Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1911-04-19
CHAPTER VI.-continued.

I'VE all wish you could settle right
down here with us for life. OF course
We won't ever have money enough to
make the picture trade brisk, but Mr.
Jim Peters was a-saying the other
night he most knew he could git you
Job with the 'lectric company to
help out. You would have all our
recommends fer anything you wanted
to git"
Miss Selma Lue,' Mr.. Alan voice
was low and very gentle, II may ask
your recommendation some day about
Notwithstanding much. l.
j am-afraid-"
Law, Mr.. Alan, don't feel that way
about Miss Cynthia! She amt moth
ing but mite shy of you, and I amt
got a bit of doubt that she's Jest a.
waiting fer you to pop the question.
For my part I always held with a lit
tie waiting in girls. Minds made up
too quick are mighty apt to unmake,
same as a garmint sewed with a red
hot needle and a burning thread, is
liable to come to pieces"
"Oh, Miss Selma Lue, didn't mean
you to guess-that is to say. l have
no right to" Mr.. Alan broke down
and commenced all over again with
shining eyes. 1T began two months
ago at my first sight of her here in
the grocery door. She is so beautiful
and-I-I do care-I-! How glad |
am that you know, dear Miss Selma
Lue; now I can talk about it to you.
] know I ought not to-and 4"
Young man, I've got heap more
faith in the love that is so macn it
spills over than in the kind tn at DOM
quite fill out the measure"
oh. Go you really think could t
be possible that have just a chance
with her? Il"
Wait a minute said Miss Selma
Lue, and moved by a desire to settle
the matter then and there she hurried
into the store toward her room door.
but she was too late, for the bird had
flown from behind the m0Iasses bar
rel. Miss Cynthia was stealing
through the garden and in her ears
there sounded a soft-voiced echo
She Is sc beautiful do care"
MY, thai Pin muster been a crook.
ed one that she couldn't get to with
out undressing" said Miss Selma Lue
to herself. Il do hope she will come
back right away" And she went out
to the steps bit crestfallen, still
actuated by motives of deIicacy in not
mentioning Miss Cynthia's precipi-
tous flight.
did you ever see anything so love
ly as she is, Miss Selma Lue?" And
the rhapsody began where it had been
interrupted.
Yes, and her heart and soul are
jest as pretty as she is. was a-tbink.
ing other day that they amt MANY
girls as would git into folks lives as
she have done right here on the BIuff
She is friendly to everybody and thew
husbands. 1t takes feeling and man
aging person to know that the thing
to do is to take up for a woman's hus.
band when she tells you how he's
been abusing Of her Miss Cvntbie
have stove off trouble fer Mr.. Kinney
more times than he knows"
Il don't know what / am to do. 7
never can seem to see her anywhere
and she hasn't asked 1ne to call on
her" Mr.. Alan's lugubrious tones
were symptomatic of his condition.
We'll. anyway, there's the party
tomorrow afternoon and she'll be here
sure. l want to git your advice about
how to do things stylish. Would you
have the pie on plates, and knives
and forks to eat it with? Or would it
do to hand it around in wedges to be
ct like cake?"
Il believe the plates would be safer"
answered Mr.. Alan in a judicial tone.
She might get some on her dress. -
In the throng to be at the entertain
ment In his state of mind. he could
provision only Miss Cynthia.
That depends on whether they was
made cross-barred, open-face or xiv
cred. Cross-barred is the prettiest,
but they could all lean over and bite
kivered without making no mess, said
Miss Selma Lue, who was seeing the
question from all viewpoints before
deciding.
Suppose you have the plate for the
grown people and let the youngsters
take their luck" compromised Mr..
Alan. not liking the idea of trusting
the "kivereds" entirely.
That's just what I'll do" answer
ed Miss Selma Lue II think # will
be best for Miss Evelyn to go up and
look at the pictures and then come
down here and all eat the pie I am
going TO clear of the counters so they
can set up 70 them and be comfort
able. and I am going to put bunch Of
flowers in between each pile of pies
Won't they all have a good timer"
Something In Miss Selma Lue's beam.
ing hospitality smothered any misgiv-
ings that Mr.. Alan might have had
about the arrangements, and his glow
of anticipation matched her own.
We'll" she remarked briskly, Il
must be turning around If I am to get
all that ready Can't / help you FIX UP
rone7 Don't you wanl any pants
pressed I would admire to do t.