The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1921-08-12

err I'm gofnly to have supper with
Ann Bhe Is just terribly happy. John
Mcneil has told her that he loves her.
It's Z secret. Don't you tell"
| Il won't. Does she love himr'
"Devotedly: but she wouldn't let
him know it--not yet. | reckon he'll
be plumb anxious before she owns up.
But she truly loves him. She'd die for
him."
Girls are awful curious-nobody
can tell what they mean" said Harry.
Sometimes they don't know what
they mean themselves. Often l say
something or do something and Won
der and wonder what it means. Did you
ever ride horse sitting backwards
when you're going one way and look
ing another and you don't know
what's coming7" she asked.
whats behind you Is before you
and the faster you go the more danger
you're ln?" Harry laughed.
isn't that the way we have to
travel In this world, whether we're
going to love or TO milf" the girl ask
ed. with a sigh. I'VE cannot tell what
is ahead. We see only what is behind
us. 1t is very sad"
Harry looked at Bim He saw the
tragic truth Of the words and suddenly
her face was like them. Unconscious
ly in the midst of her playful talk this
thing had fallen. He did not know
what to make of It,
fool end xxrbar .tfnix 70
said Harry. HE don't know what 10
ahead of him, / guess. heard Mrs.
Traylor say that he was In love with
Ann"
II reckon he is, but he don't know |
how to show 1t. He's never told her. |
/ reckon he's mighty good, but he don't |
know how to love a girl. Did you ever /
see an elephant talking with crbk-
etr
''Not as / remember" said Harry.
Il never did myself. but If did, I'm
sure they'd both look very tired. 1t
would be still harder for an elephant
to be engaged to a cricket. 1 don't
reckon the elephants love would Mt the
cricket or that they'd ever be able to
agree on what they'd talk about. It's
some that way with Abe and Ann. She
s small and spry; he is slow and high.
She'd need a ladder to get up to his
ace, and just tell you 1t amt purity
when We get there. She amt got
nance to love him.
II love him." said Harry. II think
les a wonderful man. I'd fight for
i'm till l died. John Mcneil is moth
ng but grasshopper compared to
i'm"
That's about what my father says"
lin answered. II love Abe, too. and
0 does Ann, but 1t amt the hope
D die. marryin' love. It's like mans
we for man or woman's love for
woman. John Mcneil is handsome
e's just plumb handsome, and smart,
DO. He's bought a big farm and is
DING into the grocery business. Mr..
utledge says he'll be rich man."
Il shouldn't wonder. Is he going
} the spelling schoolT 1
mo, he went Off to Richland today
it'll my father to join the company. 6
hey're going to fight the Injuns, I
-o" s
The shell sounded for dinner. BIN {
arted for the road at a gallop, wav- l
g her hand. He unhitched his team
Id followed 1t slowly across the black
rrSsvs toward the barn.
He Old not go to the spelling school.
De came At seven and said that he 8
ID Harry would have to walk to
,ringfield that night and get their S
uipmeot and take the stage In the
orning. Abe said If they started t
,ht away they could get to the Globe
vern by midnight, In the hurry and a
element Harry forgot the spelling "
hool. To BIN it was tragic thing. n
fore he went to bed that night he
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