Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1916-07-06
ALENE's ROMANCE.
BY CATHERINE cRANMER.


weeks vacation on farm. Her man
visits to the movies, where broad
shouldered, good-looking young farm
ers or cowboys were the heroes ha,
caused her to picture a farm as tn
place Of all others offering the roman
tic possibilities for which her younl
soul yearned.
She had been rather nettled NOR,
than once at VIII Egger's seeming
oversight of the romantic in the vari
GUS movies to which he had accom-
I panied her. He was always figuring
/ how the plot worked out, and frequent
ly when the most adorable hero had
rescued the heroine from the villain
| will would only give grunt about
1t being the same old gag
At this stage of her day dream, the
! porter stuck his head in the door
and shouted: "Waynesburg! Waynes-
burg!" That being her destination,
Alene grabbed her suitcase and as she
tripped down the steps she became the
center of interest to the dozen listless-
looking people. The prospect for ad.
venture was far from promising.
Just then the eyes OF all left Alene
and went in the direction from which
came the sound of rushing automo-
bile and excited and laughing voices
A big touring car swerved from the
main road on the open space at the
end of the station and a young man
sprang from the machine to grasp the
handrail of the last coach just as the
train moved past the station.
Alene hoped she would be taken into
the automobile to be conveyed to Ru-
raj Retreat farm. She was accosted
at that moment by tall, lank young
fellow.
Are you waiting to go to Rural
Retreat Farm?" The face from which
the nasal voice leaked out was sun
burned almost to blister. His mouth
oozed the brown liquid and the
damp odor proclaiming the tobacco
chewer. AS they logged along the
dusty road, she made casual inquiry
about whether the occupants of the
automobile were stopping at Rural Re-
treat.
We'll, 1 guess not!" he calculated
They're lot of swells a-visitin' up
to Randolph's mansion"
Alene's appetite was not tempted by
the midday dinner. In the big yard
after dinner, Alene found little of In
terest save hammock made of bar
rel slaves and padded with q bed
quilt
The long afternoons dragged insult
ferably, and the day before the end
Of the week, for which she had paid
her board in advance, she was SO des
perately lonely that she asked to be
taken to the train. AS the boy was
driving her along in his buggy, she |
saw three galloping horsemen ap-
preaching, and for an instant there 70
rived within her the hope that her !
movie dream was coming true after |
Ill. AS the riders drew near, she rec
'gnized one Of them as the youth who |
lad driven the touring car to the sta
ion the day she arrived. But, alas
or her dream! The three horsemen
vent galloping by the slow-moving |
'uggy without even a glance at the oc-
and the last hope for a mo-
mantle adventure died out of Alene's
leart.
Not until she was well on her jour
ley home did her sense Of kumor
ONE to her rescue. Then she saw
ow she had fcolishly allowed her i'm
gination to get her into predica-
nent. She reached home that eve
ing just as her mother and father
vere sitting down to dainty, but sim
lie dinner in the darkened dining
earthly at her accounts of her dis
lusionment about the retreat and the
ustic hero she had expected to find
here.
And now we're going to celebrate
~ return from the rural regions by
Ding to a picture show, but hope
ley won't show any rustic heroes"
aid Alene.
That reminds me-" exclaimed h.r
lother. did you hear about VIII Es-
er winning thousand,dollar prize |
IT the best scenario picturing q mod
m business romance? Isn't that
-eat?" Before Alene could reply her
ther called her from the front door,
dding her come to greet an old
lend She was not surprised great
when she found the "old friend"
be VIII Egger.
"Oh, VIII, but I'm glad to get back
civilization" said Alene, after the
st greetings were over. I'm In
med to think the rustic romances
g ali on the films"
II came by to ask your parents how
III liked your retreat" laughed VIII,
nut maybe you'll go to the picture ,
ow with me-"
I'll go If you'll guarantee no rustic .
ventures" asserted Alene.
81 can safely promise that" said
Ill, "for they are giving the first run
night of modern business ro-
ance."
"Oh opd cop GRO q Io ffopu an VOW |