The northwestern bulletin., 1923-10-13
The Tall Talk
Club
By CLARA c. HOLMES

ANS"sk@kNs
"we've got talking machines In War
'rington. but they're no credit to the
town"
~Why not, Aunt Hepsy"
"In the fust place, there's Susanna
Simplton and Seth Shooster, whose
tongues are forever going. In the sec
ond place, our graphophones are woril-
out contraptions. We Warrington
folks attended Ciearspring's anniver-
sary celebration. and at night the boys
got ofn the train with eleven second
hand machines, luggin' 'em home"
"a Ciearspring bargainr'
"Cat's paw, mol Clearsprlng root
beer and ciderl II the boys hadn't
drunk more than they orter. the ma
chine feller wouldn't have bamboozled
'em."
1T wasn't a ereditabie affair. was
TT"
Law, we women most had kenIption
fits. Susanna Simplton summoned a
meeting of the Ladies' Grill"
"The Ladies' Grillr"
"Yes, It's Miss Simplton's society.
Our platform is, Boiling men In cal
drons, grilling them on gridironsr"
"what did the society dor
I'VE voted to hold @ crusade against
men folks folly and graphophones.
Miss Sumption has leisure, so we chose
her chairman Of an investigating COM
mittee."
$50 Miss simplton led the Cru
sader
"She's leading It; you can join us.
Ruth"
81 prefer to be neutral" demurred
"I don't s'pose it's any Of your
funeral. but come along with me to
the meeting"
Oddly exhilarated, got my hat.
We found Miss Simplton speaking.
"In order to be a success" she was
advising, "the roasting process must
be commenced at home. Pm sorry
have nothing to report on except q
Thomas cat; therefore will give my
time over to the home report of Mrs
Daniel Doolittle."
Aunt Hepsy's sides shook with
laughter. but the big woman got her
self to her feet.
81 can say that our hired man Amos
was the only Jack-of-apes who got
spawned machine at our house. When
Amos saw 1t was unwelcome. he said
he'd lug 1t of /; but compromised that
he'd keep It and have It to play on,
provided he exchange his dancin'
tunes for pious music. Ladies' Of the
Grill, with my advice. Amos has al
ready chosen his hymns"
Aunt Hepsy's report was accepted
and Miss Simplton challenged Nancy
Ann Shooster.
81 Lit on my brother Seth hot and
heavy for getting buncoed." clustered
Nancy. "But seth's perverse; he
asked how much money the Grill would
set for reparations, and said he'd pass
his hat around among the men, and
collect the same.
"Then the day went to Clearspring
to get my spring bonnet, Seth and
Amos got their stupid heads together.
They ferreted out grandfather's old
dress suits and stovepipe hats; with
my fiower-pot paint they painted a
sign-board: Contribute to the Grill ;
with the sign-board and a graphic
phone they toured the town hurdy-
gurdy style. Ladies, had I been at
home, Seth Shooster should never have
gone, neverw
"How much money did they collectT'
piped Susanna.
"Ninety-nine cents; Seth says when
he collect t'other cent he's going to
DIR. Parks to get batch Of belladonna
pills; he thinks II we live on our plat.
form well need EN-"
A nutter stirred the Grill room.
Some one shrilled that Nancy AIMS
report could not be accepted. Susanna
was voted In as Seth's regenerator.
The other nine reports were ac-
cepted, the miscreants being willing to
make amends without ado.
Having disposed Of the reports, the
Grill members, In unison, repeated
their slogan: Boiling men In caldrons,
grilling them on gridirons." Then
each member repeated q quotation
satiricai, ironicai or iery. and the
meeting adjourned.
That evening overheard Seth and
Amos talking in the kitchen.
Aunt Hepsy's net 10 bad" uttered
Amos.
"It's nip an tuck with Nancy Ann
and me-" confded Seth. "An is, Amos
you and neil have to streak It like
wild men every time Susanna comes
our way"
Soon the skirmishers grew war.
weary and peace settled on Warning
ton. On one Of these quiet days
Cousin Reuben popped the question to
Doris Simplton.
"we mean to be married right
away" Reuben connded to Aunt
Hepsy and me.
"The young folks be sarpents fol
cuttin' up didos," murmured Aunt
Hepsy.
Doris, In q bungalow apron, and
Reuben. In d slicker outfit, were unob