Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1911-07-14
CHAPTER vI.-contInued.

lob with the 'lectric company to
help out You would have all our
recommends fer anything you wanted
to GIT"
Miss Selma Lue, "-Mr. Alan's voice
was low and very gentle, Il may ask
YOUR recommendation some day about
g-I-want- much. Il
il am-afraid-"
Law, Mr.. Alan, don't feel that way
about Miss Cynthia! She amt moth
ing but mite shy Of you, and l amt
got bit Of doubt that she's jest a.
waiting fer you to pop the question.
For my part always held with lit
tie waiting in girls Minds made up
too quick are mighty apt to unmake.
same as a garmint sewed with red
hot needle and burning thread. Is
liable to come to pieces"
"Oh, Miss Selma Lue, didn't mean
you to guess-that Is to say, I have
no right to-" Mr. Alan broke down
and commenced all over again with
shining eyes. 1T began two months
ago at my first sight Of her here in
the grocery door,. She is so beautiful
and-I-I do care-I-! How glad l
am that you know, dear Miss Selma
Lue; now can talk about it to you.
know ought not to-and IL"
Young man, I've got heap more
faith In the love that is so much 1t
spills over than In the kind that don't
quite fill out the measure"
"0h, do you really think could 1t
/ be possible that have just chance
with her? Il"
wait minute" said Miss Selma
1ue, and moved by a desire to settle
the matter then and there she hurried
into the store toward her room door,
but she was too late, for the bird had
hown from behind the molasses bar
vel. Miss Cynthia was stealing
through the garden and in her ears
there sounded a soft-voiced echo
she is so beautiful do care"
my. that pin muster been crook.
ed one that she couldn't get to with
out undressing" said Miss Selma Lue
to herself. Il do hope she will come
back right away" And she went out
to the steps bit crestfallen, still
actuated by motives Of delicacy in not
mentioning Miss Cynthia's precipi-
tous flight.
Did you ever see anything so love
~ as she is, Miss Selma Lue?" And
the rhapsody began where It had been
Interrupted.
Yes. and her heart and soul are
Jest as pretty as she is. i was a.think-
Ing the other day that they amt many
girls as would git into folks lives as
she have done right here on the Bluff.
She Is friendly to everybody and they
husbands. It takes feeling and man
aging person to know that the thing
70 DO Is to take UP for woman's hus-
| band when she tells you how he's
been abusing Of her. Miss Cynthie
nave stove of trouble fer Mr.. Kinney
more times than he knows"
I don't know what am to do. I
never can seem to see her anywhere.
ana she hasn't asked me to call on
her." Mr.. Alan's lugubrious tones
We're symptomatic Of his condition.
Well, anyway, there's the party
tomorrow afternoon and she'll be here
sure want to git your advice about
now to do things stylish. Would you
nave the pie on plates, and knives
ana forks to eat It with? or would It
40 to hand It around in wedges to be
ct like cake r.
I believe the plates would DO safer"
answered Mr.. Alan IN judicial tone.
she might Get some on her dress"
IN the throng 70 be at the entertain.
ment. In hise state of mind, he could.
Provision only Miss Cynthia.
That depends on whether they was
made crossrbarrsd ! open-face or XIV
cred. d Cross-bArred IL the prettiest.
ut they could Ill lean over and bite
Mvered without making no mess" said
Miss Selma Lue, who was seeing the
question from all viewpoints before
deciding. IA a.s 5a z
suppose you have the plate for the
sFown people and let the youngsters
take their luck" compromised Mr..
!, not liking the idea OF trusting
'ne Hkivereds" entirely. \
That's just what I'll do answer
g Miss Selma Lue. Il think It will;
% best for Miss Evelyn to go up and
s!ook at the pictures and then come
uoW w here and all eat the pie. am
going to clear of the counters 50 they
can set up to them and be comfort
arle' and I am going to put a bunch of
a. In between each pile Of pies.
!. won't they all have good time? 2"
something In Miss Selma Lue's beam
.ns hospitality smothered any misgiv-
ss that Mr. Alan might have had
a.out the arrangements, and his glow
= cipation matched her own.
ven J" she remarked briskly, q
uust be turning around II / am to get
s.a mat ready. Can't help you fix w
FnOne! Ion't you want any pants
essas6s ! would admire to do It. i