Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1921-07-15
The Pothooks and
Hangers
ev HAROLD SINcLAIRE
, y Neciur. s.-.s.ps sy.ases,.


Duldn't appear for perhaps half an
ur. Plenty Of time for Jimmy In
F9Ajcb TO learn his fate and-weil. he
sk9dn't decided Just what he would do
er that; that is, In case she wouldn't
trry him.
4 80 he sat In the little pnrIor Of
& pise's home and waited. Presently
2E would come 10 briskly. her brown
20 demure, her lips smiling She
~ avs made you think Of sturdy
ff1fle wildhOwer In the woods in spring
,e. And Jimmy, young lawyer
ID f1bugh he was, knew that his heart
Sxro,lld skip beat and his rudy face
SAC on a still deeper hue as he faced
i III He tried 10 be patient, and as
4 "a Minutes passed memories came
s~eet and bitfer-in their turn.
al ound that library table in the
rroter of the room he had sat three
rirh,s a week with Louise and-yes-
lTerr, Gerard. the Shark-who was
tke particular fly in Jimmy's ONT
ED. Why did he need a CONNER
Is. education. anyway-his business
ADM require it. Jimmy's did; at
)east, so he had represented to Louise
xnen he had begged her to teach him
he art of shorthand.
s. around this table the three had
suf-I.Ouise and her two mismated pu-
MS for they hated each other as
r,uch as they loved their teacher. Both
Nd invented their need of a knOwl-
e<ipe of shorthand in order to be near
ihe object of their affections The
oasy difference in their methods was
hi while Jimmy didn't try to learn,
eoncealing his Indifference to the best
efhis ability. Terry made the most
4 his lessons and consequently was
sc to read whole pages Of curlicues
Shout a break.
HRed headed shark" growled jim
- gritting his teeth. He smOothed
RI own glossy dark hair and scowled.
III shark was TO be reckOned with,
~ was bright and. yes, good looking,
~ Louise seemed TO Ike him. OF
hte he had imagined that she pre-
ftsred him. Only yesterday he had |
eefne upon them talking confidential |
II IN low tones when no one was 1
near. Well. the suspense would soon /
be over He heard her coming down 1
he stairs. and his heart skipped that 4
beat according to prophecy. as Louise
Uttered in anticipated fashion.
While he was holding her hand.
Hhich had been extended in welcome,
20 looked at 1t idiotically, as if he
"a never seen II before.
Why, Jimmy" said Louise. looking
- him in surprise:
Jimmy gulped.
You promised to write my answer
tpday.H
And so | have"
Didn't get it, gasped Jimmy.
Nal service punk. Was ii yes or
neY'
Silly she answered diving into
her pocket II didn't say I'd mail II
TO you. Weren't you to come this
evening to take your lesson? Welt"
Hhe handed him q notebook, open.
pointing 10 a neat array Of pothooks
spd hangers that adorned the page.
Thai is my answer" she told him
sveetly.
Ne looked at II helplessly. "Je-
hosha2hat," he exclaimed. For the
nrH Time he envied that shark. He
could have read those marks. Poor
Jimmy couldn't. ard he didn't know
whether to sink with despair or take
his teacher In his arms,
e was al recess" the night before
That II happened. The Shark had left
Early, LOUISE had told him goodnight
= rhat seemed to Jimmy a most I'M
neeessarily interested fashion, and
sWny had forthwith laid his heart
~ fortune at his teachers feet. In
z~eetly businesslike manner she
40 promised 10 write him her answer.
and there it was In his hand and
= couldn't read IL!
That is your answer" repeated
misc.
fes," Jimmy floundered miserably. ,
ne was looking ont Of the window /,
m Jimmy set his teeth and began )
. study those awful marks with a
eageante. i
gasp escaped him There was n O
lnlliar chicken track in that first c
~ II was the one phrase he had q
4red very early in the course, think n
~ Some time to use It craftily, II F
- your" He recognized that when
ezsaw il. II was therel He looked
eer. Yes. II was there. but what
"a that silly little mark preceding :,
- word love? II didn't belong! He "
~ with his finger 10 remove lit :,
VII be an eyelash fallen there. But =
zsftayed. and Jimmy's brow grew
III with the dawning Of an awful =
xRghf. Suppose that little fool y
Fed line should be the negative to
"a sweet phrase Did she or didn't "
That was the question. II was -
~ 10 use some of that craftiness- u
SHshing hack his damp hair and