Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1922-11-15
JOB FOR ANNABEL
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20. 1859. ~ Asessss S.-sp.p~f synelsss. /,
According % her fr.eaas, Aassbet
was spoiled. According 10 her ireia.
tives. she ~ss m estrsa.ely lucsy cir,
Annsbel's nso4 iLtiiuate fried. Car.
lotts, said frantly that Annabea was
dear. but tisaf. unless she was to
carry In her mouth throughout life tie
silver spoon she had been born with.
. few hard knd'cts and responsibilities
would do her werld of benefit In
facf. she went TO considerable pains
when Annsfsei fsiurned from toariiu,
school TO induce that young indy to
complete her education with business
course and ssf JOB.
30 persuassye Ses she thar AnHat,ei
halfway yielded. only TO learn. when
she broarheA the matter a, home. tia,
she would take a Job only over n.
dead bodies Of her mother, grand.
mother and at least three auuts. The
consequeDce vas that A,natel co., ,ria-
ued 10 live q life Of Idle gayety, az
odd moments enryiag the occupied. in.
dependent CAriotts- and her parents
continued 10 groom her fer the one po-
ntion they deemed worth whlle-,hgr
Of some mans wife.
One by one. however. Annahel re-
fused the various youths with whom
She had grown up She liked the5i NJ,
elough. 10 q sisteriy so-c ~ fashion
but hen II came 10 settling down s.,t
one Of them Indefinitely .nds--1.
and quite the cGnirsry
"Annahea's smart girl," her motter
conhied one day TO Carlo,is-s uotasr.
shes not g0dng 10 b- satisfied II u
any mediocre fellew. with hra n
enough 20 make bare living and 10
more. Ny little girls ben used ,o
having everything. srd less than Tho,
Will never satisfy her"
Carictta's mother refra ned from
speech for q moment, C&rlOtts rad t2s:
announced her engsKer3~Bi to Sa,a
Whiicomb, one Of the -'Ene.ileo~-
youths" undoubtedly 70 whom Ter
friend referred MY cousin. who,
coming to visi, - from Net-sssa.
would be- tust the man fer Annzbe}"
How SOY" said ArnstseIs mother,
not without eeeerpess.
We'll" said the other then sss,
G,ed. We'll. for one thing, he's 20;
loads Of ulotey."
How long is he 10 te herp?' THe
words were intended 10 cu0ver -aSua
interest And perhaps they did
But at any x,e from the Gay Jhst
Landis Robertson sr-ivet IN town ~
was marked for Anraiels hBst aaa
Nor was there need 10 inquire into -
personal status That he VAS coSss-.
Of she Ccope-s was sufficient -e<~'ra-
menda'.op
As for Annahel herself Gay ~ Say
she grew 20 feel bitter re>cnt,ner, al
being 50 pa,ea'ly ,h:ovn at the Tnaa'>
head
Hes years oder than l SIR :" she
protested ore day 10 her mo;her. VITO
had been s,nr.ns his pra se's tire
!essly.
"Only fcurtrn,~ returned her moth.
ef. promptly. 'tn4 because % thst
difference. think Whist he has hhd ,..as
TO acquire that u,e a. the ynacs e,
lows could no; Set A-i II h3s hc>
ness turns ou' aS it should here, Poe "--
Isects To make ih'> place his "'u
Al least, tha; is tht Impression Es''-
er from Nelly CeolRr"
Came late simmer afternoon whes I
landis and Anahl ha5i mu'nr-l ..r |
out into comfy SLOWLY riI.'u.at fr- ,
harvest S,opfsa at the top & Is 'E
Ia cool the ~arss s'ter steep C'ir.b !
the two sasct sprrcriatis,.' 4, '.'
green valleys and checkerea @elds t.ys 1
low Then tnueEs turned rrayely - |
his ccmpansun.
Little AnnRlti" he said ,e"Hcr'y, !
II mus, tell ycs II" ihiags s',oai |
myself l."
HUT Annahel. s-,rlsn, fnr some rcg- |
sop or other, sippI.si him "r1r# "
do;it." abe said, II always step |
meh frum t,lling me cinrr a'~'0f /
themselves I'is I'm afraid th"r rv |
going ,c-~,o propose T. /, wasn't v lat |
Annshel had lnknhea 20 SAY, int :;
WAS the truth an the words slrl~4i |
ou, hefor~ SHE real.s''i,
lands laughed hoylShls. And n /
this ease you're exactly rlsn he /
said "rhs, VAS and is my Intention, |
which Won't permit Ia he thWarhsl /
I love yuu and l aant to ma-rS voa. |
hu, hefnrr l tell yea 50 | must rid nv |
mind of something else. Something
which I ata afraid may make yoGE
PARENTS decide assins, fnc"
That p,ssth!lhy piquef AnDa''9'S
Interest. Ais, there WAS stlrrins With
Ia her d tiny nc;iIu that Il he iaduG
proposed her heart would hasr s'eta
broken.
Please tell me she said cur raeGSiy.
l-well., I'm s sidowcr. anuSoe}
No; only that" he psusel hat |
have four mo;herlt~s bays uho nes!
sir.n hand. It's assinx u grNsSi d,s,-~
"lsut not too m,Scs." Whispered An
MABEL. and let him take her in hi> srIaS
Ru, II Annahel's mother had AsU0n
sm,oer she waaid never hsvv p,ckNi
ent q wtdcwer ~s,h four boys for Aes