Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1911-08-24

again. What are these initials? F.
c. NJ l wonder whose It is? Well.
my letter.
Susan and I came downtown to shop
this morning. but I've slipped of from
her TO write to my dear
Say" she thought, laying down her
pen, ITS funny about those initials.
F. c. N are my initials, all but the
N, and II would be easy as anything
to change that N into an NJ. An um-
brella is common property. At least
everybody says so. and then laughs
If Why, the idea! What in the
world am / thinking Of? Wouldn't
Tom scold me II he knew what came
into my head Just now?
Il must finish this letter to Tom.
boy at home. can hardly wait
10 see you. I am awfully glad you can
come up for q day at the end Of the
week. for
That's a good silk umbrella. It
must have cost five dollars at least.
Somebody will come in here and walk
of with 1t. haven't even a cheap
one that's decent to carry. | believe
I've as much right Goodness! II
| go on this way I'll be stealing that
umbrella presently. An umbrella
thief! Not even as good an UNI
brella as this is worth the hurt to
ones conscience, particularly when
1t has somebody's elses initials on 1t.
everybody will be delighted to see
you, especially me-that is, !. Don't for
get to bring the umb-
We'll, / declare! II I'm not even
writing about this umbrella! l can't
think Of anything else. It's rolled up
neatly. as If it belonged to some trim
tailor.made girl who wouldn't be so
careless as to forget 1t except under
great pfovocation. Now, II 1t were
mine
Il wonder who picked up the um.
brella left here that other time. She
must have done II In q hurry, for ]
missed 1t soon and came right back
for 1t. Well, l hope she enjoyed It.
suppose there are lots OF women
who would walk OF with somebody
else's umbrella and think nothing OF
1t. I've just as much right to this
umbrella as anybody who doesn't own
1t. II took
Get thee behind me, umbrella!
Say, isn't Satan the limit?
What was l writing? Don't forget
to bring the umb-' What was It !
wanted him to bring? Oh, remem.
Der.
my bathing suit and your own.
Susan's home Is only two blocks from
a bathing beach and when this rainy
weather ceases
by the way, II this rainy weather
keeps up I've got to get an umbrella.
1t looked like rain when we started
downtown. II 1t goes to raining hard
Susan and l simply can't keep from
getting wet under one umbrella. F.
C. NJ evidently thought It was going
to rain.
"Oh, how tiresome! / told Susan It
would take me only a minute to write
this letter. She win be getting impa-
tent. / think I'll finish 1t after"
Excuse me-" said a voice from be.
hind. did leave my umbrella here?
The initials are F. c. NJ Yes, here
II is. II you hadn't been sitting here
some one surely would have walked
OF with It People are INSCRIPTIONS.
Why"
well, Florence Cameron" ex.
claimed the young woman at the desk.
Il thought l recognized that voice.
Where did you come from?"
Frances MelVersl You dear thing!
Wasn't It lucky that forgot my UNI
brella2"
1T was luckier that had a rag Of
conscience left. I've been dying to
walk OF with your umbrella ever since
I noticed that It was a good one, and
that the initials on It were nearly my
own. That reminds me, child. Have
you been walking OF with somebody's
umbrella. or"
i've been walking on with some.
bOdy's name. The name I have stolen !
happens to be Norris" 1
what q surprise. Amt people ter. ,
rible INSCRIPTIONS when It comes %
stealing names-and umbrellasi"