The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1919-1935, 1921-10-14
"a
Misconception
BY sA1DEE E. BALCOM

''.rhere's five In the. family" reported
little Ned Willis to his curious and
interested own. There's Mr.. and Mrs..
Waldron. Then there's young man.
Say. Edna, he is just as handsome rs
can be-
ANY children?" inquired Mrs. Willis.
"Naw," replied Ned In an aggrieved
tone. There's two young fellows, but
ever 50 much older than me-"
II understand" interlarded Mr.. VIII
lis, "that Mr.. Waldron Is retired city
merchant, and his son Is looking after
his interests there"
'They seem like very respectable
people," remarked Mrs. Willis. "Well
dressed and furniture quite the mode.
Did you notice. Edna?'
But Edna did not reply. Young, i'm
pressible, the reference to the hand-
some young man had quite absorbed
her.
"YOu must break the ice. Mary" said
Mr.. Willis to his wife. Suppose you
get the cook to fix up couple of those
prairie chickens bagged yesterday.
suppose our new neighbor has heard
of the wonders Of this vicinity for wild
game, and sample Of the same should
be received very gratefully"
So, four hours later and just about
dinner time Mrs. Willis crossed over
to the next house with two daintlly
broiled prairie chickens, steaming hot
and ready for the table. Mrs. WaldrOn
was directing her maid in the kitchen
when the visitor appeared.
mo. I mustn't come in." said Mrs.
Willis. II know you must be quite up
set and I've brought you over some
game, all prepared. Won't you notify
US IL we eau be Of any assistance to
you1"
"Oh. dear! we are imposing upon
you, indeed" declared Mrs. Waldron.
but she accepted the proffered donation
with grateful recognition.
But the next morning Mr.. Willis
came into the house fairly boiling
over. "Well, a nice set Of cads yon
der !" he blurted out wrathfully. "What
do you think? The game you went to
all that trouble to prepare they: never
touched. They gave the whole batch
to their dog"
'What!" almost shrieked Mrs. Viii
lis. "Oh. John you must be mistaken
"Am l." flashed out Mr.. Willis. II
fancy know prairie chickens when I
see them. and looking over the hedge
there was the animal feasting on our
two specials from q platter. They're
common clay, that gang--a corn beef
and cabbage crowd. probably don't
know what the word game means. Cur
them, Mary. They certainly don't he
long to our class"
That afternoon Mrs. Willis was
startled and disturbed when she heard
voices on the side porch. CHANGING out
she observed the yonng man from next
door addressing Edna, who was flushed
and fiuttered. He bore a covered dish.
"A couple of fish father brought from
town." he explained. II only hope you
enjoy them as we did those wonderful
prairie chickens" and Mrs. Willis no.
ticed that Edna's eyes were conferred
upon the departing visitor.
Strange people!" she observed to
Edna later. 1.-The Ash look as II they
had been in a grocer's ice chest for 4
week"
Eyes. they're not much like the ones
Ned caught in the brook this morn.
Ing" admitted Edna, ''but mamma,
perhaps our neighbors are not familiar
with the town ways YETI"
When Mr.. Willis came home he
snOrted decisively as he looked over
the returned donation from his neigh
bOrs. "Not fit for the cat! he pro-
nounced. "Mary, just tolerate these
people"
Edna was seated on a cushion on
the lower steps Of the porch, her father
and mother screened by vines on the
other end, when. refreshlngly bold
young Waldron crossed from the next
yard.
"You look lonesome" he said, ap
preaching, land am dreadfully so
l saw you were alone-and. excuse
me! !" added Alan hastily as chaii
moved on the porch and he made Out
Mr.. Willis.
II am glad you are here" he added
Father just found out, and he Is ter
rlbly annoyed and embarrassed"
Found out whats" almost gr0wlet
Mr.. willis, not at all In receptive
humor.
about the fish. After that rOya
treat you sent ~ he wished to make I
little acknowledgment Of the same ant
he bought the 6sh at the town store
never considering that you people prob
ably never cook iish two hours on
| Of the water. The storekeeper imposes
upon Us, Just ~ he did the nrst da,
We arrived. Father had heard 20 mucl
OF the native game that nothing wouls
do bat . test OF Il, and he orderes
q brace Of the chickens. The maid hal
them Ill ready when your treat was =
kindly brought over by Mrs. Willis
Say! father glanced Mt our scrawn!