Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1921-07-21
A BIT OF NONSENSE
BY JOAN M. GRAY.
Ia. LEE. by MecIure Newspaper SYNTHETIC

'Now. where on earth did MIN gel
the idea?' Blink Spaulding asked Minis
brother, as they stood staring down
upon MINIS bobbed head, turned adOr-
: ingly upward toward the words which
a long-haired, lanky individual was
passionately pouring forth. I'VE three
start Off on a tramp as usual and she
announces that a man with the most
wonderful ideas in the world is com
ing along and then she Frances off
down the hill with him and leaves us
here without any idea at all"
: "Oh, Minis MIN" Minis brother said,
unrufled, "and you are you. You let
her walk all over you and only sputter
when she steps off and tries her foot
ing on someone else. If you'd only
! shake her-once in a while"
"Oh, for heavens sake You know
how 1t is with me, George. I'd rather
have MIN walk all over me than"
81 know, all right" snorted George,
"and MIN knows. Listen to that as
Minis adorable laugh floated up the
hill to Them "That girl needs a darn
good lesson"
This is the third time she's lugged
that bird along when / asked her to
come out here with me-"
''And his hands aren't overly clean,
either"
Il bet he's only got that one collar
to his name, and it's oelluloid at that"
Blink, if you only had sense enough
to do it Listen Get Madame Non
sense on the line and play her against
the Idea. Show MIN that you have an
outside interest and see what hap
pens Will your"
Minis laugh floated up to them at
that moment, and Blink swore that he
would.
MIN, ready now to laugh with Blink
over the Great Idea, found Blink In a
sort of trance with Madame Nonsense.
nd he left with Madame, still in the
same trance But he came quickly out
of it when he had left her at her door
and with a muttered "whew" of relief,
returned to Minis tea table. Once there
he manfully raved over Madame's
charm until MIN disdainfully left him
for the upper regions.
Thereafter Blink talked Nonsense,
thought Nonsense, and desired Non
sense only apparently. Long after
The Big Idea had said good-by forever
70 MIN and had promised to still love
her when they. met again in the Great
Beyond, did Blink continue to worship
Nonsense.
"But what does he see in that frowsy
I'D thing?" ragged MIN to George. "She
S forty If she's a day."
"Oh, WELL we men like someone with
xperience-someone who is ready to
'lease us and think of our comfort be-
ore anything else. Madame surely
links of Bink's happiness, all right,
7hich is more than you do
We'll, is he thinking of mine?
lean-" MIN could have bitten her
ongue with vexation. Heavens" she
recovering. az don't care
hat he does. Come on, George Dads
aiting out there for u.s."
Madame was describing the vision of
departed Red Man, when MIN, hav-
e left George and her dad behind
lme swiftly into view. Blink, embar-
Used, changed from one foot to the
her, dislodging Madame who was
ther leaning on him, and Madame,
ipping slightly, sat down with a
Jump on the edge of the hill.
AS Madame went down her wrath
me up, and when Madame rose, her
rath went still higher. With her gold
hair hanging little to one side. she
ed words which her association with
ings spiritual had not taught her to
e. Then, feeling lonesome with all
them lost upon Blink Spaulding, she
liked down the path, passed an open
'uthed MIN, and disappeared into the
Dve. I,
I hope she bumps into a tree" NUT /
ed a miserable, red-faced Blink. |
But the worst. seemed to be coming, |
MIN, with rush, was before him.
Blink Spaulding, / should think
I'D want to hide your face Making
e to woman old enough to be |
If mother, and vulgar, swearing.
gh, commonplace-oh, Blink, think |
ire horrid p
blink wasn't ready yet, and Blink had |
n a suspicious tremble in Minis
rable mouth.
She-Nim, how could l know. +"
Bingham, you don't really care for
? After" :
i'm was angry. If he thought he -
Id have affairs with all the old per -
lie hens for miles around, after ask n
her three times to marry him, he A
mistaken. She turned and stalked N
y from him.
MIN, you come back here and kiss A
said Blink, appearing much drawer w
! he felt, and MIN, so unusual was &
command obeyed. A
fifteen minutes later she asked sus- VI
'usly: Blink, did you ever kiss that A
ri" u
e godsT cried Blink, lifting his NJ