The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1913-05-03

A Case Where the
Little God Cupid
Takes q Hand
BY cLARIssA MAcklE


The piazza Of the summer hotel was
fecked with white and colored gowns
relieved here and there by the more
somber hues of mems garments. At
seahurst there was proportion OF one
male guest to every seventeen Of the
opposite sex. Polly Skinner had f1g-
ured It out on the back Of q picture
postcard she had just received from
Dick Westf0rd who should have been
there II he bud not loved the Maine
woods better.
Think OF his impudence!'' complain
ed Polly to n group Of her friends In
corner OF the piazza. Il wrote to him
that 1t was lovely down here on Mizzen
island, and he merely sends this kodak
postnI showing himself sitting around
camp fire with half a dozen perfect.
~ stunning looking men. all wearing
flannel shirts and looking contented
and happy. without single girl in
sight.' She passed the card around
for inspection.
81 suppose everything Is very messy
there" remarked Bell Sears after
casual glance at the pictured group.
Ella Frond balanced her slender
form on the piazza railing aud looked
pettishly over toward group Of mnr-
ried women, whose husbands sat In
tanned submission near by reading the
morning papers.
Polly was figuring rapidly on the
postal card Dick Westford had sent.
and It was then that she announced
her statistical fgures
AUST fancy. girls; there's Just one
man to every seventeen women in this
hotelw
"Did you count in Billy Pinckneyr
'Of course did," laughed Polly.
'weil. he hardly counts, he In 10
siriy." complained Lily Deane. HE
actually asked me to show him how
to embroider. said he'd always want.
cd to try It. 1t looked 70 fascinating"
what did you say?'
~ promised to give him a lesson
this morning. And here he comes
now. the borev'
Lily looked up and smiled In sweet
contradiction as Billy Pinckney drew
near.
He was . soft looking youth with
pale hair. long noss and klttenisn
InanBers. His clothes WEIR remarka-
~ for their color harnonles aHd their
variety. Now be was wearing suit
OF pale blue flannel with shirt to
match and ring on one white hand
With turquoise sunk deep In the
gold.
He was dream In blue.
"Ah. Miss Lily" he murmured gent
", with a significant glance around
the group of maIdens, 1--WE have an en-
gagement to sit on the beach. be-
lieve?"
"Ccrtainly. Mr.. Pinckney. Excuse
me. girls" And Lily dropped her en-
broidery In her silken bag. slung the
ribbons over her arm and departed
toward the snndy beach.
The five remaining girls watched
the couple out Of sight. and then they
exchanged giances.
1--WE have come to this pass" said
Polly solemnly. when even the atten-
lions of Billy Plnckney are looked on
with envy. Nay. don't expostulate.
girlies. feel that way myself. I'd
rather go walking with Billy and lis
ten to his innnities and shudder Mt his
lavender and pale blue 6annels than
to sit here and gossip with you: There.
don't you all feel the same way? All
in favor say aye"
"Ayew they shrieked in chorus.
I'VE ARE desperate. Some fine day
Billy Pinckney will propose to one Of
us. az tx his habit. and through sheer
ennui one OF us will accept him.
Ugh" shuddered Bell. with glance
over her shoulder at a laxative group
Of elderly women. .lmagine having
Mrs. i'inckney for mother-in law
Don't worry laughed Amy Wrenn
from the hammock. Mrs. Pinckney
would never permit It to go az far az
that"
"How could she stop itT' asked Bell
''Trust her cleverness. She wouldn't
make n big fuss and bother over the
engagement--oh. no. Shed be perfect
~ sweet and lovely and all thar. hut
she would invite a whole lot of men
down here to cut Billy out. She knows
be wouldn't stand a chance beside any
other man," declared Amy contemptu-
ousiy.
-why not do it?' asked Polly coolly.
'tDo whntT'
some of us become engaged to BILLY.
or. at least. NIL Of us pay him SO much
attention that Mrs. Pinckney will be
come alarmed and send for help of
some sort. wonder what she would
really do?" Poliy's cheeks were pink
with mischievous excitement.
''she would communicate with Billy's
nearest male relativeand-mercy" Amy
Wrenn suddenly sat M straight and
beckoned her four companions to a
secret conference. When the heads
were close together she whispered.
ibid yOu know that Dick Westford