Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1911-10-10

him quick-I am going to let him slip
in a minute!" she gasped. Look
out, Carrots is turning over, Mr.. Kent!
DO hold him right eide up"
There now" said Miss Selma Lue,
as she swept both babies into the
curve of one arm and seized the wash.
rag out Of Mr. Alan's nerveless hand,
II can polish 'em eff in no time. Please
pick Blossom and C'emmie often the
floor and put 'em In the boxes.
want 'em to stay clean fer the party.
Amt they too sweet all dressed up?
And, Mr.. Alan. wish you would dry
Miss Cynthie's hands on your apron
before they drip on her dress. They's
q heap to do, for it's about to turn
twelve o'clock now, and want things
to be beforehanded"
There are some situations in life
that are marked by charm that par
takes decidedly Of terror, and az Mr.
Kent received five slender. white. drip
ping fingers In his own and proceeded
to envelop them In fold Of the ging
ham garment pendent about his waist
he was possessed by a wild desire to
bolt through the back door. but he
realized at the same moment that
nothing so beautiful had ever hap.
pened his way before. His composure
was sufficient, barely, to keep him to
the enchanting task and he solemnly
dried the dainty fingers one at time
without so much as glance at the
owner OF them.
Now. although the heart Of Miss
Cynthia was tender organ and
though she fully realized the suffer
ings of the victim Of such embarrass-
ment. she smiled very lovely. very
wickAdly mirthful and comprehending
smile straight into his eyes and hand.
ed him the other hand But II her lit.
tie laugh had been intended to terrify
further, 1t failed Of its purpose, for
Mr.. Kent rallied to himself gloriously.
folded number two in both his own
hands with unmistakable warmth and
smiled down into Miss Cynthia's lift
ed, blue-star eyes with sweetness
that was-generous.
Lands alive, Mr.. Alan, I see Char
ity a-going into the barn and sure -
shooting she'll eat up some Of the
decorations! ASK her to please stay
in the meadow until the party's over.
though Of course she thinks she b in
vited. being SO one of the family like"
Miss Selma Lue called from the lean.
to where she was employed In the
robing Of the Flarity brothers. "Miss
Cynthie. honey. please shake up the
cushions and put Blossom and Glenn
mic in their boxes. They have done
dozed off on the floor here and l am in
u hurry to put up the twins. whom
drop of dead-like if don't get EN-
down In a few minutes"
The boxing up OF the babies occu-
pied the next few minutes and % at
last Miss Selma Lue looked dowl a&
them safely and snugly asleep she
said to Miss Cynthia softly:
"Ain't they sweet? They's q heap
a-going to happen to 'em as they 30
long. but amt 1t good thing 70
think how there's ending hand.
child, guiding hand? | can't bear
W give Tuttle UP, Dut hHOW MAe0
Tyne'll let me have her most all OF
every day. She is one Of the sortsf
mothers that kinder fergits at times
that children need more worrying
over than puppies and kittens. She
carries her burdens light and rolls
'em OF on any shoulder handy. Some
women think they have did sech
big thing in borning children that its
only right for the rest Of the world
to do the looking after them: but the
rest OF the world amt always got the
mother heart she expects Of them.
Sometimes the babies git . cold vel.
come lots Of places"
III all the world were like you"
began Miss Cynthia. but Miss Selma
Lue answered with laugh:
"Why, chickie-biddie. what would
we do without the yous and the Mr..
Alanses and the Mr.. Dobbses. so pa
tient with his family 'cept fer the