The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-12-01
MARRYING SUE OFF
BY c. 3. LEWIS.

She looked up at him and frowned
Bobbie was twelve years old, and Their
were those who termed him precocious
AT any rate, he thought he was mai
enough to boss his sister around, al
though she was eight years olde
than he.
1T seems to me you take the grea
news rather coolly," he went on
"Here I've done for you what mothe
and yourself have been trying to d.
for the last two years, and you haven
a word of thanks for me-"
"Bobbie, what do you meant" asked
the sister as she sat up and laid aside
her book.
"Mean7 Mean? I can't mean bu
one thing. I have found a husband
for you at last"
"W-h-a-t!"
"Oh, you have come to your senses
have you? I thought 1t would astonisf
you. I have needed brother-in-laW
for the last two or three years, but nc
one seemed to take shine to you.
went out looking for one this morning
and found him without much trouble
Susie, he is a Observation-Disclosures fell
Ter you ever saw. His name is Earl
Cosgrove, and he Is good Teller from
head to heels"
"Bobbie Winthropt, what are you
talking about !" half shouted the girl.
"Why, about the chap you are going
to marry, of course" was the sober
reply. you see l went out into the
woods this morning with my Flobert
rife to kill a bear. I knew there
wasn't one left on Long Island, but
thought one might swim over from
Connecticut just to please me. / found
the young man, while hunting around.
He is what they call naturalist. Oh,
Susie, he Is peach OF good Teller,
and only hope you'll fall In love with
Ihimi"
"You are talking pure nonsense I"
exclaimed Miss Susie. as she knocked
the cap off his head.
"There is no nonsense about 1t,
Susie. I didn't quite invite him to
come back to the house with me, but
I shall tomorrow. I am going to dc
It to show you off and see if you can't
catch husband"
you weren't forward enough and
bold enough and mean enough to tell
him you had sisterT queried the
girl, as her cheeks famed up.
II don't remember that I did, but
I am rather absent minded at times.
If told him anything about you, II
was that hope you'd get married soon
because was tired of seeing an old
maid about the house. 1t shan't last
much longer"
Bobbie received a shaking which
clicked his teeth together and a push
which sent him far out Of the room
and Miss Susie returned to her book. |
Bobbie hunted up his mother and re.
ated the circumstances to her, and il
was with very sober face that she
received them and replied:
"Bobbie, you must not plague your
sister about men. That is the way to
make girl hate them. Don't bring
his young man to the house, and don't
ak about Susie to him.
"But can't Teller like me talk 2"
protested Bobbie.
"Yes, but talk of general things"
Bobbie went away growing and
nuttering, and next morning he saw
he stranger again. He was little
more on his guard this time, and when
le got home he had nothing to say,
nd no one tried to pump him. For {
week to come he was out in the woods
nd fields with the naturalist every !
lay, but not a word did he have to
ay around the house.
The following week he went away !
n a visit to his aunt. to be gone a
-eek, and it was during this week that c
fiss Susie took a saunter in the
eids, looking to gather some wild
Before she had picked
single berry she heard q voice :
alling to her and, looking around
he saw young man seated on log.
lie beckoned to her to approach, and il
S she drew nearer he said: a
81 beg your pardon, miss, but have
let with an accident. By a careless :
-ep have turned my ankle and can h
OF use it. Would you go to the high S
ay and ask aid for me from the first n
asserbyf" Z
Miss Susie was all sympathy at !
ice. She told him to lean on her :
I'd she would take him straight TO
e house, where her mother could use
me remedy for the sprain. He hest
ted to accept, but finally did with
any thanks, and after q slow and
inful effort, he reached the house
ID was at once handed over to the
nder mercies of mother and the cook.
tier on doctor was telephoned for.
he patient gave his name as Earl
,sgrove, but that brought no men,
les.
When Bobbie came home he found
e patient still in the house. but he
rdly bowed to him. For a week
IRE he hardly had a word TO say,
d II was at the end of three months
NJ he one day said to his sister:
Susie, something tells me that you
, going to marry Mr.. Earl Cosgrove."
She turned her head away and
Ished.
I haven't said anything because you