Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1922-11-04
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LORA GOES TO TOWN
BY /. WRIGHT

1le otter ard old Mrs No. .
brella hung on her arm. tt ,., aa-
was 70 be left at one Of the d..'
ment stores to be menaa- 17lsi'-
Why carry an unbr48a o..
Ike this?' called jesse Va Gay
whose veil procla med ia t- ,'S. .. lsa
OF Westmont that she. too os. ~. ~
INTO the city for the dav s'ls
Before Lora could answer
collie rushed pel mel ln f.s you. Solas
followed at a slower pace D., ,-'s'i
man with his cap ..-1.r ,.. a. ''-.g
surgeons case in one bm.lm Iar -
a doctor. e Vas
Lot Of errands to do r.r ar..., ;,
In town, as usual?" be- ...a1 ~
came up TO the girls 0' p
Lora smiled.
"Oh, Of course ar...-.+
meacham. Actually il e.-. ~ n
that I sometimes thms rH
take the milk train into a
the errands every one Ia4~
Il was going to a,s .a4., r,, /
order some dog biscuits lar ..'
He hasn't one biscuit left s.5
grocers here in town aart
them" va
The train whistle urs.I tsa o,r.
wards the station and after rag
well on the way into town -a 49,.
topic OF Wesrmont conversation e
up. Only the young married rs,.s
are going TO 90, really a1nann,.s
Jessie Meacham "Of course NE II.
will go-as many of them rs fh-,a -
unmarried men in We-uuont-gn4 "a,
know" then she paused aud stared !,
Lora, you know how many vom,
unmarried men there are in Wea
mont"
Lora added another item 10 b,
penciled list and laughed as she Il
tened. There aren't MANY" she ew
fessed, "yet, at least nine Girls will ri
invitations to the affair. if all Of h.
unattached men e.. For ny mart
don't even expect to go, and so 7 ID
settled. If it's a nice evening It'll IA
Bonnie to the movies"
Her voice tried to keep disaproin
ment from the surface nut Jpsss
Meacham only smiled c}aiea.ly. "Wss
l want to go. If a person stays bon
from that she'll be dead socially as "A.
as Westmont is concerned You bn0
that, Lora Romano. And Tin going
go to it If 1 have to as, somebody d
take me-"
Lora gasped. "You never wouldH
"If didn't think young Doctor Nile
would be off on a hike with tat co
Of his I'd ask him to tase me-
Jessie stoutly.
Lora's checks flushed tut as t
train was already entering tie stat
no one noticed.
All day long Lora rushed from Pal
to place She had c. r 81 t.e
to buy some fringe and Halg
a black lace frock
In the seventh-Goar grocery iraf
ment she bought a ai t1
dog biscuits and . five
boxes to be delivered Tile t.e1ol
box she carried with har
She arrived at the station IN fine
watch the last coach IF .a 51'
out. The next train for N@-r
would not leave urH t42 II
hadn't stopped for Tire log a.seat-
she said to herself. Before size Col
finish, some one tapped ter dn taean
1t was young Doctor Niles.
Miss IL" he asked.
She nodded. If memt that
would miss dinner q home fF
aunt was strict and meals were
kept waiting for any oHe, no na'f
What the excuse might be-
"I just came in an] hapqe1'd
see you looking after the h..aes
train" laughed Doctor Mics
to get some dog biscuits md me W.
were down from the Storm last ny
-"
"Here's one box and five more
be delivered" said Lma handing
the package.
He stared at her. way
girl" be paused, colorine.
Hardly realizing It. Lora fodn'
self sitting opposite Dim at
shaded dinner table in the ia'R
parcels checked at the station
"Wasn't it lucky you m''rl
train and-and al, Young .r
Miles was saying aa a-'.
see, I've been waatinE On asa
90 to that dinner dance '.-l Fl
up out home, but you
offish and-and form
when you handed u.
biscuits-why. hang
an awfully friendly
all. When / asked
meant to have
But the pup
tonight" put in l
sparkling gayly
Never mind tie
dinner. You're
dinner dance.