The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1922-02-24
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DESIGNING PEGGY &
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ines OF his setter dog. and the invit-
ne appearance Of IA new waiting road
ste" brought no interest to his re.
Gently dcSola.ed liie-Nita Warren
had thrown him over. 1t was UNI
J oeIicv0bIc, but true. Mia, who had
walked up the hill with him to school
Wien her dark hair, now SO mystcr-
iousIy co.ITured, hung in simple curls
to her shoulders. Why, it had always
been Understood al Tommy was to
DC Nita's escort eve. the school teach.
er paired them oil at p.cuics. And
now came along his new bouuder,
and carried her away. Not literally.
II course. Mia still graced her fathers
home and dooryaId but the bounder
was usually TO bv found in the door
yard too. Only last night She had
tossed her head at TOulay's humble
invitation to the movies. and had an
SWcrcd, mo thank y.u. Rupert Hodge
ard | are going in'o he city to attend
suIlmcr opera" Rupert lodge, with
ms thirty years bad ol.e,e DAYS be-
hn q him. Tommy iad not been able
TO make the college VIII Oh Orcup ed
so many of his youthful dreams.
Mother had been Ter alone, just after
-poor Dad had managed to put by
enough for Chat cOyeu q CT ere course.
The money had to 'r I.cd II n for
their daily living inSceal-tne latLer-.
less Tommy and his mother-and
Tom had gone tO ork. That is the
name his employers in the small town
bank ~aiIect.Onatcl5 called Lin. They
thought a lot Of Ton. Now when he
had been able at least to-puHhase the
shining roadster, and mother, as we'll
as he, had looked forward 10 pleasant
rides with Mas cherry companion
ship To make them more pleasant, Nita
turned him down fol an engaging in
terloper. Tommy was tired of try
Ing to butt in there" he told his
mother, when she warned him that
faint heart ne'er won fair lady"
Then, all at once, the new girl came
along. Even Tommy's weary eyes
widened at sight of her.
How do you.- do?" greeted this
girl, rs Mrs. -Tisorpton at home"
Mrs. Thornton: was Tommy's mother.
Il am boarding for the summer
with Mrs. West, the Professors
wife" explained the fair call.
er, "and she sent me down to see If
we could have some of your flowers
for a tea party. Mrs. West thought
that Tommy-dO you happen to be
Tommy?-would pick them for her"
Tom was aroused to action. Certain
ly you may have them he replied,
Mrs. West IS mothers friend. I'll Get
an armful for you right now. Mother is
out
The girl sat down on the step
to await. "All right" she agreed.
"Here are your flowers" he said
brusqucly
Thanks" the visitor casually ac-
cepted. "Couldn't YOU take them over
in your carr"
D!sturbingly, she flashed q smile at
him. 1t was a regular movie actress
smile, "And take me too she asked.
IL am Peggy O'Moore,' announced
the young woman. as if this were suf-
ticient reason for her assurance. Tom
flushed in sudden 'r~ealizati0n Of his
%rudeness. 'Why-yes," he stammered.
Get in the car please, l will be glad
to drive you back But so delightful
was Miss Peggy O'Aloore's companions
ship, that Tom drove around the park
on the way, and there they met Mia.
She stared, cOldly surprised at the
presence Of a charming young woman
at his side, and her quick brown-eyed
glance took In the armful of garden
flowers, and Toms own happy ire
siStible smile. Apparently Mia re-
scented this lightnesS; the man walking
at her side had to speak twice in
order to gain her attention.
Attractive girl that" Peggy O'Moore
remarked with laughing question in
her Irish blue eyes.
"She is" With establishment Tom
found himself making confession. "She
was my girl, before that boun-
der came and took her away"
Thereafter, Tom Thornton was TO be
constantly seen in Miss Peggy O'Moore's
company. Nita after meeting the two
at various places of entertainment,
decided virtuously that 1t was her
duty TO warn her old friend against
the enchantress. His manner where
she. Mia, was concerned, had strange
~ altered. "And it's not that 1 care,'
she told lin TREMENDOUSLY, when she had
managed to waylay him before the
very hedge surrounding Mrs. Vests
property, 'but every n is laughing
at you for being so easily taken in by
that designing woman This Miss
O'Moore-" Nita's tone was bitter.
cares nothing for you really, Tommy"
but / do care very much indeed"
Peggy O'Aioore'S earnest voice con.
tradicted; her sweetly appealing face
showed unexpectedly across the hedge.
Tom stood ~perplexed then he turned
an Indifferent shoulder TO the new
siren, "Nlta," he said eagerly, Now