The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1911-04-14


and Ethel Maud. We all had a good
time fer most 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 10
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, 1 know 1t gave her the great
est pleasure to see you. / wish had
been there"
1--WE all wished fer you and we told
her all the news about you. Then we
told her about Mr. Alan and the pic
lures and l invited her to come out
tomorrow evening and see 'em and
have Mr.. Alan explain 'em to her. We
can have one of them kinder after
noon parties fer her. l 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 vas
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 Cynthle,
what do you think? She knows Mr..
Alan-got 'qainted with him some
where last winter Now won't he be
pleased to meet old friend? Maybe
she'll invite him to party over to
her house. l am so afraid he gifts
lonely sometimes with jest us"
81 am sure she will be-kind to
him." answered Miss Cynthia with
great self-control. Evelyns 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?
81 know she will too" Miss Selma
Lue broke in on her ordinations of
herself, cause we all give him SIGH
a good name. Mr. Dobbs was some
mortified at first and got red and
couldn't hardly answer 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 pipe
with them of an evening. He said
If he was to run for sheriff he would
git the Bluff votes to man, and he
would too!"
Then what did she say?" Miss Gym
thia was feyerishly eager to get at the
attitude OF her friend on the discoy.
cry of the whereabouts of the hunted
one.
Well, let's see. Oh, she asked If
you saw him much and | told her. yes,
indeed, had left you home with him
to tend the store and mind the babies.
She said she was real pleased cause
she was sure you enjoyed each others
company Whatever is the matter,
honey?" Miss Selma Lue's exclama-
ton of solicitude was caused by an
expression of CONSERVATION on Miss
Cynthia's face which was In turn
caused by the sight of the artist COM
Ing from around the corner of the
barn. Miss Selma Lue was uncon-
scious of his approach; SO If Miss
Cynthia acted, she must act quickly.
| Grasping the bow at the back of her
waist, she gasped "A PIN" and van.
ished toward the rear OF the gro
Gerry.
in my cushion, child" called Miss
Selma Lue, who thought catastrophe
threatened, and she turned to speak
to Mr.. Dobbs, who was coming up the
street with a tin bucket in his hand,
evidently In quest of some sort of
proyender. His errand attended to,
Miss Selma Lue started back to the
aid OF Miss Cynthia, when she was ar.
rested by Mr.. Alan's remark that he
had thought he had seen some one
sitting on the steps with her. Miss
Selma Lue's sense of propriety for
bade any mention of Miss Cynthia
and the pin, so she seated herself on
the steps to await that lady's reap
pearance
Was you sick last night" she in.
CURED interestedly, ignoring his re.
mark. 4 seen your light burning pref.
ty late and l hunted up the pepper
mint and campfire bottles before I
went to bed. for | kinder looked fer
you to be took down with a spell of
collie. Seems as If raw potatoes
might swell in the stomik | am sor-
ry Miss Cynthie's cooking didn't turn
out better. but of course she
meant for the best. Cooking
don't always come to a woman young
In life; 1t has to be sorter lived to by
experience" Miss Selma Lue spoke
in an ordinary tone OF voice, for she
was under the impression that Miss
Cynthia had retired to the little bed
room, and she could see that the door
was shut In reality the culprit was