we'll,
but We like ter had time with her
and . pea In her nose what got stuck
up and wouldn't come down no matter
how she snorted. But put clothes
pin up shove It 70 keep It from Soipg
. hairpin ana butlOnnoOk. IL swI..~1
some but she's all right today"
Miss Cynthia laughed merrily at tho
idea Of Ethel Mauds nose, which was
. tiny, turned-up dot. supporting .
clothespin and . pea at the same time,
and Miss Selma Lue's chuckle showed
that she appreciated the humor Of the
picture. When Miss Cynthia laughed
It provoked smile from everybody In
seeing or hearing distance. and Miss
Selma Lue's mirth was ever respon-
sive to the slightest call.
Miss Cynthis, honey" she said aft
or few minutes. i've got . new soap
box baby and was mighty anxious for
awhile ~ to how It would be. but
now"
"Oh. Miss Selma Lue, with an you
have 70 do!-another7 Where 10 It?
In . box with the others! l am 60
ing back TO sec It," and Miss Cynthia
sprang up with alacrity.
"Oh. no! He stays In the barn with
Charity and he won't be home till
noon. 20 set down and let me tell you
about it for l mistrust myself In do.
ing Il, though the pictures are beau.
tiful. OF courso I oughter be willing
to do something fer arts sake. which
It looks like 10 Jest his love Of this
beautiful world put right down fer
others to see. And then. its true they
amt another barn about here that's
- good - mine to paint in. Anyway.
amt no . stranger within my gates?"
Miss Selma Lue. what are you talk.
Ing about! At Arst It sounded like .
baby, then . calf"
You'd think 1t was both BY tho way
Il drinks milk. and the hslplsssness Of
Il, but its Q man"
"A man7"
"Yes, man! And I amt sure I had
oughtsr done Il. fer strange man
might be . mistake fer . single won,
an like me to have about the house.
But he was that persuading and nice.
and couldn't see no good reason not
to take him; 20 what could do?''
Miss Selma Lue." said Miss Gym.
thia. the dawn Of an alarmed wonder
showing in her big eyes. you don't
mesn-you can't mean that you have
got married while -"
Child" said Miss Selma Lue,
don't never ask me that question
again! When they buried all Of Adon.
IRAN Millsaps they could find to bring
homo from the explosion, the marry.
ing part Of me went into the grave
With the fragmints and amt seen fit
to ever dig 1t up again. Though there
10 many good woman as have done
that very thing after having been mar.
ried to they husband fer years before
they lost him. But amt one to crit.
icixe 'em for It, cause some seem to
think It compliments one good hus-
band to git another-and maybe it
do"
Whats your-friend like?' asked
Miss Cynthia interestedly.
He's kinder forlorn-like young
man that paints pictures what are
plumb uplifting fer other folks to see.
They are Jest out and out surprising.
When seen his heart was SO sot on
the barn to work in-I Jest amt one