The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1911-02-03


pipe. taking what Joy he had in
team which he was dlsgustedly
coaching
Lately. the team had been losing
games for some inexplicable reason.
At practise the boys filled his bosom
with joy, but put them up against a
neighboring college team. and they
Invariably started out well-but fin
ished badly.
He had finally got the trouble
traced to Myers and Townsend.
They always did some fatally foolish
thing at the last minute. Then his
sister gave him key 10 the trouble.
He had been complaining to her
of these two, and she, with the
bright ready wisdom of a young mar
ried woman, diagnosed
"Its-girl,' she announced. pure
girl Myers always has Flossie
Evers waiting round with a picnic
basket for the game to end. Towns
end fuses after Maude Forest. What
can you expect? It's the end Of their
last year, and they're in honor bound
to go home engaged"
80 that's it, is it?" Steve looked
at her in open admiration as he stood
In the study door and filed his pipe.
He was a goodly sight enough-big,
brawny. masculine. with fine eye
and reluctant but unforgetable
smile. His sister certainly must know
what she was talking about. Girl!
He straightway resolved to give
Myers and Townsend talk that
would make them mad enough to win
the next game, Girl, indeed
Though his sister gloried in his
own attitude to the sex, she could
not help giving him also a fling
Perhaps it's the coach, too" she
remarked slyly. You're pretty can
ny, Steve, but | should think the way
the girls in this manless town pursue
you would begin to take effect pretty
soon! A man escapes ninety nine
times and falls wounded the hun.
dredth time. Milly was here today to
see If she couldn't take baby out for
a walk. She'll bring him back just
late enough so I'll have to ask her to
4
have to send you home with her"
Steve grunted in an ashamed sort
OF fashion. He would have stopped
her II he could
And Mabel Dryer AMI Irene Sorter
want you to come to their impromptu
dance tomorrow night. It's given by
the town girls. You can take any
Il ,,.tIl
That's just what Irene said"
n-sAt this the young fellow turned in
\ gust into the study and threw him
heon the couch to read.
1T ne did not read; he thought It
nan siully over. Being young. he loved
psancing; also he liked girls-of his
~own sort-the sort that let a man do
his own pursuing, and made the chase |
interesting TT and often vain.
While he was still meditating dis
yustedly, sister again appeared with |
heE sweetest smile-and the darning |
11ket She sat down and surveyed |
Kim,
& 'Its going to be pretty dance"
uAes said casually Whom are you
(. s4pking of asking? You might put
'WoAHnames in your hat and draw
lot rHs not much choice" She was
III ling of Helen Weaver, but knew
feNkp, than to mention her She
iAjHk Rave been quite willing to have
ha,ehsfor sister-in-law
Oh-~-wffaf's the matter with Helen
il she would go with me?" Sud
belly he sprang up and went to the
|pubne
Re called up Helen, and in his i'm
le.s.iN yet somehow humble voice
led hAr Yes; she would go with
imAgladly After a moments talk
he hung up the receiver Her cor
diality was undoubtedly genuine. 1t
was Enthusiastically friendly. But II
was nothing more. He felt that after
year of a more or less intimate ac-
ouaintance he hardly knew her.
though she was perfectly frank and
had been about with him good deal |
in a casual way. Then he called up |
Irene and told her he was coming to |
the dance, OF course, and II was love |
" of her to ask him-and he would |
bring Helen Weaver. whom he had
already asked He felt the little chill |
In Irene's voice and knew he should |
have asked her instead
When he got back to the study be /
was relieved thaN sister had been |
called to the, parlor by visitor The |
door was open and he could hear
them chatter 1t was Edythe Allen.
IN her devf1-may-carest mood She
was enough. older than Steve to Joke
about him and not be misunderstood.
She had raved over the absent baby.
talked about the neighbors. the latest
college scandal and her own new con
signment of. hair from the city; then
she began ION the dhnce-and then on
Steve. A sixth sepse told her he was
listening and the madcap knew he
hated being afored-and discussed
"How's Adohis-and his brigade OF
female admir9rs?" she asked his sis
ten. u saw kim lnning hv this morn