The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1913-05-29

, Colonel Todhunter smiled calmly
amt askIn' you TO. Mary" he retortet
In the first place. ] approve Of Tom
falliD' as deep in love with Mary q
he knows how. In the second place
interferin' In these here Sentimental
affairs is mighty ticklish business
and I'm here at this picnic to have
good ti,ne. I'm a-goin' to have 1t. tool'
Saying which, be beat a hasty retreat
But be had hardly succeeded In plac
ing section of the picnic crowd he
tween himself and Mrs Todhuntel
when young girl came running along
his trail. bresthess. and with mis-
chievous eyes
Mrs. Todhunter wants you to come
right back TO her. colonel she an
nounced. She's short on men to help
her. and she's awful busy. Wants you
to come right away sir
Colonel Todhunier glanced whimsi-
cally at the messenger -Aih't that just
like a mans wife? She didn't want
Judge Boiling when she saw him. oh.
no! It's me she wants. And I'll bet
sbe's got the hardest job on the
grounds picked out for me right now"
Then he turned 10 the amused girl.
Thank you. Miss Louise" he said
ruefully. please tell Mrs. Todhunter
III be there In two or three Minutes
Suddenly, but little distance ahead.
he saw Tom Strickland parting from
Mary. They were handsome couple.
the coloneI's daughter an exquisite type
of the well born southern girl. her hair
and eyes rarely pure brown. her skin
of almost baby fairness. proud little
mouth, a joyous bearing; the youth a
tall and well built young country bred
gentleman, his eyes clear blue. his
hair sunburned yellow. his mouth
and chin clean cut and firm Colonel
Todhunter approved heartily of both
AS Mary left her companion and went
to join her mother. second girl. with
obvious intent. crossed Tom Strick-
lands path. She was OF different
type. a plebeian beauty. black haired. !
with passionate eyes, full red lips.
suggestion of rich animal life ia her
movements
you ought to be ashamed OF your
self. Tom Stricklandr' she said In a |
low tone. little break in her voice
You let me drop like | was somethin'
you despised just the minute you
caught sight of Mary Todhunter.
wouldn't treat dog that way. Tom"
There was something pitiful In the
utter fraukness of surrender with
which the speakers eyes confessed her
liking for Tom Strickland Colonel
Todhunter knew her WELL She was
the granddaughter of old Rafe Dog
gett. who had been a private soldier
In Confederate regiment during the
civil war. The family belonged to the
class once known as poor whites"
but old Doggett had been a good sol
iier, and Lottie-May. his granddaugh-
ter. owed her membership In the
Daughters OF the Confederacy to the
esteem in which be was held
This was even more than a conces-
,ion to inferior caste. The darkly
beautiful country girl whom old Rafe
Doggett's son had married in another
state had gone away from home one
lay. leaving her baby daughter behind,
md never returned. A picturesquely :
Indian herb DOCTOR" who /,
lad been peddling his wares in Nine
Ell for some days and was known to !
ave paid bold attentions to her, dis ,
ppeared at the same time. Lottie-
lay Doggett, inheriting the same vital !
eauty of soft roundness. red lips and
ensuous black eyes. had grown up in a
Uneven. defiant. under the shadow of .
er mothers shame. :,
Tom Strickland stared at the girl :
laiuly surprised. why. LottieMay," !
e exclaimed; II won't let you think
ich thing, | only hurried to say
Iowdy' to Miss Mary because she had :
lst got here Anyway"-and here he "
niled teasingly-"l could see with one :"
'e that STAN Tucker was just wild
have talk with you" !"
Lottie- Mays eyes dashed STAN ,e
ncker-shucksr she cried scornfully. "
wouldn't wipe my feet on him, Tom. a. a.
hen you're around. and you know It ~
ut can tell you one thing'-and here =,
note of proud vanity sounded In her
ice-"tryin' hard as he is to git Miss NC
airy Todhunter to marry him. just ~
re you are. STAN Tucker loves me
ore in one minute than he will love &c
r In his whole lifetime" an
'Lottie-May." calculated Tom angri-
you mustn't talk like that. You :
ght to be ashamed. You've got no VI
hit to couple Miss Mary Todhunter's gu
me- an
No. no. that's it, interrupted the so
! holly. Il mustn't mention Mary III.
dhunter's name in the same breath
tn mine. 1t amt right. you think. nu
I'll, | willard | hate her. hate
80 er.
/ didn't mean that Lottie May" pro-
ted Tom, You know didn't mean
t.
tut the girl was gone Hagar-like,
) moved with sort Of outcast PRIDE
- A. H.