The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1911-05-05

be your friend; she is so nice and
sochul It's a mighty good thing to
pass one friend on to another and !
thank you right here fer passing that
child ter me, and I'm going to hold
her to me tender"
well, know 1t gave her the great
est pleasure to see you. wish had
been there"
I'VE all wished fer you and we told
her all the news about you. Then we
told her about Mr.. Alan and the pic
lures and l invited her to come out
tomorrow evening and see 'em and
have Mr.. Alan explain 'em to her We
can have one of them kinder after
noon parties fer her. thought about
making up some buckets of lemonade
and having some of Mis- Kinney's
apple-pies. Won't you be glad to see
herr" Miss Selma Lue's delight was
something wonderful to behold as she
unfolded her plan to the paralyzed
young woman beside her
What did she say?" Miss Cynthia
at last managed to ask
"She said she would be delighted to
come and she was sure you would be
glad to have her And, Miss Cynthie,
what do you think? She knows Mr..
Alan-got 'qainted with him some
where last winter Now won't he be
pleased to meet old friend? Maybe
she'll invite him to a party over to
her house. l am so afraid he gifts
lonely sometimes with jest us"
81 am sure she will be-kind to
him." answered Miss Cynthia with
great self-cont.ol Evelyn's merciless
badinage already sounded in her ears.
Why, oh why, had she withheld that
information about the lair of the lion
on the morning of Friday the thir-
teenth?
Il know she VIII too" Miss Selma
Lue broke in on her ordinations OF
herself, "'cause we all give him SIGH
a good name. Mr.. Dobbs was some
mortified at first and got red and
couldn't hardly answer when spoke
to, but he forgot hisself when we was
attacking about Mr. Alan and he told
her how high thought of he is among
the men up here, always ready to sit
by the front doors and smoke a pipe
with them of an evening He said
if he was to run for sheriff he would
git the Bluff votes to a man, and he
would tool"
Then what did she say?" Miss Gym
thia was feverishly eager to get at the
attitude of her friend on the discov.
cry Of the whereabouts of the hunted
one.
well. let's see. oh, she asked II
you saw him much and told her, yes
indeed, had left you home with him
to tend the store and mind the babieS
She said she was real pleased cause
she was sure you enjoyed each others
company Whatever is the matter
honey?" Miss Selma Lue's exclama
ton Of solicitude was caused by an
expression of CONSERVATION on Miss
Cynthia's face which was In turn
caused by the sight of the artist com
ing from around the corner of the
barn Miss Selma Lue was uncon
scious of his approach; so If Miss
Cynthia acted, she must act quickly
Grasping the bow at the back Of hel
waist, she gasped "a PIN" and van
ished toward the rear of the gro
Gerry.
In my cushion, child" called Miss
Selma Lue, who thought catastrophe
threatened, and she turned to speak
to Mr.. Dobbs, who was coming up the
street with tin bucket In his hand
evidently in quest of some sort Of
provender. His errand attended to
Miss Selma Lue started back to the
aid Of Miss Cynthia, when she was ar
rested by Mr.. Alan's remark that he
had thought he had seen some one
sitting on the steps with her Miss
Selma Lue's sense of propriety for
babe any mention of Miss Cynthia
and the pin. so she seated herself or
the steps to await that lady's reap
pearance
Was you sick last night?" she in
CURED interestedly, ignoring his re
mark. Il seen your light burning pref
ty late and l hunted up the pepper
mint and campfire bottles before
went to bed, for | kinder looked feI
you to be took down with spell oil
collie. Seems as if raw potatoes
might swell in the stomik l am sor
ry Miss Cynthie's cooking didn't turn
out better, but of course she
meant for the best. Cooking
don't always come to a woman young
in life; it has to be sorter lived to By
experience" Miss Selma Lue spoke
in an ordinary tone of voice, for she
was under the impression that Miss
Cynthia had retired to the little bed
room, and she could see that the door
was shut In reality the culprit was
seated on a box of cans behind the
molasses barrel well within range OIL
the conversation.
why. Miss Selma Lue, l thought Il
was an uncommonly fine dinner.
am sure 1t was sweet of her to bother
about me at ALL" answered the victim
Loyalty. Miss Cynthia's heart gave &
funny little start and then glowed II
an inexplicable way; she had ex
pected something different from him
perhaps The situation was one thai
might have been treated humorously
Mr. Alan, am afraid 1t was Miss
Cynthie you was tasting instead O
\ A.. ~ 80 rhot
was in the dish and hid away in tht
frying pan under the stove was enough
fer me. Bless her heart | dom