The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1923-03-30

Copyright b, George H. Doran Company
yeah, you don't" she jeered-
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III Lettle'S lips curled-
II He continued. "She's int'rusted
kids that don't int'rust nobody else
II This subtle fiattery was allowed I
/ permeate Lettie's consciousness b.
| fore Crink overlaid 1t with turtle
| contribution.
Were going to have stew for sur
per-"
Lettie gulped. Her armor had bee
pierced In a weak spot. She had ha,
nothing to eat since breakfast--an,
that meal Of exceeding sketchiness
you come long to supper and lie
her look you over" he proposed.
did you say stewr'
"Uh-huh."
Meat In itrr
"Uh-huh."
rs 1t an honest-to-goodness inviter
"Sure."
Lay down, cut you In twoY
Crink took the oath.
'Tll CO." she shrieked. you can
have all the junk here" She swung
her arm wildly and rose
Crink did not move; he was we'll
nigh paralyzed with strange glimpses
into a life far darker than his own.
Get up" she shouted. You little
ninnyl I'll lick you If you go back
on 1t now. Rattle your bones
lively"
When they had gathered up the
surface treasures, Crink escorted Let
tie through vacant lots and friendly
alleys to The Custard Cup-even to
the high privilege Of the back-door
entrance.
"Penzie," he shouted, plunging into
the lean-to In high excitement "Pen-
zie, look what I brought you. It's
Ten-Second Lettie."
Mrs. Penfield set down her fiatiron
and turned to see what she had un-
expectedly acquired. A pair of
bright black eyes stared back at her
unwinkingly out of a small sun
Drowned face.
BLESS my soulp exclaimed Mrs.
Penfield genially. "Ain't this NIGEL
Come right in, Lethe."
Lettie did not move. Her express
sion was noncommittal-the hard,
way SApA CocAOn VI OftI-tADtTltuC6
estimating, preparing for possible
combat. Her curly black hair framed
her face in ragged waves. Her pres
entation gown was of the simplest-a
one-pIece garment, obviously intended
to close In the back, but long since
refusing to close at ALL Finding this
hindrance to untrammeled action,
afffa had
and laced 1t down the front with bits
of Irvine. making use of the original |
buttonholes and accidental perfora- |
tons. Her emancipation from shoes |
and stockings was no affair of recent |
date. With the mere substitution of |
a trifie of fringed grass for her scrap |
of shredded cotton, Lettie might ap- /
have punctuated the peb-
bly, beach Of a sunny island In the
South seas.
Mrs. Penfield, feeling her way In a
situation which she was far from un-
took refuge In general
"Sit right down here, Lettie," she
Invited cordially, showing along a tub
Of soaking clothes and wiping the
bench free of spatters. 81 guess
likely you're a friend Of Crink's, amt
YOUR
The cautious Lettie was not pre-
pared to say. She took the offered
seat, but Immediately fixed her wary
eyes again upon her hostess.
do you live somewhere round
I or 10 In |
,ently.
No answeri
Crink, wriggllng uneasily by the
loor. felt that the time had come to
ak up his exhibit
"She's awful strong, Penzie. Amt
my bulldog stronger'n she is, by
rackyl"
Lettie visibly expanded, wrapping
his tribute about her as a lady might
er sllken robes. For the first time
er gaze vanderbilt a busy sauce {
an on the stove from which issued
avory odors no longer to be ignored;
Or the first time she spoke.
'T'll stay to supper" she conceded, s
nth marked condescension.
JO0 VIII aSACtd mis- -
cid warmly. "We're going to have
grand parsnip stew" I
Crink, vastly encouraged by the re- [
option of the first point, proceeded S
18th another. c
"Say, you oughter see Ten-Secopd }
ettie fight. / never saw nothing like b
honest, / never She splits and
and pulls and" S
Lettie, Immensely pleased. looked ?
rightly into Mrs. Penfeld's face.
rye got helluva temper" she ac- o
nowledged placidly.
'sHave you, nowT inquired Mrs. II
enfield conversationally. THAT'S c
,od. Amt nothing can move things q
stern temper. All you got to do Is Il
learn when to use 1t, else you're h
Kelly to give the wrong thing a =
love-" n
Lettie was unwilling to allow even III
is modification to dim the luster of II
n chief virtue. 81 don't leave moth III