The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1916-02-24
Letting Them
Worry
A Case Where the Old Folks
Were Entirely Too Wiling
B LOUISE oLNEY

uCE Ufuc ewes udsntQ welcome. Out
her words turned him down. All
summer she had been refusing to
be seen with him. This time it was
the club dance. As they had been
friends from babyhood, he asked for
reasons.
Sallie, what's the matter2 If
YOU really hate the sight Of me III
keep away if it kills me, but some
how | don't believe you do. What
have | dones Or IS it Tracy, or
don't you care, or what p In the
little summerhouse he faced her,
his dark eyes swapping. She tossed
her fair head, but her face was
serious.
Tracy, indeedl You ought to
see he's crazy about Mary Trevor!
No; you have not done anything,
Robbie, only She fingered her
rose in embarrassment.
~Only what, Sallie? Tell me. I
can't stand this much longer"
Well, | should think you would
hate it, too. this being managed.
Referring to our precious fami-
lies very apparent plot to get Us
married. That certainly is the
limity He spoke coolly. She nod
ded, flushing with anger as he con-
tinued: 4 don't blame you, Sallie.
| hate It too p But she turned
on him like a little tiger. leaping to
her feet to face him.
'sWhy don't you 60 away, then?
Do YOU think that I-are you ask
ing me everywhere because you
think p For answer he swept
her suddenly into his arms, holding
her face to his-a happy face, for
she had always loved Robert Mar
tin
Dear, you must know how !
want you-uow, alwaysi But why
couldn't our people be decently re-
Iuctants It's all so horribly plan
ned We both hate being maneu-
vered into marriage. Mother suf-
fers If / look at Mary girl.
but not you"
~And dad gets apoplectic at mere
sight Of Tom-who is everything
dad and / don't want-but when he
and mother greet me at breakfast
with that repressed Haven't you
got something to tell us 2 air / could
gleefully announce Tom as their
future son. That would be real re-
venge. Not that Tom wants me"
The two looked. up just IN time to
see Sallie's mother carefully steer
ing the children away from the
summerhouse. It was maddening.
Sallie stamped her foot.
Il simply can't be engaged to
you, Bob, with the family smiling
benighly and all the old pussies pur-
ring over the fitness Of the match
! caB'tw
"Wait till you're asked" he re-
torted, grinning. "Sallie, we want
each othsr, but we must let them
worry. They simply must worry I
awhilel Did you know that poor
old Tracy hates me because he
thinks want Nary
Stupid boyl Anybody could see
where her heart IS by the way she
hates me when / chasten dad BY
going out with Tom. Wonder Why
he asks nc"
'1To get even because I play
lEary's little lamb to bother mother.
You see, Mary's family goes no far
Their back than Adam. suppose
ronrs and mine antedate old Eden.
say. SaIIien- But he saw Tom
Tracy going past with his machine
md ran after him with 8 shout.
The two men talked q long time be-
ore Robert came back to Sallie.
Get your veil and things and
:omc for a spin. Wen stop for
llary, have lunch at some little
own, have dinner at Baxter, call
N my minister Uncle John and get
lone BY moonlight"
"And a chaperon p Though the
orr had always known each other,
'allie was going at least to mention
'roprieties. Bob's wise eyes twin
led.
Il think I can hunt up a young
married woman somewhere" he
emarked, but refused explanation
i'll Tracy left the car to persuade
larry. Then Bob did his gallant
est to make things clear. He sue
eeded. Sallie got IN front with
ON, leaving Mary to an apparent
7 all too devoted Bob, while they Z
araded past their respective homes,
or be it said that the Trevors and
he Tracys had long wished Mary
nd Tom to like each other. Q
II was rather too late that night =
S pieaee Caifia,a father tvhan Torr