The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1911-06-09

and his third choice" she said IF I'm
his fourth choice lll say Yes, and
then youll see what you'n see"
Spring came again It brought back
tte ocking bird ANA the quail ana
.uag warm twlights ,ull of the scent
o.. apple bloom To Emmellne Riggs
20 brought the end OF her sowing, She
finished the last piece and added 1t g.
,he ri'a ON The bed OF her sisto|s
ti.tla sgaro loor.
There, you nigs9rdly Old skinaiul
she solloQulad; I'm almost rUdy
ar You" Then she Went to the ccme
.-g Three mounds long and thia
rd neglected, stretched side by side
moline bent over them,
Martha and CorIelIa and Anne
lid aloud, "l want you au to
,aot Tn going 10 DO IL st VIVA
-g ONE of -oa -oyld have uone
t 'l the a9a., lm gong 10 DO
s.at rd law. wanted yol To hala
dome n ia been the first wife, or the
second, or the thWu," Then she drew
d Ieuci. lad o 100. rule from her
pocket and took some dimensions.
The next evening sitting on her Sis
tcrE porch I'm the dusk, she heard
familiar squeak OF boots on the gravel
ll,ch; she saw the spare figure Of
.baer Bennett emerging from between
lhe budding hollyhocks nstinctiyely
she knew why he had come.
'Lmmyline,' he began, sitting down
beside her, behold, the husbandman
W-',elh Tor the precious fruit OF the
cu,h, aad hath long patience"
Yes, Abner" she answered,
ITO everything there is a season.
he went on. There's a time to mourn
and a time to eance. \ time to keep
silent and a time to speak.
Yes, Abner."
There's a time to love-" he ferv-
entity quoted, and Emmyline, asked
you before l asked Marthy or Cor
della or Anne. I'm going to ask YOU
just once more, for the Book says it
isn't good for man to live alone"
It was late when he rose to go.
"Emmyline, he asked, abruptly, as if
the idea had just occurred to him,
how much money have you got?"
81 put sixty dollars in the bank last
fall She came suddenly close to
him. "Abner,' she questioned, don't
the Bible say man and his wife are
one?"
He nodded There's only one purse
between them, Emmyline."
She seemed reluctant and suspi |
cion crossed his mind. He remembered |
that Martha had had thirty dollars |
which she refused to give him, and |
that Cordelia had had seven dollars |
that she hid. Then an inspiration !
came; he dived into his pocket, found |
an envelope, and divided it iQto |
halves.
Man is of few days and full of
trouble" 4" he began. But his mind is
strong. Woman is In wits the weaker |
vessel. That's why it's mans right TO
spend and why their purse is one.
Let's write that down-that there's
one free purse-and sign it,"
Emmeline's eyes were dewy with
submission. 1T shall be as you like
she agreed.
1t was after the wedding that Abner
had his first surprise. Emmeline tri-
led him into her sisters
small spare room. Two huge trunks !
stood open. They held frocks-pink
frocks and white frocks and blue
frocks There were a hundred other
feminine things.
Whose things are those?" he de-
Ours" The cheerful plural stung
him. She was beaming into his eyes
wen take them on the trip" she
cried Wont that be fun?'
Trip" he repeated. The sweat
came out on his forehead. Whose
uip? What trip? Wherc?"
oh, you dear!" she gurgled, Our
wedding trir,'
Abncr gaspad like a fish in mid-air;
his throat was dry There ain't
going to be any wedding trip he
shouted, his voice coming like an un.