The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-01-15

market basket out here on tie percA. I
suppose" She paused. our COOK co.
do more idiotic things than-fh 30 es '''
She stepped quickly into the house.
leaving two portentous conce1treuonb
Of inirnical silence behind her, but she
returned almost Immediately. foli;owe1d
| woman Of lateral dimensions believed
by her friends ana admirers TO Do
unique.
Julia was saying as they came. "fog
; plainly left i out there. because you
! were too shiftless to
, high voice of defensive complaint -
nom. Miss Julia. I ain lef' no basfit
on no front poche. I got Jus the
: markit baskits In the Twin Worr. an
they cv'y las one an all Bittin right
where kin lay my hans on .em oehine
! my solemn oaf ain lef no" BY
; here she debouched upon the porch, a.
( self to be in the presence Of two white
gentlemen and callers. "Pahdon me,
I she said. her tone altered at once TO
suit these grsnd sSs ,,. beg leaf ~ sk e
back to my kitchen and see what-all's
/ insiden Of It,"
| With an elegant gesture she received
the basket from Noble Dill and took
Hum" she said. This here ole bas-
ket kline O. heavy. too, l wunner what:
all she has got in her" And she CROPPED
| within the basket. beneath the news
I paper.
1t was the breath Of Mrs. Kitty 81.
| vers life to linger. when she could. iN
a high social atmosphere; she was
! powerful gossip. and exorbitantly inter.
: csted in her young mistress Affairs and
! all callers. Therefore 1t was beyond
/ excuses which might detain her for any
time whatever in her present exciting
and delightful surroundings. t
nry Puss s9ss or sa pickle sta cns ssi
Which"
You can when you take them to the
| Kitchen" Julia said with pointed suE.
gestion. "Of course you can't In the
| da rk." ~
But still Kitty Silver snatched at the
| fleeting moment and did not 70. Tell
! hy smellin' EN-" she murmured, seem.
! inEly to herself.
! With case she unscrewed the top Of
! one Of the jars and then held the open
. jar to her nose. Don't smell to mo
! exackly like no pusserves." she said
| Nor yit like no pickles. Don't smell to
me" She hesitated. then inquired In
! voice suddenly grown anxious: Whit.
: is all thlshere in thishere jug? Seem
: like to me-"
; But here she interrupted hsrself>
| utter a mufrled and alarming sound. In.
, stantly afterward the three young peo-
: pie were startled to hear her Expressed
! unguessed emotions in words suitable
, to religious observances. but In q voice
! Of incredible loudness and passion. Al
&; the same time with splendid gesture.
t she hurled both jar and basket from
4, her They struck the wall not far away
! with a notable crashing Of glass.
Why: what. Julia began. hitty
! But Kitty Silver, with a dancing mo-
tion sinister to see in one 50 vast. was
! approaching the open front door. There
a, light appeared simultaneously with
He began: what is this heathenish--.
Shouting Mrs. Silver jostled by him.
and though she disappeared into the
where she went. like trail Of explosion
and catastrophe.
What thing has happened?' Mr.. AZ:
water demanded. I'm the first place.I
His daughter interrupted him con.
vulsively.
OH! was all she said; and seemed
to clutch at her knee. Then. with M
by him like bit Of blown thistledown
and into the house. He grasped at her
as she passed him: then suddenly shud.
dered and made other clutching Ees.
lures. What in the" Abruptly he
abandoned his question and smote the
back of his neck: then repeatedly smote
nothinEness. and attempted flight in
the air without plane or engine. Like
and Jacobean phrases. employing the
full power Of his virility.. "A
Mr.. Atwater's calisthenics and oratory
formed the finest nossible exhibition OF 4
youthful versatilities renewed-but nov
Din and Newiand Sanders. after
thoughtlessly following a mutual and
natural impulse to step over and ex.
anime the fallen basket. had both de-
Half an hour later Miss Florence At
water decided that she had made
grave mistake when she allowed Her
bert to persuade her to 60 inside their
grandfathers house to complain Of the
condition in which they found the
c'lection-or rather. the fragmentary Il
former housing Of ton the porch: AMI
yet two Of Florence's whismical and
had been fulfilled in all particulars. The
fish man had not given them Ave dollarSA
for the election; 1t is true. but the
election had indeed been useful 70
the smell Of an orduma cigarette and
was Just on the point Of coming out to
take harsh measures when the election
interfered. Not only this, but As
neither she nor Herbert needed the
slightest gift Of prophecy to compre.
bend after only few moments of gen.
eral interview with their grandfather
and their Aunt Julia and Kitty Silver:
II was absolutely clear and certain that
they had done something with tbs
election which they would never forgei
as long as they lived.
Mr.. Tarkington's next story In the.
series, entitled Feet and Meemuh." wiz