The Red Cloud chief., 1922-12-07
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BY MARY LOUISE suzzELL

Il uO WISH thut JtIiN Nouiu tV'iV
and put those screens on-if he ever
Intends to-" complained Mrs. ingalls,
fretfully, making q futile slap at an
intrusive fly. Her daughter Jessie
laughed, but the laugh became a
frown at the added: Now, II you
hadn't quarreled with Dick he would
have"
mo, he wouldn't" interrupted the
girl CURLY; he'd be too busy enter
tanning strange girls to bother with
anything so mundane as screens-but
you run right along to your Ladies'
Aid meeting and Ill put the screens
on myself-without the assistance Of
any man.
She began pulling her sweater on
over her house dress, preparatory to
fishing hammer and tacks out Of the
tool box, and paying NO attention to
her mothers shocked, "Why, Jessie
Ingalls,, are you crazyf' or her added.
"How will you get up on the roof
without breaking your neck7"
"Oh, the veranda roof Is almost
fat And haven't we a perfectly good
ladder? And haven't I been climbing
trees and things, ever since / was ten
years old? You run along, Numsy.
and I'll have a big surprise for you
when you get back-A surprise in
screen land! !" and the girl waved an
airy goOd-by to her mother with the
hammer.
She hurried to the barn for the lad
der, and with the roll OF wire screen
ing under her arm and the neces-
sary tools In her sweater pockets, the
intrepid handy man" climbed to the
roof and measured and cut the
screens for all the windows opening
thereon. Then she worked her way
cautiously down toward the ladder.
But alas. None too securely braced at
best, II had succumbeI TO the force OF
the wind, and 10Y lay on the ground,
many feet below!
The girl. pcering at it over the edge
of the roof in ~widc-eyed dismay, found
herself neatly and securely tackled out
of house and homo, SO 70 speak. with
no means either Of reaching the
ground or Of gaining access to the
chambers.
SO at last she disgustedly curled up
against the side Of the house and
settled herself to wait for her moth
er's return.
After w hours of weary waiting,
two big tears rolled down the girls
cheeks, making for themselves q path
through the dust and CRIME acquired
by labor; then the two tears were re-
enforced by others until audible sobs
broke the quiet broke it so effectual.
ly that a young man passing the
house heard and wondered what had
happened. Coming closer, he saw the
fallen ladder; raising his eyes, he saw
the girl, 10Y n perfect Niobe OF angry
grief. 2
He entered the yard, lifted the lad
der, and. posing it In midair. pro-
ceeded to interview the fair prisoner.
will YOU he good. and-and-marry
me-"
The girl uncovered her eyes, clicked
back Il sob and snapped:
"No, | won't, Dick Harland. You
can takg Yourself out of my yard, and
stay out Il like it up here; and
Und-Im-rn-iust restinc!"
"Um-m.m, So | see" responded
the intruder, thoughtfully. But be-
fore I 90 I gl Going t. tell YOU for
the last time-thc very last time
that 10 whs not II -trnugA girl YOU saw
in my car, hut ms cousin Sally; and
that she is not Il amp as you called
her! And ! declare. thcre she comes,
ana Dolly Parker p. win hcrl And
II they catch sight Of you on that
roof"
The girl on the roof -asped, then
snapped out nm ~Ind'gnant; Dick Har.
land, You help me down, quick! If
Dolly Parker sees me up here | shall
mover hear the last, of il, Hurry :"
Putting the ladder in place, he
scrambled up and held out his arms to
the girl. She mepily slid into them
and was helped Ia the ground, barely
In TINE 20 escape the eyes of the ap
pro1ching girls.
Fifteen minutes later Mrs. ingalls,
came up the walk ana, seeing her
daughter sitting on the steps in the
= circle of Dicks arm, gasped: "Why-y
Jessic-lA-I am surprised, :" She re
ceiyed In return Il cool: Eyes, Mumsy
Il told you I'd surprise you! WAT
have we got for supper? Dick is go
ing to stay. And the screens are al
on-every n of them!
"And this is the latest Him to bt
screened added Dick, boldly kissing
the girl beside him before jumping NJ
to open the door for his prosperity,
muthcr-inlaw.