The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1928-01-06
Sylvia Of the Minute

VIII aohGU 4NcttACs
"Ach-because.r
'sBut why? Tell met Con-
Zach, well, because did"
Zach, Susie. you must o had some
reason
Zach. well, body has to marry
somebody"
"why must You marry somebody
"Well-if you don't want to be an
old maid" ~
wouldn't you sooner be an old
maid than married to Pop? / would
You couldn't O been in love with Pop"
said Nettie reflectively.
'Nettfe Schwenckton, / do believe
you think love is like in them movies !!
Ny sakes! That's only in them
movies, Nettie. 1t Amt no such a
thing for reailyl"
''But it is, too. / felt 1t myself
a'readyr'
ZACH, You just think you felt it be-
cause you seen SO many of them
movies whites You was in town there
with your gramma. But it amt no
such a thing for really. You only
gotta look around you little to see
for yourself it amt no such thing"
81 won't get married." exclaimed
Nettie, @unlesr can meet up with
such a fellah like Rudolph Valentino
or Tom Mix or whoever! / wisht," she
sighed longingly, II could run into Mr..
ST Crofy CraiphtOn-n
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, he's some swell
dresser! And amt he good locker
/ visit could meet up with him."
Though this longing of Nettie's
seemed as far as possible from imme-
diate realization, that very night was
to see it fulfilled.
, SAY, Nicely" Nettie appealed to the
teacher, ibid you ever see Mr.. st.
Croix Creighton?'
4 Ell think I did,"
"You'd know it If you did! Gee.
he's got the style to himl That" af-
firmed Nettie, '.is the only kind of fell
lah can have me!'
Susie shifted. "YOu hate Yourself
don't think! What makes you s'pose
high-stepper like him would take
up with you yet? Good landsw
'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 a
girl in your-in our-place in life. So
that your meeting up with him. would
only mean unhappiness for you espe-
lcially III he fell In love with you"
''But In them movies
Zach, them movies" Susie inter-
polated.
s.All right, then!" retorted Nettie
with sudden passion, ''Td sooner live
three weeks with swell gentleman
that / could admar, than be respect
able all my life with old man like
Pop! And I'd think more of myself
for dom it, tool"
"Well, Nettie Schwenckton, If you
amt !" said Susie, only mildly scandal
lied; nothing could ever really rouse
her to any show Of feeling.
s'Nettie," Nicely experimentally re-
marked, "you know there's Mr.. Marvin
Creighton over at 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-
ert, 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
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."