The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1921-06-09
'PRUNE AND PRISM
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shortly after Billy Hendrick's e.
gAgement to Nan Disstcn he made .
discovery. 1t had to do solely with
Mans lips Billy learned that when
/ she pronounced the childhood shfbbo-
ieth. -prunes and psfsms. . Mans mouth
shaped Itself into . delicious pout-
Billy made the most Of his discos-
cry. but with the instinct oE tho trna
scientist forbore making ne sf htg
knowledge save On exceptional occa-
eiOns. When the inevitable. though
fortunately infrequent loyers' quarreIs
occurred, Billy always played his
ace" with Say .prunes and prisms.'
Nan, dear" And with Mans lips say
ing very plainly. please kiss me- Old
Man Gloom always took to ignorninious
flight.
With the entrance Of America into
the world war came the nrst lift in
Mans happiness, for she learned that
Billy had signed on for the frst
Piattsburg camp. II took more than
one repetition Of the .prunes and
prisms' formula before Nan became
entirely reconciled to B!ily'S taking
the plunge, and then with Characters
tic spirit Nan resigned her OWL job as
stenographer with local realty arm
and entered the government service
as a yeoman (F).
Billy won HIS shoulder bars with no
trouble whatever and went overseas
In the fall Of 1917 Four days before
he entrained for halifax Nan became
Mrs. Billy Hendr1ck. Their honey
moon lasted q brief six hours, and
Billy had to resort to '-prunes and
priSms" again before he could coax the
slightest semblance Of . smile to
Mans face
Il know it's foolish. Billy. DEAR" she
said But It's 30 hard to lose you
the minute I've got you But you'n
came back again. Billy Boy, won't
youT
And Billy promised, though a bit
eoberiy.
Followed months Of loneliness for
Nan, relieved by Billy's frequent let
ters. Then, when Billy mad moved up
TO the front line, came weeks of anx-
Iousness and suspense for Nan, for
with the Yanks at grips with the Hun,
Bllly's steady flow Of letters stopped.
And then on Armistice day. with
-ity full of joyous. shrieking, half |
-razy patriots, the blow fell.
"Regret to report Lieut. William /
aendricR seriously wounded In action !
q" read the telegram from |
he war department
Weeks of uncertainty finally gave |
,lace to ihrob OF Joy. Billy Vas COM
ne home again-the effects Of bis gas
ing practically gone. but still with |
Ierves shattered
In the spring Billy came home agnfn
- bit wan, md with nerves still on I
dge. but cheerful and optimistic with
l.
Everything would be fine and
andy, dear he told Nan. If / were
My earning our bread and butter In
tead Of you-"
The inst hundred years are the
ardest," smiled Nan cheerfally.
Where Do we eat today, Billy BoyT
Anywhere, 20 long as II Is quiet"
turned Billy. Il confess these down
'wn eating places do get on my :
erves q bit"
Nell pondered- II know the very
ace" she replied Come on
-TiDe." commented Billy. Food !
~ fair and rooms quiet Everything
'aucoup except that It's 30 darn :
lrh-
Nan theaeht bit. Finally. -Prunes b
ID prisMA. Billy" she breathed ex- \
tedly. ~
Hahf What's the idea, with the 3
aole rean funT =
No. net this tine, Billy Boy. I've !. !.
{ ~ ~ GreGoire wants to ssa 3
( Let's buy. Eve got every cent Of s
N aIlcments still and some Of my Q,
lary. We can swing II Just ~ cay"
Bat what's prunes and prisms got :,
do With itr =
'Punes for our speciality. Pruno "
Up. prune soufae. jellied pruneA.
NE glaceNoh, hundreds Of Waysi =
m Elorify the humble prune and
he Il famouA"
AID pxinmsY suggested Billy.
Prlntie siaas in the wirdov1
. ma tAe room was dart. 1t wont
with prismatic glass. Come on.
u; lets get started"
md inside Of 4 week Gregoire's
ned handa. Billys naturally Ar
r taste came Into play in newly
grating the rooms in a scheme Of
It gray. with white chintx ut the
dOwS -of prfsm1tic glass" accord
to Mans specifications. The sign
! the door. Of course. read .'Prunes
Prisn- With an explanatory line.
} where you eat
be oddly of the name was sum-
t 10 attract attention. And Nan
- II that fcod and service were
! that transient patrons became
lara TIE new venture was sue
fnl iron the start. and with some
6 to think about besides ht4