The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1914-03-27

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| very sweetly.
Those were the only four words
that had been spoken during the en-
tire event.
How did you tame him, Bess?"
asked the other girl.
| Made him see the size OF his
/ hands" explained Miss Williams with
| q shrug. you can do that with any
Of them that have big ones. and after
that they'll lay down and roll over
and jump through hoops at the mere
glance OF command
| The next day he came again, but
| with not nearly so much assurance
Again he took Billy'a chair. but there
was very little aggressiyeness about
him.
What will you have sample Of
today?" asked Billy.
| Shave said Mr.. Carroll YEARLY,
as he lay back In the chair.
When Billy turned him loose he
went over to Miss Williams and
spread out his hands upon her table
dropping opposite to her with a
dead-tired air.
You don't want me to treat your
nails again?" she objected.
Sure" he said. Il came In on
purpose
This is one OF the good things you
can oyerdo," she told him. III I'd
| give those nails the full course so
| soon you'd have to get a new set"
He was quite dismal about 1t.
Cant you just fuss around with
them little bit. them" he inquired.
I'm SO lonesome could go to jail
| for company"
Maybe could finish yesterdays
! job little" she returned. 1T would
be cheating, but don't mind" and
| she studied them carefully.
/ The fact OF the matter was that
Mr.. James e. Carroll was quite pal
pably unhappy, and the Manicure Girl,
who always wore her claws I'M
sheathed for fresh people, could not
withhold comfort from unhappy ones.
What's the matter? Hasn't New
York been chubby with your" she
asked, as she went gingerly to work
mo" he complained, "the towns
] too slow. There's more fun out in
Prosperity, Indiana, where came
from
4 That isn't what ails you. There's
a girl back in Prosperity"
There's half dozen Of them he
grinned
1 "Yes?" she inquired. and looked
him over carefully. There's only
one. I'll put little bet down on 1t;
a bag Of peanuts against a package
OF chewing gum"
He looked long time at the Mani
cure Girls imported pompadour, then
! he called a boy and handed him a
quarter.
Bring a package Of chewing gum"
he ordered
That's when Miss Williams began
not to dislike him so much.
Yes" he went on by and by.
There Is just one girl back In Pros
perity. that is, one worth mention
Ing, and I'd give hundred dollars
IL she was here"
so much as hundred Left she
asked, In apparent surprise; land you
here two days?"
1T does melt pretty fast" he con-
fcssed, smiling. "but I'm good for a
few days longer. brought between
three and four hundred dollars with
me"
"Gee!" exclaimed Miss Williams.
What will they do for circulating
medium out there?"
"Oh. there's some left, I guess" he
told her, but not among the gang.
/ You see. won this In a poker game,
the biggest one we ever had In
| town"
My, what wicked little SPORT"
/ she gasped. Il guess you're the hor-
rible example In Prosperity guess
they won't let you come to the church
sociables. nor the husking bees. nor
anything. What does the girl think
OF IT."
she doesn't know anything about
IT,. he returned rather soberly. IF
she found It out. don't think she'd
| like II very much
Miss Williams liked him even bet
ter for the seriousness with which he
considered this phase of the matter.
OF course. she's pretty" she sug-
gested by and by.
It was good to see his face light
up.
Il call her Reddy, but her hair isn't
really red" he explained IT'S a
dark brown, that seems to flare IN
copper colored sometimes when the
sun shines through IT: and she has
the brownest Of brown eyes, and the
reddest Of red lips, and the whitest
Of white teeth, and the pinkest
checks: and"
Sure" she interrupted. 81 know
the kind. You can find her on the
front page of any OF the twenty-six
best sellers and on the covers of al
| the magazines when they haven't
anything special to feature: ard
| suppose after this lonesome little
Seeing-New-York trip all by yourself,
| yOu'll hoHIr h0xao ~..o.--.