The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1918-11-25

| door, and gave him nickel and thu
bundle Of tatting, telling him where
to 60.
Sammy Croop stuffed the small bun
die into his pocket and started on hi.
way. At the corner of Crissmore
street he met Jimmy and David Har
rowdale on their way to the swimming
hole. Sammy yielded without much
coaxing and agreed to go along, decid
ing that the return trip would be time
enough to make his delivery.
But Sammy got cramp in the deer
water, and Jimmy managed to hold
him up in a way while David yelled
for help to some men in a nearby
weak and subdued from his sousing
was brought home on a partly loaded
hay wagon and delivered to his
mother with no more clothing than
few wisps of timothy, while his out
ut Of one Indian suit, much soiled
and crumpled, lay on a rock beside
the distant stream.
All day, Mrs. Aaron Mendelhein
worked at the church. She draped
yards Of bunting over the fancy work
booth, wondering why Miss Ridgeway
did not come to help. The church had
no telephone and at noon she had no
time to go home but 1unched on q box
Of ham sandwiches she had brought
along. The annual bazaar of the La
dies Light Bearer society must be a
success!
eff she can't come she might have
sent word" she solilOquized indignant
ly. II could have gotten some one to
help. And how about that tatting she
has been working on for months? She
says there's twenty dollars worth.
And now where Is she? Does anybody
know anything about Miss RidgewayY
But nobody did. At 6 o'clock Mrs.
Mendelheim left the completed yellow
and lavender booth and dragged her
weary way hOmeward. Her cup of tea
failed to revive her and she went to
bed with a splitting headache.
Bob Nevis's troubles were begin
ming.
One of the Mendelheims telephOned
to the Ridgeways and the result was
that ROsina went to take charge OF
the proprietOrless booth, puzzled about
the miscarriage Of her message.
Mrs. Nevis, leaving the house that
night, asked Bob to go along, and he
found himself with his mother at the
Methodist church bazaar. His heart
leaped. There was faint chance Of
seeing his fair visitor of the morning.
Mrs. Nevis wanted some aprons, SO
In minute Bob found himself facing
Rosina ! But Rosina's eyes had never
glance for him. He might have been
so much thin air. She had a discOn-
certing way Of looking directly through
him that made him feel decidedly in
significant
81 hear that can get some of Miss
Ridgeway's beautiful tatting," said his
mother.
I'm sorry. INT we have none. It
was sent, but through some error has
not reached the church"
THAT is too bad!' returned Mrs.
Nevis, moving away. "Come, Robert"
Robert discovered the Indian suit
end the tatting next morning, both
drenched with rain.
He took the tatting home to his
mother and started out to hunt fhe
Ridgeways to turn in twenty dollars
to Miss Ina. ~e
ROsina came to the door.
give come to confess !" began Bob,
humbly
"Yes?"
I'm a liar and thief!"
In spite of herself ROsina laughed.
How dreadful You look cOntrite
enough to be a murderer also. We
may as well be comfortable while hav-
ing this awful confession! Won't you
sit down? Now tell me why you let
me tolk to you yesterday when you
anew / was at the wrong hOuse?"
"Because-because, you were so
lovely and I was afraid you'd go. I
wanted to have you stay and
say, I'm stupid donkey, and here's
the money for the-whatever you call
that stuff. The little boy I sent with
1t went swimming instead. You must
think me muddle-head!
ROsina laughed again. ooh, don't
go! Here you have a chance to talk
to me and now you are running away"
Bob needed no second invitation