Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1911-04-20

companions and Dlushing delightfully."-
under her becoming s%unbonnet I'VE
were rather frightened because your
advent was unexpected. We were
picking clover leaves when we heard
the shouting and tramping ana
thought at least it might be a loose
animal OF some sort"
"Such as a bull" shuddered one OF
the girls.
Lambs might describe them better.
ladies'" smiled Delwin in a tone sufi.
GENTLY clear to reach the listening
ears. you see. we are out for q half
holiday. We are members of the Jo-
nah club. and
1.-The Jonah club!"
"Oh, how funny!"
"Where Is the whale?"
Delwin lodged these laughing ques.
lions with a humorous explanation of
the purpose of the organization. After
be had explained that this was his
birthday and that the members were
enjoying their customary half holiday
on such occasions the girl with the
brown eyes jabbed her hatpin into the
fullness of her pink bonnet and turned
to her companions.
"Well. girls. we may as well return
and pick up our scattered clover
leaves If we a find them"
"You are picking clover leaves?"
asked Delwin c%ur1ously as the four.
teen heads ducked under the fence
once more. this time to arise on his
side.
1--WE are members of a club. too."
admitted the brown eyed girl. I'VE
are the Clover club. and it is our pur.
pose TO encourage cheerfulness and
belief in good luck wherever we can.
"Yes." said Delwin soberly. DO
you know. I'm rather ashamed to think
that our Jonah club is such q useless
affair. Why. all we care about it Is
t. get some fun out OF the fact that
we're Enthusiastically hoodooed"
airy this. then" said the girl. and
she placed in his hand a large four
leaved clover which she took from the
bosom OF her gown.
THANK you" said Delw1n, tuck1ng
the leaf carefully inside his cardcase.
THAT will ward Off evil. l supposew
ut will bring you great good luck"
said the girl.
1T has already answered its pur-
pose then" said Delwin to himself as
his eyes fingered on the face of the
brown eyed girl. Aloud he asked:
Ibid our coming scatter the clover
leave to the four winds?
something like that" she smiled.
What could you expect from a Jonah
club than to scatter good luckY ask.
ed n OF the pink ~sunbonnets saucily.
Then we must help you pick up the
fallen leaves. said Delwin firmly. and.
although the girls demurred at first. at
last they permitted the hidden mem
bers OF the Jonah club to come forth
and pick up the scattered clover
leaves. which took all of two hours.
why are there fourteen in your
clubY" asked Deiwin OF the bTown
eyed girl
Because seven is a lucky number.
and twice seven makes fourteen and is
twice as lucky" h dimpled.
Feminine reasoning" chuckled Del
win. and then: who is the tallest
lady with the eyeglasses! Surely 1
have seen her before"
THAT is Mrs. Lester She is the
organizer OF the Clover club. Per.
haps you know her husband He IS
the editor OF the Budget"
"Of course | know Lester. ougEs
to, for he IS my boss ! guess | bet.
ter go over and Introduce myself to
Mrs. Lester n perhaps she will let US
remain with you for awhile ionger
Mrs. Lester proved to be amendabIe
! to the charms OF the young reporter.
and then followed such a period Of
in%troductions that when 1t was over
it was necessary to partake OF some
of the refreshments SO generously pro
vided by the Clover club
Delwin attached himself TO Marion
Blake. the brown eyed girl. and the
! other members of the Jonah club
:! found SO much in common with the
thirteen unmarried members OF the
Glover .'luh tnat jusr as the sun was
setting they al rode home together on
the car ana quite dazed the conductor
with chatter OF good and bad signs.
hoodoos and lucky stones until they
drew into the lighted city square.
where they d%isbanded. Each member
of the Jonah club found an opportuni.
ty to tell his fair companion that this
18th day OF June was the luckiest day
In the life OF a hoodooed man. and
each one carried away a sprig of four
leaved clover as a souvenir of the
queerest day the club had spent since
its inception.
On the 18th day OF the following
month there was handed in the resig.
nation of one member. Young White
had decided that rs the club had no
definite object there was not any spe.
ciaI advantage in being a member.
Zone wants to be useful or something,
you know" he muttered sheepishly.
Each month after that saw a lessen.
ing Of the membership until when the
ley year dawned there remained one
lone member. the erstwhile president
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