The Dolores star., 1911-03-17
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FOr nv part ] always ned with Ut
tie waiting In girls. Minds made M
too quick are mighty apt to unmake.
same as a garmint sewed with red.
hot needle and . burning thread. Is
liab,e to come to pieces"
"oh. Miss Selma Lue. didn't mean
you to guess-that Is to saw. I 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 20 beautiful
and-i-I do care-I-! How glad
Am that you know. dear Miss Selma
Lue: now can talk about II 10 you
I know I ought not to-and L"
Young man. I've got . heap more
faith In the love that Is so much II
spills over than In the kind that don't
quite all out the measure"
"Oh. do you really think-could It
be possible that I have Just . chance
with her? -"
Wait . minute" said Miss Selma
Lue, and moved by . 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 molasses bar
rel. Miss Cynthia was stealing
through the garden and In her ears
there sounded a soft.voiced echo
"she is 80 Beautiful do care"
MY. that pin muster been a crook.
ID one that she couldn't get to with
out undressing" said Miss Selma Lue
to herself II do hope she will come
back right away" And she went out
to the steps . BIT crestfallen. still
sctuated by motives Of delicacy In not
mentioning Miss Cynthia's precipi.
tous flight
did you ever see anything 30 love-
y a. she 10, Miss Selma Lue'" And
the rhapsody began where It had been
Interrupted.
"Yes. and her heart and soul are
Jest ~ pretty ~ she il. I was a-think.
ing the other day that they amt many
girls a. would git into folks lives as
she have done right here on the Blum.
She Is friendly to everybody and they
husbands. II takes a feeling and man.
aging person to know that the thing
TO do Ia to take up for a woman's hus-
band when she tells you how he's
been abusing Of her. Miss Cvnthie
have stove on trouble fer Mr.. Kinney
more times than he knows"
II don't know what I am to DO. I
never can seem to see her anywhere,
and she hasn't asked me TO call on
her" Mr.. Aian's lugubrious tones
were symptomatic Of his condition
"Well. anyway. there's the party
tomorrow afternoon and she'll be- here
sure. | want to git your advice about
how to DO things stylish. Would you
have the pie on plates. and knives
and forks to eat Il With Or would II
DO 10 hand II around In wedges to be
et like cake,"
Il believe the plates would be safer"
answered Mr.. Alan In . judicial tone.
"she might get some on her dress"
In the throng to be at the entertain.
nent. In his state OF mind. he could
provision only Miss Cynthia.
That depends on whether they was
made cross-barred. openface 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.
"a Miss Selma Lue. II think II will
b. best for Miss Evelyn to 20 up and
look At tho pictures and then come
Down here and all eat the pie. l an
going 70 clear on the counters so they
can set up to them and be comfort.
able. and I an going to put bunch Of
flowers In between each pile Of pies.
Won't they all have = 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
ef anticipation matched her own.
"Well." she remarked briskly. II
must b turning around n am to get
oil that ready. Can't help you NJ up
nonss Don't you want any pants
pressedf I would admire to do II. !
could borrow the heavy iron Mis-
Simmons presses Mr.. simmons with
and DO Il In no time"
Miss Selma Lue's sweet solicitude
went to Mr.. Alan's heart and he took
her hand - be SAID:
III my mother had been with me.
Misc Selma Lus. she would have let
me tell hsr--About--it all--and she
would havs--asked about the trousers.
! woodss u II II because you are not
anybody's mother that you are every.
bodySf"
"Mr. Alan. you are the Srst person
that amt put that 70 me pitytng.like
about sot hsvtas 20 children. Aae