The Dolores star. [volume] (Dolores, Montezuma County, Colo.) 1901-current, 1911-01-27
CHAPTER n.


~vanity In . man 10 like q turkey
eossr a-strutting In November"
Mics eeiina l.ue
Miss Cynthie. honey, its . good
ling you come down TO see me this
orning nrst thing. When you are In
pwn on one Of them week end and be-
ins with Miss Evelyn. sweet a. she 10,
don't rest calm ~ ! might Seems
ne. 20 to speak. am afraid you viii
nrn over your soap box or bump your
esd or swallow . ny or something, n
rOu are outen my sight"
You mean you are sure I will have
NE strength Of mind to refrain from
eakins In the camel. but are uneasy
about my seeing the gnat In time. Miss
esiina Lue7" said Miss Cynthia. a.
xshe stood smiling before the grocery
4noor where Miss Selma Lue sat, bus.
~ engaged In sorting over q basket Of
kyune apples.
Child, can't always help but have
more respect for q great big. sinful
1 camel than q mean, little, busybody
gnat that pops in your mouth and does
you = injury before you know he's
there. And Of the two I choose the
camel to swallow. II swallow I must.
But. dearie one, I've got too much to
/ think about to watch out for either
one. and reckon them ~ keeps good
and busy IL protected from wrong do
ings, big or little. Set down. honey.
bunch, and tell me what you've been
a-doing."
How are the babies, and IL Ethel
Aaud's thumb well again." said Miss
Cynthia - she seated herself In the
1oor for . chat.
y. The babies are blooming nne. ex.
eept Clemmie OF something that was
strange to her and was sick day before
yesterday. hope II wasn't . cock.
roach. but have my suspicious from
eseins two legs Of one on the noor
~ Der. Ethel Maud's thumb 10 we'll,
bet We like ter had Q time with her
end . pea In her nose what got stuck
- aAd wouldn't come down no matter
49, Dc snorted. But put clothes.
~ ~ above u TO kssp II from going
eo6sAss ~ asA eeasod n down with
stnirpin and e1lnstonhooh. II swsllsd
oBDs bat she0 ~ right today"
= 49, ,en0h1A.An nuhsl ossvilpsaA ~
nsa Of Ethel Haud's nose. which vas
. tiny. turned-up dot. supporting .
clothsspin and pea q the same time.
and Miss Selma Lue's chuckle showed
that she appreciated the humor of the
picture. When Miss Cynthia laughed
II provoked . smile from everybody In
seeing or hearing distance. and Miss
Selma Lue's mirth was ever respon.
sive to the slightest call.
Miss Cynthie. honey" she said AFT.
Or lev minutes. I've got . new soap
boz baby and ] was mighty anxious for
awhile - TO how II would be. but
now"
oh. Miss Selma Lue, with all you
have to do!-another, Where 10 ~
In q boz with the others! ! am 70.
Ing back TO see IT," and Miss Cynthia
spranE up with alacrity.
oh. no! He stays In the barn with
Charity and be won't be home TIL
noon. 20 set down and let me tell you
about II. for ! mistrust myself In do
Ing II. though the pictures are beau
titul. OF course ! oughter be willing
to do something fer arts sake. which
u looks like II Jest his love Of this
beautiful world put right down fer
others to see. And then, it's true they
amt another barn about here that's
% good a. mine to paint In. Anyway,
amt he . stranger within my gaiesg"
"Aiss Selma Lue. what are you talk.
Ing about? Al nrst II sounded like .
baby. then . calf"
You'd think Il was both by the way
II drinks milk. and the helplessness Of
u. but It's . man"
"A mani"
Ito be Continued.l