Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1922-03-17
MISS VlDY
BY ANNAsELLE CARTER
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g, 1924, by Mcclure Newspaper Syndicate
7" say that Miss Individuality lap
ham was queer is mild statement.
Perhaps the name with which her ia
Their blessed the child Of his old age
had something to do with Il. Perhaps
the fact that he personally superin-
tended her education In the big, brick
house on the corner was at fault Per-
hops the accident of his dying and
leaving her at seventeen mistress OF
that house and good many thousands
OF dollars added the finishing touch.
Nidy, for thus the name had been
shortened, was quite alone In her
glory Her mother an amiable, TO
mantle, lazy person-who, when abe
found herself II widow with three half
! grown children, married Old Man Lap
hmm for Il home and little kindness
! died when Individuality was five.
UndeniaLy she was odd and had
methods Of her own which were nerve
racklug to the unnitiatcd.
but for all this Miss Vidy was well
beloved II not popular. She had
friends, yes, and even lovers.
One day Individuality settled her
self 10 write three rather momentous
letters. one was to apprise her min
lsler that she had made up her mind
TO subscribe the $500 he craved for a
new haptisnul font. Another was to
inform the butcher that a question
able piece Of meat on Sunday last had
decided her TO trade elsewhere. And
third was to reject or accept Rob
Jones, who had made ardent love 20
her for six months. She liked Rob
hut
And In the order In which 1 named
them did she write her letters.
III gratiiles me extremely to aecede
"a your request. If you viii can to
night We Will settle details.
yours sincerely,
Individuality Lapham.-
A check for 1911 accompanied the
next billet dOux
owing To antiquity I am severing
connections with your establishment.
Enclosed find all you will ever get
from me. Yours truly,
II. r. Lapham.~
The last was terse, although II took
al hour 10 pen:
1T can't be done.
: Individuality"
! II WAS the time Of the yearly inunda-
. tion Of stcpbrothcrs and sisters, with
their husbands. wives and children,
4 and something was always the matter
A. Miss Nidy started for the center Of
the c"lnmOtion the big attic playroom
II small. rcd.hcnded, freckle- faced
; hoy descended To tho first floor via the
: hHni.trrs. Staggering across the room
r. he surveyed the neat desk critically
>, In II trlcc the three envelopes wer,
n drfrly trunsposcd and Satan Junior be
: tnoll himself Ia the coal bin, where h,
= proceeded to disguise himself.
=, Miss Nldy, breathing fast, but witt
. placid brow, returned and sealed ant
> stamped her letters, and put them II
the corner m0iIbox herself to insur
that days delivery.
Surprises were the order Of that eve
ming 4 benevolent, broad-minde
clergyman rubbed his bald head an
stared IN bafilcd amazement ut a chez
for SOIL
bless my soul" he gasped; Isl
!, d"lInrs and Miss vidyl Antiquity
h don't uuderstand--but It's useless
=, try to-"
~ A grensy butcher In Il dirty apro
y. scratched his nose with meat knit
III and tossed fourword note to h
%, assistant.
Sec II YOU can make anything o,
ut of this, Jim. Miss lndividuality's gor
If clean uutty this round"
iii And three blocks from the big brio
house young man gasped In minglt
=, surprise, relief and delight and viii
wild whOOp tore hatless out of II
door and down the street.
But the most ustounded Of ell WI
Miss Nidy herself. Seated prtm aI
w. precise at table surrounded vii
step laws" she heard Il most appalllI
pral from the front-door bell. Inform'
thar # was ur. Jones 10 see her, 81
excused herself and proceeded wi
A. dignity tu the sitting room. Here 81
NJ, was Scooped up by an enthusiast
os. pair of arms, told she was u darlin
nd. nm angel and It love and that tn
,g would hr married tomorrow mornlI
II. to nl Of which Miss Vidy listened
- wideredIy and meekly and acquiesc
So, becomIngly
~ Miss yidy does not believe In
~ traying curiosity, but after two yea
f. Of happily married life she Is 8,
K. wondering how Rob came to interpl
N. that note so differently from the "
las she intended II.