The Wagner post. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1912-current, 1912-04-05

ner IN a guilty hight after an unaCtk0r.
lied glimpse at the same object of art.
The result was a sprained ankle. .
sprain of such gravity that Luke ana
Cammilla, though conscious that by in
curing q bill they cut the ground
from under their feet. sent hastily for
the doctor.
Remember, doctor. that / must go
to church Easter" groaned the patient.
Eyes, yes" replied the doctor, sooth-
ingly. But he told Calnmilla, down.
stairs, that a sofa and arnica must
be her sisters portion for weeks. 'BuA
on no account allow her 20 fret" he
added. A remark which caused ponr
Cammilla's opinion Of masculine wis.,
dom to go down several points.
Easter arrived, finding Miss Miranda
reluctantly resigned. II can go to
church in a Sunday or two" she said.
by that time Ems bonnet will be an
old story. You go to-day, Camnilla,
and during the sermon mark Ems bon
net WE'LL
Miss Camilla protested weakly that
she had nothing fit towear." Hersister
replied, firmly: "You need fresh air,
or else a dose of Grandma Todd's ten"
OF course Cammilla yielded.
"Be sure to tell ME just how It's
trimmed" she called after her, "for
here l am at the hack of the house, not
eve able to see EN- go BY" At these
words a guilty Thought flashed into
Cammilla's milpd. Halt an hour later
she peeped through the shutters of the
spare room" and saw Job Carter at
his door.
II know it's me that makes him SO
red il he locks this way" she unused.
IF I only had a pretty bonnet to wear
to-day / know I could muster courage
to ask him if sugars gone up or some
thing like that"
These cogt:Stions must have made
her late, for .lse merely oalled good-by,
without entering aer sisters room. and
evidently failed to hear q request that
she bring the new bonnet in to keep
Miss Mirands company. On her re-
turn, it seemed ta the invalid that she
delayed long in taking Of her wraps,
while her descrilfior of Etn's bonnet
was OF the vaguest.,
II suppose Job Carter was more in
marked Miss Miranda, scorrsnlly.
And Camilla replied. alnost boldly:
Gle walked home with me. anyhow, and
he's coming to take me to Wednesday
prayer-meeting."
While Cammilla was preparing q lav-
ish tea for Luke, En- Gassoway came in.
Don't mind me" she said; ii know tho
way upstairs; I'll run mp and tell MI
randa what people wore at church to-
day. What's the matter; got a chnl?"
For Cammilla's teeth chattcred.
THAT was a gay bonnet Camnills
wore to church to-day" she remarked,
after her own bonnet had been duly adj
mired by the complacent Miss Miranda.
Il can't say, though, that pink roses be-
come her. Mercy, Carnnailla. you
startled me, coming in like a ghost
you look like one, tool"
whats that about pink roses? No.
Camilla, I'm not talking too much.
Go right and get my new bonnet. No,
I'm not feverish, and another time won't
do as we'll! Now, hold the light while
I show it. There, EN-! Did you ever
see one like it? Look out, Cammilla,
you'll drop that lampi"
"Never until to-day" EN- replied. de-
murely. "Why did you have them alike.
girls?"
With q gasp. Miss Miranda held her
treasure closer to the light. There,
clear to her scrutinizing gaze, were two
tiny perforations made by unauthorized
bonnet pins!