White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1928-01-13
Sylvia of the Minute

"Why must you marry somebody? ?
"Well-if you don't want to be ar
old maid"
wouldn't you sooner be an ole
maid than married to Pop? 1 would
You couldn't O. been in love with Pop,
said Nettie reflectively.
"Nettie Schwenckton, I do believe
you think love is like in them movies
My sakes! That's only in them
movies, Nettie. It amt no such a
thing for really!"
But 1T is, too. I felt it myself
a'ready!"
"Ach, you just think you felt 1t be-
cause you seen so many of them
movies whites you was in town there
with your gramma. But 1t amt no
such thing for really. You only
gotta look around you little to see
for yourself 1t amt no such thing"
Il won't get married." exclaimed
Nettfe, "unlesr can meet up with
such a fellah like Rudolph Valentino
or Tom Mix or whoever! l wisht," she
sighed longingly, IT could run into Mr..
st. Croix Creighton"
Nicely looked up from her letters
and watched the girls childish, pretty
face whose commences was almost
obliterated by the soft, dreamy &C.
stasy that lit up her vivid youth. II
seen Mr.. st. Croix Creighton oncet or
tWicet or so. Gee, i,e's some swell
dresser! And amt he a good locker!
1 wisht could meet up with him!"
Though this longing Of Nettie's
seemed as far as possible from imme-
date realization, that very night was
to see it fulfilled.
"Say, Nicely" Nettie appealed to the
teacher, "did you ever see Mr.. st.
Croix CreightonT
"T-I think I did"
you'd Know 1t if you did! Gee,
he's got the style to him! That" af-
firmed Nettie, sis the only kind of fell
lah can have me"
Susie shifted. "You hate yourself
l don't think What makes you s'pose
a high-stepper like him would take
up with you yet? Good landsl"
"They do in the movies sometimes
when they fall good in love-"
Eyes, In them MOVIES" Susie scoffed.
"But, Nettie," Nicely felt urged to
warn the child, "a man in Mr.. Creigh-
toms position would never marry
girl in your-in our-place in life. So
that your meeting up with him. would
only mean unhappiness for you-espe-
cially If he fell in love with you"
"But in them movies"
Zach, them movies!" Susie inter-
polated.
Gail right, then" retorted Nettie
with sudden passion. "I'd syo.ier live
three week with swell gentleman
hat / could admar, than be respect
able all my life with a old man like
Pop! And I'd think more of myself
for dom it, tool"
"Well, Nettie Schwenckton, If you
ANTI" said Susie, only mildly scandal
lied; nothing could ever really rouse
her to any show OF feeling.
"Nettie," Nicely experimentalIy re-
marked, "you know there's Mr.. Marvin
Creighton over att Absalom Puntz'-
there'd be some chance of your meet
ing him-and none at all, should
think, of your running into St.-Mr.
st. Croix Creighton"
Zach, that there county superintend-
ent, he's stiff! I often seen him
already and he didn't gimme no ro-
mantle feelings. He amt nothin' like
them movie actors"
The sound of steps on the kitchen
porch interrupted her.
"Pop's back Already" she said, with
a glance at the clock whose hands
pointed to ten. "He won't like it we're
up so late"
She rose, yawned, and stretching
wide her arms, revealed beautifully
developing young figure.
Nicely, looking at her, wondered
whether, in case the girls longing to
meet st. Croix were ever realized, he
would not find her even more irresist-
ible than he was finding "Meely
Schwenckton."
(To BE coNT1NUED.)