Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1914-10-01
HER NEW GAR

BY JOHN coWAN.

pursued the conversation where it
had been left on. %
mo, ] don't envy Emma her cleo.
tic car in the least" she repeated
firmly. I'm perfectly willing that
other people should have all that's
coming to them. though the land
knows what right Emma Ankers has
10 an electric when folks that are her
betters don't own even wheetbaTrow.
Why, that woman--say. you know
Emma and used to go to ischooi to-
gethari Yes. we did. I've known her
ali that time. and guess what /
could tell you about Emma would keep
me busy some time!
why, didn't do her algebra prob
lens for her, because felt sorry
that she was such a dummy? And
the times she's borrowed my Latin
pony! And then she was graduated
with houors, and everybody said how
smart she was! kept still don't
believe In telling things on a friend.
and II Emma was satisfied to deceive
every one that was her lookout. dc
think she did 1t mostly so as to
stand well In Julius eyes. He's the
one she married, you know.
oh, yes, Julius went to school
there too, and was the most conceit
ed creature, though how he could be
otherwise with Emma and all the 9th
ers chasing around after him as they
did Maybe some of the rest OF us
could tell thing or two ii we want
ed to. and IL Emma knew what O
narrow escape she had from not be
Ing Mrs. Julius. she'd shIvered In her
boots! Not that I'd have taken Ju
Illus II he'd been offered to me on
silver platter, but he made 1t pIair
enough to me that could have hat
him II I'd wanted to! Little dried
Up shrimp that he is! Why, he never
had brains enough to make even
decent living. and II he hadn't inherit
ed all that money from his father
Emma would be riding on street cart
like the rest of u.s.
IT'S perfectly funny to zee hen
with that new electric. She lives or
the next street from me, and every day
she goes out of her way to trundie hy
my house, and she looks out to see
II I'm watching, They're paving hei
street, you say? Well. she could Just
as we'll go down the next but one, aue
! know she goes down mine on pur
pose to make me Jealous, but, good
ness knows, there isn't Jealous hair
in my head My husband earns an
honest living and doesn't have to live
on some one else's money. and I'm
proud Of 1t, | guess he'd bay me an
electric. anyway. II I made point
OF II, but I'm no hand for show. I'd
rather save up for my old age and
take trip now and then, | asked
Emma point blank the other day WHY
she didn't so to California this win
Ter as usual, and she said because the
weather had been so mild, but guess
know They can't afford II after
being so foolish as to buy an cleo
trio!
Emma actually came over one day
and said she wanted to take ME for
a ride, but | waa too smart for her
guess wasn't going to sit beside her
and have her crow over me In that
superior way of hers and try TO make
me feel that I was q paupert Not
me- | Just locked her In The eye and
said: Thank you kindly, Emma. but
haven't time Besides, I'm going ont
with q friend who wants me to try
her new $s,e0e limousine they've Just
imported Is that your new car?
Why, It's really quite nice looking for
Just a cheap little electric, | don't
suppose 1t will last very long, but
youM enjoy IL while 1t does, I'm sure,
OF course you don't 30 to many par.
ties, but it'll be nice TO carry things
home from the grocery anu the mar.
ket,'
Il guess rather took the Wind cet
Of her sails. for she Just opened her
mouth and shut IL again without a
word She needn't think she did such
a wonderful thing when she married
Julipss wouldn't like to be any
mans second choice Just because he
couldn't get the girl he wanted first! |
did you ever notice how funny II |
is that some women seem born to |
ride In eleetrics and others never III |
In Emma seems that kind. She |
always looks to the as IL she was the |
cook or ehambermaid sent out on an |
crrana and not quite comfortable, She |
shows 80 plainly that she isn't used |
TO riding in an electric. Anyhow, I'll |
bet anything II was a secondhand one |
when Julius bought II. because he's |
awful tight with his money. She |
needn't put on airs with it
"As for me, hope she enjoys her.
self with that car, poor thing She |
has little enough else to enjoy In life, |
married to shrimp like Julius. No. |
Emma's electric car doesn't make me |
envious at all--thank heaven. I'm not |
that kind of q persont"
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