Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-11-30
Today's Complete
Short Story
Sanuel's Return

q, chine nnally ceased its noise,
and Rosie, the seamstress, got |
up YEARLY, brushed her hot hand over
her damp forehead and went to the
front of the store to wait on a Gus
toner.
When she returned to the tiny sew
ing room to press the finished crepe
de chine dress, she was too tired to
even think. Still the dress must be
finished for Monte, for wasn't Monte |
going to the ball that night? To be sure
she was. Samuel had returned and who
was more desirable in the eyes of any |
woman than Samuel with his deep |
brown eyes, serious and honest, his |
head covered like thatch of brown |
moss, so curly and close it was. Yes, |
yes, all women liked Samuel and his |
mother would say: Samuel will take |
his fathers business. He must marry |
a good woman She will help him in
his clothing store"
At this Monte always laughed. II
she got Samuel and pretty girls
chances were hers, maybe she would
work in the shop and-well, maybe
she would not That would be some
thing different.
She was upstairs, doing little or
nothing. While Rosie ironed the dress
and frequently raised her hand to her
aching head, Monte was slipping her
long graceful hand into one silk stock
ing after another. looking for whole
mates.
1T beats ALL" she exclaimed. II
think Rosie should do more mending
than she does" Then, very reluctant
ly, she got out new pair, inspecting
them with great pride. Pretty indeed
would they look, worn with her pink
crepe de chine. She would give Rosie
the green dress. No green did not ex-
actly suit Rosie, but she could wear
It, of course.
After while Samuel came into the
store Rosie was deeply agitated. She,
too, secretly liked Samuel, and GER
tainly she did not want him to see
her as she was; but he saw her before
she made her escape UP the back stairs.
and while he noticed her discomfort,
he held out glad hand, shook it boy
ishly, and inquired after Rosies ia
Their. Benjamin, and the two boys,
Claude and Max. He did not say any
Z "
1t was easy to understand that his
bashful heart refused to put into words
the query for one so pretty, so viva
cious, so tremendously vital and in
teresting Presently he sat down on
a stool, watching Rosie as she laid the
dress in its paper-lned box; then Ben
jamin and his eldest son came in, so
the hearty greetings were mutual. All
three men eyed one another in ficndly,
well-disposed fashion. Although OF
varying social status, they We're unit.
ed in the brotherhood OF money-in
that vast free masonry made UP Of
those who have their own good-sized
bank accounts, who can jingle silver
and fiirt greenbacks.
Rosie's spirit fell Something cloud
ed her heart for while. Monte wa:
going to the ball. 1t was Monte wh'
would enjoy the moonlight dance a
the park pavilion, and Rosie woul
stay at home. playing the part of Lit
tie Mother.
Frankly she was very tired of j
She caught look in one of the chea
American made mirrors which onl
aceentuated the delineations of he
tired, dainty face. She wanted t
weep; but there was work to do.
When Benjamin and his son got int
their car and drove away, Samu
FASTENED back to the sewing ROOF
again.
"you are coming tonight. Roster"
asked, as she tried to leave the ROOF
She blushed furiously.
4, mo; am not going. I'm TOO bus
Samuel--but-,-well, l hope you q
have a nice time. I'd love to go. b
] can't"
"You are not going?" he exclaime,
"then neither am I! That much is sc
tied. What, go there and not find "
there? Why, Rosie, / haven't had an
thing else in my mind the whole ds
You know, don't you that you are Il
only girl for iii oil Sammie?"
"Then all the other girls will ju
naturally die" she, aughed.
mot at all; not at all; but IL tn
- do. its n grand nIIhlic funeral for q