Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1911-03-30

uTeu pounds out OF Deo every Jay De-
fore she can tell how she feels. But
she enjoyed the trip nightly"
Tell me all about It," said Miss
Cynthia. as she sat down on her favor.
lite place on the steps, with a cautious
eye looking out for possible invasion.
Did you have a good timer"
Yes, indeed, we did" answered
Miss Selma Lue happily. And I'm a
looking fer results in Mr.. Dobbs too.
Course that kind of meeting was sor.
ter confusing TO me. as was raised un.
der the quiet Of the Twin Creek Cir.
cult religion. The drum and the horn
and the tammerine, with the rocking
Of the boat seemed a mite queer. But
II 1t suits some folks to go marching
along the narrow road to the tune Of
a brass band, Why oth.rs can follow
to their salvation q%uieter by a pipe or.
gan. It's the right directicn and the
keeping going that counts, to- my
mind. Salvation Army Is a good name
fer them devoted people, and I don't
hold II agin them hat they sung
hymns to some Understanding tunes"
you are not one bit strait-laced,
Miss Selma Lue." said Miss Cynthia
with an appreciative smile.
"Dearie me, child, they's a lot Of
trails ter Heaven, I say. But who do
you think we saw up on the river road
a~-horseback? You had to hurry home
SO yesterday after I got back that
didn't git er chanel ter tell you. e
was that sweet child, Miss Evelyn.
She Jumped often her horse, and the
hired man In top.boots. what was rid
ing behind her to keep care, held him
while she come drumming over to
where we set on the bank waiting fer
the down boat. She were Jest so glad
to see us and made us all SO to home,
with laughing and joking with Bonnie
and Ethel Maud. We all had a good
time fer most a hour. She let Bonnie
ride her horse with Ethel Maud on in
front Of the man. And Mary Ellen
was tickled plumb to death with her.
Honey. she Jest downright deserves to
be your friend; she Is so nice and
sochul. It's a mighty good thing to
pass one friend on to another and !
thank you right here fer passing that
child ter me, and I'm going to hold
her to me tender"
well, l know 1t gave her the great
est pleasure to see you. l wish had
been there"
I'VE all wished fer you and we told
her all the news about o Then we
told her about Mr.. Alan and the pic
lures and I invited her to come out
tomorrow evening and see 'em and
have Mr.. Alan explain EN- to her. We
can have one of them kinder after
moo parties fer her. thought about
making up some buckets Of lemonade
and having some Of Mis- Kinney's
apple-pies. Won't you be glad to see
herr" Miss Selma Lue's delight was
something wonderful to behold as she
unfolded her plan to the paralyzed
young woman beside her.
What did she say?" Miss Cynthia
at last managed to ask.
"She said she would be delighted to
come and she was sure you would be
glad to have her. And, Miss Cynthie,
what do you think? She knows Mr..
Alan-got 'qainted with him some
where last winter. Now won't he be
pleased to meet a old friend? Maybe
she'll invite him to a party over to
her house. l am SO afraid he gifts
lonely sometimes with Jest U.S."
81 am sure she will be-kind to
him." answered Miss Cynthia with
great self-control. Evelyn's merciless
badinage already sounded in her ears.
Why, oh why, had she withheld that
information about the lair of the lion
on the morning Of Friday the thir-
teenth?
II know she will too" Miss Selma
Lue broke in on her ordinations Of
herself, "'cause we all give him SIGH
a good name. MI. Dobbs was some
mortified at first and got red and
couldn't hardly nswer when spoke
to, but he forgot hisself when we was
a-talking about Mr.. Alan and he told
her how high thought Of he Is among
the men up here, always ready to sit
by the front doors and smoke a pipe
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