The Huttig news. (Huttig, Ark.) 1907-1955, 1912-11-02
CARING FOR
EDNA

I've given up all thoughts of eyer
getting married" declared Edna, hold
ing up the Irish lace rose she was GRO
eheting. q did think at one time thar
my chances We're a little better than
the average girls. but row | have re.
Signed myself to the inevitable"
We'll, the right man hasn't come
along yet, my dear" graciously sug-
gested Edna's married friend Just
as soon as he does you'll know it and
he'll know it, and then there will go
the marriage bells"
Il wish 1t really was as simple as
that sighed Edna, but you are not ia
king my bachelor uncle into account"
Why, what has your uncle got to
do with your not getting married ?"
Everything. declared Edna, rue.
fully. That is. nearly everything. I
am not the only star in my own eve
ming horizon. In fact, | am either com
pletely obscuTed or | shine only with
reflected glory You've heard me
speak Of ny bachelor Uncle Bob He
lives over on the next street in
boarding house and be thinks that his
one absolute duty is to drop in on me
every evening of his life Immediately
after dinner and act as master Of cere-
monies for the rest of the evening
The few times he has failed to appear
he has called me UP by telephone
bright and early the very next morn
ing to express his apologies and re
grets."
But he doesn't Interfere with your
callers, does hep queried the married
friend, with dawning comprehension
/ Surely he goes upstairs with the 9th
ers and plays cards or something of
the sort?"
That's Just what he doesn't do re.
sponded Edna. COMPRISING her lips
He says he enjoys knowing and
meeting my friends, and he usually
remains all evening when they come
and on some occasions has even es.
corted to the door some young man
whom he particularly favored He
thinks It Is his duty as a man with no
responsibilities to look after my matri.
monial prospects, nearly expire with
modification when he asks some new
man who is calling for the first time
TO have lunch with him the next day
really know of two cases where he
absolutely frightened away very ell
gible young men by his overassiduous
attentions
Couldn't you delieately hint to him
that he is too much of an evening de-
light" suggested the married friend.
sympathetically.
4 shouldn't dare" affirmed Edna.
Drodding her choehet needle viciously
into the lace rose lie is the kind
who would spend the rest of his life
nursing such cruel sting of ingratf-
tude
Still, Tom says he is about desper
ate to have a few moments alone with
me. The other evening when he came
he asked me if couldn't put few
grains OF some harmless slumber pow.
der into unele's coffee
Just as he finished speaking uncle
came busting down from fathers
room, where | was hoping that be was
safely slowed away. He started at
once to give Tom some good advice
on the subject of young mans hay
ing bank account. Then he drifted
into few words of warning about ma
king hay while the sun shines and
striking while the iron is hot. Al
though | had a fearful cold started
to sing furiously"
You poor grill" exclaimed the mar
ried friend. a wonder you don't have
nervous prostration Why don't you
get Your family to move?"
"Unele Bob would move, too. he
loves us so. thought that when
summer came things would be better.
IN fact. hit on what seemed to me
a clever plan. fixed up the back
yard with a swinging davenport and
wicker chairs. Tom was delighted
with the plan The first evening the
yard was ready Tom came over early
and Immediately We tore out through
the kitchen TO the peace and quiet OF
the Arcadia we had secured
As We approached the swing we
heard the chains efeaking. Then we
saw the lighted end OF cigar.
4 was just going in to get you.
announced Uncle Bob from the coy
seat Of the davenport SWING It is fine
out here was strolling by ara came
in at the side gate Sit down, sit
down. like young people around me
1t never bothers me a Bit
Couldn't you marry him off to some
unsuspecting spinster?" suggested
Edna's married friend with sympathy
! in her voice. I'd take almost any
measures to get rid of such a elinging
and Rertinaeious relative"
No" said Edna. listlessly. "He SAYS
he viii never marry and that he is
waiting for me to get married SO he
can come and live with me-"