Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1911-05-19

come yet-oh dear, what shall | dor
Where are the old ones?" suggest
ed Flora.
''Why, brought one of Rover's lit.
tie pups in the house last night and
while was not looking it chewed the
whole pack up in tiny bits"
Before Flora had time to express
her inward feelings. the front door
bell rang. Each girl waited for the
other to make the move, but no one
cared to take the initiative. Flora and
Emily met in the hall and gasped tc
hear Kate's voice calling out of the up
per window:
Please ring again. don't think
the girls heard you"
Flora dropped her apron and start
ed for the door. She turned the catch,
she pulled, she put her knee against 1t
and pulled some more.
"Oh, Emily, do come help me. We
simply must let them in"
So together they pulled, then the
girls on the outside began to help by
putting their combined weight against
it and pushing. All to no avail.
Kate Price, come down here this
minute and let the girls in-we can't
1 bulge this door,"
Kate appeared as fresh as you
please in a dainty white dress. and as
she came down the stairs her face
plainly showed a whole expression OF
contentment.
"Oh, we had that door painted yes
terday and / suppose 1t has all stuck
fast" Her pretty brown head ap-
peared at the front window as she
called, You will have to come In the
back way, girls. the door is stuck"
They all turned and came around to
the back door, where Kate let them Ia
with the air of a well trained hostess
Just look at my dress. all green
paint won't have a thing to wear
to the hop" Dear me this organdie
is ruined-lt won't wash" we're just a
few OF the greetings she received.
Kate rose supreme, however, to all
such trifes, and she had soon man
aged to pacify all of the girls, and
they were seated around the tables.
when the bell rang again. Out Of the
window went Kate's head. and the
minister's voice was heard to say:
MY dear Miss Price, I've run over
with the glasses that you sent last
night, and Mrs. Perkins asks you
please to accept these few goodies
that were left over from the dona-
ton" A large, substantial-looking
basket was handed In the window.
"Oh, Mr.. Perkins, do come In and
meet the girls, and have some lemon
ade. Will you climb In the window or
come around the back way?"
I'm coming in, Miss Price. Just long
enough to preach sermon to one Of
your party. met Tom down the road
sitting on a rail fence In a most de-
jected frame Of mind. and, by the way,
here is package he gave me to de-
liver. Now a rail fence on a hot af-
ternoon is no place for young man
to be sitting with broken heart, and
propose TO send Miss Emily down to
tell him So"
HE can sit there till the fence gives
way" snapped Miss Emily. I'm not
going"
1t took the combined pleadings Of
Mr. Perkins and the club members,
but after much persuasion, and even
threats. Emily started for the rail
fence that ran around the orchard She
systematically approached from the
rear There Tom sat. hunched up like
a blackbird in the rain.
@roml" called a rather weak voice.
Emily, dsrlingi" and with bound
he was at her side.
I'm sorry / didn't let you In last
night, Tom, but you see I thought
you stopped in to see Lucy Wright
and tina. made you late"
mo, dear, told the truth. Sam
did cut his toe on with the wood cut
ter, and / had to go for the doctor"
Il know It now" admitted Emily.
"Mr. Perkins told me. and then, be
sides, I've seen Sam" Then with a
shy little glance she stole up to Tom
and said:>
I know where Mr.. Perkins Is now,
Tom"
Emily. can it be! VIII you really
be mine today?"
yes, Tom, today. II Mr.. Perkins
thinks I've atoned sufficiently for my
sim"
Tom took her In his arms for just a
moment. and then together they start
ed for the house. They found Mr.. Per-
kins prying open the front door in
order that the club members might at
least make a proper exit. and the two
told everybody Of their plans.
There was quiet little wedding in
town that night, and the club attend
ed in body. Sam recovered sufii-
GENTLY to drive the bride and groom
to the station, and to this day the
members of the Bridge club have al
ways contended that Emily won the
prize at their last meeting.
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