The daily sentinel., 1913-10-23

by Adeleine II. sperry.
DOUBTFUL THOMAS

Il
stick of licorice, long and slim and
brown, with a hint of sweetness
somewhere about HMM his perfil-
ious smile no doubt. | said How
Ido-you-do2' to him and told him
how well he was looking and all that
then ! asked him when he was going
back, and he said. Next week"
asked him If he was going to take
a girl back with him, and he said.
Yes, he was going to be married.
Well, is that so?" said l. delighted.
Who is the girl?" and the wretch
told me 1t was a peach from Pali-
sades. / told him how glad | was,
that he was going to do the right
thing, and all that sort of talk. for
you know marriage as we'll as mis-
cry, loves company, and Tom took it
all with face like a craven image,
sober as deacon, and / went on my
way impressionable soul all a-thrill
with meeting romance face to face,
and also way back in my head the
thought of what a nice wedding bell
story | would have for the paper this
week. Just as | was sitting down
to dinner that night Iwas called to
! the phone, and there was Tom Sim
merly, and he said in rather agitat-
| ed tones, That was all a lie | told
] .
| was just talking to hear myself talk
and when | saw that you swallowed
/ IL so easily, | just had to let ii GO"
| called him few impolite names
not nearly forcible enough, but the
best perfect lady might do, and left
the phone in some indignation. 1t
has just dawned on me that perhaps
Tom called me up and 'fessed for fear
] would put it in the paper. If that
is the case. of course, | must keep
quiet about ii, but 1t was shame
to spoil nice newspaper story when
| get so few of them.
Saturday afternoon Misses Ruth |
and Naomi Elliott entertained in
compliment to Miss Louise Erickson, |
who leaves this week for Salt Lake
City. Louise thought the party was
to be given in honor of Miss Ruth Ell |
lott and did not know it was for
her until she was showered with lit I
tie gifts by her girl friends. The 1
girls had a rollicking time without I
an boys to interfere, danced with /
each other and tumbled and tossed |
as only girls of that age can. Each |
girl was called upon to do an original |
stunt, and some rare talent in vocal /
and dramatic art was brought to light |
perhaps destined to remain forev-
er obscure from an unfortunate /
world. The daintiest sort of refresh /
ments were served by the young host |
esses and the early twilight brought |
to an unwelcome termination a most |
delightful afternoon.
Be sure and be on hand at the har-
vest bazaar at the PRESBYTERIAN church |
next Saturday afternoon and evening
and get good chicken dinner and
buy your best girl present or some
candy. or both. The ladies will start
serving dinner at $3.50 p. m.
Mr.. Galloway, superintendent of
Iona schools, is endeavoring to
arouse friendly spirit of combative-
ness among the young people in the
higher grades. The room is divided
into two literary societies, The Col
umbines" and THE Invincibles', and
the object of each society is to outdo
the other. The contests are to be
held in perfectly frank and friendly
spirit. with Just enough antoganism
to keep them on their mettle. They
are to indulge in no rude personali-
ties, nor are they at any time to for
get that they are young ladies and
gentlemen. The first program was
given by THE Columbines" and was
taken up with the reading of high
ly original and entertaining newspa-
per and this week The lnyincibles'
Games to the front with newspaper
that caused much merriment follow
ed by a pleasing program of music
and recitations. Misses Berg and
Miss Louise Erickson gave a splendid
drill with dumb bells with piano ac-
compartment and Homer Tyler Hugh
I I..- L 1 InI IA1, 1,,,r
Oleson gave delightful readings;
Lawrence Ballmer read chapter
from the soul satisfying adventures
of Tom Sawyer and Miss Erickson
gave mandolin solo. Mr.. Hampton,
! county superintendent of schools,
/ gave most pleasing talk at the end
| of the program and said some very
nice things about the school, and
the scholars. Mr. Galloway is doing
great deal toward bringing out and
strengthening the social abilities of
the scholars, and it is a good move
in the right direction. The pupils
will give a Halloween entertainment
at the school house the last Thurs
day in October, and the parents and
guardians, also the friends, will be
| invited to attend.
Can anyone give an adequate de-
scription of the call of a coyote? 1t
! resembles the voice of a woman in
dire agony, of a little child in the
throes of terrific fright, of young
puppies eating each other alive. of
souls in eternal torment, of all the
weird, eerie. soul soaring sounds
one can think of, and even that
doesn't describe it. Saturday morn
\ ing early, tired housewives and hus-
bands and little children were ava
kened from sound, healthful slumber
/ by these hideous noises, seemingly
right in ones barnyard, and every
dog in Iona, and there are several,
/ lifted up their voices in earnest pro-
test. More than one chicken coop
was visited by the skulking thieves
. hla.,,i.