Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-09-04
exclaimed Miss Susie, as she knocked
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exclaimed Miss Susie, as she knocked
the cap of his head.
There Is no nonsense about II,
Susie. didn't quite invite him to
come back to the house with me, put
I shall tomorrow. am going to 90 IL
to show you of and see If you can't
catch husband. After you have
been introduced to him. will leave
you to play your own cards. A girl
twenty years old ought to know how
to play them. If you don't. come to
Bobbie Winthrop for advice
You weren't forward enough and
bold enough and mean enough TO tell
him you had sister," queried the
girl. as her cheeks famed up.
II don't remember that did. but !
am rather absent-minded at times. Ii
told him anything about you, 1t was
that hope you'd get married soon be-
cause was tired of seeing an old
maid about the house. 1t shan't last
much longer"
Bobbie received shaking which
clicked his teeth together and a push
which sent him far out Of the room
and Miss Susie returned to her book.
and soon forgot the incident. Bob
bic hunted up his mother and related
the circumstances to her, and it was
with a very sober face that she re-
ceived them and replied
"Bobbie, you must not plague your
sister about men. That IS the way to
make girl hate them. Don't bring
this young man to the house, and
don't talk about Susie to him. II he
is the right kind of young man. ne
won't want to hear it. and it viii oh.y
embarass him. II you meet him again
don't talk about our family affairs
But can't Teller like me talk?''
protested Bobbie.
"Yes. but talk of general things
Bobbie went away growing and
muttering, and next morning he saw
the stranger again He was little
more on his guard this time, and when
he got home he had nothing to say
and no one tried to pump him. For a
week to come he was out in the woods
and fields with the naturalist every
day, but not word did he have to say
around the house.
"They told me to shut my head when
I wanted to talk, and now that
don't want to they won't get word
out of me-" was the way he put 1t to
himself.
The following week he went away on
visit to his aunt, to be gone week
and ii was during this week that Miss
Susie took saunter in the field one
day, looking to gather some wild
Strawberries Before she had picked
a single berry she heard voice calling
to her and. looking around, she saw q
young man seated on a log. He beck
oned to her to approach, and as she
drew nearer he saaid:
II beg your pardon. miss, but
have met with an accident. BY care
less step have turned my ankle and
cannot use 1t. Would you go to the
highway and ask aid for me from the
first passer by!"
Miss Susie was all sympathy al
once. She told him TO lean on hel
and she would take him straight tc
the house, where her mother coult
use some remedy for the sprain. He
| hesitated to accept, but finally die
with many thanks, and after a SLOW
and painful effort, he reached thu
house and was at once handed Owe
TO the tender merces of mother enc
! the cook. Later on a doctor wa:
telephoned for The patient gave his
name as Earl Cosgrove, but thai
brought no memories.
f! When Bobbie came HON he founc
the patient still in the house. but he
hardly bowed to him. For a week more
he hardly had word to say. and Il
was at the end of three months tina
he one day said to his sister:
Susie, something tells me that 70,
are going to marry Mr. Earl Cosgrove.
She turned her head away anc
blushed.
IL haven't said anything because 20,
said was a blabber. but 1t is the same
young man l. met In the woods ant
wanted you to marry, and now you ge
hustle on and give be brother-in
law without any undue delay"