Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1911-09-15
frightened, with . pain all over and

Auo. GU all seem 10 De upset!
And az she spoke she took the waller
from Miss Cynthia and reaching for
Carrots on the door, tucked him I'm.
der the same arm with his brother,
while she drew out by one foot the
explorer and revealed the treasure.
found to be snap-bean, now partly
consumed. The beetle shared the hol.
low Of her arm with the explorer, but
the voice from behind the counter
walled on unpacified.
Miss Cynthia. honey, please pick
up Clemmis from behind there and
bring her on back here to the boxes"
Miss Selma Lue spoke OF the boxes az
Of stalls In . training stable. What.
ever did you let them out for? am
afraid you was psstered to death with
EN-"
"Oh. Miss Selma Lus. they a.: 70.
gan to cry at once and didn't know
what to d." apologized Miss Cynthia
% she struggled to the back of the
store with the voice in her arms still
making itself heard. though the sight
Of Miss Selma Lue had brought 1t
down . note or two.
''Oh. that's all right: crying's good
for 'em. the darlings," said Miss Selma
Lue % she deposited the wriggling
load on the door.
There was large south window at
the back Of the grocery, and morn
ing-glory vine peeped in on one side
and clutched with little tendril fingers
ct . group Of sides of bacon that hung
on the wall. A large yellow cat
stretched on the sill in the sun, which
poured in over him to the floor.
Ranged back from the heat, but in the
cool breese. were five empty soap box
%, capacious and clean. with calico
cushions stuffed down each back. Miss
Selma Lue shook out each cushion
and deposited theron . baby. picked
from the group on the door. Carrots
came last and was enthroned with
core on . "chfny.blue" cushion.
Amt he too sweet on that blue
kiverf" said Miss Selma Lue as she
smoothed tho flaming kinks. A ten
der hand ran over each bobbing head
and peace reigned in the River Bluff
grocery, whose back regions were CIV
en- over to . hospitable day nursery
conducted on entirely original and a.
20 utterly unremunerative lines by its
owner. With Miss Selma Lue to love
vas 70 minister, and she never
dreamed that she was testing widely.
discussed and little practiced philan.
thropic measure.
Miss Selma Lue. you are wonder!
How do you ever manage with
them oil the timo7" venturbd
Cynthia a. she stood by. disheveled
and painting. Her cheeks were she'll
pink and warm, little gold curls chung
to her damp forehead. Her violet
eyes were wide with admiration at
Miss Selma Lue's generalship. but
were given desperate cast BY Q huge
smudse on the side of her nose which
had BY accident tried conclusions with
that Of the vocally strong Clementine.
Her hat had been pulled to . rakish
angle and the starch vss out of her
linen blouse. She had the appearance
Of one who has fought . losing fight.
Now. Miss Cynthie. honey. they
was Jest hungry. They's 40 good 40
gold most times: but babies 10 like hui.
mas baings-they can't always be
counted On to do the best they knows.
lts time thsy was fed. and better
b about 4. Want to stay and sec EN-
e>aA0p
Miss Cynthia had . number OF times
IN her life heard Invitations issued
eron various tented sawdust rings Of
which she Was instantly reminded by
lliss Selma Lue. aud It was with l6me.
thing a The sAms feeling Of trepi-
datiou that she accepted
Now" ssid Miss Selma Lue az she
rolled vp her slssvss and cleared the
leck for action by drawing the boxes
Into Q close semicircls around three
legged milking stool, you can sec how
rood rye got EN- tzsined, the darlinss.
| cook up this bowl at oatmeal outsn
hat @ spills eutso The packages what
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