The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1911-08-18
The Old Maids Club.

the hat the dressing J1Dle
.Mollie B." she SAID severely, you are VAN
goose Miriam said not to wear that hat again II you
were in earnest about wanting to be an ola i1alui
and here YOU are putting II on and prlnKlhg s haru
as ever: I'm ashamed OF you. ,.,
She picked up the offending hat gave II d lrCle
shake and then put it on her curly head al dler-
ent angle and gazed at herself once more. 90.
Its a very becoming hat, she slghea. anu hl't
the last time wore it Tom said and no one put
herself and Tom will ever know just whaI ne uiu
Its raining. she went on, presently, land
won't meet soul and I'm just going 70 wear ear u no
matter what Miriam says. she llkeS SUN silirI
waists and plain hats ard she doesn't know what q
temptation it is to wear pretty, fluffy things.
Now Mollie B, had just joined the Old maids ciup'
and had faithfully promised to discourage tne arcn
enemy, manespeclaly one particular man WHO ans
wered TO the name OF Tom.
Nature had not intended that Mollie should be an
old maid and had fashioned her in tenderest curves
and sOftest lines and made her aogeth a most de-
sirable young person. -,
But Miriam had said that it was noble and lnde-
pendent to be an old maid, and that all men are ul-
worthy; and Miriam, being stronger OF VIII 'hah
little Mollie, had won the day. ,
II won't encourage Tom mean any man, cor
rectina herself hurriedly: ''but tell you frankly,
Miriam that expect it will be rather lonely peihg
an old maid" And Mollie sighed and added WIS.,,
fully, I've seen quite number OF happy married
For three weeks Molie had been avery faithful
member of the 30. NJ. c." Today the rain was on
n her nerves and she was reDellOuS.
For three weeks many imporlng notes sgneu
Tom had remained unanswered Numerous
lunches of vioets had been ruthlessly handed over
to Molle's younger sister. -
Now, for four days there had been no holeS anu
no viOlets. -.
Mollie told herself bravey tha she did not care
that she was glad Tom was taking It sensDly; put
the pink of M0les cheeks was growing 1alnter ana
the blue ewes held wistfu question IN tfielr depths
The rain fell dsmally, drearlly and Mollle walked
il the park !, .1,n
take our own particular work ana SIT on our own
particular bench. its so wet no one VIII Oe CHeie'
She told herself.
But when She turned the jutting point of rock
that sheltered that very special bench, somebody
was already there
And "AIolie' cried the young man, with tone OF
incredible Joy in his voice. g
II lust felt like taking walk, t'sso--so--
Nolle faltered and buShed adorably.
Fine out finished the young man oblgngK.
Yes that's it. said Moie gulelessly won I
YOU sit down: this umbrella is big enough Tor both
; ofus.'' IL.
so remarkable that he scampered right home TO tell
mamma and the little squirrels.
If You'll believe me- my dears, " ne chartered eX,
citedly 1.-TWO OF those extraordinary things calico
human beings sat for five minutes without speak
ing one word: and then as if it were no. already
damp enough that silly girl human began 70 M let
GREAT drods run from her eyes. And then the man
human looked at her and then
WELL well, go on, chattered MISS Orey oquhie'
what happened next?''
II really don't know, (" said Father Squirrel, look
inc rather foolish 'you see came scamperlng home
to tell you all about it. -
.Stipidl' cried Mamma and the Misses Grey Squir
rels ,-u.
| And on the bench under the friendly umbrella
MoIIie and Tom looked gaiy at each other,
= Here's to the downfall OF the Old Malds GluD'
said Tom. shaking the randrops off the umbrella.
Then he kissed Mollie right before the scandazec
Father SQUIRREL, who had hoped back, hoping thos
foolish human beings would remember their d-t.
. and scatter few nuts for himto glean.
e ssIt must have been that hat that made us act $
! fooishv." said Moie B. hypocritically.
= That must have been it., said Tom and then n
: kissed her again.
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N from corios thinrs even in theil fe of q mOder