The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1921-07-01
A BIT OF NONSENSE
BY JOAN M. GRAY.

snow, where on earth did MIN get
the idea?" Blink Spaulding asked Minis
brother, as they stood staring down
upon MINIS bobbed head, turned ador-
| ingIy upward toward the words which
| long-haired, lanky individual was
passionately pouring forth. I'VE three
start off on a tramp as usual and she
announces that 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 Nim,'' Minis brother said,
unruffied, 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 while
"Oh, for heavens sake You know
how it is with me, George. I'd rather
have MIN walk all over me than"
II know, all right snorted George,
"and MIN knows. Listen to that" as
Minis adorable laugh floated up the
hill TO them. THAT girl needs darn
good lesson"
'This is the third time she's luggcd
that bird along when l asked her to
come out here with me"
land his hands aren't overly clean.
either"
Il bet he's only got that one collar
TO his name, and it's celluloid at that"
Blink, if you only had sense enough
i to do it, Listen. Get Madame Nom
sense on the line and play her against
the Idea. Show MIN that you have an
| outside interest and see what hap
pens. viii you?"
Minis laugh fioated 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
| sort of trance with Madame Nonsense.
| And 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 rayed over Madame's
charm until MIN disdainfully left him
for the upper regions.
Thereafter Blink talked Nonsense,
thought Nonsense, and desired Nom
sense only-appareDtly Long after
the Big Idea had said good-by forever
TO 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
old thing?" ragged MIN to George. 'She.
is forty if she's a day"
ooh, well, we men like someone with
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. who is ready to
please us and think of our comfort be-
fore anything else. Madame surely
thinks of Binks happiness, all right,
which is more than you do"
well, is he thinking of mine? l
mean" MIN could have bitten her
tongue with vexation. Heavens" she
shrugged, recovering. 81 don't care
what he does Come on, George. Dads
waiting out there for US"
Madame was describing the vision of
departed Red Man, when MIN, hav-
ing left George and her dad behind,
came swiftly into view. Blink, embar
raised, changed from one foot to the
other, dislodging Madame, who was
rather leaning on him, and Madame,
slipping slightly, sat down with a
thump on the edge of the hill.
As Madame went down her wrath
came up, and when Madame rose, her
wrath went still higher With her gold
en- hair hanging little to one side, she
used words which her association with
things spiritual had not taught her to
use Then, feeling lonesome with all
of them lost upon Blink Spaulding, she
stalked down the path, passed an open
mouthed MIN, and disappeared into the
grove.
Il hope she bumps into tree" NUT
tered a miserable, red-faced Blink.
But the worst seemed to be coming,
for MIN. with rush, was before him.
Blink Spaulding, / should think
you'd want to hide your face! Making
love to a woman old enough to be
your mother, and a vulgar, swearing,
rough, commonplace-oh, Blink, think
you're horrid!''
Blink wasn't ready yet, and Blink had
seen suspicious tremble In Minis
adorable mouth.
"She-Nim, how could l know. +"
Bingham, you don't really care for
her? After"
MIN was angry. If he thought he
could have affairs with all the old per-
oxide hens for miles around, after ask
ing her three times to marry him, he
was mistaken She turned and stalked
away from him.
MIN, you come back here and kiss
me-" said Blink, appearing much drawer
than he felt, and MIN. so unusual was
the command, obeyed.
Fifteen minutes later she asked sus-
piciously: Blink, did you ever kiss that
-her?"
''Ye gods.' cried Blink, lifting his
head Nonsense! What do you think
] am? But what about your Big Idea
He"
Hes crazy, and you know ii. Blink
Spaulding. you ought to know that
If anyone but you should try to kiss
| me"
/ Blink was ready to be stepped on
/ again, but not to be walked over
mo more Big Ideas unless I'm In on
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