Morgan County republican., 1911-02-09
CHAPTER iI.-Contlnued.

w nat SOUT-lTlenu ike. GSEeC
Miss Cynthia interestedly.
He's a kinder forlornlike young
man that paints pictures what are
plumb uplifting fer other folks to see
They are jest out and out surprising
When | seen his heart was so sot on
the barn to work in-I jest amt one
to hold out against other folks hank
ering fer what's mine, and so-lands
alive, there he comes now"
Up from the river over the Bluff
came the forlorn one, and the two or
three minutes he consumed in strid.
ing across the lot to the grocery door
Miss Cynthia spent in paralyzed re.
gard of him.
He was tall and broad and had a
square chin and laughing, dark eyes.
So much she could see, but further de.
tails were obscured for perched on his
right shoulder was the Blossom, nod.
ding like a flower in the breeze, and
on his left arm bobbed Carrots Of the
flaming hair. To one knickerbOckered
leg clung Bennie Dobbs, while the
pocket on his other side sagged with
the wounded hand of Ethel Maud,
who ran to keep up with the process.
sion.
In due time they arrived at the foot
Of the steps on which stood Miss Gym.
thia still hypnotized with surprise, and
Miss Selma Lue, anxious to do the
honors in the way OF an introduction.
The swaying OF the blossom and her
rlntch of 10 hni Ln1
tha from the sight Of the artist, and
his surprised eyes took in the radiant
vision in white linen and large rose.
garden hat with such "A start that
there threatened rain of babies on
Miss Selma Lue's devoted head
Make you 'quainted with Miss Gym.
THE, Mr.. Alan--not as that's his last
name. as is Kent, but we feel so friend.
ly with him now we compliment him
with his first. Miss Cynthie, please
take blossom 80 he can put Carrots In
his box; he is most drOHe Off and am
afraid he will drop often his arm. I've
got to git bucket Of lard and some
starch fer Mis- Dobbs fer she is in sich
hurry"
ment of the situation released Miss
Cynthia's motor nerves and she be.
came once more herself, a very sweet.
cool, formal self that acknowledged
the introduction with graceful aloof.
ness. This most appropriate attitude
toward the strange young man was
somewhat modified by having to de.
lranI tn thn 10 u, In4
which he stood in order that she might
get possession Of Blossom who was
dropping toward her with an en-.
chanted gurgle. AS Miss Cynthia
raised her arms she also raised her
long lashes fraction and inadyer.
tently let forth a CLEAN of mischiev.
GUS amusement that sent little tongues
of flaming embarrassment all ever
the still dumb Mr.. Kent.
II was enough to floor any man to
fnd suddenly that a girl was laughing
at him-and such girl in such a hat,
OF course he realized that he looked
like new style perambulator,' but
what-The arm that steadied blossom
trembled and she was about to be low.
cred into the embrace of her waiting
friend, when with a little suueal and
scornful kick of one pink foot she
clutched determinedly a shock of hn,
black hair and absolutely refused to
leave her perch. In vain Miss Cyn.
thia wooed with outstretched hands
Blossom held to her coign of vantage
A mean little feeling of qualification
cooled the embarrassment in MIR
Kent's veins, and he said gently toe
meekly perhaps. "Try lower down
Carrots will, am sure, be more amen
able to the-th-charm," And he
rolled that very sleepy young gentle
man into her outstretched arms.
A CLEAN of vexation was all the re
turn he got for the trick he had playet
on her, and with shrug of dismissal
for both Blossom and him, Miss Cyn
thia turned and mounted the step,
and made her way to the back of tn,
store,
Rage, yes, actual rage was boiln,
within her as she laid the heavy bab,
on the pillow and threw the mosguit,
netting over him. The mans calm al