The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1923-05-04

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I'll Amt Lorene going to be mar
nsd next weekY'
as the talk. But, as Mis- Percy
says, there amt nothin' sure till II
happens. It's easy seen she ain'i
struck with that young Chase. She
don't b1ieve he's much in love. Says
he's Just as calm As Vegetable soup
He tends to business just as steady
as II he'd never heard of love, and
be gives right In to all Lorene's no
lions. He amt impetuous 'nough to
suit Mis- Percy"
Mrs. Penfield was amused. THAT
red-hot unreasonableness never made
any hit with me. My observation is
the lover that pursues the hardest,
fees the fastest. What I like bout
Dick Chase is that he keeps his head.
The love tween those two young
people has grown naturally and stead
lily, and 1t stands ten times the
chance to last"
Mrs. Wopple bridled with faded Co
quetry. Me, l don't know nothin'
bout that slow kind. Josiah was aw-
full eager"
A vision Of Mr.. Josiah wopple-
with the sneaking gait and the crafty,
peering eyes-nashed into Mrs. Pen
fields mind. She prodded her imagi-
nation to picture the resistless impetu-
osity Of his younger days. but. found
herself lacking in the requisite visu-
alization.
There's all kinds of courtin'." she
said, with polite vagueness. yes
yes, Lettiel I'm in the bedroom"
Mrs. Wopple rose hastily. ''I'll be
goin' II that heather youngun's comm
In. You got big job to civilize her.
Run over when you can, Mis- Penfield;
you amt very neishborly. i got
brand-new dress to show you, and I'm
embroideryin' a beautiful table cover.
1 know you'll like to see EN-"
Eyes, thank you I'd just love to
see 'em. I'll be In as soon's I can
get a minute"
20 Penzie," cried Lettie, when the
caller had gone, 81 got the SWEETEST
pickings" Proudly she exhibited an
old pasteboard box well filled with
ink bottles, each containing small
residue-India inks, red, black. "Ain't
it grand? / guess 1t was a school or
somep'n-mebbe a Teller that draws
these here pictures in the paper"
Mrs. Penfeld surveyed this charm
ing find with some dubiousness. 1--WE
hain't got any immediate call for ink.
Lettie. And. honest, dear, hate to
see you so set on prowling."
Lettie gazed at her reproachfully.
1--WE always brung in things. I told
you 1 would when you said you'd keep
me-"
Eyes, dear, but there are lots of
things that would suit me better.
You've got to get over this habit. In
January you must go to school and
learn things out Of books, so't you can
grow up smart"
"Jiminyr exclaimed Lettie. in dis
may. "Tll bet / can't never sit still.
I wisht they taught school by running.
And look here, Penzie, you just give
these here ink bottles another up
midtown. They're grand, and I'll be
switched II I can't think of somep'n
to do with 'em."
Mrs. Penfeld. washing potatoes for
supper, decided to accept ink bottles
with polite graciousness. Put 'em
on the lower shelf In the cupboard,
Lettie. Sometime Wen play an ink |
game. I'll show you how" She pat |
he potatoes in the oven and regulated
the drafts.
owner of which was nowhere visible. |
Mis- Penfield, can you come over"
That's Mrs. Catterbox," said Mrs. |
Penfield. Something's happened. |
You watch the fire, Lettie, the way |
I've showed you"
She dashed through the house,
toward the driveway. She was used |
to these calls out of the atmosphere
and had become very accurate in dis
inguishing one voice from another.
Tenants of The Custard Cup were
prone to shrill their crises and their
demands in the direction of Number
II without taking the trouble to send
heir bodies with their voices.
1t seemed that Mrs. Catterbox had
,ecome exasperated because her very
young son Jimmy, when sent upon
nearby errands, was in the habit of
osing whatever he had gone after.
Today Mrs. Catterbox had sent him
o the corner drug store for ten post
lge stamps and had charged him,
With particular vehemence, not to lose
hem. Jimmy thought he wouldn't.
FOR once he would prove his trustwor-
Illness. He had therefore immedi-
tely affixed the ten stamps to the
ough material Of his coat sleeve, and
hat by means Of the mucllage for
UGH purposes provided.
There was no denying that Jimmy
ad come home with the stamps.
'urther, there was no denying that
10 one could readily get them or
FRS. Csttsrbox had tried gentle pull ]