The Glenwood post., 1913-06-14
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kot." saiA Aias Nellie. the daughter.
n they are . couple Of pokes ths
house might a. well stand empty"
Il know they have no daughter"
~Of couras not. II they had shs'd
p Just a. disaSreeabls a. she could.
Just two old pokes. and did
hope-"
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That they wouldn't BE- pokss. I
oust know how II will be. They'll
wander over hsrs Of an evening. and
- and you viii sit and smoke and
TN politics. and she and mamma will
eap recipes for dysing old skirts.
I'D wbsre1l I come In? Do you
tnow. Dad Rathbons. there isn't .
Houng man worth cat msat within
tAree miles q this old country
housef"
"Oh. I So" replied The father.
You are thipktnS q natrimoay In
ptsad Of practiciAG tosf nusie."
I've beAesA I'm n sick q T.
Ne. IN not tAish1ag o{ tAat. bst -
WisA thsre vas . yoanG Daa arosnl
hsss I ooslA Dabs syss At was
hlnost a,ninA to 1irt With 90 going
by In an auto this aftsenooa."
Poor grill Well. guess IN tsll
tou the rest of The story. Thoes two
Old poksa. - you cali them. have .
Soa."
And he's I've ysan old s.A
hspsr"
~Hsis tvsoty-tAFss o. thsFsabouts
and speaks straight froa The shoul-
der. He's . sculptor. believe besn
working on . statue for the last
three yeArs."
well. he's got tousied hair. 10 Al
ways looking into the clouds and can't
tell . handsome girl from . homely
one. / know the kind"
"ASoo yS0 NoA b"hON NA&V
father. Rex Franklin 10 right up to
date. Talks we'll. dresses well. and
no pretty girls get away from him.
I expect to have him for . sonin-law
within q year. Always hoped you'd
marry q sculptor 90 that your mother
and could be done in marble. He's
going to come and 60 on the train,
and Of course I shall meet him and
speak a good word for you"
Thanks, muchly. He'll run after
look at him twice."
The Franklins moved In. They
didn't look like pokes after all. and
not peeping out of the front windows
morning and evening for a sight Of
that young man, or wondering what
sort of a bait to use to trap him She
Just waited to know that there was
an eligible party around in case she
wanted to go fishing. He might be
all her father said, and yet she
wouldn't like him. He would have
disagreeable traits.
Three weeks had passed and Rex
Franklin hadn't been even sighted
from a distance He was to drop in
0ome evening with his parents In
return for q call. 1t was 90 said. and
Miss Nellie took care to have on her
prettiest gown every evening. but not
On his account-no. sir! Just b.
cause she felt like dressing up . bit.
She practiced the airs of two or three
0ongs In harmony with her voice. but
that had nothing to DO With his con-
tne. She just liked to hsar her owl
vsscs.
AAA o. Q certain morning Alss
Nslls Rathboos got up feeling out
q soets with The world. She fen oat
q I'D instead oe hopping out liks
Q cricket Thea her hair tangled -
- brushed It Thea she found that
her powder rag had bssa chswsd up
b. her Boston bulldog. and about half
. dosen things had goos wrong whsa
she tripped a. she was going down
to breakfast and rolled clsaf down to
the hall floor. OF course, sAs said
thines, and sinSulaFiy eaoasA sAs said
most of them about the DsW yoang
Dan ns1t door, He vas Q many; -
WAs 10 sculptor: he was homsly and
awkward. II - ever dared call -
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