The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1924-11-13
Sister Edith's
Superiority
BY DOROTHY BROMLEY
tCopyright.)


ternity INITIATES on the downtown
streets OF Boston, but she had neva,
dreamed that one of them would Cd
cure for her that position In her home
then lose 1t for her again.
True, her mother was the real n.
rector of the family affairs. Father
had died some years before she and
Jim cast their first ballots. since
then Jim had maintained that he was
the boss, so to speak.
Edith maintained Jim's ideas on
these subjects were perverted. Rnt
recently all he could be interested in
was radio That heterogeneous nieca
of apparatus which had functioned oc-
casionally, was now beginning to ac-
cumulate its first coating of dust and
was actually falling into disuse. Jim,s
mind had gone flying, literally and fie.
uratiyely. That is to say, Jim had
become interested in what was he-
coming a familiar sight, aIrpIanes. He
was always ready to deliver a lengthy
and technical discourse on their ma
ture, with a gusto as much as to say.
"See how much know of them. while
you know nothing" EdIth's only snc-
cessful retort was, How do you known
You never flew in one" So the rival
ry continued.
Fall came and with It fraternity
limitations. Late one October. after
noon Edith stood on a corner waiting
for a car home, when down the street
solemnly marched a motley crew of
initiates exhibiting their follies to all
in the vicinity. The leader halted
his band not ten PAGES from where
Edith stood. as interested as any.
"Dropsy," bawled the leader, do
your stuff"
Much to her surprise and embar-
one of the young men, be- [
1ecked In what might once have been +
The garb of Continental, approached
Edith, doffed his hat. dropped on one
znee. and cried pleadingly, as she
packed away under the eyes of score
II strangers, "Oh, fair lady, am but
poor humble soul, sick unto death.
Deny me not the honor of your COM
ANY for scant few hours this week,
ometime, anytime Fair lady, grant
ne a datep' He paused. Edith heard
man standing near say:
That's his orders, to make date
n public so we'll all know what kind
I girl he likes"
Edith Immediately felt rage toward
he speaker and sympathy toward the
oor initiate. She turned toward him \.
gain.
Sweet one" he was beseeching her,
spare me but moment of your time.
rant me but few hours of your
,mpany and will take thee whittier
,ever thou desireth, to the ends Of
lie earth, sea, or sky. This / mean
all earnestness."
For some reason Edith thought of
ms airplanes. She had been hear
g SO much about the sky recently.
lis sounded familiar.
"What?" she gasped
True; all true, lady," replied the
.temporaneous Romeo; "whither
ouldst thou go? Wouldst fly with
e?"
"Yes," she told him, hardly knowing
e was speaking, while the crowd
uckled at the scene.
"Then tomorrow, lady, Saturday,
ii meet you at two-I will come for
the corner of her eye,
18th saw her car. She named her
dress and ran, lest the conductor
lied to wait for her. All the way
me she thought-What IL he didn't
me for her? Would he really take
r? Did she truly want to go? What
'uld Jim say? If she could fly just
ce she could no doubt quiet pestif-
BUS babble on his latest hobby.
In the evening she made bold and
d a good time kidding" him that
e would fly before he did, that she
ew more, comparatively, than he
!, because he had never flown, knew 4
" what he had read, while she was
fly. Jim laughed and didn't believe i
!.
But despite Edith's fears and Jim's
belief, there called on time the I
It afternoon gentleman who asked !
Miss DAILY Che got this out OF the ,
ectory), and who, when ushered In
their mother, proved to be the .
tor Of the afternoon before. Wnen
It'll appeared he apologized for his g
mer actions, while her heart sank. 8
uldn't she goi Then he continued: I
But I meant what said. have a /
ne at the air port, and If Miss Daily s
! go TIL be glad to take her this /
ernoon.n y
But is 1t safer" cut in Mrs. DAILY. "
Of course, mother" cried Editn. t
! says So"
moment later the aviator and o
tn left the house together and Mrs.
y saw group of fraternity BROTH
follow them down the street. I
Confound It'll" said Jim, when ne a
lie home and heard the story from q
mother. Then "Goodl" when she b
said that a wink she had given e
tn when they left meant that sne c.
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