Connecticut western news., 1911-08-17

LOOK IL FelQcJ0nIly. | IOlu MT. ar mum he had the shelves too crowded to be safe" she said. You've paid for these things. Would they do you any good if was to mend 'em for you? You could use 'em for ornaments"
 Mary, miss; they ain't any good to us. We're looking for-what are we looking for, Prole?" demanded Golf i'm patiently.
 "A wedding present" drawled Mir. Prole, gingerly withdrawing from the perilous vicinity of breakables. We thought of a pink glass lamp, but it don't cost enough. Have you got real expensive 'luminator. miss?"
 The girl smiled and led the way to shelf laden with a flower bed of col ored lamps. She glanced at the price tags and then said: This one for SIP is the most expensive one. It's very pretty"
 The three surveyed the lamp doubt fully. It was small lamp of brass, with an elaborate shade set with pink opalescent glass.
 "It don't cost enough" sid Prole with regret. Its mighty pretty, miss, but we couldn't hand out no measly present like that to Emmerett. Show us something better"
 The girl stified an exclamation and took them to a case full of silverWare. AS they graveIy examined knives and forks the girl watched them uneasily. At last, flushing deeply, she spoke, Most any girl would think that lamp was a nice present"
 They shook their heads negatively. Its got to be something pretty nice and tasty" said Tony Golf; you see, her names Emmerett, and a girl that has that handle to her is used to good living"
 We couldn't get anything poor look ing" added Pepper, and Jink Prole nodded assent.
 "It's nice lamp" persisted the girl.
 "We might git four or five lamps enough for the hull house. Let's look at them again" Jink Prole turned suddenly to lead the way back to the lamps; his sharp elbow dug into Tony Gof's ribs, and that stout gentleman leaped backward to fall heavily against one of the china laden tables.
 When the clattering crash had died into silence MT. Goff picked himself out of debris of broken dinner sets to confront an irate little man who danced wildly before them and de handed instant reimbursement for his losses.
 It required the united efforts of Tony Goff's companions to convince the an- gry proprietor that the offense was not intentional.
 "You can't fool mer' he sputtered loudly. ''I had place shot up oncet much as a glass salt celIaF-wiped out my hull stock of china and glassware and''-
 Drop it, confound. yet" grow1ed Jink ProIe. Jest you compose your little bunch of cinnamon sidewhiskers and git down and count up your loss. reckon we can pay fer what we break. We're a-shoppin' fer cut glass and cut china, and we've. paid fer $22 worth al- ready
 The three ranchmen stood rfgidly in their tracks while MT. Farnun and the black haired girl took inventory of the shattered crockery. Many. of the pieces of various dinner sets were whole and there were several vases that were cracked or only slightly bro ken. These MT Farnum announced would be a total loss to him and the ranchmen might as well carry them away.
 Six dinner sets and four vases and a glass water pitcher had gone down to destruction,S and MT. Farnum dole fully announced that 800 would barely cover the wholesale price.
 In silence the 500 was handed over, while the girl stood near with down cast face.
 "AIl these pieces that ain't broke be- long to you gentlemen" remarked MT. Farnum magnanimously. ''Of course they ain't no use to me because none of 'em match anything else I've in stock. There's cups and saucers and plates and''-
 "I guess we'll be going along" in- terrupted Prole slowly as he thrust his share of the remaining $S back in his  pocket. We've spent about all the money we reckoned on in this here place. There's a mighty pretty little pink lamp up in Red Spider fer three ninety-eight what will have to do fer Emmerett"
 The girl flashed a glance at the re- treating form of her employer and then laid a hand on Jink Prole's sleeve. She was laughing. but the tears were in her eyes. |
 Don't you dare buy that pink lamp" she whispered. You set out to get the incest present you knew how fer that girl, and it isn't your fault that you've lost your money. You take all the dishes, and I'll mend the glass water set and you give 'em to her for the wedding present, and I reckon she'll be proud to think what was in your hearts, and that's what matters anywayH She paused breathlessly, her eyes like stars, her cheeks pink with excitement.