Shoshone journal., 1923-07-13

nons It's easy seen she ain't
rck with that young Chase. She
y hlIeve he's much In love- Says
inst as calm as Vegetable soup
tends to business just as steady
- be,d never heard Of love, and
gives right in to all Lorene's no
Ds He aIn't inpetuous 'nough to
Mis- Percy"
Mrs. Penfield was amused Ihat
k.hot unreasonableness never made
hit with me. My observation Is:
! lover that pursues the hardest,
ps the fastest. What l like bout
* Chase is that he keeps his head.
. love tween those two young
pple has grown naturally and stead
and 1t stands ten times the
knce to last"
blrs. Wopple bridled with faded CO.
tetry. "Me, l don't know nothin'
hut that slow kind. Josiah was aw-
eager"
IA vision of Mr.. Josiah Wopple-
ftb the sneaking gait and the crafty,
kering eyes-fashed into Mrs. Pen
kld's mind. She prodded her imagi-
ktion to picture the resistless impetu-
hty of his younger days, but found
krself lacking in the requisite yisu-
lzation.
'There's all kinds of courtin'," she
lid. with polite vagueness. "Yes-
es Lettiel I'm in the bedroom"
Mrs. Wopple rose hastily. "Tll be
Bin If that heather young'un's comm
!. You got a big job to civilize her.
|un over when you can, Mis- Penfield !;
bu amt very neiglrborly. / got a
fand-new dress to show you, and I'm
hbrolderyin' a beautiful table cover.
know you'll like to see EN-"
"Yes. thank you. I'd just love to
be 'em. III be in as soon's I can
et minute"
70 Penzie," cried Lettie, when the
lner had gone, Il got the swellest
cklngs" Proudly she exhibited an
q pastehoard box well filled with
bottles, each containing a small
sldue-lndia inks, red, black. "Ain't
grand? | guess it was a school or
mepn-mebbe feller that draws
ese here pictures in the paper"
Alrs. Penfeld surveyed this charm
3 md with some dubiousness. "We
int got any immediate call for ink,
f'ue. And, honest, dear, 1 hate to
h you so set on prowling."
|Lettie gazed at her reproachfully.
We always brung in things. 1 told
~ would when you said you'd keep
Les dear, but there are lots of
ings that would suit me better.
'uVe got to get over this habit. In
nuary you must go to school and
lih 'hinss out Of books, so't you can
ow up smart"
'lniny :" exclaimed Lettie. In dis
W III bet can't never sit still.
',snt they taught school by running.
y iook mere, Penzie, you just give
.se mere ink bottles another ND
l,uown. They're grand, and I'll be
,ened II | can't think of somep'n
do with 'em."
us Penheld, washing potatoes for
per decided to accept ink bottles
pollte graciousness. put 'em
-. .ne lower shelf in the cupboard, |
'e' sometime Wen play an ink
ie' III show you how" She pat |
potatoes in the oven and regulated |
drafts.
'-is fenheld." called a voice. the
CT OF which was nowhere visible
:, fenield, can you come over?'
s"a, s Mrs. Catterbox," said Mrs.
-e'u' Something's happened.
watch the fire, Lettie, the way
'""Neu lOu."
le dashed through the house
~ 'le driveway. She was used
W r 'aiis out OF the atmosphere
'' ""u become very accurate In dis.
s one voice from another.
s oi The Custard Cup were
20 shrill their crises and their
'N's ~ the direction OF Number
',Dous taking the trouble 10 send
''pies With fleir voices.
s''iied that Mrs. Cafterhox had |
N 'A"sperated because her very
s'p Jimmy, when senf upon
y ','ands, was Ia the habit OF
'''sler he had gone after.
80 'Aiierhog had sent him
.,'f 'o'''ff dfls store for zen post
.rse,, Nnd bad charged hln
,.'l'' lehsplence noi % lOso
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