The Glenwood post., 1924-02-14

Mrs. Lurelia Ellis took the Gran.
berry pie from the oven and set it on
the back of the stove. It was a sue.
cessful pie, If she said 1t as shouldn't (,
crisp fiaky brown crust; crimson, Juicy
filling; very good pie indeed. But,
good as it was, it was not too good for
Obed. Nothing was too good for a
husband like Obed Ellis.
They had been married month.
She had come from Cape Ann to Cape
Cod to act as housekeeper and COM
panion for old Mrs. Bailey at Trumet
On the first of September she had
taken days holiday and, in common
with at least one-half of Trumets pop
ulation, excursioned to the country
fair at Ostable. There, lonely In al
the great crowd, she had stopped be
fore, the booth where one might, for the
small sum of five cents, toss three
rings at rack of pegs. These pegs
were numbered. If you were fortunate
enough--or sklllful enough--to ring o
peg, one received prize. The prizes
were more or less valuable-prin
1883. n iCd-luSCu pCisoh Will
pink and white shirt sleeves made
strenuous announcement.
"Here v are, ladies' and gentsv he
bawled. 'Here y arel Toss 'em in
and ring 'em out. A genuwine guaran.
teed prize for each and every ringer
Look at 'em, ladies' and gents, look a.
'eml Australian solid nickel-silvei
scarf pins! Genuwine New Jersey
ivory napkin holdersl Alaska dia.
mond-studded hair combs for the
ladies' Three chances for a nickel,
half dime, five centsl Toss 'em IL
and ring 'em outi"
LurelIa noticed that while many
tossed them in, but few succeeded In
ringing them out. Then newcomer
laid down nickel and prepared to try
his luck. He was. she thought, o
striking looking man, thick set, broad.
shouldered, sunburned, wearing a blue
uniform with brass buttons and blue
yachting cap. Like her, and therefore
unlike the majority Of the people on
the fair grounds. he seemed to be
quite alone. She had been on the
point Of moving on; now she stayed to
watch him make the trial
Two rings he tossed and each shot,
although close. was a miss. The
third. however. fairly encircled a peg.
The red-faced person lifted both pink
and white shirtsleeves in the air.
"Look at that ~ he beloved. Look
at It'll The gent rings number thirty
two. winnin' the genuwine Alaska stud
ded di'mond lady's hair comb. He lays
down five cents and he takes away a
hundred dollars-mOre or less. There
you are. sir! There's the genuwine
Alaska. Shall hand 1t to you or will
your wife put 1t on now and give the
congregation treatY'
Lurelia was standing beside the win
ner of the prize. The red-faced per-
son was dramatically offering her the
comb. She blushed furiously. The
lookers-on. divining the mistake.
cheered and laughed. She hurried
away. A moment later she felt a
touch on her elbow. The broad
shouldered man In the blue uniform
had followed her His embarrassment
seemed to be as great as hers.
"Ma'am," he stammered; "I-I wish
you'd take It. I'D like you to have
It first rate. I'm all alone and--and II
amt bit Of use to me, honest"
She drew herself up. Lurelia was
nothing If not proper. She had never
fiirted in all the thlrty-five years Of
her life. Having read great DEAL
she knew exactly what and how to re-
ply.
"Sirl" she exclaimed
"Yes'm," said the man, removing the
yachting cap. II wish you would tnke
It. That-that feller was u fool and II
you say 80 I'll punch Ills nose. Shall
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