The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1924-06-25
ROMANTIC
SALLY, ONE
HE LOVED
BY JANE OSBORN
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20. 1924. Mcclure Newspaper Syndicate.

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1t was after supper one fair Jur
evening that Roberta James blithel
announced to her family, assembled o
the front veranda, that she was Ell
gagged to John kellogg.
$50 that's that" commented Brothe
Bert, looking with considerable ad
miration at his pretty sister perche
on the railing of the veranda. Nov,
suppose Pop will have to shell out TO
the rousseau"
"Pop" smiled soberly and said HI
was perfectly willing to do his par
II Roberta was quite sure that sh'
had chosen the man who would make
her happy Mrs. James uttered q
dozen little half-sentences. "Well,
,aever--" $50 it's Jack kellogg, and al
along I'd thought" IF It's going to
be a fall wedding, / suppose"
Every one seemed perfectly salts
fed and quite merry over the sltua-
tion-all except little cousin Sally,
sitting in a great armed porch chair
gazing off dreamily at the rose-tinged
western sky.
~ don't think you're a bit inter
ested," Roberta pouted to her cousin.
"And / was going to ask you to be
maid of honor"
Interested" exclaimed Sally almost
in a whisper, so low that only Roberta
heard. 81 was just so thrilled /
couldn't say anything. To think that
you are really engaged. Oh, 1t Is so
romantic, so wonderful, / almost feel
as II 1t were I. l never knew any one
very we'll who was engaged. Don't
you feel all queer and as If you were
floating on the clouds| Sally's large
dark eyes beamed with misty happi-
ness, and as she spoke she interrupted
herself with soft little giggles.
"You funny little romantic baby"
said Roberta. "Of course l don't feel
q bit different. I've been nearly en-
gagged before. This Is just the same
thing. only this time there's the we'd
ding and everything to plan"
"But to be In love-really and truly
in Lowell" breathed Sally.
you're positively mid-vlctorIan,"
Roberta assured her. Girls nova
DAYS don't feel about love the way
they did when grandmother was
girl"
But as the days passed Sally, who
made her home with the Jameses,
continued to be Victorian" II
taking a romantic interest In the en-
of her Cousin Roberta In
dlcated such a state of mind. When |
she saw Jack kellogg come into the |
Karden or on the veranda where she
and her cousin were sitting, she
would always hurry away. fabrIcating
some excuse about mullins to make or
! letter to write While Mrs. James
and Roberta made lists Of the guests
who would have to be asked to the
Wedding, and discussed relative merits
Of caterers and dressmakers, Sally
thought only of the great and wonder
'ul happiness that Roberta must be
experiencing just to be engaged She
made little bouquets Of wild flowers to
cave on her cousins bureau before
The was going out with Jack, and
imidly lent her volumes Of poetry
With slips of paper marking the most
love passages.
II Roberta seemed unappreclative Of
hese sentimental acts on the part of
Ter twenty-year-old cousin. Sally put
t down to the preoccupatIon Of being
D love.
Roberta's birthday was approaching
nd while various members Of the fam
: were choosing for their gifts such
seful things as tablecloths and kitch-
n utensils, Sally had plans quite diff
erent. She was putting herself in
Ioberta's place and had decided to
I've her what she herself would most
alue II she. and not Roberta. were
ngaged to Jack Kellog.
To this end she went to the home
Mrs. Kellog. Jacks mother. 4
I'm getting together little album t
n Roberta" she said. Il know she S
Ill prize 1t more than anything else a
could get her. I've pressed flowers n
om the bouquets that Jack has sent 0
,f-took them when Roberta wasn't a
okfng. When Jack didn't know 1t | Is
ok some snapshots Of him. They a
me out beautifully. found dance o
der for a dance that Roberta and a
lex went to just before they were en- n
Iged with Jacks name down for
III the dances. Roberta had thrown Al
away, but fshed 1t out of the 81
bbish. Now, what l want to get Is
me photographs of him when he was
Jung. I'll have them reproduced and Il
Il them In the book-wlth any other
tie keepsake that you could spare fl
Mrs. kellogg listened attentlvely and
Sally finished her explanation the h,
der woman's eyes filed with tears el
Ie brushed them away smiling.
Il couldn't help 1t. Sally dear" she
i'd. ut seems so wonderful to think m
someone loving Jack as much as II
iberia must. I've always treasured m
such little keepsakes of my boy, Il
d I am so glad that the girl he Is ST
ing to marry takes the same inter- &C
/ In him. OF course Roberta doesn't b
ow you are getting up this book, oil
es she?" al
OF course Roberta didn't, assured pl