The Kenna record. (Kenna, Roosevelt County, N.M.) 190?-1924, 1913-07-04

1t was just as IL he said to the store
advertising man:
James, you may advertise those %
cent corsets for 4s cents"
II will think 1t over" said the
poor girl as she wanted to run away
and hide and have q good cry.
Truly Mr.. Weston had something
coming to him, and he got it. After
the annual white goods sale he re.
ferred to the matter again, but with
out any great interest, and was again
put of. After the So umbrella sale
had closed with unprecedented sue.
cess,7~he offered his hand and heart
for the third time.
Il must have more time," replied
Miss Nellie.
A month passed and then came the
letter brother Ben brought. Mr.. Yves.
ton wanted to know, you know, Just
as he might want to know about an
order Of goods for the shoe depart
ment.
The wretchl" exclaimed the girl as
she read the letter and grftted her
teeth. 1T shall be mol mol mol"
And 1t was, and when the father
was told of It his reply was:
We'll, you have thrown over a
model husband and lot Of money,
and for who and whatf Well, youn
have to take what comes along"
He threw that at her as a scare. II
he had understood girl-nature he
would have realized that what IN to
come along" is her hope-her mystery
her romance. And Miss Nellie felt
that anything that might come along
would be better than the lay-fiRure
that had already come.
The letter was brief, but as explicit
as is the swear-word of man when
he stubs his toe. She wanted It sent
to the postoffice at once. When It
reposed In the mail bag the case might
be considered as closed. She sealed
and stamped 1t and called to brother
Ben that she would give him a quar-
ter to take her pony and convey the
letter to the village.
But it's raining cats and dogs." he
replied.
But you have a raincoat." At
Slmmst SdlmSm2ssthST her lGsS Hssi si 81 out the pony
and HE away to to& knd drop tAs
letter into the postofaee with his own
hands? He didn't He4was a dry boy;
and hated water like q hen. He ssiIn'1
ply got out the family umbrella and
sneaked out to the gate and when an
auto came along with a young man
and his chaufIaRr In it he held up his
khand as q signelto stop, and then ad-
Ranced and held out the letter to the
Young man and said;
BE good and do feller a favor"
"For sure"
drop this into the postoffice when
you pass through town"
why certainly. Amy money in 1t
to tempt met"
mot a red. It's my sister Nellie's
letter."
"Ah."
"And it's going to Mr.. Harry Wes-
ton. New York CITY," said brother
Ben as he read the address.
sAll right, my young friend. Mr.
Harry Weston will get his letter. even
If have to carry 1t to him"
Brother Ben did not return directly
to the house. He made for the. barn,
and 1t was an hour later whenfhe en-
tered the house by the kitchen door
and said:
1t was about eight months after that
rainy day and that explicit letter that
Miss Nellie Vane started out one aft
ernoon after wild strawberries. 1t
was to be down the road a quarter OF
mile and then over the fence into
the meadow. Brother Ben had been
there and made a hog OF himself.
1t is painful to watch a girl climb q
fence. It's like sheep trying to clint
tree. Miss Nellie did just as any
other girl would have done. She
climbed two feet high Rnd got her foo
caught and fell back to shout.
At that moment a Young man in al
auto came along same young mar
that had taken her letter to mail II
the long ago. He stopped He raj
J to the prisoner and loosened her foot
1t was a case of sprained ankle. Th'
heroine had to be conveyed home
: the family was startled-the docto
was called. Good form required tn