Milford chronicle., 1925-03-27
SIXTH INSTALLMENT

Mabel Sick was a rather tan younf
Ady with gipsy cOmelinesS inherited
fOm some Hungarian ancestor. Ms
HOltz referred to her as 'highty-tighty
hy-up-the creek" a characterization
which aroused no IRE in Admah's breast.
He loved to associate Mabel with flying
ID exclusive rivers where she could
commune with spirits as perfect as her
Ielf. Poor Admah WAS born to worship.
md on Mabel Sick be wasted his first
ncoherent prayer. Mabel was stylish
NTH great stylishness that struck him
dumb. Her superior age worried him; {;
she was his senior by four years of
existence, by twenty Of life. He was
most at ease with her when they were
Deated; when she stood up he barely
came to her shoulder.
''It's perfectly deliciousl" she declared
IN her pretty, rather affected voice as
she reached again into the bag Of
peppermints which Admah had stolen
from the kitchen.
He cleared his throat and struggled
10 invent some pretty speech to the
afect that candy wasn't half so sweet
Is Miss Mabel Sick. But the fancy
bounded daring, so he revised it to the
bald statement, Ma makes candy
pretty good"
"Oh' Admah!' she giggled adorably. |
"What did say them" The boy
hushed secretly under the stars.
"You won't get mad if 1 tell you?"
There was something in her voice
lhat suggested the benevolent aunt
nstructing her very young nephew, but
Admah made so bold as to reply, ''I
Eouldn't git mad at nothin' you say"
"There you gor" Her laughter rang
lgain.
what doin'?"
"For such a nice boy-and you're
mighty sweet, Admah-you do use the
nost awful grammar" {
A long pause.
"And now you are mad!' she twitted.
'No amt" he insisted, in spite of
that hot pride which he always carried
n his heart. But in sudden confidence,
md humility too, he turned to her and l
Miss Mabel, you go to I
chool and study books. My Pa was
good, too. I want to learn to
ak good so I can git in some sort O. r
BUSINESS" i
"What sort Of business, Admah?"
sked Miss Mabel indulgently.
I'm thinkin' of buyin' a candy
TORE" he explained, swelling like the
oung male pigeon at courting time. e e
MY land!' exclaimed Miss Sick and
lughed again. Then, relenting, she ,,
lid, well, there's lots of money in the e q
andy business, reckon. But, Admah. .
Oh ought to do something about your
amman. It's too bad your mother sc
as kept you out Of school," VI
ma don't keep me out O. school," u u
flew to his mothers defense. ~ ~
Even in his delirium he remembered "
hat Ma HOltz had so often said: if
e was Mrs Stick, said she, she wouldn't
Ork her fingers to the bone round no
ap factory jest to pay fer a 1y-up-the- be
eek actin like sassiety lady round m
at there High School. However, the
sentiment was but momentary and he W
licl1ly abandoned himself to the novel
nsation of being flirted with.
81 didn't intend to be mean, Admah. wl
lly you're too nice a boy" Her -,
rk eyes rolled dangerously under the he
# light and her voice was like honey n
ney filed with some bland drug. Wi,
''Goshl" sighed Admah. Then, more a {
Il wish you would learn me mU
cd grammar" lur
"Oh, Admahr' She didn't laugh at rad
1t. 81 can't learn you grammar. I cha
4 teach you" Ne
Then teach me-" he begged. thli
well, reckon there are a few things
4 could learn right now. In the first Dt
zee, you shouldn't say, I seen and 10
DONE You should say, I saw and 4
iid.'" call
I saw and did," he parroted after per-
You'll remember to say it that fore EMe
Of p
Yes, Ill remember" he promised bed
'mnly. "And what else?" A.
oh. there's such a lot. But Won mot
stint use the double negative-R you "1
w what mean" o.
Well, don't" &c,
You mustn't say Amt got no edu- out