Smyrna times., 1930-09-03
Soon to Have q New
SiSter-in-LaW
By CLARISSA MACKIE

Leleu lnI6nuy.
A queer buzzing sound smote the
languid summer air. The long coun-
try road was empty.
A small boy climbed a fence and
paused beside the stalled car.
Something busted, Mister?" he
asked.
Raymond grinned back at the
freckled face. "Gone dead, dead
as a door nail, son. I'll have to tel
ephone for help. Your folks got
a telephone?"
Eyes. The house is way over
there" pointing across the road.
The buzzing noise was growing
louder. "She's comm along some
fast" he said, looking up the road.
"Who is? What isl" inquired the
young man with a smear of grease
along his clean-shaven cheek.
Miss Weed and the buzzy bee"
"The what?"
Its q fiivver-she had an acci-
dent once and it makes that buZzy
sound. Folks call it the buzzy
bee, because Miss Weed does so
many things with it-she makes
lots of money-she sells eggs and
chickens, owns the garage, has bees
and sells honey and flowers and
garden truck and milk and"
Il say, son, wonder if she
couldn't give me a tow to her
garage?" Raymond strained his
eyes toward small speck ap-
preaching along the road. In his
minds eye he could see q large
boned, sunbrowned country woman,
capable, happy and with that mas
cessful women. He gave one last
despairing glance at his engine
he was up against it.
The buZZing had become noisy
roar, and as he turned around, the
thing stopped in a cloud of blue
vapor. Just then, stepping daintily
across the road, came girl-such
a girl! She wore a short-skirted
sports dress of blue cotton, and
wide straw hat such as farmers
wear, her stockings were blue like
her dress, and her shoes were
sturdy little tan oxfords. Raymond
saw these things afterwards, now
all he saw was the lovely round
ed face, the gray eyes set wide
apart, the tender mouth and the
dimple in the white chin. Perched
on a charming nose were absurdly
large horn-rimmed spectacleS. Ray
mond was conscious of his Smeared
face, but the girl did not glance at
him at all, but bent and kissed
the lucky boy.
"Well, Sammy, what are you go
ing to buy today?"
"a settin' of Plymouth Rock
eggs. Ma can't spare any of ours
the hens all want TO set"
did you bring a basket with
you? No? Well. run home and
get one. l will wait"
Raymond glanced at his watch.
He had promised to meet Evelyn
Bright at the three o'clock train,
and early that morning he had
looked upon that meeting as the
most important matter In his life.
Now, however, he placed Evelyn
merely as his sisters particular
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person in the world was this girl.
Miss Weed seems to be delayed
in coming" remarked Raymond.
"Why, she is herel" said the girl
in a quiet, surprised tone. II am
Miss Weed
"Why-why-." stammered the
red-faced man, you're not the Miss
/ Weed who sells eggs and chickens,
I has bees and sells honey and fiOw-
erS-and-"
/ She smiled! Poor Raymond was
+ completely vanquished when she
interrupted in her cool little voice.
/ "You have been listening to Sammy
4 Smith who is my press agentl !
/ am Miss Weed of the BuzZy Bee
/ farm and wagon-and If you are
waiting for me-?"
Raymond wanted to fall on his
i knees and tell her that he had been
waiting for her all of his adult
life, but he pointed at the car and
inquired about a garage.
"There is a coil Of rope some
where in back here, but you might
let me look at your engine" In
moment she was beside him pok,
ing at the parts of the huge car
she pointed out the difficulty, per,
fectly obvious if he had not been
fused.
The next day at luncheon Ray
monds sister and her guest came
in from a motor ride.
II was driving" cried Evelyn
"and talking to Julia. when sud
denly, bumpl went the car and
there was a fearful crash-such 6
funny flivver full of chickens ant
vegetables and flowers and eggs
all went up in smoke-I could smell
scrambled eggs for miles" she gig
gled again. 1.-THE girl was yer.
stiff and upstage about it-refuset
the fifty dollars ! offered her ant
would not take my card ant
send in a bill. Just smiled coldl,
and Whitley, and when the funnies
boy with wheelbarrow came the.
picked up the odds and ends. bu
the eggsl"
"Where did that happen?" de
manded Raymond.
"On the hill road-of course wa
not looking and it was all m,
fault, but she would not accep
payment"
"Of course she wouldn't