The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1922-03-17


to call her namesake, in spite of
that winsome damsers 20 years, was
unanimously elected to the pleasing
task of giving Cousin PhrOny a good
time" A rather bleak and cheerless
girlhOOd which merged into q woman
hood filled with hard and unappre-
ciated toll as the bond-slave of a
brother whose body was crippled by
rheumatism and whose soul was
warped worse than his body long be-
fore the latter knew a rheumatic
pang, had brought Cousin Phrony to
her mid-tifties with girls keen
relish for good tmes-and she
wanted the kind of good times girls
have, too Only little Phrony could
stand her namesake's pace, when she
attempted to cram into fortnight
enough jaunting to last the other 80
weeks of the year-and little Phrony
frankly admitted that Cousin Phrony
was more fun than any girl she knew
"It's wicked, know" little
Phrony said to herself" but I'm glad
Cousin Hiram is dead! And / wish
he'd died before And do WISH too
that Cousin Phrony would sell that
wicked farm and move somewhere
where she wouldn't have to take her
amusement in chunks !" But Cousin
Phrony chung to the farm. and came
regularly after haying each year for
her visit.
This year the first few days passed
rather drably, owing to the
guests attendance at dental Office
where an under set of "store-teeth"
were being fashioned for her. But the
night after she bore them home in
triumph, she announced cheerfully
that tomorrow she "wuz in hopes 4
she'n Phrony could have a real good
time"
Little Phrony knew where to take |
her cousin, and from the moment |
when they descended from the trolley |
into the gay crowd at the beach re-
sort, Cousin Phrony was in her ele-
ment. The changing music of merry
go-round drew her into the big pa
Vilion, her eyes clinging to the galy-
painted beasts and their riders
Little Phrony, knowing what the
woman really wanted, proposed a ride
and after a very Slight resistance
Cousin Phrony gave in, and settled her
generous weight upon gaudy ele-
plant. because it'd take an ELEPHANT ,
to hold her up!" The spectacle of the
dear soul, In her back-Striped muslin
her hat, Discreet combination of hat /
and bonnet, and her comfort" shoes,
in circle with delight.
written broadly all over her rosy,
face, was striking enough
to compel the attention of a good
looking young man nearby When
the ride was over, and the two de-
'cended, he followed them
And when they dined, he sat at the
able next them
Now Cousin Phrony had not yet sub
lued her new "store-teeth" The upper
et she was used to; but the new
over set bothered her to that extent
hat the delicious fried clans and
French fried" potatoes lost half their
Iavor for her, as she painfully con-
untrated upon mastication.
Take out these horrid under teeth,
ousin!' begged little Phrony, at last
They're spelling your dinner?"
II declare, 1 b'lieve l will =" sighed
ne harrassed diner, and lifted a dis
rect napkin to her lips. When she
amoved it, the teeth were in its folds.
1t was when they rose to go that the
ltaStrophe occurred In her engross-
ent in the. dinner, Cousin Phrony had
tally forgotten the teeth lying in her
p With a horrifying chatter they
ruck the Moor, and, not content with
at, "skittered," to use her own
irase, right out in front of the young
nm at the next table, who was ris- y
g. tool! g
Little Phrony made a dart for them, =,
It the man was the quicker. Picking
EN- up, he banded them to the blush y,
: girl, with bow and smile that e
d in 1t nothing but kindness and I'M
Mr.. Crawford" gasped little
rony, and blushed the harder. Just w
think of meeting the distinguished, vo
Ich-sought-after Elliot Crawford in st
8 way And to think that. hardly lul
owing her at all, he should plainly tn
so pleased to see hert Fo
But there was Cousin Phrony to in sir
duce, and her rebelious teeth, to be The
tored to her, and the story of the du
rning's doings to be told, as simply PR
If 1t was the commonest thing in sta
world for girl and an elderly Ion
man to participate in the gddest Wi
rts of the beach together. hei
And we'd admire to have you come Br
h us awhile, Mr.. Crawford" invited
sin Phrony, with country -neighbor- I