Shoshone journal., 1923-10-05
The Worm
Turned
o. MARTHA WILLIAMS

-cinda salu SpilS'"'
''' rones is going, we others had al
o,Ir time, temper and weal
y ,oar 80 nv staying at home. Not
= there will pay the least attention
as unless she sulks and won't iool
anybody.
,,,... be aggrayatin'," Lem Lenoz
,a,od drumming against sixty
ns.nd-and father. 1t must be like
sn, when the other fellow holds
aces-and a pair OF bowie
dives"
.you 90 to Halifax" Lucinda flung
lin Lem bowed grandly, saying
vitb all the pleasure in life-lf only
|, told what to go for"
aHeap of things you might try to
,,,-aJmost anywhere" Lucinda re-
mod acidIy. "a civil tongue, for In
snce and common decency; and not
make fool OF yourseIf-same as
the rest.
sDpar me. I'm learning things. I'm
now I didn't dream Halifax kept
.bool for all that" Lem returned,
baking his head, but meekly: "Say,
IDdyo he ran on, '1et US plot against
bs Endowed One. Seven sorts Of a
ol in spite Of her thousanddoll
djycashun she's forever talkin' about.
should be easy"
III isn't-just because she Is such
fool" Lucinda interrupted. Trick
pg her into maxim show OF herself
ould be the same as eggin' on an
blot"
-Or even a widower-man? Lem
xinkled wlckedly over the query. Lu-
linda flung an apple at his head-be-
yause it was the thing handiest. He
Taught II with both hands, saying
bftily: "Ah, ha, young person, I'm
letting on your curves. The white
haired one among Ewes daughters
hats what you must be-tempting
bne thus with apples from the happy
baths of folly"
"Quarrelin' as usual-you twol
wonder you haven't worn the tips off
-FOUR tongues at that game" Sue Da-
ys Thompson hurled at them through
The opening door, following the speech
herself in a gale of laughter, and
hereby moving Lem to say: you for
Eet, Sue Davis, rubber don't disinte-
crate in the strongest acid"
go tO-Guinea," from Sue Davis.
Lem bowed gravely. saying: Delight /
ed, but I'm already under orders for
Halifax. Ladies, settle it betwixt you
which It shall be-"
Il say, you better go home-or to |
heaven" Aunt Peg called from the
dining room, where she was setting
down cakes hot and spicy, fresh from
the oven. Lem shifted and sighed,
saying: MY nose forbids-and al
ways | follow it. Peggy, darling, CANT
re produce the cake of peace? Stop
N mouths with-what I'm smellin'-
~ III murder the next one who
@fs to speak a cross look"
Carried? Unanimously :" Sue
pa'ls shrieked. Aunt Peg came to the
l0or, a glistening white cake held In
'0th hands higher than her head. She
nook 1t and said, smiling and twin
ing: Bait for your bettersl Think
IL waste 1t on you rowdy drap-shots?
% Stree, Bobl Billy Barlow can
II every crumb Of this; he's 80 cake
ingry, with wife three months
irieo. I'm aimin' to cut out Gorgeous
'nes with him. Cindy Is such a stick
-themud, she won't even try-and l
want that man in the family-his
{ insurance Is so handsome and he's
oie 10 make collection Of 1t easy
Al Time he gets real cussin' mad.
len think Of the dignity-Mrs. Judge
mo" That alone IL be worth this
&c and another
reg, you mercenary wretch" Lem
P'oued- Sue Davis couldn't speak
iaughing-even Lucinda was gig I
as nearly as hard as she. 1t was
'ei 10 hear lusty hallos at the I
- gate, even though Ii meant
~ ushering In Judge Barlow, red Z
pufhng. Ruddy, massive, quiver- ?
"heh he walked, he smiled at all i
los' saying as he sank upon the v
ee' Now eff I didn't love every d
IN this house I'd have We up for
pm sech pizen mean dogs d
"un let me come nigh the yard {
> her get back in my buggy. ="
Seu me inside the horse lot and 4
'e me climb a wagon and stood a
( yappln' and snappin' and dancin' y
everything-r
Know, Cindy's trained 'em that a
Lem Interrupted gravely. Il
UNI Peg hissed at him: L
.larr' T
le Davis cried: W
es' she does. judge" whereat al
"ua' with the courage OF despera- W
noaaed, saying a little thickly:
- must explain. Pm trainin' 81
, you see, 10 give TO poor. dear i
'us' We NIL know how she is pr
''ea With all sorts and conditions III
~ Don't believe could count VI
"vinSdls since bar old man dtat