Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1923-08-10


mean tree and trimmings and pre-,
ents--
Yes, and presents for ev'rybody b
The Custard Cup" supplemented Lei
|, tie. ~Evrything swell-s big partyr
!, why, Lettie. II you was to do II OF
big scale like that and have ev'ry
:. thing grand. it'd take-Tm 'fraid h'e
= take dollar
= Gravely Lettie reflected upon THU
huge block of solid finance, as JET un-
negotiated. IF wen raise a dollar
she stipulated slowly. honest to good
ness earn II. will you show US how to
have big blowout Christmas-Iots Of
presents and fxings-and strings Of
things all over the trees-and candles
and 4 big party7"
I'll do that very thing. Lettie,-
promised Mrs Penfield But
Its as good as DONE" shouted Let
tie "Oh, Penzie. love you harder all
the time" She flew at Mrs. PenfieId.
strangled her for a moment with 4
thoroughness that was fortunately
brief, and dashed through the big door
into the driveway. to ventilate her ex-
uberance In the open air.
Crink followed. Say, Lettie," he in
quired anxiously. ''how you going to
do it?"
She turned on HIN disdainfully.
Landy patience. Crink, how do you |
s'pose I known"
We'll" he returned, in deep disap-
pointment. you told her sure, Just as
f."
"Golly. won't you never grow I'D,
Crink? Don't you know you have to
be sure Of thing first, and then you
go ahead and do it afterward? I'm
doing the sure part now, and pretty
soon I'll think of a way Of pulling 1t
off. Trust mel"
Lettie's enterprise was complicated
by the fact that she was still in the
shadow of debt. Che owed twenty
cents on the replacing Of Mr. WoppIe's
window. 1t had been a slow matter
% accumulate tie money to pay for
Ter moment of impulsive violence and
lever again would she be lacking in re- ,
pect for pane of glass. But now to G
aise dollar-no, dollar and twen- q
y cents-in week In less timet q
There would be endless preparations to r
Make and the money would have to be {
n hand before the plans could begin n
The could not allow herself more than @
hree days. 1t was appalling. The 7
window money had been raised by
ong, weary hours of solid labor: %
licking up wood, washing steps, run
Ing errands The rewards had been OIL
reverse ratio to the Intensity of eff n,
orts and had ranged from one cent m
p to dime per job. The latter had til
cen the insurmountable limit. M
1t was painfully evident that these VIC
ow methods must be abandoned in bu
ivor OF gigantic financial coup. Let fe,
e discouraged the society Of Crink and tir
had, and withdrew to her favorite va ole
INT lot for purposes Of meditation. ric
hrowing herself down In the shade
weeping willow, she proceeded to n
anslate her outburst of assurance in -
plans for concrete wherewithal
by jingoesl" she said to herself. 81
Mt no dime-bank stunt It's race sta
veen me and Christmas, and Pm ba,
ing to get there first" Miss PenfieId clio
med over and pummeled the ground sui
tn her fist. I'm gonta D'you hear7 mo
1 gonta !" her
Having registered her determination 1t
IN verbally and physically, she felt son
1siderably relieved. Lifting her 9th
IS, she shook off her tenseness and the
'veyed the world In wholly recep- sec,
mood. A boy was whistlIna the
und the corner. He came in sight. diti,
tributing handbills Lettie watched tags
climb steps, slip dodger under whe
door. run down again. climb other brus
os. feed
Ter gaze ceased to follow the bov dam
anne fixed. dreamy. Her body was stta
ionless. by Georgel" she mur- prav
ed. I'm getting an idea. I can MICA
st see It." sma,
developed that this particular Ida. a RI
not to be captured in the space Of due
seconds, but Lettie stayed by with lions
edible patience. Finally the mentsl
ming was clarified. She sprane 70 .~~-
feet wild with excitement and
> and dashed on several blocks. to
OF her hunting grounds, the free
OF lumber yard Here she rum
ID until she had collected a num- It's
OF long. light pieces OF wood poor
b she bound together with an old
and dragged home. Gov
e afternoon and all OF the follow. SUNNI s.al
lay were spent by Letue IN m. oiner'
secluded corner OF the Pepaelt
yard, and no king IN bis cast. Inc
ever more unapDroachable Crink pNs1
Ihad were left 10 no doubt rs. s'"fcs
ng her desire for Isolation. Ths
I'd ri Caesar was Tended On |o"'
an active GOODNESS thar wounded s'''r
heeilonaie natue. Bonnie Ca. 1"V''p
hmpee aboui the yard wlthoat ND' ~
81 a.