The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1911-04-18


companions and blushing delightfully."-
under her becoming sunbonnet. I'VE
were rather frightened because your
advent was unexpected We were
| picking clover leaves when we beard
the shouting and tramping and
thought at least it might be a loose
animal Of some sort"
the girls.
Lambs might describe them better,
ladies'" smiled Delwin in tone suf1-
GENTLY clear to reach the listening
ears. you see, we are out for a half
| holiday. We are members of the 10
| nah club, and
'tThe Jonah club!"
ooh, how funnyw
'Where is the whaleT
Delwin lodged these laughing ques-
| tons with a humorous explanation of
the purpose Of the organization. After
he had explained that this was his
birthday and that the members were
enjoying their customary half holiday
on such occasions the girl with the
| brown eyes jabbed her hatpin into the
| fullness of her pink bonnet and turned
to her companions.
"Well, girls, we may as well return
and pick up our scattered clover
leaves if we can find them"
"You are picking clover leaves"
asked Delwin curiously as the four
| teen heads ducked under the fence
once more. this time to arise on his
side.
eve are members of a club, too"
admitted the brown eyed girl. I'VE
are the Glover club. and it is our pur
| pose to encourage cheerfulness and
belief in good luck wherever we can"
Yes" said Delwin soberIy. DO
you know. I'm rather ashamed to think
that our Jonah club is such a useless
affair. Why. all we care about it is
to get some fun out of the fact that
we're Enthusiastically hoodooed"
airy this, then," said the girl, and
she placed in his hand q large four
leaved clover which she took from the
bosom of her gown.
the leaf carefully inside his cardcase.
THAT will ward off evil. l suppose"
at will bring you great good luck"
said the girl.
ut has already answered its pur-
pose then" said Delwin to himself as
his eyes fingered on the face of the
brown eyed girl. Aloud he asked:
did our coming scatter the clover
leaves to the four windsY'
Something like that" she smiled.
what could you expect from Jonah
club than to scatter good luckT' ask
ed one of the pink sunbonnets saucily.
Then we must help you pick up the
fallen leaves, said Delwin firmly, and,
although the girls demurred at first, at
last they permitted the hidden mem
bers or the Jonah club to come forth
and pick up the scattered clover
leaves, which took all Of two hours.
"Why are there fourteen in your
clubY" asked Delwin of the brown
eyed girl.
Because seven is a lucky number,
twice as lucky" she dimpled.
Feminine reasoning" chuckted Del
win. and then: "Who is the tallest
lady with the eyeglassesY Surely /
have seen her before"
''That is Mrs. Lester. She is the
organizer of the Glover club. Per.
haps you know her husband. He is
the editor OF the Budget"
''Of course know Lester. ought
to. for he is my boss. | guess bet
ter go over and introduce myself to
Mrs. Lester and perhaps she will let us
remain with you for awhile longer"
Mrs. Lester proved to be amendable
to the charms of the young reporter,
and then followed such a period of
introductions that when it was over
it was necessary to partake of some
of the refreshments so generously pro.
vided by the Glover club.
DeIwin attached himself to- Marion
Blake, the brown eyed girl. and the
other members Of the Jonah club
found so much in common with the
thirteen unmarried members of the
Clover club that just as the sun was
setting they all rode home together on
the car and quite dazed the conductor
with chatter Of good and bad signs.
hoodoos and lucky stones until they
drew into the lighted city square,
where they disbanded Each member
of the Jonah club found an opportuni-
II to tell his fair companion that this
18th day of June was the Iuckiest day
in the life of a hoodooed man, and
each one carried away a sprig of four
leaved clover as a souvenir of the
queerest day the club had spent since
its inception.
On the 18th day of the following
month there was handed in the resig-
nation of one member. Young White
had decided that as the club had no
definite object there was not any spe-
cial advantage in being a member.
Zone wants to be useful or something.
you know" he muttered sheepishly.
Each month after that saw lessen
ing of the membership until when the
new year dawned there remained one
lone member the prstwhiIn president