Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1922-11-22
loRA GOES TO TOWN
~ La4aioHr.


Lcra hurried d0wn The street, her
purse IN one hand. D Hist Of ssrands in
the other and old Mrx. Martins uta.
breiis hung on ~ arm- The umbrella
wss 70 be ieff lt cs,e Of the depart.
menf stores to be sssEstdef
why carry an umbrella On a eAv
Ike tllls7" Called Jessie Meachsrn.
whose veil proclaimed TO the suburb
Of Westmont that she. too, Was going
Into the city for the day.
Before Iora could answer, 4 young
collie rushed peIl raeil W the street.
followed ai a siswer pace by young
man with his cap under his arm. The
surgeons case In one han. told he was
q doctor.
Lot Of erranfs 10 10 for everybody
In town. as ussaalTs he. asGesi Us he
came Up 10 the girls.
Lorx smiled.
"Oh. Of course" answered Jessie
Meacharn. Actually /, eefs so had
that sometimes think I'll ret M and
take the milk train into town to avoid
toe efrandS every ore has
IL was going 70 ask one q yoq 10
order so'ne dog bisessi.s for the pup.
He hasn't one biScnfi left and the
grocers here In town don, carry
them"
The train whistle rrrei Tie girls ~
wards the station and after they were
well on the way INTO town the chic,
topic Of Westsnont conversation came
up. only the Young married people
are going 10 so, really," announced
Jessie Meacham. "W coarse the girls
Will go--as many nj THEM as ,lse-e are
unmarried men In Wessnaat-aud yar
know" ulen she pausea arc stared At
Lora, "-you know how ruauy Young.
unmarried rnea there are In West
mont"
Lora added another item 10 her
pencIled lis, and laughe8 as she lis-
tened "Ther~ aren't mtary" she c~n-
fessed. yet, at leas, nine girls will Ee.
Invitations TO ;h. AFFAIR II ali o. the
unattached men G.. For Hy part.
don't even eTi.c, To - Sni - ! arr
settled II It's nice evening til take
Benne 10 the movies
Her voice tried 10 keep disanrrsn,-
meni from the surface. b3t Jrs,se
M-scham onl. smiled ctrAsa'ly. ~W,H.
want 10 go. II u person stays nywe
from that she'il he tiys, ~ea'aily as f4r
as West. t.hont IL ctarer@tA Yua Er"E
that. Iora Ro,nan. And Tin guin@ tp
60 Ia II n hase 10 as}, s3a4e1rly IN
take me"
Lon easred. "Yoa never wnalA,"
III didn't think ynaus hos1nr MAoe
ef his I'd ASK him ,o take nae" said
Jessie s.ouily. @.
I.ara's casss.ks Ar~,ies, hsst Rs the
train Was already catering tile station
no one noticed
All day long Lora rushed fron p'ace
to place. She hat rc,ne In 10 fhe city
to buy some Fringe an1 trimming Ter
black lace rrack
In the scver,h-Ntor grocery deils-.
men' she bought f,e-pound hn& ~
NtA faNtA Ala~ 9hA FE@fAtA NV 3NNIt
boxes to he deliyend. The hvepounti
box she carrie. with her.
She arrived at the s'stion In time -
watch tiae lag coach - the I;',l ru3j
OUT Tie mex, t9ain fer Wcs,mont
would not leave until GA. ~ Il
hadn't s,orl~d fqr the dog biscuit"
ah~ said 10 hers,Af Eefore she coulf
hn.sh. some one ,anps! her ea the arm.
II MAS young isoc'nr Niles.
Miss ~" he asked
She nodded. II meant that she
would miss dinner q, home, fot her
aunt was strict nnd meals were no;
kept waiting Tor any enc. n matter
whst the excuse might be,
II Jus. came In ard happertea 10
see you locking after the home going
trn'n." laughed Doctor Miles ii had
to ret some dog hiscnl's snd the wires
werr down from the Storm last Might
---"
Here's one hex and ave r,oea vii, |
b. d~ll,er'd.' said Isara. hanhing him |
the package.
He asrd "a, her "W-hy. dear
girl" he paused. r>al"rins.
Hardly realizing H. l.ora fogad her
self sitting opposite him a. a russo
shaded dinner table In the loop, h,'r /
parcels checked a. the staten.
"Wssnt i, iacky you missed the |
train and--,and ALL" Young ns.cio. !
Miles WIS saying hal.laGls 'Nea ,
see. rve hs,en waiting te ask yoa 10 |
60 20 ihs; dinner dance they're nEips !
up cut hcyne. but you sef,nesl So stand |
of,ssh and--sna for1nas-a,sa ali--hui |!
when you handed ,ne thar box ~ Gas /
hang II all. II WAS snch /
IN aWfully friend, thing and-srl-
ah When l asked this morning siSt /
mean. 70 have sone delivered"
"Rut the pup tidnt have any--Ftr
tcniShi.- put In I~ora. her gray eyes
sparkling rayiy,
"Never mind the rup--heli have his
dinner You're going with me - that
dinner dance. absolutely yeFa~e tp
take anything bot yes for an answer"
And a. Lors agryNa3 snftiy to tx she
did nos regret the missed train nar S,in
ner st her aunt's hoase.