The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1911-06-27

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 to
hear Hates 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 II
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
1t and pushing. All to no avail.
Kate Price, come down here this
minute and let the girls in-we can't
bulge this door,"
Kate appeared as fresh as you
please In dainty white dress. and as
she came down the stairs her face
plainly showed a whole expression a
contentment
"Oh, We had that door painted yes.
terday and l 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 in
with the air of q 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-it won't wash" we're just .
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-lookin
: basket was handed In the window.
| Ous cl Nils, w SOuO III NAN
meet the girls, and have some lemon
! ade. VIII 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. l met Tom down the road
sitting on a rail fence in a most de-
| jected frame of mind. and, by the way.
l | &c 10 ha m
liver Now a rail fence on a hot at
ternoon is no place for young man
to be sitting with a broken heart, and
| propose to send Miss Emily down tc
| tell him So"
| he can sit there till the fence gives
! way snapped Miss Emily. I'm moi
I going"
! oh yes you are. Miss Emily. Ton
| told me all about 1t. and it's quite
your own fault. Sam did cut his toe
You are wholly to blame. SO 60 tel
q him so before he succumbs to a sun
4 stroke"
II 1t took the combined pleadings o.
Mr.. Perkins and the club members
but after much persuasion. and evel
] threats, Emily started for the raj
fence that ran around the orchard Sh'
II automatically approached from tn
rear. There Tom sat, hunched up lik'
n a blackbird in the rain
9. Toni" called a rather weak voice
ID Emily. darling!" and with boun'
p he was at her side.
" I'm sorry l didn't let you in las
night, Tom, but you see l though
ri you stopped in to see Lucy Wrigh
lie and that made you late"
IS NO dear. | told the truth. Sar
," did cut his toe OF with the wood cut
b. ter. and had to go for the doctor"
II II know it now" admitted Emily
ID "Nr Perkins told me. and then. b,
Il sides. I've seen Sam" Then with
i'd shy little glance she stole up to Tol
n and said:
q know where Mr. Perkins Is nov
so Tom"
I'd Emily. can It be. Will you reall
RS be mine today!'
to Yes. Tom, today. If Mr.. Perkiu
thinks I've atoned sufficiently for m
he SIM"
id Tom took her in his arms for just
ra moment, and then together they star
o. ed for the house. They found MT Pc
ne kins prying open the front door
in order that the club members might
least make a proper exit, and the tw
nj tod everybody OF their plans.
40 There was quiet little wedding
m town that night. and the club atten
ed In a body. Sam recovered suf
>. GENTLY to drive the bride and groo
.r TO the station, and to this day II
~ members OF the Bridge club have 8
- WAYS contended that Emily won Il
-. nrize at their last meeting.
While They Detect.