Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1913-11-20


IL -xCxd to Miss Ursula
lszA..-E-AzzeAA-s Allen made a
combination to
try his soul. The words, the chances,
the smiles that he felt were meant for
nm were being coolly appropriated
by p. Wilmering. Worse than that. p.
Nilmering was able to sip his tea
without allowing the holly to slide to
his shoulder. Nor was the holly tick
ling the wrist of p. Wilmering as it
was that of Rev. Simms-Sinclair. p
Wilmering acted as if he might have
slipped tea with both hands cuffed be-
hind him. Rev. Simms-S Sinclair al
most wished his rival were in that pre-
dicament, and about forty miles away
at the same time. Now, Jones, who
was patiently putting holly and ever
green about the woodwork and pictures
1.-THE three men had graciously come
to help get things ready for the chill
dren's party)-Jones. We say. was not
bothering Rev Simms-S Sinclair Jones
was not bothering any one In the
main, ii was Ursula Allen who both
cred the reverend young gentleman.
Women-young women-can bother
the mind OF man without intending so
to do. ASK them. They will assure
you they never have any such inten-
ton. That Is exactly what Ursula AL
len would have told you. but she would
not have believed her own statement
fx.. J..
lieved herself to be attractive. This
belief was shared by Rev Simms-Sin
clair and p Wilmering and-but Jone.
didn't count.
All unused Rev Simms-Sinclair
doing a Hermann the Great movement
and capturing his cup before it jumped
from the edge OF the saucer, "ah
what would Christmas be without
the children" His eyes took on a
mellow look and he gazed tenderly al
the two young people before him
What would Christmas be without
the children"
Were you speaking to me-" asked
Jones. after neither Of the others had
supplied Rev. Simms-Sinclair with q
reply.
"Er-ah-that is my remark was
purely a general one" explained the
rector of St Paul's.
Kind OF an echo-answers-why prop
osition?" said Delaney.
"Or the children without Christ
mas" asked Ursula. handing another
bunch OF evergreen to Jones. "On'
moor family down in Abbledale allie,
has sixteen children. Sixteen. Thinl
/ OF that
Fellow ought really to think of six
teen children in instruments, de
clared p. Wilmeriag, earnestly. III
have to think of Ill of them at ono
I'd rather think Of an orphans nom
and be done with it.
Rev. Simms Sin clair saw his oppor
tunity to watt himself into the wav
of sympathy that was engulflng VI
sula IL was one of those opportun
ties which Rev Simms was continl
ally looking for. and few of which e'
cansd him when offered by r. Wilmer
ing. ga,
what can the father of those littl
ones do?" he inquired. with pathos !
his voice. To hear him, one could col
lure up pictures of worm wear
man coming home in the gloomy wv
light disentangling himself from TIM
tv-two arms and trying to answer 81
teen simultaneous requests for penn.
"What can the father OF those poo
uttlo ones do?" he repeated, at IN
same time giving Ursula a glance
warming affection which that youn
lady might. or might not, interpret
being intended for herself or LOT I'll
suffering father OF sixteen childreh.
Write to Roosevelt suggeste
ZONES. who was standing on chal
and irving to harmonic strand
cvnross and holly berries with rub
cund visage of good old Uncle Jetnf
Allen. who had fought, bled ana dle
In the Mexican war-and lived to tie
of it,
or course Jones had no bushes
Knitting in nj such time. lie wa
there to assist only IN the work
decoration. and not to umpire the io'
game of the Rev. Simms-Sinclair an
=. Wilmering
Ursula dimpled Il want everypoo
IN he happy on Christmas day. ana
there is anything | can DO OF say l,
them on Christmas eve am ON
TOO glad of it. And it is simply mob
NJ YOU men to help so much in settln
the house ready" q
| Jones. who was posing as one Il
ure of the Laoccon group, with son
| ten yards of greens represen''"s u