The Lamar register., 1920-09-08


20. 1920. by Mcclure Newspaper syndicats)
Miss Darthla Prentlss was born
matchmaker. She had always lived
in small town and she had made al
most everybody's match except her
own In the whole vicinity. The only
reason that she was still Miss" was
that she had not yet found exactly
the right one, don't you know" Then.
too. Miss Darthla was very shy and
self-forgetful.
But Miss Prentlss, though not on
the sunrise side any more never wear
led of looking about, for her young
friends. of course, and bringing just
the right couples together In her cozy
little home under the naples while
she remained In the background In
prim gray and lavender and white
frilled aprons and made puffy bis
cults and cakes and scalloneh gotta
toes and tea for the younger folks
When the new high school principal
came TO town and tried 10 get board
with the little lady, he met with u
prompt refusal.
I've heard lot about what
quiet, honey place 'twould be and
about the cooking I'd get The man
smiled persuasively.
But Miss Darthia flushed and folded
her little white hands and assured
him that there'd be too much talk II
she let him board there, and there
was just as nice places. lots OF them.
But she'd invite him there once In Il
whiles with some desirable young Ia
dies he'd enjoy meeting. She would
do that. certainly. And why didn't
Mr.. Randolph try to get In over at
Johnson's?
SO Hugh Randolph. high school pro-
fessor boarded across the street at
the Johnsons. and little Miss Darthia
promptly began to plan which one OF
the three Johnson girls he would mar
ry. There was Cora. who sang beauti-
fully; and Nora. who was pretty as
pink. and Lora. who made the most
delectable jellies and preserves and
puddlngs.
When Professor Hugh had been In
town a week. little Miss Prentiss In
vited him TO have tea with her. And
she invited Cora Johnson To come over.
too. And she played COra's accom-
paniments on the little reed organ,
and she Joined her with her own alto
once In a while, Just y show Professor
Hugh how sweet and clear and beau
tiful the young girls voice was com
pared with her owD funny old 'quaver.
Hell notice all this when he's
away from Cora's home and environ
ment, with mlddlenged lady around.
more" she told herself. as she set the
table. and practlced just how she
would bring II in nicely that Cora
johnson had the sweetest disposition
she had ever known.
The little lady noticed after that
that Professor Hugh used TO 90 walk
ing Of Monday evenings with Cora.
So Miss Darthia decided II was time
that she invited Professor Hugh and
Nora over to tea.
And she sat In the full glare OF the
big lamp so that he would be sure TO
contrast her tiny wrinkles with Nora's
smooth round cheeks.
Aud after HAT the professor did
stroll about Of evenings with Nora.
Ard they often stopped at Miss Oar
thia's gate und chatted with her about
her hollyhock nnd bachelor buttons.
And once the little lady found the
courage To offer the professor blue
button With white frlnged edges and
express the hurried wish that he would
find some nice young girl TO sew IL on
To- him. Then she had hung her head,
fearful that She had said too much.
BUT the mans voice was reassuring.
I'm looking round Miss Prentiss," +"
he told her cheerily.
And Miss Darthia sighed eXpectantly.
And about a week after thst she had
Lorn aud the professor in for tea and
she took especial pains to tell her
guests that Lora had given her the
recipe for the marshmsllow cream.
only Lora had a knack OF cooking that
she could never get. And Lora blushed
prettily And Miss Darthia went on
10 say that LOra had sent In the rasp-
berry preserves to her last winter,
and she'd been keeping them for such
II festive occasion. For she never could
equal Lora Johnson in preparing
things TO eat.
And the professor had looked very
happy that evening as he bade Miss
Darthia goodnight, and the little lady
noticed that he bent very close over