The Coolidge examiner., 1933-07-21
Spreading the Glad Tidings.

Spreading the Glad Tidings.
So that was That. The whole
Thing was sealed up tighter than
Salmon. There was no Chance of
anyone getting wise to the prodl-
gious News because the only two
Parties that were Hep had taken
the Vow of Silence.
They kept their words. OF course,
about 9:30 the next morning when
Fred met Homer GLADDEN. at the
Filling Station, he did say: "Boy,
I'm sittin pretty Today Don't ask
me-"
At 1915 Homer GLADDEN. said to
Elmer Francis, the Realtor, We'll,
l been expectin' to hear that about
ole Fred and Cert"
At 1920 Homer said to his sis
ter Ella, THAT Thing between Cert
and Fred's been comm on all Sum-
mer."
Shortly before Noon it happened
that Mr.. Francis, the Realtor, met
Nellie Sklmmerhorn who Is Trim
mer at the Bon Ton Hat Shop. He
said to her: I'm glad It's fixed up
between Frederick and Gertrude.
They are worthy Young People"
Saying that to Miss Skimmerhorn
was just the same as making Ar
rangements to have the Broadcast
Ing done by WEAF, WOR and
KDKA.
Also, while Mr.. Francis was hav-
ing a quarter-pound of Oolong
wrapped up by Oscar Wesley, of the
Cash and Carry Grocerteria, he said,
Before Fred Sargent Is married, we
ought to get him into the Building
and Loan"
During the Afternoon 1t happened
that Spud Hanley, Myrtle Wilgus,
Mrs. Curt Unison and some two or
three hundred Customers dropped
into the Grocerteria and to each Of
them Oscar remarked, in off-hand
way, that he had known how Things
stood between Fred and Cert since
about the Middle of June What he
started made a Prairie Fire look
pale, flickering and stationary.
Mutual Blame.
In the meantime Gertie had the
Fingers crossed and was maintain
ing a high Resolve to keep still her
fluttering Heart. OF course, along
In the morning, when she met Lou
Daniels and Geneve Lowell at the
Greek Candy Store, she did ask
them, in such a Way as not to
arouse Suspicion, how many of
Each a Girl ought to carry when
going to Atlantic City on that kind
of Trip so as to maintain her Self
Respect.
They let the Thing drop right
there except that, while getting
Lettuce Sandwich at the Woman's
Exchange, Miss Daniels asked Eva
McClintOck and viii Glitz why in
the World a Boy like Fred Sar-
gent, who had dandy Job with the
Electric Light and Ice Company,
would want to throw himself away
on q Nitwit like Cert Mills
They could not tell her, so they
had to go out and ask Carrie Fish
er, Lizzie Pettibone, Grover Cleve
land Hicks, Eddie Putnam, Dick
Benjamin, John jerks and Mrs. Ray
Rice.
The Street Cars had quite a Time
that Day, trying to avoid hitting
well-known People who were run
ming back and forth across the
Streets.
Geneve Lowell, who had been
present during the Conversation at
the Greek Candy Store, was more
Circumspect She didn't mention the
Matter to any one at all, except the
Girls at Central.
When the two Love-birds met that
Evening, each gave the other cold,
hard Look, expressive of Chagrin
and Disappointment.
"I knew you'd tell"
'T never let on. 1t was you'll"
at was not ~
at was %
at was not ~
'It was ~
And so 1t went on, between the
two Innocent Parties for over an
Hour
MORAL: The only safe Plan for
keeping it a Secret is not to let
it Happen at all.
His Own Latin