The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1922-05-10
Pride Isn't
Everything
Bv CLARISSA MACKIE

Clementine Dill watched her aunt's
flying fingers as they flashed In and
out Of the scarlet yarn. Miss Emily
Dill was knitting a sweater for Glen.
entine.
II am glad l chose scarlet" said
Miss Dill, tapping Clem's smooth head
with her ivory needle.
1T is pretty" agreed Glen, dreamlly.
1T will give you some color child.
You are as pale as wax berries am
going to call on Doctor Brown"
AUNT Emily, please!" Clementine
looked distressed. am quite all right,
only l don't get cut Of doors as much
as l used to; but ! will take long
walk every day after this"
Miss Emily looked intently at the
girl she had reared as her own daugh.
ter. She had always meant well by
Clementine. and they had always been
so happy together in the old red brick
house-happy. that is, until Jerry Ian.
ders had come a-wooing.
"Jerry Landers? mol" announced
Miss Emily cOldly.
"Clementine DE. Emily Dill's niece?
NOT" shouted Ebenezer Landers fierce.
ly as he rode toward the plantation Of
young spruces that his men were set
ting out on the north slope.
"Why" asked Clementine, with won.
der in her big blue eyes.
Emily Dill blushed and looked very
handsome with her crown Of silver
hair piled high above her still youth.
full face. "WhyT" she repeated. BE.
cause I do not approve Of Landers,
and am sure you would not marry in
opposition to my wishes"
Clementine made no reply. Secretly
she believed her aunt's reason was ab.
surd-it sounded like sentence from
some early Victorian novel. She had
always been an obedient child, SO now
she meekly accepted the verdict and
hopefully waited for Emily Dill to
change her mind.
On this pleasant winter afternoon
several months afterward. while Glen.
Miss Emily as she knitted the red
sweater that was to bring color to a
pale girls cheeks, Fate in the prosac
shape Of Augusta Barnes was hurry.
ing through the snowy paths to the
Dill house.
cream" breezed Augusta as she swep,
into a chair and tossed her cape and
hat to Glen and shufIled her rubbers
off and put them near the hearth tc
dry. "Well, some folks can be happy
and agreeable and others quarrel and
fight-it's just as the good Lord makes
'enl. supposed"
II suppose SO. Gussie. Now. Glen
my dear. suppose you bring in some
tea and cup cakes" AS the girl left
the room Miss Dill laughed and SHOOK
her head disapprovingly at her caller
more gossip. Gussie? You are incor
rigible!'
II may be that" agreed the othel
bluntly, but you must admit, Emily
that am interestin'."
Emily Dills eyes twinkled merrill.
and one could see what a pretty cir
she must have been not SO very many
years ago by "love's time" "You ar,
interesting, Gussie! Who is 1t now
Jake.Harry and BetsyT"
"White folks this time. Emily-on'
Of your old beaux, too. They sa.
Captain Ebenezer and Jerry have quar-
relied about a girl"
"A grip" repeated Emily. GROWN;
very white.
"Yes-not over a girl. The captain
hasn't looked at woman except o
scowl since you gave him the righl'
about years ago"
"You were speaking about Jerry ar
some girl" suggested Miss Dill. r.
gaining all her color. q
"Didn't hear who the girl wash
the one who told 1t to me said thu
heard the first Of 1t last SeptembeI
seems Jerry wanted to marry SON,
girl and his father swore he wouldnl
have it; said the girls family was !,
high-handed, proud. resentful rae,
and he would have none Of 1t. The
this same person, mind you, heard TIT
captain and Jerry at 1t again today
and Jerry said he was going away IN,
bis father said he would disinheri
him. and Jerry sputtered out tina
money wasn't everything: love counte,
sometimes and he was going to hav,
bis girl. That's pretty mess. ism
&, Emily7" ,
Il hope 1t isn't as bad as 1t soundsy
laid Emily pleasantly. as she arose 4
open the door for Glenn and a heavt
|aden tray. II have forgotten hd
fou like your tea, Gussie," size adiN
ira "Ns-resumed her seat and liftG s.;;
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