The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1919-07-12
,nrrent and again she sighed with re-

current, and again she sighed with re-
ief.
Guess | better take you home" ne
ITS pretty dark now, ana
besides, you look tired, and besideS-l
need the ride myself"
Naturally she assented. After he had
nrovpd 50 useful she could not very
we'll dismiss him and send him back
to laboring with the oars again. On me
vay She got muSing and decided II /
would be great lark to carry on a 1T
tie Irritation with her new acqualnt-
ance.
She started by introducing herself |
and in return he told her that his name
was Harry Saunders. She invited him
to spend the night at the CulDertSon
cottage, and after some slight heSlta'
ton he accepted.
SO it came about that the breaker OF
mems hearts in the big city set out 10
break one in the country. But she got
fooled. Before the evening was
through Anne Davis had fallen in love
for the first time in her life.
"Stuff and nonsense!" roared Uriah
Davis. do you mean to tell me you
have picked out farmer for nus
band? 1 tell you you're insane. You're
stark, raving mad. Look at your OPP
portunities here in Detroit"
ITS no disgrace to live in small
4 town." Anne told him. The summer
season was over and she was nome
after q three weeks love affair tlat
started out frivolously and developed
into very serious case.
"Well, l won't have it, that's ALL
her father insisted. "You aren't gong
to disgrace the family like that A
girl of your beauty can pick off a man
Of money without any trouble.
Anne bit her lip savagely ahc
stamped foot.
3 81 don't want man Of money.
want Harry, and I'm going to nave
: him or I'll die an old maid with-Wltl
t n broken heart" She left the room
e sobbing, and went and climbed lnt'
= her bed, where, bolstered by severa
= pillows, she wrote "good-by, tor
l. ever" letter to Alanson.
r Mr.. Davis evidently was determine
IS to see that things went to his liking
e for the next day he came home VIII
Is the announcement that he had invite
lie his young law partner to the house Il
dinner.
er you've heard me speak of White
at he said. "You know, he's been VII
ut me in business for two years and ~
n, never yet got around to having nj
lg meet my family. He's a hustler
r. right; in fact, he's worked up uni
ad he's been carrying on the burden
'e, the firms practice. He worked SO ma
", that he broke down last spring, al
or he's only back in the harness II
he week. after long rest, which appea
to have done him lots of good. IL
he the man for you, Anne. approve
lie him. and you will, too, If you can L
he get this silly country romance, Tor u
lot an attractive young chap.
in Anne pouted in her room, Dut WI
Law her father summoned her down to m
cir Mr.. White she put on her best sn
ted and Strengthened her hair and ado
nto a few finishing touches of powder
her face, then went to the receipt
non room It was just as well to hui
of her father, she thought. 1t would
,er do to treat his partner shabbily.
ira When she descended the stairs
her saw a slender, well-dressed, W
ans groomed young man talking to Mr..
birt Wis, They Immediately stopped Il
was conversation when she appeared
introductions were in order
The next noon, at luncheon, her
the Their inquired:
che "Well, Annie, how do you ike
,,ck White?" :.
49, She looked across the table VIII
rus happy little smile and lifted her &C
oor cup. After a few sips she placed
bio the table and replied:
,.on Fine, father. He ana are
gagged. We're to be married
.o;oo month"
oi.e Mr.. Davis all but choked On
i an Of meat. He was forced to swa
o = 81 half glass of water to prevent 81
1on,t gulation.
lon Great heavens" he ejaeul'
anu gasping. $50 soon? OF course, h
lily approve, but it seems rather
I'M den" Then he grinned, some
from mischievously. "But what about
coh' country lover?"
rious Anne laughed.
nker- arou ,,o,, COO father Mr..
tena- =, ha tho country lover.
TWO name was Harry Saunders dow
Alanson, and mine was Susie )
min you see, we each started out fo
ham, the other, but we really fell In
# the
ory,o