The midland journal., 1911-05-26
CHAPTER vl.-contlnued.

I'VE all wish you could settle right
down here with us for life. OF course
we won't ever have money enough to
make the picture trade brisk, but Mr.
Jim Peters was a-saying the other
night he most knew he could git you
job with the 'lectric company to
help out. You would have all our
recommends fer anything you wanted
10 git"
Miss Selma Lue," Mr.. Alan's voice
was low and very gentle. II may ask
your recommendation some day about
something ng-I-want-ve much. T.
am-afraid-''
Law, Mr.. Alan, don't feel that way
about Miss Cynthia! She amt moth
Ing but a mite shy Of you, and 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 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 I
am that you know, dear Miss Selma
Lue; now can talk about it to you.
! know ought not to-and I--''
Young man, I've got a heap more
faith in the love that Is SO much it
spills over than in the kind that don't
quite fill out the measure"
s'Oh, do you really think-could 1t
be possible that / have just chance
with her? IL
wait minute said Miss Selma
Lue, and moved by 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
flown from behind the molasses bar
rel. Miss Cynthia was stealing
through the garden and in her ears
there sounded soft-voiced echo
She is SO beautiful do care"
My. that pin muster been a crook
ed one that she couldn't get to with
out undressing" said Miss Selma Lue
to herself. II do hope she will. come
back right away" And she went cut
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. 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 thew
husbands. 1t takes a feeling and man.
aging person to know that the thing
to do is to take up for "a woman's hus-
band when she tells you how he's
been abusing of her. Miss Cynthie
have stove OFF trouble fer Mr.. kinney
more times than he knows"
Il don't know what / am to do. 7
never can seem to see her anywhere
and she hasn't asked me to call on
her" Mr.. Alan's lugubrious tones
were symptomatic of his condition
We'll. anyway. there's the party
tomorrow afternoon and she'll be here
sure. want to 81. you- advice ABOUT
how to do things stylish. Would you
have the pie on plates, and knives
and forks to eat it with? Or would II
do TO hand 1t around in wedges to be
ct like cake?"
7 believe the plates would be safer. ..
answered Mr.. Alan in judicial tone.
"She might get some on her dress.
In the throng to be at the entertain
ment, Ii his state Of mind, he could
Sreyision only Miss Cynthia.