The Kenna record. (Kenna, Roosevelt County, N.M.) 190?-1924, 1913-03-28

''Sneu wake MIN up and humble
him II It takes q whole year to do iti"
The opportunity came within twen-
ty minutes. AT the terminus Miss
Adams followed the young man out
on the platform. As she descended
the steps she seemed to stumble, and
he heard her exclamation Of dismay.
He whirled and extended his hand to
save her from fall, but she was not
In the least danger.
-ohl" said Mr.. McLain In confus-
ion.
"Sirl" demanded the girl.
Miss Snippy Adams had got even,
and a feeling Of satisfaction was with
her all day as she shopped. She took
the car for home without the faintest
idea that the young man would be q
passenger also. but there he was COM
fortably seated and scanning the
pages Of magazine. So far as she
could tell he did not notice her en-
trance. She sat opposite and hoped
to administer another snub. Among
the articles she had purchased and
was bringing home by hand, rather
than trust to the delivery, were three
yards Of costly lace. BY and by Miss
Adams got the inspiration she was
looking for.
The little package was dropped as
the niclkle had been. and It bounded
and struck the young mans foot Be-
fore any other passenger had moved,
Mr.. McLain had been over and picked
up the package. and after q brief look
right with the words:
your package. madam"
And that wasn't the worst Of It BY
half. The woman bowed her thanks
and put the package away in her bag.
and then looked around the car as
carelessly and innocently as you
please. Miss Adams had to control
herself until the end of the run was
reached, and then threaten the woman
with arrest II she did not hand over
the lace.
"Oh, how l hate that cad of q mani"
she exclaimed to herself after she got
home.
Young Mr.. McLain was not a cad
He had simply got even with snippy
girl. and had been very quiet about It
Ten days later, on a Saturday aft
ernoon. Miss Adams started for the
pcstoftice, seven or eight blocks away
At the third corner she encountered
Mr.. McLain. He wasn't lying in wait
for her, but simply strolling. She
glared and elevated her chin. but he
raised his hat aud said:
They have the sewer open at the
next corner, and you'd better turn
down and take the next street."
"Sirl" she answered, as she CON
tinued on and the snippiness she put
into that short word would have wilted
a whole garden Of cabbage heads.
Yes. they had opened the sewer and
put down a narrow plank from banh
to bank. No woman, and but few men
had dared attempt, the feat Miai
Adams shivered as she came to q halt
but sure that Mr.. McLain was watch
ing her, and anxious to let him see
that his advice had been a piece of i'm
pudence. abe boldly started out on the
plank
go backl Go back, youi" called
one Of the diggers. and hoodlum oi
a boy added:
| "It'l be as good as a IRE to see YOU
kerdopl"
The "kerhop" came, Of course
Things began to whirl round and
round. and with wild shrek the CIR
left the plank to bring up In the mud
and water twelve feet below. Natur
ally, she was hauled out by means o.
a rope. Naturally, she was all musse(
up. Naturally a crowd was drawn b.
the accident, and naturally or unnat
urally. that same hoodlum Of q boz
had to shout out:
"Be keerful and don't let the old ga
come up feet nratl"
Il II could kill that young man.
could kill him!" said Miss Adams I
day or two later, when the mud hat
been scraped on and her bruises at
tended to-
And yet Mr.. McLain had turne'
down another street ard knew moth
ing OF the accident.
During the next three weeks moth
ing happened. Both the young maj
and the snippy Firl lived on and At