The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1911-06-02

| that had seldom come the way OF the
older citizens and was fraught with
the mystery of the unencountered for
all the small fry. BY eleven O'Clock
the excitement had spread telepathi
| cally to the Hill mansion and was
bringing the color to Miss Cynthia's
| cheeks and lending an additional
sparkle to her eyes. Miss Cynthia's
eyes, however. had been very bright
through a very wide-eyed night, and
her heart had been dancing In an un-
accountable way since she fed
through the fields with the echo In
her ears.
Generally speaking. a woman pre-
fers a first-hand woOing. but to Miss
Cynthia the outburst in the grocery
had had an especial charm. There
is something propitiating and alluring ,
in an affection that is daringly out 1
spoken and declares itself at the first .
opportunity. whether or not the listen .
er is the inspiration. Her state OF
mind might have been guessed by the
careful process OF her toilet. though
she only intended to descend to the
blum for the purpose of aiding Miss
Selma Lue In her hospitable prepare
tons. The visit OF her friend Evelyn
had lost all aspect of an embarrass-
ment; rather It parVOok Of the nature
of a triumph.
Her trip to the Blunf, however. was
postponed for an almost uncomfortable
length of time, for in the hall she en-
countered Mr.. EyerstOn in the act OF
oh 4.
view with Mrs. Jackson Page. The
| expression of extreme harassment on
, that good gentleman's face conveyed
a definite idea OF the interview, and
, Miss Cynthia followed him to the We.
. randa and invited the explosion.
Most unreasonable, my dear, most
, unreasonable! The land company is
o | willing to wait no longer than two
A weeks for a definite answer II is an
2 exceptional opportunity and the only
, way To settle the estate so as TO in
r sure residue suitable to your
, NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. The price OF the
A. house is. may say. fancy one, and
!. cannot see another way of getting
II the property on the market except at
. a sacrifice. Couldn't you-er-er-my
- dear, demonstrate with your MOTHER
4 Remonstrance with Mrs. Jackson
n Page sounded stupendous even to the
n ears Of her own daughter, but Miss
IN Cynthia's head went up a tribe and
she answered in tones slightly akin TO
IN those habitually used by that most
- impressive lady:
III you please, Mr.. Everston, pro
y | h., ~ ha Gala
and when the time comes | am sure
she will sign the papers. Thank you
Tor your Kindness and-your pa
ticncC." and Miss Cynthia held out
her hand to the clustered old gentle
man with the smile that always drew
Bonnie Dobbs-and others. She
watched him drive away In his sedatt
old gig, and then turned. not to thC
apartment of the difficult Mrs. Jack
son Page. but down the hill to thu
blum. where turmoil and excitemen
II and life called.
1 And she found them in abundance
in fact. the blum fairly teemed will
I them and spilled over and ran out I,
meet her Bonnie headed the on
slaught and was followed by Ethe
Maud and Luella Kinney and seyera
Tynes of assorted sizes. AS the
brought up beside her. Ethel Mau
stepped on one of her own feet In
most amazing way and fell sprawlin
in such a manner as to Craze her it'll
KS retrousse nose on the tip of Miss Cyl
er' thia's shoe. A mighty wall ensueC
which was augmented by Bonnie
- most unsympathetic prediction thG
"A she would be denied the privilege {
,ars attendance at the party.
49, "Oh-oh-O-ho, | can go, too.
don't eat with my nose. and | see wit
my eyes and they won't be nothing
smell Ohio, can't ! so. Miss Cyl
~ thie?"
-, Yes, indeed you can" answere
49,, Miss Cynthia. as she wiped the barke
-. little dot with her clean handkerchi
., and failed 10 notice the smutty prin
- from the small fingers that chung
n, the sleeve OF her snowy frock. BE
ME mustn't say that. He knows
=, wouldn't be a nice party IL you had
stay at home with a sick nose. No
~, come on and let's get your mother
put some camphor on IT," And thu
-. all proceeded down street.
~, Mrs. Kinney hailed them from h
w open window with the rollingpin. 81
'n was almost. literally speaking. elbo
80 deep in pies. and the aroma there
as spread across the street. Her fro
IVY stoop glistened damply in the sunlig
and the front walk was spotless. T
gate was tied up as a signal for Z
children to jump over the fence and {
proach their home with caution
the grass.