The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1927-11-18

some psychic reason for my Keeling J!
'How do you spell thatf' asked
Nicely.
Another thing"-he ignored her
question-"your Pennsylvania Dutch
accent is a bit different"
II know I don't talk so dumb like
some talks-for all l TO talk pretty
dumb. But some round here gives
awful funny sounds when they talk!
Did you ever take notice to it a'ready?"
did I? Gosh!",
"Say, Mr.. Creighton, you've been
sayin' what you think is queer at me,
darst | tell you what wonders me at
you?"
"Shoot it I"
"You are the first swell l ever
knowed-have knew-though l have
saw 'em a'ready-but not to keep
comp'ny with 'em, you understand.
Well, you're awful diff'runt to what
I'd conceited swell gentleman was
like!"
st. Croix looked amused. mo
doubt !"
"You see, when Pop first brang
home his young wife l was that mad
run in town and hired myself fur
week to a family where the son was
the high-toned-est party | ever have
saw land he was awful diff'runt to
what you are. He was so polite to
the ladies that wayne belittled his
self pickin' up fur 'em and fetchin'
and carryin' fur 'em-and hoppin' up
to give 'em his seat-my goodness!
1t looked awful nice! Ach!" said
Nicely, with a long sigh of pleasant
Renaissance, wouldn't 1t be grand
to have your Mister act that polite to
you even when there wasn't no
comp'ny! This here gentleman to
which make reference to, he acted
round to see him do it! Yes, mind
you! Why. he acted just that polite
to me yet and me only one of the
helpw
ooh, he did. did he?" st. Croix muir
INJURED jealousy. "He was only string
ing you, Nicely"
Zach, no! Fur to all the other help,
too, old and young, he was just that
polite. And so, till l met up with
you Already, Mr.. Creighton, con-
ceited all high gentlemen was like
that there"
st. Croix was surprised to find HIM
self piqued uncomfortably by this
ignorant girls intimation (uncon-
scious though it was) that he did not
measure up to her funny standard Of
"gentleman"-just imagine! Yes,
grotesque it might be, but it pricked
him.
A sudden suspicion flashed on him
was she unconscious of what she
was implying, or was she actually
giving him sly dig? Her amiable
patience under his bullying had some
times seemed "a bit thick!
"Say. Mr.. Creighton" she continued,
"rd like awful we'll to see you in
the comp'ny of swell ladies oncet!
bet you'd be just us polite as that
there party to which | made refer
ence to. For to be sure, you couldn't
boss swell ladies round like you do
me, could you, now? And you'd have
to fetch and carry fur 'em and hop
up and give 'em your chair just that
nice ZACH! Wouldn't / like to see
you at it! l bet you'd look NIGEL"
She fetched a long breath. 81 visit
was nice educated that men would
treat me like thati"
ST. CroiX was Smitten with CON-
junction. You poor kid!" he said,
patting her. cheek, you'd like to be
treated like swell lady, would
you?"
mo, it's the other way rOund-Id
like a man to treat me like as If he
was fine gentleman"
She said it so innocently he could
not suspect her of guile.
"And you think" he smiled. that
l don't treat you as if l were "a fine
gentleman'?"
swell, you can judge of that bet
tern me. you know the ways of gen.
tlemen better'n me. Anyhow" she
conceded, as though offering him con-
ISOLATION, "ycu look awful swell any
how. with all the different tony suits
you're got with hose and neckties to
match-ach J"
Nicely" he exclaimed trying to
kiss her on the mouth, but achieving
only peck at her chin. Sometimes
l think you're just sly little cat"
AS her head was on his shoulder
and his cheek against her hair, he did
not see the sudden flash of her eyes
which momentarily transformed her
face from its usual vacancy to
sparkling vivacity. When, however,
as she did not reply, he turned up
her chin to look at her, the dizziness
which now yelled her conntenance
like mask effectually dispelled his
momentary doubts.